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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. Task¨¦n 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.

Read the Easter greeting from the Office of the Dean. Read about the chronic shortage of doctors and how we will help solve the problem. About the dean's official visit to Nepal with the Center for Global Health. Get events and deadlines, etc. Happy well-deserved Easter!

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo and Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus L?berg are involved in the debate on the shortage of doctors in Norway. ¡°We have plans to increase the number of medical students, but this alone is not enough¡±, they say.

The word ¡°brainwashing¡± usually triggers negative associations. But our brain health for sure depends on it. Scientists at the University of Oslo have recently made new and important discoveries about how and why this happens when we are sleeping.

Eating nuts and seeds frequently can reduce the risk of heart disease, shows a major new study review.

Joar R?kke Fystro, PhD-student at the University of Oslo, mapped out arguments for and against the non-attendance fee in public documents.

In each newsletter Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo provides an insight into what the Dean's Office is working on and what is happening at the Faculty. "We have now visited all our main units and obtained an overview, but we would like to meet more. Please feel free to invite us to your regular meeting, she writes

In each newsletter, Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo provides an overview of what the Office of the Dean is currently working on and what is happening at the Faculty. In this edition, she describes her first doctoral conferment as Dean.

Vice-Dean for Research and Researcher Education Grete Dyb has recently been elected as chair of Nordic Doctoral Training in Health Sciences (NorDoc). She encourages everyone who can to attend the NorDoc summer school, which this year is on antibiotic resistance. You can also read more about the postdoctoral programme courses and the call for applications for Ukraine grants