BIO News, HSE

Status update on the ongoing noise-issues due to work in Store Lungegårdsvann

Noise measurements, left (pt 1) to right (pt 3)

The Estate and Facilities Management Divison (EIA) represented by Jan-Terje Nygaard, continuously follows up the noise situation related to the gravel laying work in Store Lungegårdsvann and the work boat which is located at the quay outside TM53/55. Several measures have been implemented in collaboration with the operator – Boston, and noise level measurements have been made before and after the measures. The latest status update from EIA reads as follows [Our translation]:

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BIO News, Communication, MatNat news

From sailing expedition to research paper

Foto/ill.: Malin Kvamme/ Statsraad Lehmkuhl

“Teaching sustainability at the high sea: the “One Ocean Expedition”” has now been published in the renowned journal Sustainability Science. The article shares experiences from the UiB summer course “SDG 200 Ocean-Climate-Society” on the voyage’s first leg across the Pacific Ocean.

[Our translation]

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BIO News, Vacancies

Vacancy: University lecturer (universitetslektor) in science didactics (temporary, 20%). Application deadline 23. Nov.

[Our translation]

At the Department of Biological Sciences, there is a vacancy for an intermediate 20% position as university lecturer in science didactics. The position is for an annual period of 1.5 years and is linked to teaching on the teacher education program (Lektorprogrammet) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

The position is available from 1 January 2024.

Application deadline 23.11.2023

Read the announcement here [Norwegian language]

Admin info, Communication, Research

Deadline for submitting new publication channels for the Cristin database is November 30th

Have you published in a channel that is not registered in the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers?

Publications must be published in a publication channel that is approved on level 1 or 2 to be eligible for reporting through Cristin. If you in 2023 have published in a channel (journal, publisher, series) that is not registered, the channel must be submitted for evaluation.

The deadline for submitting new publication channels to the register is November 30. 2023.

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Admin info, Scientific infrastructure, Teaching and student matters

Videos have to be re-posted to pages and courses in Panopto

[Our translation]

As many will know, UiB is in the process of changing its video service from Kaltura to Panopto, cf. info here at uib.no and the announcement in My UiB pictured above. Information about this has been disseminated in several channels, but the introduction project finds that many lecturers are not yet aware that a change is taking place.

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BIO News

Greetings from the Department – 03.11.2023

Instituttleder Ørjan Totland. Foto: Eivind Senneset, UiB

Dear all,

Many thanks to all of you who responded to the employee survey (the deadline was earlier this week). We have received over 100 responses, and this forms a very good basis for further work on strengthening the academic-social working environment at BIO.

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