A record number of 63 applications were submitted when UiO advertised the innovation funds this year. 23 projects have been granted funding from the rector's office to develop solutions to meet societal needs. We congratulate all the research groups.
Students can apply for up to NOK 25 000 for their innovation projects from the new fund the Students Entrepreneurship Fund in Oslo (SEFiO). The University of Oslo is a member of SEFiO through the UiO Growth House.
Companies that want to offer summer jobs through the internship programme supported by the UiO Growth House, can now sign up to attend in 2024. We hope to offer as many students as possible a summer job through the programme. Companies with fewer than ten employees can apply for co-funding of positions.
Full score for doctoral candidate Emilie Hernes Vereide at this year's Research Grand Prix in Bergen, as she received 18 out of 18 points for her lecture on how anthropogenic sound in the ocean affects zooplankton.
The innovation conference Science Impact gathered researchers from academia, hospitals and the institute sector and representatives from start-ups and larger companies.? See pictures from the event.
The emeriti at the Department of Biosciences are a highly valued resource, and they have now got new premises in the Kristine Bonnevies House. The new offices are bright and pleasant, and all of the furniture is recycled.
Are you a master's student and want to pursue a career in innovation and entrepreneurship? Now you can apply for admisson to the newly established honours certificate in Life Science Innovation. The application deadline is 15 October. Start-up will be January 2024.
A model of the value chain for the health industry will help shed light on bottlenecks on the way from research and ideas to pharmaceuticals, medical devices or digital therapies that are exported and sold globally. It will help us prioritise when we are to build a sustainable Norwegian health industry in line with the government's new road map for the health industry. The university is an important contributor in many parts of the value chain.
Five promising researchers at the University of Oslo have been awarded ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council. The projects showcase the breadth of UiO's disciplines, ranging from sustainability and marginalization to plasma accelerators and sleep.
New Norwegian record with two bronze medals in the international Biology Olympiad, one for Jaesung Shin and the other for Karoline Ravlo-Losvik. Congratulations!
You can either have a guided tour with one of the hosts, or use our brand new audio guide.
The prestigious researcher organization EMBO has announced their new members in 2023.
Now students who want to pursue a career in innovation and entrepreneurship can take an honours certificate in Life Science Innovation. From 15 September it will possible to apply for admission, the application deadline is 15 October. The studies will start in January 2024.
The University Library's collection contains a lot of LGBTQ+ literature. Here we present subject books and fiction related to lgbtq+ themes, gender and sexuality.
The university library introduces a two-week loan period. Now you won't have to wait long for popular books.
Are you a researcher with an innovative idea for a new product, service, solution or technology based on your research, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The application deadline was 31 August. Now we are evaluating the applications.
Learn from experienced entrepreneurs, leaders and academics how to develop your own research idea into a company. Apply for admission to the fall course in entrepreneurship in healthcare. The School of Health Innovation covers all costs.
This is the first book dedicated to compiling state-of-the-art visualization in porous materials.
The book serves as a reference for teachers, scientists, and engineers working with porous materials. Many of the contributors are affiliated with PoreLab and the Njord Centre.
The Nordic SPARK programs which include UiO:Life Science' innovation program SPARK Norway, have successfully collaborated over several years to boost the emergence of new innovative solutions in the health tech and life science field. Collaboration in mentoring of the projects started a few years ago, and we are now building the next level joint efforts.
Founded in 1780, this is one of the oldest and most prestigious Academies in the U.S. Nils Chr. Stenseth was elected as an International Honorary Member in the section for Evolution and Ecology.
Congratulations to 16 research groups at the University of Oslo that have been granted seed funding! The researchers will use the funding to further develop their own innovation ideas with the aim to put the research to use. All who applied for seed funding, will now be offered follow-up from the UiO Growth House.
Professor Christoph Koch is a world-reknowned neuroscientist currently working as Chief Scientist of the MindScope Program at the Allen Institute in Seattle. While visiting he will give two open seminars:
The Physical Substrate of Consciousness – Progress and Problems
Building and Operating Brain Observatories – What Have We Learned?
We are launching the MN faculty's own Artist in Residence Program!
Cecilie Mathiesen has been awarded the University of Oslo's HSE prize for 2022, for her extraordinary efforts for the working environment in the workplace.
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