Newsletter UiO:Life Science December 2020

Oslo Life Science Conference 12�C18 February 2021

Welcome to Oslo Life Science 2021! Five days of thematic events related to research in life sciences and sustainability for everyone interested in research, education, innovation, business and politics in life sciences. The sixth Oslo Life Science conference will be mainly digital. The conference is open to everyone and free to attend.?

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Main event??Life sciences and global societal challenges??

Using Covid-19 as an example, we focus on the role of life sciences in understanding and solving global societal challenges. - What experiences have we gained one year after the pandemic?started? Which research projects are implemented to?prevent new pandemics in?the future??What measures can we take to?be prepared for a new global pandemic? And what efforts are taken to stop the COVID-19 pandemic?globally?

See the programme and sign up!

...and many other exciting conference events on life sciences

Event and workshops mainly for researchers, including students, PhDs and postdocs,?and industry, but open to all:

12?February?Darwin Day 2021: Evolution and medicine
15?February?What is consciousness and how can we study it empirically?
16 February?Can we make a conscious robot? If so, should we?
17?February?Precision psychiatry: Combining big data with stem cells
17?February?The Promise of Artificial Gametes
17?February?Debating Life, Death and Organ Donation

For students, PhDs and postdocs at UiO and NMBU:

16?February?Young Talents - career opportunities beyond academia ?
The registration opens?14?January kl. 08:00.

For pupils in high schools:

18?February Boys and life sciences.?The registration opens in January.

For all:

15 February Concert: The Lapse of time
15-18?February?Exhibition: Pharmaceutical Time Travels: From Ancient Plant Remedies to Modern Medicines?at the University Square?
16?February?Lockdown! - What effect has the closure of society had on life?

Important deadlines?-?funding of convergence environments

UiO:Life Science has announced a new call for applications for funding of convergence environments. If you missed the information meetings earlier in December, you can download?the presentation here (PDF). By 21 January you should sign up for a mandatory workshop?organized on Thursday?18 February and?2 March and create a scientific profile. See the call?
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