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The autumn elections. Calls for prize nominations. Sign up for the Jahre Prize ceremony and lectures.

Updates on the Life Science Building and budget work. Relocation from Rikshospitalet to Gaustad and new University of Oslo premises at Radiumhospitalet. News on construction work at Domus Medica.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo discusses the celebration of research with award ceremonies and lectures at UiO's Annual Celebration, as well as the ministerial visit the week before. Don't miss the Research Grand Prix and several exciting events during Research Days.  Are you a postdoctoral fellow at MED? Sign up for courses.

The Annual Celebration 2024 with the awarding of honorary doctorates, UiO's prizes, and H.M. The King's Gold Medal. The autumn elections. The Kavli Prize ceremony. Calls for prize nominations.

Researchers at the Medical Faculty at the University of Oslo have helped to develop a new method which provides an overview of several antibiotic-resistant bacteria at the same time. This can be a major breakthrough in the fight to combat serious infections in hospitals.

UiO:Life Science¡¯s innovation programme SPARK Norway is designed to help academic innovators to advance promising research into value creating solutions. By applying a novel process model including mentoring, education, market exposure and global networks, SPARK Norway helps transforming good ideas into exceptional solutions.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo shares her experiences from Arendalsuka, ministerial visits, the reception of exchange students, and the autumn's events for you to participate in.

Innovation: Aronsen named Innovator of the Year. Autumn elections. The Jahre Prize 2024 awarded to cancer researchers. Kavli Prize Days and Honorary Doctorate Conferment at the University of Oslo¡¯s Annual Celebration. Experiences from Arendalsuka. Horizon Europe's reference group. New award announcements: Nominate your colleague.

Men who work offshore and have been in contact with asbestos in their working environment have a higher risk of developing pleural cancer.

Research shows that antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria that are widespread in Norway, Great Britain and the United Stated have not taken a hold in Pakistan in spite of the extensive use of antibiotics in this region.

Do you have a craving for boiled potatoes for dinner? If so, you may live longer and reduce the risk of dying of heart disease.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo welcomes all staff and students to the 2024 autumn semester, including the ten exchange students from Gaza who we are warmly welcoming this semester. A special welcome also to the new Faculty Director and the new Head of Section for Finance.

New semester. Meet us at Arendalsuka. Ten medical students from Gaza on student exchange visit to MED. Nominate candidates for the election of Head of Department at IMB, representative for temporary scientific staff on the Faculty Board and new Head of Medocs.

Read the Office of the Dean¡¯s semester summary. Status of Campus South. The era of core facilities. Awards for Dahl-J?rgensen, Frigessi, Hemming Karlsen, Dietrichs and Burger. H.M. the King's Gold Medal awarded to Barua. Save the dates for events taking place over the summer. The Head of IMB, board representative for temporary academic staff and new Head of MedDocs to be elected this autumn.

The Office of the Dean wishes you all a good summer and recaps on the status of 2024 thus far.  

Participants from Klinmed, IMB and NCMM have joined together in a broad collaboration to establish the new technology platforms in the Life Science Building. Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation Jan Bj?lie talks about how far this work has progressed now that the building is clearly starting to take shape.

Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus L?berg talks about the good experiences from students who are now returning from Campus South, and about two new student groups who will be starting there next semester. Module four will be held in Southern Norway for the first time.

Vice-Dean Grete Dyb hopes to see some of our doctoral research fellows at the NorDoc Summer School in Finland. She also talks about the faculty¡¯s skills development initiative for researchers and academic supervisors.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about the important collaboration the faculty has with the health deans at the BOTT universities and with other health deans in The Guild. Good collaboration in all forms, both internally and externally, is an important prerequisite for research and education at the faculty.

Head of Institute elections at IMB. Good local, national and international collaboration is important for MED. Read about the faculty¡¯s skills development initiative for researchers and academic supervisors. Welcome to the NorDoc Summer School in Helsinki.

Johanna Henny Wagnerberger has led MedDocs through two periods. In the autumn, a new leader will be elected from among the PhD candidates. Read about her experiences of the post and some of her important work. 

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about what is happening at the Faculty. A strike is under way, it will soon be summer, and we are working to ensure that UiO is as safe as possible in every way. MED must be a good place to study and work for everyone.

An international meta study reveals that there may be less of certain mould toxins in organically grown grain, compared to grain grown in the conventional manner. This, and other findings from research into agricultural products, can have major consequences.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo welcomes Hanna Ekeli as the new faculty director over the summer and informs about the last part of the process regarding the study of possible co-organisation with the Faculty of Dentistry.

New faculty director. Update on the study of possible co-organisation with the Faculty of Dentistry. Funding for innovative researchers. Biomarker facility opened at Ahus. Funds for new research infrastructure.