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Editorial: Successful opening of our UiO Campus South
Congratulations on UiO Campus South, new student places to study medicine, awards and grants, - and participate in this autumn’s events!
The management Column
Elektronisk labjournal og nye retningslinjer
Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation Jan Bj?lie encourages everyone conducting research in labs to use the new electronic lab journal that is now offered at UiO. Read more here: Electronic lab journal. Also check out the faculty’s new guidelines for the use of research lab journals, adopted by the dean in the Management Forum on 5 September.
UiO is arranging a course in the new standard for research integrity at UiO. Register by contacting Senior Adviser Katrine Ore.
Current MED news
ERC Starting Grant to Charlotte Boccara
Charlotte Boccara is awarded 1.5 million euros for the project SleepCog. The aim is to determine how important sleep is for the healthy development of the brain. Read more at the NCMM webpages.
Johanna Olweus part of research team shortlisted for Cancer Grand Challenges funding
Professor Johanna Olweus has been selected for the final of the Cancer Grand Challenges as part of a global research team. If successful, the team hopes to contribute in giving cancer patients new therapies.Read the full story on the Klinmed webpage.
Studies
New student places to study medicine in Southern Norway
The Government is increasing the number of student places for decentralised medical education at UiO Campus South by 20. Read the full article on our programme of study website in Norwegian.
UiO opens its first external campus at the Hospital of Southern Norway
“The Hospital of Southern Norway, the municipalities in the region and the university have all used a lot of resources to establish this, and the result is a very good offer for students and a boost for the region”, says Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus L?berg. Read about the official opening that took place on 24 August in Norwegian.
Briefings
Briefings
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Bring your family and friends to our research festival! As an employee, you can get tickets that provide you and your guests with free admission to the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology on Saturday 23 September. Read more and book your tickets here. -
UiO: A new print system is being introduced at UiO, but most people will not notice the transition. The change is necessary for security reasons.
- Khrono: This is how ChatGPT cheating can be detected (link in Norwegian).
- UiO: The climate accounts for UiO 2022: Slowly, but surely in the right direction.
- Many events are to be held at the Medical Library, stay tuned here in Norwegian. Postdoctoral fellows and doctoral research fellows are also invited to ’Shut up and write’ at Blindern, the first meeting is 15 September.
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Excavation work at Domus Medica. Stay tuned for updates on the work done by The Norwegian Hospital Construction Agency, and implications for Domus Medica.
Management meetings
Managementforum: Overview of meeting dates. The next meeting is on 3 October. Cases can be reported and case papers submitted up until 12:00 on the last Thursday before the meeting. Minutes from the previous meeting on 5 September will be published here.
Overview of the Faculty Board meetings. You can find the agenda and minutes here.The next meeting is on 7 September. The deadline for submitting items for the agenda was 31 August.
University Board meetings in 2023. These meetings are live streamed and are open to anyone who would like to watch. The next meeting and seminar is on 17 October.
Opportunities and deadlines
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See all important deadlines regarding applications for research funding in Funding opportunities.
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ERC Synergy Grant. Deadline 8. november.
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Award announcements: Keep track by visiting the annual cycle for award announcements.
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Circle U. Academic Chair Programme – Open positions as Academic Chairs at the University of Oslo. Application deadline: September 20.
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Call for applications: NCMM Joint Postdoctoral Programme in Molecular Life Science. Application deadline: 31 October.
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Do you have an idea relating to life sciences that could resolve challenges linked to human or animal health? Apply for admission to the University of Oslo: Life Science’s innovation programme, SPARK Norway to further develop your idea into new technology, treatments or services. Deadline: 9 November
Courses and events
See the University of Oslo’s course calendar for an overview of all available courses. See also updated overviews of courses from UiO:IT and the Medical and Science Library.
Updated overview: Upcoming public defences.
- Post-doctoral programme: Open registration for career-enhancing courses
The courses are part of a career development programme tailored to provide support to the faculty’s postdocs and other researchers in the start-up phase.- 14 - 15 September: Career development
- 2 - 3 October: Communication research
- 28 - 29 September: Research management
- 6, 7 og 10 November: Supervision
- 22 - 24 November: Writing grant applications
- On 13 September, NORMENT invites you to a user-oriented evening seminar on how new research can contribute to hope for people with psychosis disorders and bipolar disorders: Where there is research, there is hope! (in Norwegian)
- 14 September, the Faculty of Medicine invites you to a large academic meeting in the University Aula to share knowledge about the situation the affected find themselves in and about good initiatives in Norway and Ukraine. Welcome to ’Health for Ukraine’!
- 15 September: UiO is organising the webinar "How to write a proposal for the ERC-2023 Consolidator call” from 09.30-14.30, in collaboration with the Research Council of Norway and Yellow Research. The event is open to researchers who are considering applying with a Norwegian host institution, as well as for administrative staff.
- 19 September: SHE invites you to the Health and Sustainability Conference in Domus Bibliotheca, 08:30 - 13:00.
- 20 September - 1 October: Research days (in Norwegian).
- 22 September: A dedicated day for UiO’s researcher support in Norwegian.
- 23 September, 10:00 - 15:00 - MED at the Research Days: Research Festival at the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology. Now is your chance to give your friends and family an impression of your job. Medical stands from all disciplines create interest. You are also welcome to use the opportunity for a social outing with your research group or other colleagues.
- Online form for free tickets for you and your guests to the festival at the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
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25 September – MED at the Research Days. Energy, diet and depression, Domus Bibliotheca. Further information will soon become available.
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27 September:
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18. October: European Health Research Infrastructures Meeting. OUS and UiO wish to present major health research infrastructures, the benefits they can bring into research and how the researchers can get in touch with them. Registration deadline: 26. September.
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The Brain in the Centre: An event series at Domus Bibliotheca, the University of Oslo’s arena for dialogue and dissemination.
- 11 October, 18:00 – 19:30 Artificial intelligence
- 8 November,18:00 – 19:30 Language
- 29 November, 18:00 – 19:30 Personality
Research News
You can also follow what is happening at the Faculty of Medicine via facebook, twitter, Linkedin and Instagram.
Medisinbloggen: Brain development in children – the youngest children need adults to be emotionally present In Norwegian by Anne Margrethe Myhre and Cecilie Klem Funderud. As newborns, humans are physically helpless compared to other mammals. Fortunately, our brains are able to compensate for this.
Apollon: Preparing the ground for artificial organs.There is currently a great shortage of organs for organ transplants. In the future, organs can hopefully be grown in laboratories. Researchers are now hard at work. “We are talking about 20 to 30 years from now. We are now laying the first foundations to make this happen”, says Stefan Krauss.
Klinmed: Patients receiving opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) are getting older, sicker and more lonely. (link in Norwegian). OMT patients are aging faster than the rest of the population. It causes both the accumulation of serious illnesses and mental health problems.
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