The Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation provides us with an update on the status of the Life Science Building from the perspective of the Faculty of Medicine (MED). We are now seeing the building take form and it is exciting to be part of the planning of the building in the final phase.
Guest article: The internal innovation unit the UiO Growth House will contribute to a stronger innovation culture at the University of Oslo to put more knowledge from research to use, says innovation director and professor Hilde I. Nebb.
Guest post: Acting Head of the Centre for Pandemic and One-Health Research (P1H), Jens Petter Berg, writes about the intentions behind the establishment of the centre, which was officially opened on 30 May
Rapid diagnosis and treatment are crucial in the fight against tuberculosis. But today's testing methods are not good enough. Tests based on blood biomarkers may be the solution.
Hanseatic Life Science Research Infrastructure Consortium for triple-helix innovation (HALRIC) provides funding for pilot projects at the HALRIC partner organizations. Open-ended deadline until 30 September 2025.
Pro-Dean Magnus L?berg, Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo and Vice-Dean Eli Feiring provide an update from the final semester of the spring.
In this edition of MED-nytt, we place extra focus on studies. Read the editorial written by the Dean and the deans of studies. See how cardiology teaching has won students’ hearts in both modules 6 and 8.
Researchers at the Centre for Medical Ethics have studied the significance of systematic family involvement for patients with psychotic disorders.
A new study indicates that some individuals are more prone to both using cannabis and developing mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, than others.
UiO:Democracy announces small-scale funding in order to create activity and research on issues of democracy. The call is open to UiO employees. Deadline: Open ended.
The European Research Council (ERC) funds researchers both during the early stages of their careers and when they become more established. An ERC grant provides researchers with the opportunity to follow their research concepts for five years, and they are some of the most prestigious grants that can be awarded to researchers.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about the process of establishing a strategy for the faculty, the Holmenkoll Relay Race and the good response to the breakfast invitations.
Read about the work on the new strategy. Apply for an ERC grant and get the opportunity to apply for additional funding afterwards, such as Johanna Olweus, who has recently received Proof of Concept funding. Taskén receives the Innovation Award. Allocation of Ukraine funding and much more.
The Research Council of Norway has an open call for Qualification projects with the purpose to undertake initial investigations into the commercial potential of research results. Deadline: Open-ended.
In research, things do not always go according to plan. Sometimes that leads to new discoveries.
The support was strongest towards assisted suicide conducted by a doctor, when the patient described had a terminal illness with short life expectancy.
Eight out of ten Norwegians believe that the next of kin are responsible for making decisions about life-prolonging treatment when patients cannot make decisions themselves. This is incorrect.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo describes life at the faculty, and last but not least, invite you to breakfast.
Have breakfast with the Dean. Cancer Research Award to ?slaug Helland. Popular study programmes at MED.
Vice Dean for Bachelor and Master Studies writes about the high number of applicants to our study programmes and is particularly proud of the response to our new master's programme in public health science and epidemiology. She also reflects on the need for international orientation and knowledge exchange.
Antibiotic trade between India and China was a space of communication and contestation, involving entangled stakeholders and interests from both countries.
Read about why good funding for basic research is important. The Norwegian Health Assosiation (Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen) has awarded the heart research award and the dementia research award to researchers Dan Atar and Evandro Fei Fang. Get help with recruitment or become an MSCA postdoctoral fellow.
In each newsletter, Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo provides an insight into what the dean's office is working on. Now she is concerned with research funding and wants to draw particular attention to the importance of independent basic research.
The Office of the Dean will provide a recap of the semester so far, the ongoing activities at MED and external collaborations. Save the date for a big meeting on Global Health at Domus Medica on 20 June, and a meeting on Ukraine in the Aula in Oslo city centre on 14 September. The Office of the Dean wishes everyone a happy Easter holiday.
