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Dr Bonnie Evans is a Senior Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London, and author of The Metamorphosis of Autism (Manchester University Press). She has a PhD from the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University, and has held a research fellowship at King’s College, London's Centre for Medical Humanities. She has lectured in the international history of child sciences, psychology and eugenics. In addition to her academic work, she writes for popular publications such as Aeon Magazine, and has appeared on BBC television.
Open lectures by this year's Abel Prize winner Luis Caffarelli and three other specially invited matematicians.
Lisa Dellmuth presents the co-authored paper Distributive Justice and the Legitimacy of International Organizations at the Tuesday Seminar on 23 May 2023.
MD Kristian Berge at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diagnostic and prognostic assessment in patients with acute heart failure and acute dyspnea” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Invited speaker Professor Jussi Taipale will present at the NCMM Tuesday Seminar on the topic “Towards predicting gene expression from sequence”.
Master of International Community Health Lillian Ziyenda Katenga-Kaunda at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Nutrition education and counselling to enhance dietary diversity among pregnant women in rural Malawi” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Department seminar. Johannes Haushofer is a Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. He will present the paper: "The Comparative Impact of Cash Transfers and Psychotherapy on Psychological and Economic Well-being" (written with Robert Mudida and Jeremy Shapiro).
Cand. theol Jon Petter Heesch at the Faulty of Theology will be defending the thesis "The Spirituality of the “Sichtungszeit”, as expressed in the thirty-four homilies on the Litany of the Wounds." for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
Master in Economics Maria Nareklishvili at Department of Economics will defend the thesis "Network Structures in Observational Data" for the PhD degree.
MSc Richard John Massey at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac dysfunction in young survivors of allogeneic stem-cell transplantation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MD Pawel Wilkosz at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The impact of unilateral oophorectomy on follicle dynamics, reproductive ageing, and infertility treatment” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Department seminar. John Finlay is a postdoc at Columbia Business School. He will present the paper: "Exporters, Credit Constraints, and Misallocation."
Master Klaudia Dominika Karpińska at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History will defend her dissertation On Wings to the Otherworld: Bird Remains in Viking Age Graves from Scandinavia for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
Nate Young has made an app that could make the lives of those interested in sound change in Scandinavian a lot easier. Come and see the beta version presented!
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Cand.med. Cecilie Bugge Bakketun at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Roles of Astrocytes in Extracellular Potassium and Glutamate Regulation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MD Sigurd Berger at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Aspects of health-related quality of life and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with vascular malformations” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand. Med. Christina Tanem M?ller at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Treatment and survival of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer: A nationwide register-based approach” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Department seminar. Hessel Oosterbeek is Professor of Economics at the University of Amsterdam. He will present the paper: "Spillovers of field of study: Siblings, cousins, and neighbors."
The Perceiving Representations project is organising a workshop on perceptions in which learning, imagination or the structure of the perception has significantly influenced or contributed to it.
Department seminar. Dario Tortarolo is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Nottingham and a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He will present the paper: "Can VAT Cuts Dampen the Effects of Food Price Inflation?" (written with Youssef Benzarti and Santiago Garriga).
MSc Mohammad Albatat at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Optimal Pacing Sites in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Eric Turkheimer is a psychologist and behavioral geneticist, known for his research on the complex interplay between genetics and environmental factors in human behavior. His work has challenged the traditional nature vs. nurture dichotomy, demonstrating instead that genetic and environmental factors interact in complex and dynamic ways to shape human development and behavior. His influential "Three Laws of Behavior Genetics" have become a cornerstone of the field, guiding researchers and shaping public understanding of the interplay between genes and environment. He is currently the Hugh Scott Hamilton Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia.
Erlend Myklebust (University of Oslo)
Ole-Andreas Rognstad presents the Research Centre on the European dimension of Norwegian Law (EurNorLaw) at the Tuesday Seminar on 9 May 2023.
Professor & PI of Learning, Elvira Brattico, from Aarhus University and University of Bari Aldo Moro, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series