Important documents
- instructions for the full application for convergence environment, deadline March 1st (pdf)
- explanation of how the assessment and selection will be performed (pdf).
The UiO strategy for life sciences
What are life sciences?
In our strategy we define the life sciences as including
- all scientific disciplines studying the composition, structure and functions of living organisms
- medicine and biology constitute the core, backed by chemistry, physics and mathematical subjects
This strategy also includes the social sciences and humanities when these
- examine causal relationships between behaviour or consciousness and the biological foundation,
- or analyse challenges arising in the encounter between the application of the life sciences and society’s values and priorities
Convergence
Convergence in research and education entails a ground-breaking integration through extensive collaboration among researchers from different disciplines with the aim of creating new areas of knowledge, new applications and opportunities.
We received 22 applications within the application deadline 1 st of March 2017. An expert panel met in the end of April to evaluate the full project proposals. The UiO:Life Science board made he final decisions.
Background
UiO:Life Science will fund several “convergence environments” – interdisciplinary research groups that address major challenges within the life sciences domain, which are characterized by collaboration across conventional disciplinary boundaries. Beyond advancing life sciences research at UiO, they have two specific goals:
- To integrate humanities and social sciences in UiO:Life Science and ensure that research priorities are in line with societal