Gustaf Adolf Medals for significant contributions

The Elder Gustaf Adolf Medal is also known as the Hedlinger Medal, after the engraver Johann Carl Hedlinger.

The Elder Gustaf Adolf Medal is also known as the Hedlinger Medal, after the engraver Johann Carl Hedlinger. This Medal, in either gold or silver, is awarded to an individual who has served as dean for a very long term; a department head who has initiated and directed especially significant work; and to an individual who has performed highly important investigative or similar work on a large scale or of or long duration.
The 1924 Gustaf Adolf Medal has been conferred upon kings, chancellors, vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, administrative directors and major donors.

Gustaf Adolf Medal in gold

Senior Professor Bengt Gerdin has been awarded the Medal for his outstanding research in the area of intensive care and care of burn injuries, and for performing leadership functions and working in positions of trust, with clarity, skill, administrative expertise and commitment, in the Faculty of Medicine and Uppsala University.

Professor Tord Johansson has received the award for his research in nuclear physics; his large-scale leadership positions of long duration in the University, including as head of department head and section dean; and his management contributions to several major national and international research collaborations.

Professor Merja Kytö has been awarded the Medal for her outstanding research in the history of the English language, and for her contributions as head of the Department of English from 2011 to 2018. As department head, Merja Kytö modernised the Department’s internal organisation och decision processes. With her well-considered leadership, she has achieved broader responsibility for and commitment to joint issues throughout the staff organisation.

Gustaf Adolf Medal in silver

Mia Lindegren has held extensive management positions in the University Administration for many years, including head of the Uppsala Learning Lab and subsequently IT manager. She has developed and coordinated Uppsala University’s IT infrastructure, support and service level. She has worked to bring about more coordinated IT activities and infrastructure, and her contributions to this ambition now being realised in the University have been significant.

1924 Gustaf Adolf Medal (size 15, gold) with a blue-and-yellow ribbon

Katarina Bjelke has received this Medal for her work as University Director and head of the University Administration. She has successfully developed the University’s support activities while, at the same time, contributing to the University’s general strategic development. Without seeking prestige and with a focus on solutions, she has untiringly managed her broad areas of responsibility with professionalism, skill and objectivity.