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The Research Council of Norway (RCN) call for Collaborative Project to Meet Societal and Industry-related Challenges is open. Deadline: 5 March 2025.

Civitan Norway's Research Fund has announced funds to support Norwegian research projects related to Alzheimer's disease. Deadline: 01 March 2025.

NordForsk will soon announce funding for approximately 12-15 Nordic research infrastructure hubs. Deadline: to be announced

The Mark Foundation has announced funding for solving the early detection and early-stage diagnosis of recalcitrant cancers. Deadline: 10 March 2025.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo wishes a happy new year. She shares about the welcome meeting with new students, new dialogue meetings within the units, and plans for summarizing the work the deanery has accomplished halfway through its term.

The dean of research, Jan Bjaalie, takes the security challenges associated with dual use very seriously. At the same time, he is focused on remaining calm. The goal is to find the right balance between our fundamental needs for collaboration, openness, and information sharing, and the legitimate needs to be mindful of our activities.

In the largest study conducted to date on the genetics of bipolar disorder, researchers have identified 36 genes linked to the condition. This marks a significant step toward understanding the genetic factors behind bipolar disorder, which could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment in the future.

Circle U. Sandpits is offering an exciting opportunity to gather junior and senior researchers and Ph.D. students from Circle U. partner universities as well as stakeholders beyond academia. In 2025 the Sandpits will focus on developing inter- and transdisciplinary projects with Democracy as an overarching theme. Deadline: 15 March 2025. 

The postdoctoral mobility fellowships are aimed at researchers from Circle U. universities who wish to continue their scientific or academic career at another Circle U. university. Deadline: 15 February 2025. 

The Bruun endowment promotes basic Norwegian medical research in molecular biochemistry, physiology and pathology. Projects with a clear relationship to the fight against cancer are prioritized. Deadline: 15 February 2025.

The next ERC Advanced Grant call has application deadline 29 August 2025.

Nordforsk has pre-announced a call for proposals on responsible use of Artificial Intelligence based on a Nordic-Baltic initiative. The call for proposal will open in February 2025.

The Letterstedtska Foundation welcomes applications for its Spring and Fall programs. Deadlines: 15 February and 15 September 2025.

Happy New Year! Be sure to take note of important deadlines and information for planning a successful new semester. Several new awards and honours. Registration for the spring courses in the postdoctoral programme. Nominations for the Jahre Prize and the Nobel Prize. The university's five awards. Election meetings. Scientia Fellows programme.

Human Frontier Science Program is inviting applications for its Early Career and Program grants. The deadline to register is 18 March and the Deadline for Letter of Intent is 27 March 2025.

EDCTP has pre-announced funding for a range of RIA calls aimed at developing novel vaccines and therapeutics for tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases. Deadline: tentatively in March 2025.

The Faculty of Medicine, UiO is inviting Ukranian researchers to apply for funding in health-related topics. Deadline: 10 February 2025.

The University of St Andrews invites applications for its 2025 Global Fellowship Scheme. Deadline: 3 March 2025.

The Henning and Johan Throne-Holst Foundation has announced funding for research in human nutrition and related sciences. Deadline: 1 March 2025.

Diabetes Wellness Norge has a call for a research grant. Deadline: 24 January 2025.

NAV has announced funding to strengthen knowledge base for practice, service and policy development. Deadline: 10 February 2025.

Changing staff, Greenlandic herbal medicine, and growing frustrations. An ongoing research project investigates how parents experience the management of their children¡¯s eczema.

More people will be able to get a new liver. The main reasons for this are research on small carp fish from a pond in B?rum and an advanced machine at Norway¡¯s National Hospital.

With 12 million kroners from the Norwegian Research Council, Muinde will lead a project that aims  to understand how new global and regional pandemic financing initiatives meet governance, funding, and policy needs in Africa.

For more than two decades, the University of Oslo (UiO) has offered master's students summer studies in global health. International students have been and continue to be an important target group, but Norwegians are also encouraged to enrol.