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Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo welcomes all staff and students to the 2024 autumn semester, including the ten exchange students from Gaza who we are warmly welcoming this semester.
A special welcome also to the new Faculty Director and new Head of Section for Finance at the Faculty.
News from MED
The election committee at IMB is looking for candidates for the election of a new head of institute
“The most important thing for the committee is to find one or more competent and motivated candidates who have the ability to inspire, motivate and further develop the strong research and teaching at the institute and highlight this,” says Heidi Kiil Blomhoff. The deadline for proposing candidates is Monday 28 August.
Read more about the election on the institute’s election pages.
Read about Frost Andersen’s experiences of the job.
Studies
Studies and Admission Requirements 2024
Those who will be studying medicine at UiO this autumn have managed to meet the strictest criteria for this study programme in Norway. The point limit for the ordinary quota is 69.7. This is slightly lower than last year.
Read the full story on our web page (in Norwegian)
Medical students from Gaza will start their studies at UiO
Early on Friday morning it was announced that the Prime Minister has intervened and that the government is instructing the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) to change the decision to refuse residency.
Read the full story on our web page
Medical students from Campus South working in Southern Norway this summer
After the semester has ended, most students from UiO’s Campus South stayed in Agder to work.
Read the full story on our web page (in Norwegian)
Sine Grude at the WHOs General Assembly
Research student Sine Grude was Norway’s youth delegate at the WHO General Assembly from 27 May to 1 June. The week was packed with negotiations, procedures, events, panels and meetings.
Read more on Helsam’s web page (in Norwegian)
Briefings
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MED: Faculty Board Elections: During the autumn of 2024, one representative and two deputy representatives will be elected from temporary academic staff, including temporary adjunct professors.
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MED: Election of new Head of MedDocs - Doctoral research fellows will vote for the Faculty’s Research Education Committee. The new Head of MedDocs will be elected for one year from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2025. Candidates must be nominated by 12 noon on 15 August.
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IMB preparing for the election of a new Head of Institute. The deadline for proposing candidates is Monday 28 August. The online election will be open from 16 September to 20 September. More info is available on IMB's new election website.
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IMB: Sporveien is undertaking work on the level crossing between 亚博娱乐官网_亚博pt手机客户端登录sparken and Rikshospitalet. The work is scheduled to be completed this week. They are asking pedestrians and drivers to be cautious. In two months, the tram stop at Rikshospitalet will be demolished and a tram replacement bus service will operate for a while. Read more on the institute web page to stay up-to-date with the construction work.
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UiO: Exercise during working hours: the autumn course schedule is ready. All employees may use 1.5 working hours per week to exercise. Make use of courses offered this autumn semester!
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UiO: Theatre discount for UiO staff (in Norwegian).
Staff can currently get discounted tickets to one of the greatest Ibsen classics: Hedda Gabler. At the National Theatre in August and September. -
UiO: The electric car pool is being discontinued (in Norwegian). Since 2009, the University has offered an electric car pool scheme for business travel. This is now being discontinued.
Management meetings
- Lederforum: Overview of meeting dates. The next meeting is on Tuesday 3 September. Agenda items and documents must be submitted by 12:00 on the last Thursday before the meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting can be found here.
- Overview of faculty board meetings and IDF meetings in 2024 (PDF) with deadlines for submitting cases. The next faculty board meeting will be held on 24 September. Agendas and protocols will be updated here.
- Meetings of the university board 2024. The meetings are live streamed and open to anyone who would like to attend. The next meeting will take place on 17 and 18 September. See also agendas and minutes from previous meetings.
Opportunities and deadlines
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See all deadlines for applications for research funding under Funding opportunities
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UiO Growth House: Call for applications for innovation funds 2024. Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can help solve an important societal need, but require funding to further develop your idea? Check UiO’s call for applications for innovation funds in all specialist fields. Deadline: 2 September.
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Have you made an extraordinary contribution to the field of education at the University of Oslo? If so, you should apply to become a Distinguished Educator at UiO (in Norwegian). Deadline: 1 September.
Courses and events
See the University of Oslo’s calendar for an overview of all available courses. See also updated overviews of courses from UiO IT and the Updated course overview from the University Library.
Overview: Upcoming public defence
- Launch of SFF Integreat. Welcome to the official launch of SFF Integreat - Norwegian centre for knowledge-driven machine learning at UiO, UiT and NR. The event will take place at the university library and will be live streamed.
- 18 - 20 August: Nordoc summer school at the University of Helsinki. The Nordic PhD summer camp aims to bring together researchers from all health science fields under one roof. See the programme here.
- Arendalsuka (Arendal Week) 2024 will be held from 12 to 16
August: MED during Arendal Week (in Norwegian). MED will host events on neuroimaging, diagnoses from Google, the road map for the healthcare industry, emergency preparedness in crisis situations and artificial intelligence. Welcome to Arendal! - Hungry for knowledge and networking? See the postdoctoral programme course overview for autumn 2024. This is a golden opportunity for postdoctoral fellows and other researchers in the establishment phase. Register today! These two courses will be the first to be held:
- 25 - 26 September: “Research management”. A course for those who are looking to increase their knowledge about research management.
- 30 September - 1 October: “Communicating Research”: For those who want to give their careers a boost, while also becoming better at communicating how their research leads to societal improvement.
- 2 September - UiO's Annual Festivities Annual celebration ceremony, with the conferring of honorary doctorates and the presentation of UiO’s awards. Presentation and awarding of the H.M. King's Gold Medal. Presentation of UiO’s sustainability award for best master’s thesis. Register now!
- 2 September - Honorary doctoral degree lectures at the Faculty of Medicine: Professor Maria da Gra?a Raposo and Professor Richard Hatchett have been awarded Honorary Doctorates at UiO and will be holding lectures in connection with this. Local events will be held the following day.
- 2 September - Kavli lectures in neuroanatomy will be held in the Large Auditorium at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet from 9:30am until 1:00pm. Save the date. Read about this year’s award winners.
- UiO Growth House invites you to the Innovation Conference Science Impact 2024 – don’t miss it on 25 September. Spend a day listening to exciting research, and explore opportunities and build networks.
About research
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Apollon: The world’s most modern radiation therapy (in Norwegian). The world’s most modern radiation therapy is now coming to Norway. The first cancer patients will receive treatment in March 2025.
Helsam: There is a need for clearer information about the GP service during the pandemic (in Norwegian). Trygve Skonnord and colleagues at the Department of General Medicine have looked at patients’ experiences with their GPs, for themselves and/or their children, during the pandemic.
IMB: Pakistan avoids the super-bacteria from the West (in Norwegian). Professor Jukka Corander leads an international research team that has discovered that antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains common in Norway, the UK and USA have not gained a foothold in Pakistan despite widespread use of antibiotics in the region.
Klinmed: Can natural killer cells contribute to improved cancer treatment? (in Norwegian). Natural killer cells (NK cells) are important to the body’s own defence against cancer. Can we take advantage of these cells when we develop new immunotherapies?
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