Research events
Upcoming 5 days
Department seminar. Daniel Rubenson is a Professor of political science, University of Toronto. He will present the paper "Property Rights and Prosociality."
M.Sc. Paul Kakwangire at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Effects of a maternal education intervention on child development and maternal depression: Long-term follow-up of a cluster-randomized trial in rural Uganda” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MSc Marit Otterlei Fj?rtoft at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Characterizing the immune microenvironment of primary breast tumors and lymph nodes by mass cytometry” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Marit M?hle Grimsrud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Biliary tract cancer in primary sclerosing cholangitis - Genetic landscape and biomarkers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Hanne Kjensli Hyldebrandt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prevention of hereditary cancer i women” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Anette Kathinka Dahl at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “BEACH domain containing proteins; structure, function, and localization” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MD Jonas Pivoriunas at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of a novel blood test to monitor statin treatment in cardiovascular disease prevention” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Karina Undem at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Occupational differences in work participation and exit from work in Nordic countries - An epidemiological register-based study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
John Erik Fossum presents a paper on EU inter-institutional relations at?the Tuesday Seminar on 9 December 2025.
NCMBM is delighted to welcome Professor Luis Serrano, Director of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, as the speaker for NCMBM’s inaugural Christmas Lecture.?
He will be presenting is work on:"Combining synthetic biology and protein design to engineer a lung therapeutic bacteria".
Master in Political Science and Cand. Psychol. Tor Syrstad will be defending his dissertation at the Department of Political Science:
Trouble in Paradise? - Studies on Fear and Anger in the Norwegian Electorate
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Between Warsaw and Cambridge, between then and now: Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaum
MD Lene Vern?s Halvorsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Novel approaches to adherence and personalized treatment in hypertension” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Further upcoming events
Master of Social Sciences in Political Science Sofi Gran? will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:
Economic inequality and electoral participation: A register-based study on the effects of contextual factors and economic disparities in Norwegian neighbourhoods.
Cand.med. St?le ?rstavik Clementsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Distal Radius Fractures Aspects of Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Tyler Barrott at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History will defend his dissertation Powering a Nation: Hydropower Development and the Tanzanian-Norwegian Relationship, 1989-2003?for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
This talk explores the acoustic features of Infant-Directed Speech (IDS) in Tashlhiyt Berber, focusing on how variations in hyper-articulation and consonant neutralization by caregivers may affect language perception and phonological development in infants, while also testing theories related to the facilitative role of IDS in phonemic acquisition. Also on zoom https://uio.zoom.us/j/63633923986?
M.Sc. Elna Hamilton Larsen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “End of Treatment: What Now? Ensuring a good transition from active treatment to follow-up care for adolescents with cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).