MED-nytt, no 18 ¨C 2024

Editorial: Eventful autumn

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo discusses new study places at the new Campus Innlandet, the new institute head at IMB from the turn of the year, Science Impact 2024, new doctoral conferment ceremonies in the University Aula, and the recent weeks' festivities. 

Read the full editorial.

News from MED

Philippe Collas elected as the new Head of IMB

Collas will be responsible for a larger number of medical students and for managing ever-increasing costs. Philippe Collas is looking forward to taking on the job of Head of Institute at IMB. Congratulations!

Read the full article on the IMB website.

Opening of the K. G. Jebsen Centre for Brain Fluid Research

The new Jebsen Centre is officially opened and will run for five years. The centre will build on new knowledge about brain fluid to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with brain diseases such as dementia and brain cancer.
Read more on the institute's website (in Norwegian).

Won Researcher Grand Prix with newborn placenta

Helene Fjeldvik Peterson from Klinmed impressed both the audience and the judges during the final of Forsker Grand Prix 2024. She is now Norway's best research communicator. Read more on the institute's website (in Norwegian).

The faculty was represented by two candidates in the national final. Read more about this year's Researcher Grand Prix and see the photos (in Norwegian).

Gorm Edwin elected new leader of MedDocs

Gorm Edwin aims to contribute to a more positive and productive research environment for PhD candidates in his new role as leader of MedDocs. He works as a specialist registrar in the vascular surgery department at Ullev?l Hospital, dividing his time equally between his clinical work and his PhD project. Read more about the election
Read more about the election.

Free Innovation Course for UiO Employees

The Postdoctoral Programme at MED is collaborating with the UiO Growth House for value creation: Gain the tools and knowledge you need to transform your research findings into innovative products, processes, or solutions for the benefit of society!

Read the full story on our internal website (in Norwegian) or see the course pages in English.

Studies

15 new medicine study places at planned Campus Innlandet

The government is allocating 15 new study places to the University of Oslo for the planned decentralised UiO campus for medical students at Sykehuset Innlandet HF.

Read the full story on the study pages (in Norwegian).

Briefings

• MED: Faculty board election: In Autumn 2024, a representative and two deputy representatives from the temporary scientific staff will be elected. The deadline to nominate your candidate is 20 October. 

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  IMB: Poster Exhibition 2024: Hege Berg Henriksen and the workshops won best poster awards. The Institute of Basic Medical Sciences (IMB) at the University of Oslo (UiO) organized Postertorget 2024 on Tuesday, September 24. The event was a great success, and the hope is that this can become an annual exhibition where our employees can present their research.

• Helsam: Professors Reidun F?rde and Reidar Pedersen at the University of Oslo have developed a new course in medical ethics that focuses on ethical dilemmas in clinical practice. The course provides doctors with tools to handle complex situations. Read more in Tidsskriftet (in Norwegian).

• Klinmed/ UB: Housewarming Party for Building 10 at Gaustad: 28 October from 15:00-17:00.

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  UiO: The Road to the Life Sciences Building, lunch seminar on 26 November from 10:00 - 14:00. Will you be working in the Life Sciences Building? We invite all future occupants to a gathering.

• UiO: Transition to a New Email System at UiO: All MED email addresses will be migrated in December.

  1. Check that you have registred the correct mobile number in the DF? portal to ensure you recieve notifications via SMS when you are moved.

  2. Alle m? rydde i e-posten f?r desember: See the cleanup guide for tips on how to effectively tidy up your emails.

• UiO: UiO will produce access cards in-house. Production and distribution of cards will still be at Kristian Ottosen's house on Blindern, but from 30 September it will be called the Card Centre, not SiO Customer Service. Apart from new opening hours, there are only minor changes.

Management meetings

• Lederforum: Overview of meeting dates (in norwegian). The next meeting is on tuesday 29 October. Agenda items and documents must be submitted by 12:00 on the last Thursday before the meeting. Minutes of the previous meetings (in norwegian).
• Overview of faculty board meetings and IDF meetings in 2024 (PDF) (in norwegian) with deadlines for submitting cases. The next faculty board meeting will be held on 5. November. Agendas and protocols will be updated here (in norwegian).
• Meetings of the university board 2024 (in norwegian). The meetings are live streamed and open to anyone who would like to attend. The next meeting will take place on 22. October. See also agendas and minutes from previous meetings.

Opportunities and deadlines

See all deadlines for applications for research funding under Funding opportunities.

• Keep an eye on the annual calendar for award announcements (in norwegian). There are several announcements currently: The dementia research prize, The heart research prize, The Wolf prize, and the Warren Alpert foundation prize.

• Nominate Outstanding Researchers for DKNVS¡¯ Scientific Prizes for Young Researchers. The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS) annually awards two scientific prizes to young researchers in the natural sciences and humanities. You can now nominate an outstanding researcher for next year's awards! Deadline: 15 October.

• Researchers in life sciences at UiO can apply for stimuleringsmidler for FRIPRO-s?knader Applications submitted from now until the end of 2025.

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.

• 22 October: Exclusion ¨C A Democratic Problem That Starts in Childhood? in Norwegian, Domus Bibliotheca 12:30. We are living longer and our health is continuously improving, but the inequalities in society are increasing. Is there reason to be concerned that the welfare state does not encompass everyone? PhD candidate Monica Christine Haune from the Faculty of Medicine will be contributing to the event.
• 28 October - 1 November (if enough interest): UiO-course for everyone working in the lab: researchers, technicians, managers, and assistants. Register your interest: Sign-up form for "eLabJournal Workshop at UiO.

• 30 October: Course for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Fellows Organised by the Faculty of Education. The course is free. Register as soon as possible to secure a place: Project management in academia. The course is aimed at researchers in the early stages of their careers. Participants will gain a basic understanding of project management and how to reduce uncertainty in research projects. They will learn about the similarities and differences between "traditional" project management and the management of research projects, as well as how project management in academia is an important transferable skill.

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• 7 November:
  • Jahre Lectures 2024, 10 AM - 2 PM at Domus Bibliotheca.
  • Awarding of the Anders Jahre Medical Prizes 2024, 6 PM at the University Aula.
    ?rets vinnere: professor Lauri Aaltonen, professor Thomas Helleday,lektor Nicolai Albrechtsen og lektor Nicholas Taylor.

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IMB: Fruit, Vegetables, and Organ Transplantation. 
When the Research Fair was recently held at the Technical Museum, the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences intrigued the audience with a mountain of fruits and vegetables, along with one live and one deceased pig kidney.

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