Previous events
PhD candidate Yifan Zhang (Fudan University, Shanghai, China), will present her current research on sensory geographies and the performativity of space in Ibsen’s plays.
MD Hanna Maria Eng at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Quality Assurance of Cause of Death Statistics in Norway - A Validation Study of Death Certificates and Autopsy Reports” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). The disputation will be conducted in Norwegian.
Cand.med. Aida Rogn at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Early signs of vascular complications in young people with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes — the Atherosclerosis and Childhood Diabetes study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
A talk by Associate Professor of Korean History, James Lewis.?
Vanessa Seifert (University of Athens) will give a talk for the Science Studies Colloquium Series.
Master Harish Pedaprolu at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas will defend his dissertation?Questions in Conflict: On the Role of Attention in Inquiry and Communication for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
Michal Ovádek presents his paper Does the Court of Justice follow precedent? at the Tuesday Seminar on 10 February 2026.
M.Sc. Runa Ingrunsdotter L?berg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Exploring formation of gut plasma cells in murine models of celiac disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Tarjei ?vrebotten at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term cardiac complications of COVID-19” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Job talk. Jessica Piccolo is a PhD candidate in Economics at University of Padova. She will present the paper "People’s Understanding of Macroeconomic Shocks."
Master Zihao Guo at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas will defend his dissertation?Good Attention in Plato and Aristotle for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
Cand.med. Monica B. E. Greenwood Ormerod at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Immune profiles and links to phenotypic features and psychotropic treatment in severe mental disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Simen Svendsen Vatn at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Gut mucosal gene expression and gut microbiota in newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease. A study of composition, function and relation to clinical outcome in the IBD-Character cohort” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Bahra Rashidi presents an overview of her PhD project, with a primary focus on the first study which investigates syntactic variation in main clauses in spoken Norwegian.
Master Deva Nandan Harikrishna at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies will defend his dissertation Vernacularising Hindutva: Popular Hinduism and Ritual Change at the Kodungallur Bharani Festival for the degree doctor philosophiae (PhD)
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The Philosophical Seminar With Pauline Kleingeld (University of Groningen)
Job talk. Morten Nyborg St?stad is a Post-doctoral Scholar at the FAIR Institute (NHH). He will present the paper "Comparing Universes of Redistributive Arguments" (written with Max Lobeck and Chloé de Meulenaer).
In this final seminar, Martin Svingen Refseth will present the draft of his PhD thesis titled “Ordering like a Welfare State: Urban Planning, Politics and Administration in Kalaallit Nunaat from the “New Order” to Home Rule”.
Mette Simonsen Abildgaard (Aalborg University) will give a talk for the Science Studies Colloquium Series.?
We welcome everyone to HumAIn Talks #7 with Nick Srnicek. He will be joining us for a talk about his latest book, Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI (Polity), published in 2025.?
Job talk. Morten Grindaker is a postdoc at the University of Chicago and a researcher at Statistics Norway. He will present the paper "Green Waste: (Mis)allocation of Green Investment Subsidies" (written with Ingvil Gaarder, Tom G. Meling, and Magne Mogstad).
Job talk. Jacob Sundram is a PhD student at the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen. He will present the paper "Monetary Policy, Heterogeneous Returns, and Top Inequality."
Cand.pharm. Christine Frigaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Let’s talk about adherence to medications. Investigating the communication in clinical interactions between patients with heart failure and their doctors at care transitions from hospital to home” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Job talk. Michael Simmons is a Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Economics, Ume? University. He will present the paper "Firm Pay and Consumption Inequality" (written with Sigurd Galaasen and Andreas R. Kost?l).
Job talk. Devis Decet is a Postdoctoral Researcher at LEAP Bocconi. He will present the paper "Organizing fiscal capacity."