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MED-nytt, no 16 – 2024

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.

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Bildet kan inneholde: briller, smil, erme, anlegg, rynke.Editorial: Annual celebration and awards

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo discusses the celebration of research with award ceremonies and lectures at the Annual Celebration, as well as the ministerial visit the week before.

Don’t miss the Researcher Grand Prix and several exciting events during the Research Days.

Are you a postdoctoral fellow at MED? Sign up for courses!

Read the full Editorial

 

News from MED

Research fair on body and mind

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Date and Time: 21st September, 10 AM – 3 PM, the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology

Hosted by MED: Meet brain researchers, look inside the human body with VR glasses, learn about heart research, nutrition, prosthetic production, and how sustainability and health are connected.
Welcome to the whole family (in norwegian).

Please note that on this day, entry to the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology is free for our employees, their families, and friends. Register your free tickets here (in norwegian).

Local Final Researcher Grand PrixForskergrandprix

The Researcher Grand Prix is the Norwegian championship in research communication. In the local final, ten participants will compete. All ten are from MED. Only two will advance to the national final. Join us and cheer on your favourites at the Escape student basement in the Science Park, on Wednesday 25th September at 6 PM. Places are limited, so remember to sign up (in norwegian)

More about research days 2024

Here you’ll find the events our researchers are participating in during this year's Research Days (in norweigan) 

Briefings

Management meetings

Opportunities and deadlines

Hideyo Noguchi Africa price

logo JSPSThis prize deserves some extra attention due to its short deadline (20th September) and its prize amount of around 7 million kroner. The purpose of the prize is to honour individuals or organisations with outstanding achievements in the categories of medical research and medical services to combat infectious diseases and other illnesses in Africa

Courses and events

See the University of Oslo’s calendar (in norwegian) for an overview of all available courses. See also updated overviews of courses from UiO IT (in norwegian) and the Updated course overview from the University Library (in norwegian).

Overview: Upcoming public defence

About our research

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Emily BurgerUniforum/ Helsam: Her goal is to prevent cancer (in norwegian). In the future, almost no Norwegian women will develop cervical cancer. Professor Emily Burger, winner of UiO's Prize for Young Researchers, has helped set the course.

 

 

Anne Brager-LarsenKlinmed/ NSSF: New research on self-harm (in norwegian):
"We must intervene at the earliest possible stage when young people self-harm. Don't wait until self-harm becomes severe," advises psychologist specialist Anne Brager-Larsen.

 

folk i farten p? torgKlinmed/ NSSF: Suicide in Norway - Statistics (in norwegian)
In 2023, 693 people took their own lives - 70 more than in 2022, according to new figures from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. 7 out of 10 were men.

 

poteterIMB: A new method for finding all the super bacteria . Harry Thorpe is a senior engineer at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and the lead author of the study describing a new method in the fight against serious hospital infections. The method provides an overview of several antibiotic-resistant bacteria simultaneously.

 

Gammel mannKlinmed/ NSSF: The importance of social contact: New podcast on suicide among older men (in norwegian). Suicide among older men is an overlooked public health issue. A new episode in the series "Older & the Psyche" addresses the prevention of loneliness and suicide.

 

b?lpratKlinmed/ NSSF: Processing grief in groups: "It often feels good to say things out loud" (in norwegian). Kristiansand municipality gathers those bereaved by suicide around a campfire to talk about grief. A new guide aims to make it easier to start grief groups elsewhere as well.

 

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By Silje M. Kile Rosseland
Published Sep. 11, 2024 8:27 AM - Last modified Sep. 19, 2024 12:21 PM