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Editorial: Busy Autumn Days at the Faculty of Medicine continue
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about grand award ceremonies, openings of new buildings, visits from Ukraine, the event with Gaza students, and elections at the University of Oslo.
Management's Column
The Next Generation of SFF: The Application Process is Underway
Dean of Research Jan Bj?lie informs about the process surrounding the new application announcement. The deadline to submit your application initiative to the faculty is December 2nd.
Read the full article in the Management's column here
News about MED
FRIPRO Funds to Dennis van der Meer
Postdoctoral researcher Dennis van der Meer and colleagues receive eight million kroner from the FRIPRO program Researcher Project for Young Talents. He will investigate the connection between psychosis and cardiometabolic diseases.
Read more on the institute's website.
Kirsten Osen Appointed Knight
In 1971, she became Norway’s first female professor of medicine. Now, Kirsten Kjelsberg Osen is appointed Knight of the 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Ol for her contributions to medical research.
Read more on the institute's website in Norwegian.
Hillestad Wins British Photography Award
Medical photographer ?sne Ramb?l Hillestad has won both gold and silver in the photography competition organized by the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI).
Read the full story on the institute's website in Norwegian.
Johanne Jacobsen Receives Scandinavian Immunology Award
Associate Professor Johanne Tracey Jacobsen receives the award for her research on the germinal centre reaction and for discovering new mechanisms that regulate this process.
Read the full story on the institute's website.
Studies
Significant Increase in Students Interested in Studying Socially Beneficial Subjects
"With 86 applicants for 30 study places, this year’s application numbers are a great joy! This is more than double compared to last year," says Tony Sandset, responsible for the Honours Certificate in Sustainable Health at the University of Oslo.
Read more on our study pages in Norwegian.
Briefings
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MED: Faculty board election: In Autumn 2024, a representative and two deputy representatives from the temporary scientific staff will be elected.
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IMB: Stay updated on the consequences of the construction at Rikshospitalet for those of us working and studying at Domus Medica. Latest news: Building a pedestrian bridge before the demolition of the hospital hotel.
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UiO: Welfare Award 2024: The Culture and Welfare Committee (KVU) invites employees at UiO to nominate candidates for the Welfare Award. Nomination deadline: November 12th, 2024. The Welfare Award is given to a group of employees, an academic environment, or an individual who has excelled in enhancing joy at work and the sense of community at the University of Oslo – for example, by innovating in the workplace, improving the physical environment, or spreading enthusiasm and joy in other ways.
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UiO: Cyber Security for All – learn how to protect personal information and our other valuable data. UiO is launching an e-learning course on data protection and IT security for employees and students. The course is designed to equip you with the necessary skills to protect our valuable research data and personal information.
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UiO: A new internal economic model (link in Norwegian) was adopted at the board meeting.
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UiO: Theatre ticket offers for UiO employees (in Norwegian). Right now, you can get tickets to an exciting modern twist on the classic Peer Gynt at the National Theatre (all remaining performances). If you wish to be notified by email when new theatre ticket offers are available, you can sign up for the mailing list kultur-tilbud@uio.no here. The offers are for employees, emeriti, and other affiliates such as guest researchers, etc.
Management meetings
- Lederforum: Overview of meeting dates (in Norwegian). The next meeting is on Tuesday 26 November. Agenda items and documents must be submitted by 12:00 on the last Thursday before the meeting. Minutes of the previous meetings (in Norwegian).
- Overview of faculty board meetings and IDF meetings in 2024 (PDF) (in Norwegian) with deadlines for submitting cases. The next faculty board meeting will be held on 12. December. Agendas and protocols will be updated here (in Norwegian).
- Meetings of the university board 2024 (in norwegian). The meetings are live streamed and open to anyone who would like to attend. The next meeting will take place on 3 December. See also agendas and minutes from previous meetings.
Opportunities and deadlines
See all deadlines for applications for research funding under Funding opportunities.
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Keep an eye on the annual calendar for award announcements (in norwegian).
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Researchers in life sciences at UiO can apply for incentive funds for FRIPRO applications submitted from now until the end of 2025.
Courses and events
See the University of Oslo’s calendar for an overview of all available courses. See also updated overviews of courses from UiO IT (in Norwegian) and the Updated course overview from the University Library.
Overview: Upcoming public defence.
- 12 November: Welcome breakfast for new international researchers. For all new international researchers from PhD level and above, as well as visiting researchers. Sign up! Feel free to inform a new international visiting researcher in your department about this event. Breakfast and coffee/tea will be served. Welcome by Rector Svein St?len. Information from various relevant representatives from UiO, such as the Occupational Health Service, Norwegian courses at ISS, UiODoc, the UiO Growth House, and the Library Service.
- 15 November, 10-11: Webinar: What's New in GPT UiO Autumn 2024. Meet the team behind GPT UiO for a review of new and exciting features. The webinar will be in Norwegian.
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25 November at Scene Domus Bibliotheca: Antibiotic Resistance: A Borderless Problem (in Norwegian). In connection with Antibiotic Week 2024, we will focus on the relationship between the local and global aspects in the development and fight against antibiotic resistance. What can and should be done locally and globally?
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Klinmed: A World-Leading Centre for translational research on coeliac disease. Over its six years, the K.G. Jebsen Centre for Coeliac Disease Research has established itself as a world leader in translational research on coeliac disease, developed several new diagnostic tools, and initiated multiple clinical studies.
Helsam: Putting the Patient Before the System (link in Norwegian). "We find that employees go to great lengths to meet the patient's individual needs; they break regulations, disregard formal decisions, and expose themselves to risk," says PhD candidate and lead author of a major new study, Cecilie Knagenhjelm Hertzberg.
Universitetsplassen: Is social exclusion a democratic problem that starts in childhood? (in Norwegian) Monica Haune, specialist psychologist and PhD candidate at MED, contributed to the interdisciplinary symposium organised by Oslo Science City and the Faculty of Dentistry. She has researched "Interdisciplinary Health Mapping for Children under the Care of Child Welfare Services."
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