MED-nytt, no 2 ¨C 2025

Editorial: Excellent Work on the Study Portfolio

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo and Pro-Dean Magnus L?berg are currently putting a lot of effort into further developing the faculty's study portfolio. Here, we get a brief update on the progress following the start of the academic year and this year's teacher gathering at the January seminar. Campus Innlandet is also approaching its launch this autumn in close collaboration with NTNU, which is starting up at the same time.

Read the full editorial and see the photos.

Studies

Practice supervisor award 2024 goes to supervisor at UiO Campus s?r

General Practitioner Sebastian B? at Lund Medical Centre in Kristiansand has been named this year's practice supervisor by the medical students at the University of Oslo. "It's great to know that so many students believe their practice supervisor is particularly good," says Teaching Leader Trygve Skonnord, who wants to highlight the important work that practice supervisors do in the education of new doctors.
Read the full article on the study pages in Norwegian.

Welcoming more students to UiO Campus s?r

Clinical-oriented teaching and close contact with academic environments are among the aspects most appreciated by students at UiO Campus s?r. This semester, several new students are being welcomed to UiO's first external campus for medicine.

Read the full article on the study pages in Norwegian.

UiO-students invited to international summer course

For more than two decades, the University of Oslo (UiO) has offered master's students summer studies in global health. International students have been and continue to be an important target group, but Norwegians are also encouraged to enrol.

Read the full article on Helsam's website

Briefings to our staff

• UiO: Rector election 2025: Attend the election meetings! Please note that the information about the election meetings has now been updated with various topics and that they are held at different locations at UiO.
  ¨C What are you most interested in discussing?
  Only one of the meetings (28 January) will be held in English.

• UiO: Transfer of Holidays from last year: Employees who have unused holiday from 2024 can apply to transfer up to 14 days of holiday to 2025 through the self-service portal. Read more on our staff web pages. Deadline: 31st January.

• UiO: Do you know a person or group deserving of UiO¡¯s Health, Safety and Environment Award for 2024 (Article in Norwegian)? Nominate using the online form by 11th February 2025

• UiO: Who should receive the University of Oslo's Human Rights Award 2025? (in Norwegian.)  Until 15 March, individuals, associations, and organisations both within and outside the University of Oslo can nominate candidates for this year's Human Rights Award.

• University Library: On 14 January 2025, it was announced that Sikt and Elsevier have reached an agreement on a new multi-year deal. This ensures researchers at participating institutions can publish openly in over 2,500 of Elsevier's journals, as well as having full reading access. Negotiations with Taylor & Francis and Wiley are still ongoing. Read more on the University Library's website. 

• Helsam: Louise Emilsson named as a rising research star.  Emilsson is among the recipients of the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) "Rising Star Award" for 2025.

• UiO:Growth House - Save the date: Oslo Innovation Week is being moved to 20¨C24 October (not September as in previous years). Science Impact is therefore planned for 22 October. Read more on the UiO Growth House's website.

• IMB: Excavation work at Domus Medica: There will be noise from blasting near Domus Medica, and the patient hotel will be demolished. Bus replacements for trams are likely until March.

• UiO: Do You Enjoy Singing? Join Unikor! Unikor is the university's official choir for employees, and new singers from all voice groups are welcome to join!

• UiO: Offers for UiO Employees.

Management meetings

• Instituttlederm?tet: The next meeting is on 4 February. The meetings are held every other Tuesday from 13:30 to 15:30. Agenda papers should be sent by 12:00 on the preceding Thursday.
• The Faculty Director's seksjonslederm?te every Thursday at 12:00.
• Overview of Faculty Board meetings and IDF meetings in 2025 (pdf) with deadlines for submitting items. The next Faculty Board meeting is on 25 February 2025. The agenda and minutes for the Faculty Board are updated here..
• Meetings of the University Board in 2025, with agendas and minutes. The meetings are streamed and open for anyone who wishes to follow along. The next meeting is on 4 February.

Opportunities and deadlines

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

• Keep an eye on the annual awards calendar. There are several active calls for applications out now!

• NFR: This year, the Research Days are held from 17 to 28 September, and the theme is safety. You can now apply for support for activities during the Research Days 2025. Deadline: 12 March.

• UiO: Who should receive the University of Oslo's Human Rights Award 2025? Until 15 March, individuals, associations, and organisations both within and outside the University of Oslo can nominate candidates for this year's Human Rights Award.

• UiO:Life Science will fund seven to eight interdisciplinary research projects, some of which are reserved for researchers who will have the Life Science Building as their workplace. Researchers from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. UiO:Life Science will hold workshops for potential applicants in January and February. Se more info below.

• Researchers in life sciences at UiO can apply for incentive funds for FRIPRO applications submitted from now until the end of 2025. 

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 (in Norwegian) and the Updated course overview from the University Library.

Overview: Upcoming public defence.

• In January and February, UiO:Life Science organizes workshops for potential applicants to interdisciplinary research projects in life sciences. Each workshop will have four different topics. Read more and sign up.

• 28 February: New ITSD - webinar spring 2025.  The University of Oslo's IT department invites you to an open webinar about TSD - Services for Sensitive Data. If you are unable to attend, a recording of the webinar will be posted on the page afterwards, subtitled in Norwegian/English.

• The Postdoctoral Program¡¯s courses for the spring have now been updated - A golden opportunity for postdocs and other researchers at the beginning of their career. Sign up today! These three courses are first-come, first-served:

  • 24-25 February: Communicating Research: Give your career a boost and improve your ability to communicate how your research leads to societal improvement. There are still some places available.

  • 25-26 March: Research Management. The course provides enhanced knowledge about research management.

  • 8-9 May: Career Development. Gain greater awareness of your own skills and various career paths.

  • 19-20 May: Supervision: How to become a better supervisor? Gain understanding and tools for the supervisory role.

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Medisinbloggen: The healthcare service for pregnant women and newborns in Norway is a remarkable success by Anne Eskild in Norwegian. In the past, people hardly dared to buy a pram before the child was born. Now baby showers are celebrated mid-pregnancy. What has changed?

Helsam: Call for action to tackle global antibiotic shortages. Antibiotic shortages disrupt patient care, increase treatment costs, reduce effectiveness, and contribute to the rise of antibiotic resistance globally.

Medisinbloggen: We help cancer patients navigate the information jungle by Marit Leine. Health literacy involves the ability to understand, evaluate, and use health information to make good decisions about your own health. It is especially important for cancer patients, who receive a lot of information.

Klinmed: Tuula Nyman leads the University of Oslo's contribution to the new EU project COMBINE, which aims to improve pandemic preparedness. 

Medisinbloggen: Does family policy have any effect on birth rates by Rannveig Kaldager Hart in Norwegian. Since 2009, birth rates have declined across Europe, and Norway is no exception. Can we influence this through political decisions?

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