Previous events - Page 3

The state of the field: A panel conversation on theoretical and methodological developments in disconnection studies. Where have we been and where are we going?

Job talk. Hyungmin Park is a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He will present the paper "Divergence of Modernization."

Cand.med. Lauritz Kennedy at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis ¡°The lactate receptor Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 (HCAR1) in brain development, exercise, and neonatal disease¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Mona Nilsson at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis ¡°Patient-reported adverse health outcomes and shared decision making in Norwegian prostate cancer patients¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Inger Molvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis ¡°The Incidence of Dementia and the Impact of Diagnosis As experienced by people with cognitive impairment and their family caregivers¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Job talk. Ignacio Marra de Arti?ano is a PhD candidate at the Universit¨¦ Libre de Bruxelles and ECARES. He will present the paper "The Labor Market Effects of Multinational Entry."

Join us for a CIMS roundtable seminar with Professor Kristin Soraya Batmanghelichi and Senior Lecturer Samad Josef Alavi, both from Middle East Studies at IKOS.

MSc. Lamprini Veneti at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis ¡°Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Norway, February 2020- January 2022. Assessment of the disease severity, vaccine effectiveness and risk of reinfection using national registry data.¡± for the degree of Dr.Philos (Doctor Philosophiae).

M.Sc. Joar R?kke Fystro at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis ¡°On the framings of and justifications for imposing patient non-attendance fees in public healthcare systems: Three empirical studies¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Tonje Talsnes Stava at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis ¡°Genetic testing in hereditary heart disease, severity and implications for screening¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Mphil Nina Auestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis ¡°Beyond the margins: Cognitive function, mental health, and harmful alcohol use among people with severe substance use¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Job talk. Edward Jee is a PhD candidate in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. He will present the paper "Traps and Transfers."

Join us for a seminar discussion of debates about improvement in Eighteenth-Century Europe.

Job talk. Mikael M?kimattila is a PhD student in Economics at Aalto University. He will present the paper "Inequality-Aware Regulation."?

The centre leadership will present the aims and plans of the Centre for the Use of Norwegian as an Academic Language, followed by presentations by two MA students who are recipients of the centre¡¯s master¡¯s project grants. The centre presentation will be in English, while the student presentations will be in Norwegian.

Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Kari-Elisabeth Vambeseth Skogen?will be defending her dissertation "Using research: Perspectives from inside policy organisations".

Seminar by Associate Professor Johan Christensen, Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University.

Job talk. Anders Yding is a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at U.C. Berkeley. He will present the paper "The Macroeconomic Effects of Defense Spending News."

Master of Science in Conflict Resolution Bintu Zahara Sakor will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

Unlocking Africa¡¯s Demographic Future: Youth Bulges, State Policies, and Pathways to Dividend and Political Stability

Job talk. Marta Guasch-Rusi?olis is a PhD Candidate in Economics at the London School of Economics. She will present the paper "Debt Without Investment."

Isabell Burmester presents her paper Whose legitimacy? The EU's external security role and Local Perceptions in Armenia and Moldova at the Tuesday Seminar on 13 January 2026.

Master Chiara Arnavas at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies will defend her dissertation The Mafiazation of Land: Crime, the State, and Real Estate Capital in West Bengal, India for the degree doctor philosophiae (PhD)

Job talk. Max Marczinek is a PhD (DPhil) student in Economics at the University of Oxford. He will present the paper "Labour Scarcity and Productivity: Insights from the Last Nordic Plague."

NCMBM, as part of its International Seminar series, will be welcoming David Kent, from the University of York, and Julia Skokowa, from University Hospital T¨¹bingen.