[Our translation/Google translate] Hello ocean enthusiasts at UiB! UiB Hav has now established a corporate agreement with Fiskeribladet and Intrafish so that we have access to these important information channels about everything that is happening in Norwegian ocean industries and…
Tue 13 May. MolBio seminar, Jonas Stuksrud
Development of multicistronic IVT mRNA for simultaneous expression of multiple proteins in a salmoid cell line 11.15-12.00 The Incubator (room 439C1), 4th floor Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Pint of Science Festival – Bergen – May 19 to 21
Hi! My name is Erika, and I am responsible for the communication and media of the Bergen branch of Pint of Science Norway. Your position in communications can help us spread the word of the 2025 Pint of Science Festival…
Frokostseminar – Det gode arbeidsmiljø. 26 May 2025
Arbeidsliv i endring – hva med arbeidsmiljøet ? Digitalt frokostseminar onsdag 28.mai 2025 på TEAMS kl.0830-1000
Blått kompass 2025 – free of charge ocean conference in Tromsø
[Our translation/Google translate] On June 4–5, 2025, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the Center for Oceans and the Arctic invite you to the Blue Compass ocean conference. The event is linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14…
Exciting Post Doc in Nuuk
Postdoctoral Fellowship – Macroplankton – Ecosystem Acoustics Application deadline: 2 June 2025
No ordinary newsletter issue this week, but a few calendar updates. Have a splendid week!
Tue 8.5.2025 – MolBio seminar by Simen Mannsåker
Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channel Diversity in the Closest Relatives of Animals 9.15-10.00 The Incubator (room 439C1), 4th floor, Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Thu 8.5.2025 – PhD defense, Hanna Böpple
From aquaculture sludge to microalgae 9.00-12.00 Stort auditorium, Høyteknologisenteret Read Hanna’s press release here [Norwegian language]
Early Career Community (ECC) career day at BIO April 8th
10:00-14:00, 8. mai Konferanserom A – Thormøhlens gate 51 (VilVite) Sign up here [Skjemaker form] Note: This is a binding registration and lunch will be provided by the ECC.
Fri 9.5.2025 – Michael Sars Guest Seminar by Dr. Eve Gazave
“Understanding successful regeneration in animals: Insights from the annelid Platynereis dumerilii” 10.00-11.00 Michael Sars seminarrom
Thu 8.5.2025 – NENT Webinar: Cheating machines or mirrors of academia? The ethical implications of large language models in research
The National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology (NENT) invites you to a public webinar about the ethical implications of LLMs in academia on May 8th 2025. Time and place Thursday May 8th 2025 from 15:00 – 16:00…
Stoltzen opp uphill race Friday 26. September – sign up!
BIO participates in the team event of the Stoltzen uphill race for the 10th time this year! We hope many of the department’s staff and students wishes to take part in the race in this anniversary year – everyone is…
Editorial – 28.4.2025
Hope everyone had a great Easter! Finally spring is truly underway, and there’s a lot of exciting and important things happening before summer arrives. This year’s student application numbers for the April 15 deadline are in, and once again, they…
BIO publications weeks 16-17 2025
Ciuchcinski, K., Kaczorowska, A.-K., Biernacka, D., Dorawa, S., Kaczorowski, T., Park, Y., Piekarski, K., Stanowski, M., Ishikawa, T., Stokke, R., Steen, I.H., Dziewit, L., 2025. Computational pipeline for sustainable enzyme discovery through (re)use of metagenomic data. J Environ Manage 382,…
NRK article about the SEDNA-project and the Tara Polar Station (TPS)
The SEDNA-project, lead by Associate Professor Maxime Geoffroy (UiT) and with Oliver Müller as part of the project team, recently received 12 million NOK from the NRC. The project will take part in the first phase of the groundbreaking Tara…
Tue 29 Apr. MolBio seminar by Unni Garvik
First steps towards the generation of a centralized nervous system in a sea anemone 9.15-10.00 The Incubator (room 439C1), 4th floor, Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret Unni is a master’s student with Fabian Rentzsch at the Molecular Biology Group
Welcome to pop-up workshop 2025: Ulrike Pihls hus 28. April, Realfagbygget 9. May and Alrek Helseklynge 20. May
[Our translation/Google translate] In April and May, UiB Service Development (UiB Tjenesteutvikling) invites all employees to a series of POP-UP workshops on campus. Pop-up workshops are short, practical courses where you learn methodologies that will improve the way you work…
2nd Access Call for EMBRC-Italy services
Dear colleagues, Hope you had a good Easter break! Please see below the announcement for an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in Italy through their 2nd access call, funded by EMBRC-IT. Anyone can apply, not just those of us involved…
Editorial – 14.04.2025
It has been a busy period leading up to Easter. This past week, the One Ocean Conference was held, and I hope many of you had the opportunity to attend the excellent and highly relevant program.
Summary from this week’s general information meeting at BIO
This Wednesday we gathered at VilVite to hear the latest news at BIO. Karoline from HR is process leader of the Joint working environment survey (FAMU / ARK) at our faculty. She went through the survey results for BIO in…
PhD defense, Martine Røysted Solås Friday 25 April
Vertical distribution of mesopelagic organisms under changing oxygen conditions: Insights from western Norwegian fjords 10.15-13.15 Lille auditorium, Datablokken, Høyteknologisenteret
PhD trial lecture, Hanna Böpple Thursday 24 April
Nutrient Management in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems – Challenges and Opportunities 10.15-11.00 Seminar room K1, 1st floor, Biologen, A-blokken
Thu 24 Apr. Guest Lecture by Dr. Tracey Dornan: Spatial and temporal patterns in Scotia Sea micronekton: Insights from echosounders
12.15-13.00 K1/K2, 1et, Biologen, A-blokken Active acoustics deployed on platforms from vessels to moorings enable us to build up both spatial and temporal patterns of micronekton. This talk will outline some of the ways in which acoustics have been deployed…
Eco-Dialogues: Infinity lab – Art and Science workshop at BIO Saturday 26th April
Infinity lab is a workshop and conversation beginning in a lab at The University of Bergen, Department of Biological Sciences, and ending at The Unfinished Institution artist studio collective in Laksevåg. It is part of Eco-Dialogues, a collaborative event series…