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Cand.med. Nathalia Zak at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A longitudinal investigation of cortical plasticity and structure in bipolar disorder type II” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Workshop during the GLOW conference: Generative Linguistics beyond Language: Shared Modules for Rhythm, Narration and Emotion across Domains.

M.Sc. Mette T?ien at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “An exploration of how long-term preventive home visits affect older persons’ health and possibility for a good life in their own homes: Users’ and service-providers’ perspectives” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Eystein Hellstr?m Hoddevik at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Deciphering molecular interactions of AQP4 at the gliovascular interface in brain” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Zoltan Barth at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Microvascular Remodelling and Autonomic Dysregulation in Juvenile Dermatomyositis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.san. Kari Peersen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Cardiac rehabilitation, physical activity and risk factor control after coronary events: Methodological and clinical aspects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Phil. Cynthia Khamala Wangamati at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Sexual violence against minors in Western Kenya: Community perceptions and institutional responses” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD. Andrea Solnes Miltenburg at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Quality of Maternity Care in Rural Tanzania: Understanding Local Realities and Identification of Opportunities for Improvement” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Nina Ommundsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Geriatric assessment with intervention and postoperative complications in frail older patients with colorectal cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

This lecture is free and open to anyone interested, hosted by Centre for Digital Life Norway.

Master Marianne Takvam Kindt at the Department of Education defends her doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD:

Beyond heritage and acculturation. Accounts of upbringing, choices, and plans from children of immigrants in prestigious higher education in Norway.

Cand.med. Eirik Aunan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Improving surgical techniques and functional outcome in total knee arthroplasty” for the degree of Dr.Philos. (Doctor Philosophiae).

Master Kathrin Olsen at the Department of Special Needs Education defends her doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD:

Teachers’ practices of supporting the social participation for children with autism in the informal environment of kindergarten. A critical interpretive case-study with a cross-cultural perspective.

M.Sc. Bj?rn Erik Juel at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Electrophysiological Markers of Consciousness: Measures of connectivity, complexity, and signal diversity in EEG for distinguishing between conscious and unconscious brain states” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and again, a product is being developed, approved, and launched, only to flop in the marketplace. So how can you get your ducks in a row to prepare for a successful product, and how early should you start this process? The answer: begin with the end in mind by creating and using a Target Product Profile (TPP).

NCMM group leader will present her research as part of Oslo Science Park's 'Food for Thought' series

How does the private sector strategically use poor quality data for its own benefit? In this talk, Linsey McGoey discusses how weak evidence-based policy can paradoxically be a powerful tool in the political economy of global health.

Cand.med. Niels Einar Kirkhus at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Exposure and pulmonary effects in offshore drill floor workers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Hendrik Fr?lich Stange Fuglesang at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Functional Outcome after Conservative and Operative Treatement of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jon Magnus Haga at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Post-disaster healthcare for parents - a longitudinal study of the mothers and fathers of the Ut?ya survivors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Professor Tom Shakespeare is visiting the Science Studies Colloquium Series. Shakespeare is trained in social and political sciences at Cambridge University, and has taught and researched at the Universities of Sunderland, Leeds, Newcastle and East Anglia. From 2008-2013 he was a technical officer at the World Health Organisation. Currently Shakespeare is chair of Light for the World - UK, and vice-chair of Light for the World International, see https://www.light-for-the-world.org/.

The seminar is open for everyone!

In my talk, I will reflect the perspective and results of the research project and network 'kakanien revisited' as a contribution of an exemplary field of area studies in cultural research. 

In a first step, I will describe all the tools the group has adapted from postcolonial studies: the subversion of the relation between centre and periphery, heterogeneity and identity, the relation between culture and power, the narrative of culture and civilisation, gender aspects, the construction of the 'own' other. In a second part, I will discuss the differences between post-colonialism and post-imperialism, also with regard to the process of nation building. Finally, I will refer to the imperial traces in Austrian literature of the 20th century, e.g. in Roth, Canetti, Musil, Broch, Zweig and others.  

Reference: Wolfgang Müller-Funk: The Architecture of Modern Culture. Towards a narrative theory of culture. Boston-Berlin 2012.

M.Sc. Jeanette Varpen Unhjem at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Nurses' experiences of professional boundaries in mental health care” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Gaute Reier Jenssen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Hemolytic-uremic syndrome in children in Norway – a study on epidemiology, surveillance, clinical aspects and outcome” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).