Stig Ålund honorary doctor at the Faculty of Medicine

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 8 December 2021

Stig Ålund is a social worker and has extensive experience as a professional in the municipal sector, including as director of the Kommunförbundet Skåne. As a pensioner, he is very active in the civil society and has positions of trust for the National Association of Pensioners (PRO) at both local and regional level.

Since 2013, Stig Ålund has been an extremely active representative of older people and their organizations in the research on the elderly, ageing and health that is conducted within the framework of the Center for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE) and the Department of Health Sciences. Among other things as the chair of the user board.

- Stig Ålund's commitment has been crucial for the establishment and the national and international attention of the type of user involvement in research that characterizes the interdisciplinary research within CASE, says Susanne Iwarsson, professor of gerontology and coordinator for CASE.