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Jort Veen is doctor of medicine in sport science after successfully defending his thesis

Jort Veen and his supervisors

Jort Veen, second from the left, and his supervisors

Wednesday 23 November at 1 p.m. the defence of the doctoral thesis began in auditorium C1 on Campus USÖ and just over three hours later it was announced that the School of Health Sciences had gained a new doctor in sports science.

Jort Veen defended his thesis "Physical activity, muscle mass and physical function in older adults". The opponent at the defence was Anna-Karin Welmer, associate professor at Karolinska Institutet.