UiO is moving all emails to more secure and functional environments in Microsoft 365. For you, this means your email will be protected with two-factor authentication, and planning and collaboration features will work better.
Following the extended nomination deadline on 21st October, the election committee at MN has approved 19 candidates for the faculty board election 2025-2028.
The University of Oslo is now intensifying the preparations for moving into the Life Sciences Building in 2026. At the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MN) we have had years to make plans for moving the Department of Pharmacy and the Department of Chemistry into the new building. Last year the University Management opened for the possibility of moving all or large parts of the Department of Biosciences as well.
Are you a PhD candidate, postdoctoral fellow or a researcher within the STEM field? Then you should join the Career fair day concluding WEEK 2.
Dear colleagues, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break! The new year is well underway, and many challenging and exciting things lie ahead of us.
Three candidater have been nominated to the position of representative for temporary academic staff at the Faculty Board. The election opens on 4 December at. 12:00.
We had the pleasure of witnessing the launch of the position paper "The Twin Transformation Century" at Norway House in Brussels, presented by our own Morten D?hlen, now head of the center dScience.
Society is undergoing significant changes, with a climate crisis, energy crisis, war in Europe, security crisis, impending aging population, and a pace of digitalization that society is struggling to keep up with. These factors also influence our sector, both economically and in terms of the expectations placed upon us by society. Therefore, over 100 leaders from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences participated in a seminar at the end of April with the theme "The Higher Education Sector is Changing”. The goal of the gathering was to broaden the perspective of the leadership group and gain deeper insights into the framework conditions and important issues through academic lectures and input from key stakeholders. A shared understanding of these matters is important as a basis for identifying the Faculty's field of action and preparing our leadership to face upcoming challenges.
Then it is settled: The Research Coulcil of Norway reports that the government allocates NOK 200 million over 8 years to a National center for nuclear research(Norwegian). Congratulations to center manager, Sunniva Siem at the Department of Physics and colleagues who are participating! Congratulations also to our partners at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)! Here, Norway's leading professional communities meet to strengthen and complement each other in the professional area. The aim for the center is to strengthen Norway's research capacity and expertise within nuclear scientific research through long-term investment in nuclear physics and chemistry.
Karl Johan Ullavik Bakken and Magali Courtade were elected as deputy representatives for technical/administrative employees. Ingeborg Nymoen was elected as representative for temporary academic employees on the faculty board. Erlend Tiberg North was elected as deputy representative.
Creating a new and innovative arena for collaboration with business and public sectors was a key reason for establishing dScience – Centre for Computational and Data Science. Now, the dScience partner program is a reality, and through this program, we look forward to furthering our cooperation with business partners and the wider community.
Head of Department Arne Klungland is resigning from his position at the Department of Biosciences (IBV) to lead the new Center of Excellence in Research (SFF) Center for Embryology and Healthy Development at the Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine. The Dean's office thanks Arne for a brilliant job at IBV and in the Faculty's Department Management group, and wishes him the best of luck with the new center!
The election of representative for temporary academic employees and technical/administrative staff at the Faculty Board is open, cast your vote. The election is open from 1 March 12:00 (noon) to 8 March 12:00 (noon).
Have you been afraid that your bike would be stolen? There is now new bicycle parking at Nedre Blindern.
Our researchers are doing very well in the competition for funding for new research projects from both the Research Council of Norway and the European Research Council (ERC). In addition, Earth and environmental science at UiO rank 3rd in Europe outside UK.
New representatives for temporary academic employees for the Faculty Board are to be elected. Due to low turnout the deadline for nominating candidates is extended to 30 November.
At the same time as UiO is working to design a comprehensive climate and environmental strategy for the entire university, we at the MN Faculty have already invited our researchers to apply for KD-positions tied to research projects with sustainable development relevance.
Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can contribute to solving an important need in society, but needs funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. Application deadline: 2 September 2024.
The latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms the importance of sustainability, which is a major focus point at the University of Oslo. UiO has already hired a vice-rector for climate, environment and cross-disciplinarity. This is a very clear signal from our Rectorate, and we, the Deans of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, will contribute and ensure that the Faculty becomes an important contributor. In our election platform, we emphasized sustainability as the basis for everything we do. A sustainability initiative will be a central part of our work.
Inven2 is running the annual invention competition Idéprisen. The winner walks away with 250,000 Norwegian kroner, in addition to counseling and help to take the idea further out into the market. The application deadline is 28 May.
It has been a strange situation to start as new Deans without the opportunity to meet colleagues at the Departments and in the Faculty Administration. However, we are established as a new team, with full calendars and tasks waiting in line. There is no shortage of projects and a desire to work at UiO, and that's good! At the same time, we feel the limitations of just meeting digitally. There are so many of you we are looking forward to meeting for valuable discussions and input!
The University of Oslo possess excellent scientific expertise in digital and computational science, especially our Faculty. Our contribution to Oslo Science City will provide essential expertise when developing this new innovation district, mutually benefiting our research environments, students and society.
Society is changing faster than ever, and it is challenging to predict what kind of professions that will exist in ten years. Claims like this are common in the media. Even though one can discuss the accuracy of these claims, it is still quite clear we live in a changing world. Natural sciences and technology are often the catalyst of many of these changes. At the same time, our disciplines contribute with knowledge to guide the changes in a sustainable and responsible direction.
In a few days, my position as Dean will come to an end. I want to thank the entire team, all dear employees and students at our fantastic Faculty.
