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In the Molecular biology group, it has been an exciting semester and exam time is approaching. Our new course MOL220 (Techniques, model systems and current research topics in molecular biology) has gone well with 22 committed students, and they have been introduced to, among other things, Drosophila, Nematostella, salmon, yeast, cell lines and lipids, and a variety of molecular biological methods.
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Dear colleague,
These days, Norway’s plan to follow up the nature agreement, the Norwegian Action Plan for Natural Diversity, is being discussed in the Storting. Our expectation for this plan was that it should not only describe the status of Norwegian nature, but also take this knowledge seriously by proposing the necessary measures to slow down and reverse the loss of nature and natural resources in Norway. Unfortunately, that expectation was not fulfilled.
Professor Ivar Rønnestad, UiB, leder initiativet som er et partnerskap med ledende forskningsinstitusjoner, akvakulturnæringen og myndigheter. Foto/ill.: FHF/Havbruk2024
The Communication Divison and Faculty of Science and Technology recently published a website presenting the SFI-initiative Biobase, led by Ivar Rønnestad. The Biology Based Innovation Centre for Salmon Welfare and Survival (BioBase) initiative will investigate the biological constrains of Atlantic salmon and improve fish welfare and performance in aquaculture. This effort will be driven by an innovative partnership among leading research institutions, the aquaculture industry, and regulatory authorities.
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UiB is now announcing funding for the establishment of educational projects. Funding can be granted to groups/PIs that plan to apply for external funding as a coordinator in 2025.
Interested groups/PIs can apply for up to NOK 50,000. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO 28 November, and the scheme has a simple, digital application form.
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The Nordic Council of Ministers’ education programme, Nordplus, invites Nordic and Baltic institutions and organizations involved in education and learning to apply for grants in the new application round.
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Please see the attached information about the Fridtjof Nansen reward for outstanding research for 2025, which will be awarded in science and medicine, the Fridtjof Nansen reward for younger researchers is awarded in both science & medicine and humanities & social sciences. The deadline for nominations is 10 February 2025.
The Plastics Network, in collaboration with the Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSFT), Norwegian Institute for Water Research, and the Institute of Marine Research, are organizing the meeting “Microplastics and Human Health: Sources, Exposure, and Impact” on November 22nd in Bergen.
For more info, program and to sign up – see the event homepage
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The meeting is open to anyone interested, and starts 16.30 at Auditorium 1, Realfagbygget (base floor), Allegaten 41.
Spatiotemporal reconstructions and connectivity modelling of alpine biomes during the late Quaternary
Role of methionine in fish immune defences agains viral and parasite infection
Everyone is warmly welcome to the student poster symposium for the following BIO-courses:
Dear colleagues,
On Wednesday 27th of November (from 08.30 to 14.00) NBS Bergen in collaboration with BBRS is organizing a minisymposium on the 3rd floor of BBB to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Federation of Biochemical Societies (FEBS).
