Newsletter from the management

Christmas greeting with a summary of the most important matters as of December 2024 from the management. The professional programme in Medicine will transition to a pass/fail exam system. Detailed rules for the Ph.D. programme are up for internal consultation. The new faculty director introduces herself. Teaching award. Innovation funds to SFF CRESCO. ERC Consolidator grant to Hov. Aasb? receives 15 million kroner from the Research Council of Norway's sustainability call. Practical information for UiO employees.

UiO's new joint department for comparative medicine. 12 million NOK from FRIPRO for Alzheimer¡¯s research. Innovation funds awarded to six groups at the Faculty of Medicine. New representative on the faculty board. Join us for the Advent concert and Christmas tree lighting.

Faculty Board Election. Learning Environment Survey. Proposal for new PhD regulations will be subject to consultation in December. 24 million NOK to the University of Oslo from the Cancer Society. UiO Campus South wins an education award from Health South-East. Honorary Doctorate to Espen Bjertness. Haakon Meyer, honorary member of the Norwegian Epidemiological Association. Rebuilding of Health Services in Gaza.

First Female Professor in Medicine Appointed as Knight. Blix Prize Award Ceremony. The Dean Runs for Rector Election. FRIPRO Funds Awarded to Dennis van der Meer. Our Photographer ?sne Ramb?l Hillestad Won British Photography Award. Johanne Jacobsen Receives Scandinavian Immunology Award.

A new economic reality. FRIPRO - new opportunities. SUSTAINIT - becomes part of a new Center for Sustainability at UiO. 15 million to Joel Glover. Life mastery for medical students. Blix Prize ceremony. Faculty Board elections. Jahre lectures and awards. General meeting for everyone in the Life Science Building. Prepare for the new email system!

Autumn election. Sign up for the Jahre Lectures. MED won Research Grand Prix 2024. Opening of new Jebsen Centre. New study places for MED in Innlandet. General meeting for all entering the Life Sciences Building. Philippe Collas new head of IMB from next year. New MedDocs leader elected for next year.

The autumn elections. Calls for prize nominations. Sign up for the Jahre Prize ceremony and lectures.

Updates on the Life Science Building and budget work. Relocation from Rikshospitalet to Gaustad and new University of Oslo premises at Radiumhospitalet. News on construction work at Domus Medica.

The Annual Celebration 2024 with the awarding of honorary doctorates, UiO's prizes, and H.M. The King's Gold Medal. The autumn elections. The Kavli Prize ceremony. Calls for prize nominations.

Innovation: Aronsen named Innovator of the Year. Autumn elections. The Jahre Prize 2024 awarded to cancer researchers. Kavli Prize Days and Honorary Doctorate Conferment at the University of Oslo¡¯s Annual Celebration. Experiences from Arendalsuka. Horizon Europe's reference group. New award announcements: Nominate your colleague.

New semester. Meet us at Arendalsuka. Ten medical students from Gaza on student exchange visit to MED. Nominate candidates for the election of Head of Department at IMB, representative for temporary scientific staff on the Faculty Board and new Head of Medocs.

Read the Office of the Dean¡¯s semester summary. Status of Campus South. The era of core facilities. Awards for Dahl-J?rgensen, Frigessi, Hemming Karlsen, Dietrichs and Burger. H.M. the King's Gold Medal awarded to Barua. Save the dates for events taking place over the summer. The Head of IMB, board representative for temporary academic staff and new Head of MedDocs to be elected this autumn.

Head of Institute elections at IMB. Good local, national and international collaboration is important for MED. Read about the faculty¡¯s skills development initiative for researchers and academic supervisors. Welcome to the NorDoc Summer School in Helsinki.

New faculty director. Update on the study of possible co-organisation with the Faculty of Dentistry. Funding for innovative researchers. Biomarker facility opened at Ahus. Funds for new research infrastructure.

Dialogue meetings and much else going on at MED in May. New Norwegian knowledge archive (NVA) replaces Cristin. Medical training at UiO Campus South among the most popular in the country. New course for master¡¯s students in Europe. 

Meeting places that invite dialogue. Application to the Norwegian Research Council for new AI centre. Cardiac Research Award. New e-learning programme. Brain Council Research Award. Researcher Grand Prix.

Presentation of the new Education Award. Doctoral research fellows can register for the Research Grand Prix. Attend the seminar on women¡¯s health. Read about SUSTAINIT. New management at P1H. Andersen and Omland are new members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Blasting work at Domus Medica. Remember the deadline for FRIPRO on 22 April.

Don¡¯t forget to work on the FRIPRO application. International Women¡¯s Day.

Campus Innlandet. Student Survey 2024. New Jebsen Centre. Remember to complete the ARK survey! 

Now comes the ARK survey. Your management needs your responses. Nominees for the UiO HSSE Award. Two new search options for the medical studie. NOKUT evaluates medical education in Norway. Process improvement for the Ph.D. program.

Start of the semester and what¡¯s coming up in 2024

Happy New Year! Don¡¯t miss important deadlines and info that will help you plan a great new semester. The faculty will gather at Domus Bibliotheca on Wednesday 17 January. Make sure you join us!

The Office of the Dean has written a brief summary of the year and would also like to wish everyone a well-deserved Christmas break. Read also:  A Christmas gift from the Medicine Blog Lene Frost Andersen appointed new Head of the National Council for Nutrition. Jan Magnus Aronsen recognised as a merited educator. Tor Inge T?nnesen awarded the Students¡¯ Teaching Award for module 8.  

Register for the faculty¡¯s event on research and teaching in the future healthcare service. ERC grants. The King¡¯s Medal of Merit. Research grant for serious heart disease New representative and two deputies on the faculty board.