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Cand.med. Helle Herrman at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Deep brain stimulation to the anterior thalamic nuclei in refractory epilepsy. A double-blinded, prospective, randomized study on effect and safety” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
The symposium features David Van Reybrouck, the 2024 Arne N?ss Professor.
Robert Northcott is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London.
Master Birgitte Pranger?d Haanshuus at the Department of Media and Communication will defend her dissertation Old Hate in New Media: Understandings of Antisemitism and Boundary-Making in the Norwegian Digital Public Sphere for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
Master in European Affairs Anna Nordnes Helg?y at University of Oslo and the Department of Political Science will be defending her dissertation: "Gender divisions in labor and politics: Causes and attitudinal consequences".
Tanja Knaus is a PhD candidate at the TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture. This seminar marks her midway evaluation.
Denes Hnisz, group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, will come to present his research at NCMM. The title of his talk is "Transcriptional condensates in health and disease".
MD Gunnar Wik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A life to live” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Ingar Stene at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History will defend his dissertation What was the Anthropocene? Early Modern Histories of Social, Cultural and Natural Entanglements in Scandinavia and Europe for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
Department seminar. Ross T. Milton is an Assistant Professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He will be presenting the paper: "The Volatility Penalty: Income Aggregation and Tax Policy" (written with Corina Mommaerts).
In this talk, Christopher S. Wood (NYU) seeks to locate impressionism within a wider horizon of self-taught or DIY artistic practices
MD Saraswati Dhungana at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Childhood trauma, quality of life and resilience in trauma-related disorders: a study of psychiatric outpatients in Nepal” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Faith Chesire at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Development and evaluation of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention for improving critical thinking about health among students in Kenya: Digital education resources for teaching secondary school students critical thinking abouth health claims, evidence and choices” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. in Biotechnology Kristin Hovden Aaen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Next-generation human albumin fusion proteins engineered for enhanced plasma half-life and therapeutic efficacy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master in Advanced Clinical Nursing Kristin Alm-Kruse at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Using the Norwegian Cardiac Arrest Registry for studies of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Assessing data quality, treatment outcomes and healthcare use” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master of Research in Political Economy Sonja Kovacevic at Department of Economics will defend the thesis "Empirical Perspectives on Public Policy and Redistribution" for the PhD degree.
Andriana Domouzi (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Spencer Hazel reports on work with the Voice-based Conversational User Interface (CUI or VUI) of the healthcare start-up Ufonia, showing how the recent adoption of Large Language Model (LLM) technology has opened up further opportunities to leverage Conversation Analysis and Applied Linguistics to help train CUIs in recipient design for L2 users
MPH Shreeshti Uchai at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Adiposity measures and pre-frailty/frailty among community-dwelling older adults: The Troms? Study 1994–2016” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Phil. in Economics Lars Thorvaldsen at Department of Economics will defend the thesis "Essays on Firm Tax" for the Ph.D degree.
Master Jenny Gudmundsen at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies will defend her dissertation Learning-by-talking in a video-mediated environment. A conversation analytic study of second language interactions at a digital language café for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
MSc Dennis Clement at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Molecular regulation of Natural Killer Cell function – role of Ca2+ signalling from the secretory lysosome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Department seminar. Andreas ?kland is a Postdoctoral fellow at School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). He will present the paper: "Who Owns Cryptocurrency?" (written with Mona Barake and Elvin Le Pouha?r).
Master Audun Rosslund at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies will defend his dissertation The acoustic properties and role of infant-directed speech in early language development: Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
In this lecture, Claus Emmeche (University of Copenhagen) will discuss how literary texts and the concept of "semiotic realism" may inform research on the emotional attachments of friendship.