Informative meeting on ‘Health for Ukraine’. The research festival for the whole family at the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology. The Medicine Blog turns five years old.
The management column - Page 3
Congratulations on UiO Campus South, new student places to study medicine, awards and grants, - and participate in this autumn’s events!
Vice Dean for Research and Research Education, Grete Dyb, provides an update on the research education at the faculty
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo welcomes all employees and students to the 2023 autumn semester
The Office of the Dean wishes everyone a good summer and describes the ongoing work on the faculty's strategy and annual plan for 2024-2026, and gives a reminder about the opportunity to apply to become a distinguished educator at UiO.
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
Pro-Dean Magnus L?berg, Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo and Vice-Dean Eli Feiring provide an update from the final semester of the spring.
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.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo describes life at the faculty, and last but not least, invite you to breakfast.
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.
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.
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.
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
Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus L?berg is planning a programme to improve the teaching at the Faculty and invites students and staff to an open input meeting on 4 May.
Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation Jan Bjaalie addresses the two new social missions defined in the government’s “Long-term plan for research and higher education”. How can your research help resolve some of the challenges addressed in the social missions?
Research Dean Jan Bj?lie provides details about innovation in respect of health-related life sciences at MED and points out the opportunities being offered in order to support innovation development.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo is impressed by the work being undertaken by the MED faculty. Last week, members of the Dean's Office attended this year's Life Science Conference - Norway Life Science 2023, where several faculty employees had key roles.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo wants openness and to be close to the activities at the faculty. She will write a short editorial for each MED-nytt with some information about what is taking place at the faculty. In this edition’s editorial, she talks about a busy start-up phase for the Dean’s Office and a bit about the plans ahead.
Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus L?berg talks about the hearing the faculty will give input to next week.
Dean of Research, Jan Bj?lie, talks about the K.G. Jebsen Foundation, which has awarded a total of 12 centres of excellence in research to MED, and that has now published a call for proposals for two new centres. Our pre-qualification process with Oslo University Hospital is underway.