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…
Dugnad (“voluntary work”) at the Marine Biological Station (“Espegrend”) 22. October – Save the date!
Wensday 22. October, everyone at BIO is invited to participate as volunteers to do some tidy up work and upgrades at the Marine Biological Station (“Espegrend”). More info to follow, but please save the date!
PHOTOSYNTECH RESEARCH SCHOOL -POSSIBILITIES FOR PHD STUDENTS
BIO is part of a research school – PHOTOSYNTECH – Photosynthetic Eukaryotes: From Fundamentals to Applications in Biology, Bioproduction and Biotechnology. It is led by Kirsten Krause at University of Tromsø, and all Universities, University Colleges and research institutions working…