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Dean’s Brief 23. January 2026
Author: mbika
Ny medarbeider – Ida Lie-Nielsen
Hi! My name is Ida Lie-Nielsen, and I have recently started as a PhD candidate in global change ecology in the Between the fjords research group, led by Vigdis Vandvik. My position is linked to The Centre for Mountains in…
New member of staff – Sara Karvo
Hi everyone! My name is Sara Karvo, and I started working as a PhD candidate in the Theoretical Ecology Group here at BIO. My work will be part of the project DRIFT – Systematically Rethinking Advection and Cross-Ecosystem Subsidies, led…
BIO publikasjon uke 4
Westergerling, T., Allken, V., Melle, W., Salvanes, A.G.V., Rosen, S., 2026. A deep learning-based model for automatic identification of mesopelagic organisms from in-trawl cameras. PLoS One 21, e0340640. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340640
Update from BIO Research Administration
The department’s section for research administration has been fortunate enough to be able to reallocate some of its resources to strengthen support towards external funding. The department’s team currently consists of the following members: Tasks, proposals and projects will be…
HMS-håndboken er oppdatert med eget avsnitt om elektriske farer
Bruk av elektrisk utstyr i eller nært vann, spesielt saltvann, innebærer en betydelig risiko for elektriske støt. Vannets høye ledningsevne øker faren betraktelig. Selv lave spenninger kan medføre alvorlig personskade. Det er nå utarbeidet en instruks for håndtering av elektriske farer som du finner i HMS-håndboken…
The Viruses That May Have Helped Shape Eukaryotic Chromatin – a personal account
By Haina Wang, PhD, guest researcher and previous post doc fellow at the Department of Biological Sciences. The original research article was published in Communications Biology in 2025 The Viruses That May Have Helped Shape Eukaryotic Chromatin In 2020, wearing…
GoNorth 2025 expedition in the Arctic
By Petra Hribovsek. Photos: Daniel Albert GoNorth/SINTEF Shortly before the Christmas break, the 2025 GoNorth expedition set sail aboard the RV Kronprins Haakon to sample the biologically and geologically exciting areas in the Arctic Ocean. The crew faced harsh weather, engine troubles and changing…
NFR Call: Funding for Coordination and Network Activities in Svalbard – Svalbard Strategic Grant (SSG)
The purpose is to support coordination, collaboration, network and data sharing activities that contribute to increased scientific quality in Svalbard research. Application deadline: March 11, 2026 For more information see the call homepage
Forskningsrådet: EU Klynge 6 – Kurs i å tolke utlysningstekster 3. mars – Infodager – FAQ 2026-topics
Kjære EU-rådgivere, Vi tilbyr nå et eget kurs for å lære hvordan man tolker en Horisont Europa klynge 6 utlysning. På webinaret vil man gjennomgå utlysningsteksten for en konkret kommende utlysning innenfor klynge 6, og analysere hva som kreves i…