Previous events
Master Tatiana Petrukhina at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History will defend her dissertation Custom in the Long Twelfth Century Canon Law: Theory and Practice for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
Cand.med. Karl Mikkel Veum Eielsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Chronic Depression and ISTDP” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
We are pleased to welcome you to this seminar, where historian Idriss Jebari will share insights from his forthcoming book.
Which issues are addressed by area studies-scholars doing research on contemporary politics, and what characterises an area studies approach to politics?
Cand.med. Helene Melsom Tungesvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The effects of anabolic-androgenic steroids on vascular function and morphology” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Department seminar. Gianmarco Ottaviano is a Professor of Economics at Bocconi University. He will present the paper "Technology Spillovers, Diffusion and Rivalry in Firm Networks" (written with Nuriye Melisa Bilgin and Ester Faia).
12–13th June 2025
MD Nikola Zivadinovic at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Incidence and occupational risk factors for asthma at five-year follow-up of the Telemark Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. Caroline Shiqi Zhang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Fine-tuning the NAD+ -UPRmt and the NAD+ - circadian axes to slow down Alzheimer's Disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
MD Nigel Allan Callender at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Mechanisms underpinning the haemodynamic responses to intermittent and sustained negative pressure in the lower limb” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Torbj?rn Fossum Heldal at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Inflammation following kidney transplantation as risk factor for post-transplant diabetes, graft loss, and mortality” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Shilan Ahmadian at Department of Teacher Education and School Research will be defending the thesis "How Teachers Teach With Digital Games and How Students Use Them as Resources in Everyday English Instruction: Capturing Multiple Voices and Perspectives in Six Secondary Classrooms in Norway" for the degree of PhD.
The Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology is hosting the Nordic-Baltic Biometric Conference (NBBC) in 2025.
3rd Nordic Epistemology Network Workshop
Master Jan Dariusz Cutajar at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History will defend his dissertation Surface cleaning and spectral imaging: an interdisciplinary study applied to Munch’s monumental Aula paintings for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
Cand.med. Yngvil Solheim Husum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Anti-angiogenic treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: The role of bevacizumab, aflibercept, and zoledronic acid” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Join us for this talk by Loren Lybarger (Ohio University)
Edina Krompák will present her ongoing research project on multilingual, multimodal and digital practices of Swiss young people.
Lars Rosenberg Overby will be defending the thesis Making ships passenger rights effective – ends and means for the degree of PhD.
Original title: Effektivisering av skipspassagerrettigheter – m?l og midler
The disputation will be held in Norwegian
Cand.med. Jakob Nordberg N?rgaard at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “First line treatment and PET/CT in multiple myeloma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Department seminar. Fabrizio Zilibotti is a Professor of International and Development Economics at Yale University. He will present the paper "A Theory of Endogenous Degrowth and Environmental Sustainability" (written with Philippe Aghion, Timo Boppart, Michael Peters and Matthew Schwartzman).
The conference Kj?nnsforskning N?! is taking place in Oslo on the 5th and 6th of June 2025.
M.Sc. Emil Eirik Kvernberg Thomassen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Remote care and monitoring in rheumatology care: Willingness, facilitators and barriers, adherence and feasibility to the use of digital health technology” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Erik Melin at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Magnetic resonance imaging of cerebrospinal fluid tracer distribution and its efflux routes in humans” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Assistant Professor at Cornell University, and Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt, Nori Jacoby, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series.