The graduate school SWEAH is led by a board consisting of members from SWEAH's partner universities. Affiliated PhD students and a SWEAH alumnus also participate in the board. The board also includes members of the society, with an interest in research on ageing and health.
New for this year is that Lars Liljedahl, municipal director in Härnösand kommun, will take over the post as vice chairman, as Søren Smedegaard Bengtsen has chosen to leave the board. Liljedahl was last year, like the journalist Marianne Rundström, external member on the board, but his role is now taken over by Stig Ålund, who is very active in the Swedish National Retirees Association, PRO. In recent years, he has chaired the stakeholder council, which Center for Ageing and Supportive Environments, CASE, has set up to get older adults' ideas, views and research questions.
This year it was also time to replace the two PhD student representatives who are part of the board. The new ones are Jerry Norlin, Dalarna University, and Samantha Svärdh, Lund University.
Members of the SWEAH board 2025
ethel [dot] forsberg [at] me [dot] com (Ethel Forsberg), chairman, ex Director General FORTE
lars [dot] liljedahl [at] harnosand [dot] se (Lars Liljedahl), vice chairman, municipal director, Härnösand
info [at] mariannerundstrom [dot] se (Marianne Rundström), external member, ex TV journalist
stig [dot] ake [dot] alund [at] gmail [dot] com (Stig Ålund), external member, active in Pensionärernas Riksorganisation (PRO)
mel [at] du [dot] se (Marie Elf), partner representative, Dalarna University
%20tove [dot] harnett [at] soch [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Harnett), partner representative, School of Social Work, Lund University
%20zarina [dot] kabir [at] ki [dot] se (Zarina Nahar Kabir), partner representative, Karolinska institutet
%20lisbeth [dot] kristiansen [at] miun [dot] se (Lisbeth Kristiansen), partner representative, Mid Sweden University
mahwish [dot] naseer [at] ki [dot] se (Mahwish Naseer), alumna representative, University of Gothenburg
jnn [at] du [dot] se (Jerry Norlin), PhD student representative, Dalarna University
samantha [dot] svardh [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Samantha Svärdh)isabelle [dot] vonsaenger [at] ki [dot] se (,) PhD student representative, Lund University
Assignment for four alumni
As part of SWEAH's support for postdoctoral career development, the graduate school announces a number of assignments each year. This could, for example, be assignments as a member of SWEAH's board, assisting as a conference planner, assistant study coordinator, etc.
This year's assignments 2025 are held by
Ana Luiza Dallora Moraes, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Assistant Study Coordinator and coordination and preparation of evaluation of SWEAH
Abigail Dove, Karolinska Institutet, Assistant Course Leader, autumn course 'Societal and life-course perspectives on inequalities in aging'
Manzur Kader, Dalarna University, Responsible for PhD student activities and member in SWEAH pedagogical group
Mahwish Naseer, University of Gothenburg, member of SWEAH board 2024-2025 and Assistant Course Leader, spring course 'Gerontology – Multidisciplinary and Integrative Perspectives on Aging'