You have probably seen them, phishing attempts via email. Some are bad, and some are very convincing. Now, email users at UiO are being exposed to a wave of convincing scam emails.
Here is an important warning from UiO CERT, UiO's own response team for IT security incidents.
The University of Oslo (UiO) is launching an e-learning course about privacy and IT security for all faculty, staff andstudents. The course is designed to equip you with the necessary skills to protect our valuable research data and personal information.
Get updated on the status of the 2024 local salary negotiations at UiO.
The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS) aims to promote and disseminate science. You can now apply for research funding for your project. Deadline: 15 October
The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS) awards two scientific prizes each year to young researchers in the fields of natural sciences and humanities. Now you can nominate an outstanding researcher for next year's awards! Deadline: 15 October
The deadline to provide input on the proposal for a new language policy for the University of Oslo is 11 October.
The production and distribution of the cards will still take place in Kristian Ottosens hus at Blindern, but from 30th September the name is the Card Centre, not SiO Customer Service. Apart from new opening hours, there are minor changes.
In February, the IT department announced that UiO's email would be moved to a new and better solution, and now we are starting. The first step for everyone at UiO is to finish the cleanup effort to minimize the amount of e-mail which must be moved, and remove sensitive data. The migration to the new solution starts at the beginning of October.
All employees may use 1.5 working hours per week to exercise. Make use of courses offered this autumn semester!
The University of Oslo has had an electric vehicle pool for business trips since 2009. Now it will be discontinued.
Summer is here, and many bring their PC and phone while traveling. Remember to consider security even when you're in vacation mode, and bring along tips for good work if you're going to have a "summer home office".
The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) invites researchers to apply for the CAS Research Grant for 2026/2027. Deadline: 18 October 2024.
Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can contribute to solving an important need in society, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The application deadline was 2 September 2024. Now, the UiO Growth House is evaluating the applications.
Thursday, June 20th, the login on the UiO website and the faculty websites, as well as Canvas and Panopto, will be renewed. You should not notice any changes other than a renewed appearance and the requirement to log in with two-factor authentication.
This year's election of representatives of the group of fixed-term academic staff on the University Board has now been completed.
The University of Oslo annually awards five prizes for research, young researchers, education, dissemination and innovation.
Collaboration with international alliances, initiatives towards the Palestinian research and education sector, and nominations of Palestinian students to the Students at Risk programme. These are some of the measures UiO will implement in the time to come.
The University Board decided at its meeting on 14 May 2024 to say no to an academic boycott of Israel, while at the same time condemning all violations of international law and demanding an immediate ceasefire and a halt to the attacks against civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
The University Board decided on 14 May 2024 to offer Hanna Ekeli the position of Faculty Director at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo.
UiO has several different support schemes for innovative researchers. In 2024, a total of about NOK 16 million will be announced from internal funds. The UiO Growth House has made an overview all UiO's innovation calls and application deadlines to make the application processes more predictable for researchers.
Inven2 is in the process of gathering ideas for this year's idea competition. The winner will receive 500,000 Norwegian kroner to develop the idea into a product or service. Deadline for applications: May 1, 2024.
A reminder that March 1 is the deadline for applying to the University Kindergartens for year 2024/2025 with start-up in August.
If you need a kindergarten place for your child and meet the application criteria, submit an application on the online form.
Do you have an innovative idea based on your research for a new product or service, but need funding to develop your early-stage technology or service further? Apply for seed funding from the UiO Growth House! Application deadline: 4 April 2024.
UiO is now implementing the email solution that is included in MS365 (formerly Office 365), which can offer all students and employees a more comprehensive way of working, where email and calendar seamlessly work with the other MS365 tools, and all email is protected by two-factor authentication (secure login).
UTFORSK is a program that provides funding for educational collaboration between Norwegian higher education institutions and partners in Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, China, South Africa, South Korea, and the USA. The application deadline is April 15th 2024.
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