Current matters - Page 3

Maciej J. Ejsmond is a new Postdoctor at Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), the Department of Biosciences. From Poland.

New representatives for the entire Faculty Board are to be elected. You can nominate candidates until October 16.

UiO:Life Science is looking forward to a new operational period and a new strategy adopted for 2025-2029. In this context, our support schemes have been updated. Some have also had their grant amounts increased. Completely new is a one-time call for stimulation funds for FRIPRO applications that we are launching now.

Margot Nyeggen is a new PhD at the Centre for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology (AQUA) within the Department of Biosciences.

Cancer cells can reveal whether a treatment is effective within a few hours or days. At the new KG Jebsen Center for Blood Cancer, researchers are working to elevate diagnostics and treatment to an entirely new level of precision.

Most of the Department of Biosciences at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and parts of the Institute of Oral Biology at the Faculty of Dentistry will move into the new life science building.

Seven researchers from the University of Oslo (UiO) have been awarded Starting Grants from the European Research Council. These funds are given to researchers early in their career, with highly ambitious research projects that promise to make a significant impact.

UiO:Life Science¡¯s innovation programme SPARK Norway is designed to help academic innovators to advance promising research into value creating solutions. By applying a novel process model including mentoring, education, market exposure and global networks, SPARK Norway helps transforming good ideas into exceptional solutions.

Do you have an idea in life sciences that can solve challenges related to human or animal health? Apply for admission to UiO:Life Science' innovation programme SPARK Norway to further develop your idea into new technology, treatment, or solution.

Joy Banik is a new PhD at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES) within the Department of Biosciences. From Bangladesh.

Erik Sandertun R?ed is a new PhD student in Mark Ravinet?s Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics group at the Department of Biosciences. From Norway.

On June 14th, we received a sad and unexpected message; our dear friend and colleague, Stein Fredriksen, passed away at the age of 68.

On 24 June, the International Summer School (ISS) is welcoming about 500 students to the University of Oslo. For the 78th session of the summer school, students from 83 countries will attend various bachelor¡¯s and master¡¯s courses. 

The bioscience students Maren Mansika and Marie Kristine Kvendseth Rimstad are well underway with their summer project. They are among 50 students who have been awarded a scholarship by UiO:Life Science to conduct research on a real research project this summer.

Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can contribute to solving an important need in society, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The application deadline was 2 September 2024. Now, the UiO Growth House is evaluating the applications.

The University of Oslo's board has decided to continue the UiO:Life Science initiative for a new five-year period. This will be the third period for the temporary initiative that was established in 2015.

In 2019, eight convergence environments were established. They were selected after a thorough application process and were to solve major societal challenges in health and the environment. On Thursday 30 May, UiO:Life Science invited to a gathering where representatives from the interdisciplinary research groups shared their experiences and results. Vice-rector Per Morten Sandset opened the event.

In April 2024, the Norway branch of BNMI, the IBV NorMIC Imaging Platform, successfully hosted the 3rd Symposium in the famous Norwegian Ski Resort Geilo for more than 100 participants.

Bring your own project idea that you believe could be commercialized and use it as the basis for developing a business plan. The three best project pitches will receive a money award at the end of the course. Apply for admission to the course. The School of Health Innovation covers all costs.

David Peris from the Department of Biosciences was honored for his outstanding contribution to yeast genetics. The Spanish researcher received the Maria Blasco Award for best scientific paper.

The symposium ¡°Addressing the effects of polyploidization and their evolutionary implications¡± sheds light on the effects of polyploidization and genetic diversity.

UiO has developed new web pages with information, routines, and guidelines related to our international research and education collaborations.

Are you curious about interdisciplinary research collaboration? Do you want to learn more about interdisciplinary research leadership in practice? Join us for a pleasant gathering in honour of our second generation convergence environments on Thursday, 30 May in the Sophus Lie Auditorium.

Carl Fagerlund is the new Senior Executive Officer for the Master's program at the Department of Biosciences. From Sweden.

Students can apply for up to NOK 25 000 for their innovation projects from the Students Entrepreneurship Fund in Oslo (SEFiO). The next application deadline is 7 May.