SIRIUS is currently the sole Centre for Research-Based Innovation hosted by the University of Oslo. Its aim is to drive world-class computer science research through working with business challenges in, and beyond, the oil and gas industry.
On Monday, March 18, we received a visit from the Minister of Digitalization Nikolai Astrup at the opening of the Data Science Lab in 澳门葡京手机版app下载sparken. It was an inspiring meeting between researchers, established companies, entrepreneurs and the minister who has the national responsibility for nothing less than to digitize Norway.
This year the Sustainable Backpack celebrates its ten year anniversary. Since 2009, a total of 619 schools have completed school projects in order to give students management ability competence for sustainable development. The students of today have clearly proved their insight and engagement for sustainable development through the recent student strike, where they demanded ¡°green actions¡± from the politicians.
In our new strategy at the Faculty, data science and computing receives a lot of attention, both method research under the heading "Digitalization and Computational Science" and as an important tool for solving scientific challenges in most research areas at the Faculty.
We have dived into our new roles as deans: Knut as new Vice Dean for Education and Solveig with new tasks within research in her role as Vice Dean for Research.
A group of scientists from the Department of Mathematics are heading for Svalbard to investigate the interactions between waves and sea ice. For the first time since the beginning of their annual expeditions in 2015, they will have the opportunity to ¡°see¡± the mechanisms taking place underneath the ice. This time they are equipped with a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), which may turn out to be one of their most important measurement instruments.
Our strategy ?Knowledge development in a changing world? says that our candidates shall be successful both academically and professionally. As a means of educating candidates with the knowledge and competence that is sought after in the labor market, we are initiating one of the instruments; internship.
Recently, we have implemented changes in the leader group at the Faculty.
The Faculty¡¯s new strategy is finalized and was launched on Monday. The brochure will be available at all Departments shortly.
Students from several different disciplines work together to find new solutions to the challenges of the world, using synthetic biology.
Next week is the fourth annual Oslo Life Science Week. A sneak start occurs when Prime Minister Erna Solberg comes to UiO and Gaustadbekkdalen tomorrow, Friday February 8th, to take the first sod for the new Life Sciences building. The occasion will be marked by the performance of the Darwin oriatorium, an original composition that UiO: Life Sciences has supported the recording of, as well as speeches by the Prime Minister and the Rector.
It was a proud Dean who presented the Faculty's new strategy at the launch yesterday.
Due to technical error, the election of new representatives for temporary academic staff for the Faculty Board must be carried out again. The election opens January 28 at 12:00 (noon).
The election of new representatives for temporary academic staff for the Faculty Board is opened. Place your vote before the deadline January 24 at 12:00 pm (noon).
We have used parts of 2017 and the whole of 2018 on the development of our new strategy for matematics, natural sciences and technology at the University of Oslo. Now we are ready for the launch party February 4th!
When it became the Department of Physics¡¯ turn to tell a story in the newsletter, we decided we wanted to share an example on how experimental condensed matter physics and advanced material science may contribute to fundamentally new discoveries in life science.
In the coming autumn, our Faculty is launching three new study options: an Honours Programme in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities, a Master¡¯s degree in Renewable Energy Systems at the Department of Technology Systems and a one-year unit in Informatics.
The spring term is about to start. Have you signed up for the Canvas Training for lecturers?
World leading European solar/stellar physicists granted €10 millions to unveil the mysteries of our life-energy source: the Sun. Mats Carlsson, professor at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics and Principal Investigator, reveals objectives and strategy of his ambitious project.
On Thursday 10 January 2019 we launch the innovation conference From Data to Insight. There we will highlight some of Norway¡¯s most innovative and enabling technology environments that allow us to exploit the vast amount of data we face for the benefit of society.
The Faculty has grown a lot over the past 5-6 years, and in 2019, annual revenues will most likely reach 2 Billion crowns. This growth is a result of very good and hard work on all units, but it has also created a couple of challenges.
The Department of Pharmacy has since 2016 participated in a collaborative project between four of the faculties at the University of Oslo. The project focuses on interprofessional learning. The aim of "Sammen i praksis" is to give students from different health care educations the opportunity to learn together, and from each other in clinical practice.
The process of developing a new strategy for the University of Oslo (UiO) has begun, looking towards 2030. Our strategy work at the Faculty will make a good foundation for our input to the new strategy for UiO.
Sustainable development is a key element in the new strategy of the Faculty. It will also be a focal point of the strategy work for the University of Oslo. Consequently, we should take a closer look at our own research activity to make sure that it is sustainable.
On October 19th it is again time for the Faculty¡¯s annual event ¨C it¡¯s time to have some REAL MORO.
