Jort Veen is doctor of medicine in sport science after successfully defending his thesis
![Jort Veen and his supervisors](/contentassets/3bdb25d1e6274f33b3b0afdec585f314/221123-jort-defence-web.jpg?w=720)
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.