UiB is announcing support for diversity and equality initiatives, see a translation of the announcement letter below. Initiatives for which support is being sought must be in line with the GenderAct2 project, the faculty’s action plan for equality, inclusion and…
UPDATE: The Olav Thon award for outstanding teaching – N.B. – internal deadline 29. Sept 12am
[Our translation/Google translate] The Olav Thon Foundation was established in December 2013. The Foundation’s statutes, § 7c), stipulate, among other things, the following tasks for the Foundation: c) Support may be provided in the form of personal awards for outstanding…
NRC Call: Communication and Dissemination of Climate, Environment and Ocean Research
The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) will provide a global boost to raise knowledge about the oceans and ensure that society can make use of this knowledge so that we can achieve the UN Sustainable Development…
UiB Climate Fund and Green master
The fund shall finance measures that support the work to ensure a more environmentally and climate friendly university. Either through direct reduction of UiB’s climate footprint, or by motivating students and employees to participate in a joint “environment and climate…
Course: HSE risk assessment and safe job analysis (SJA) 30. October
Content: In this course, you will learn how to carry out HSE risk assessments and Safe Job Analysis (SJA) using UiB’s templates, and receive an introduction to legal requirements, risk concepts, risk matrices, as well as participate in practical exercises…
UiB: Mobility seminar for researchers
Are you planning a research stay abroad? This seminar will help you with the planning. More info and sign-up here
Editorial – 01.09.2025
Hi,The autumn semester is well underway, and most people have probably settled back into their daily rhythm by now. The seventh report from the UN Climate Panel will be published toward the end of 2029, and 12 researchers from Norwegian…
BIO-publications week 34
Stanton, T.D., Hetland, M.A.K., Lohr, I.H., Holt, K.E., Wyres, K.L., 2025. Fast and accurate in silico antigen typing with Kaptive 3. Microb. Genomics 11, 001428. https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001428 Vandvik, V., Halbritter, A.H., Macias-Fauria, M., Maitner, B.S., Michaletz, S.T., Telford, R.J., Bison, N.,…
Food Waste Containers Now Available in T53A/B
Food waste containers have now been placed in T53A/B. These bins are intended for leftover food that hasn’t been eaten, fruit peels and scraps, and coffee grounds. It’s important that you do not throw plastic or other materials into these…
Mon 1. Sep. PhD trial lecture, Signe Gunborg B. Svensson
The role of low trophic aquaculture in future feed production Evaluation committee – Professor Øyvind Fiksen, Researcher Pablo Balseiro and Researcher Belghit Ikram
Tue 2. Sep. PhD mid-term presentation, Ieva Rozite-Arina
Nordhordland UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: Social-ecological systems dynamics and land-use change Veiledere: Inger Elisabeth Måren, Amy Eycott Evalueringskomite: Professor Peter Manning, førsteamanuensis Alistair Seddon
Wed 3. Sep. PhD mid-term presentation by Brian Marvin Wehner
Evolutionary origin of neurosecretory cell types Supervisors: Pawel Burkhardt, Fabian Rentzsch, Noeska Smit, Evaluation committee: Associate Professor Aurelia E. Lewis, Researcher Patrick Steinmetz
bioSEMINAR Thursdag 4. September with Kari Fladmark and Adele Mennerat
Kari Fladmark: Modelling Parkinson´s Disease in Zebrafish Adele Mennerat: The effects of population density on parasites: terrestrial evolutionary ecology meets salmon lice research
Man 8. Sept. PhD trial lecture, Malene Skuseth Slinning
Types (diversity) of medicine resistance in parasites – molecular mechanisms and evolutionary aspects Evalueringskomité: førsteamanuensis Anita Rønneseth, professor Gyri Teien Haugland, førsteamanuensis Tom Ole Nilsen
UiB Innovation Day 19. September 2025
Dear colleagues, You are invited to UiB Innovation Day 2025 – “200 Years of Research and Innovation”, taking place on 19 September from 09:00 to 15:00 at Nygårdsgaten 5. Some of the highlights of the event are: UiB Innovation Day…