Editorial:
Have a great summer!
The Dean provides a summary of an eventful spring with some of the highpoints and wishes everyone a well-deserved summer holiday!
The Management Column
The era of core facilities has arrived
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 reports on how far this work has now progressed as the building is clearly beginning to take shape.
Read the full article by Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation Jan Bj?lie
Positive experiences from the first year of Campus South
Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus L?berg talks about the positive experiences of medical students who are now returning from Campus South, and about two new student groups who will be studying there next semester. Module Four will be held in Southern Norway for the first time.
Read the full article by Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus L?berg
News from MED
Prestigious award for Knut Dahl-J?rgensen
Professor Dahl-J?rgensen received The Knud Lundb?k Award for 2024 for his important contributions to diabetes research at the annual meeting of the Scandinavian Society for the Study of Diabetes.
Read the full article on Klinmed’s website in Norwegian.
Major honour bestowed on Arnoldo Frigessi
Professor and Head of Integreat, Arnoldo Frigessi, was surprised and delighted to receive the Nora Lifetime Achievement Award. He was honoured for his eminent academic influence through his research and for his supervision of innumerable students.
Read the entire article on IMB's website
Honorary award for liver research to Hemming Karlsen
received the award for his many important contributions to the field and his dedication to research into liver diseases.
Read the full article on Klinmed’s website in Norwegian.
Studies
Teaching Award for Module 8 to Dietrichs
Professor Espen Dietrichs received the award for being a knowledgeable, pedagogical and engaging teacher with a “twinkle in his eye”.
Read the full story on our study programme website in Norwegian.
Lovely graduation ceremony for our master’s students in nutrition
A formal ceremony was held to celebrate 15 students having recently received their Masters in Clinical Nutrition.
Read the entire article on IMB's website in Norwegian.
They can finally call themselves doctors
Brother and sister who fled from war in Syria. They have now completed their medical studies at the University of Oslo.
Read the full article on the study programme website.
Briefings
UiO: The University Board has announced the winners of this year’s UiO Research Award, Education Award, Dissemination Award, Innovation Award and Young Researcher Award. Professor Emily Burger from Helsam has won the Young Researcher Award for her work to prevent cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).
Read more about all of UiO’s awards for 2024.
UiO: Four young researchers honoured with H. M. King's Gold Medal. H. M. King's Gold Medal for 2024 has been awarded to four outstanding, young UiO researchers. Ishita Barua from Helsam was awarded the medal for his cancer research. Ishita Barua fra Helsam f?r medalje for sin kreftforskning.
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MED: Faculty Board Elections: During the autumn of 2024, one representative and two deputy representatives will be elected from temporary academic staff, including temporary adjunct professors.
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MED: Election of new Head of MedDocs - Doctoral research fellows will vote for the Faculty’s Research Education Committee. The new Head of MedDocs will be elected for one year from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2025. Candidates must be nominated by 12 noon on 15 August.
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IMB preparing for the election of a new Head of Institute. The deadline for proposing candidates is Monday 28 August. The online election will be open from 16 September to 20 September. More info is available on IMB's new election website.
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IMB: You can track the status of the construction work on the new Oslo University Hospital on IMB’s web page for information from the Norwegian Hospital Construction Agency.
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UiO: The summer holidays are approaching, and many take their PCs and telephones with them to their holiday destinations. Remember to have security in mind, even when in holiday mode, and remember some tips for being able to work effectively if you are at the “cabin office”.
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Khrono: Explosion in exam building affiliated with UiO (in Norwegian)
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Uniforum: Home office at UiO: Well-appreciated and source of conflict (in Norwegian). Some managers do not allow it, while at other locations employees work from home because the work premises do not measure up. And what are you really entitled to? UiO has guidelines for remote work, but how clear are these guidelines.
Management meetings
- Lederforum: Overview of meeting dates. The next meeting is on Tuesday 3 September. Agenda items and documents must be submitted by 12:00 on the last Thursday before the meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting can be found here.
- Overview of faculty board meetings and IDF meetings in 2024 (PDF) with deadlines for submitting cases. The next faculty board meeting will be held on 18 June. Agendas and protocols will be updated here.
- M?ter i Universitetsstyret i 2024. The meetings are live streamed and open to anyone who would like to attend. The next meeting will take place on 18 June. See also agendas and minutes from previous meetings.
Opportunities and deadlines
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See all deadlines for applications for research funding under Funding opportunities
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Keep track of the annual cycle for award announcements.
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