UiB has been a member of the SANORD network since 2007, – a network with over 50 universities from the Nordic region and the SADEC region (South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia).
Vacancies – PhD fellow (UiT and Aarhus Univ) and traineeships (Arctic Frontiers)
PhD Fellow in Marine Biodiversity and Genomics in the Central Arctic Ocean (275588) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway <https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/275588/phd-fellow-in-marine-biodiversity-and-genomics-in-the-central-arctic-ocean>
Editorial – 7.3.2025
One of the challenges we are currently facing is that our financial framework has seen a decline year by year, as factors such as inflation, price increases, and wage growth are not fully compensated through our annual allocation. It is…
New faces: Maria Aadland Sætre is our new controller
My name is Maria Aadland Sætre and I just started as a controller at the Faculty of Science and Technology. I have previosly worked as a consultant in Bergen kommune. I have been assigned to the Department of Biological Sciences…
Katja Enberg receives the Olav Thon foundation’s award for excellent teaching
The winners of the Olav Thon founation’s award for excellent teaching 2025 were announced yesterday. We are very proud and pleased that Katja Enberg was one of the 9 awardees. In their assessment of Katja’s work the foundation states that…
Reminder: Department council [instituttrådet] election 2025 – invitation to nominate candidates by March 19th
In the spring of 2025, elections will be held for the department council. All members, with the exception of the head of department who is a permanent member, are up for election, and until 19 March you can nominate candidates…
UiB SPIRE – Seed funds – Strategic program for international research collaboration 2025. INTERNAL DEADLINE MARCH 14TH
[Our translation/Google translate] Application procedure: Applications must be submitted to the department by knut.daasvatn@uib.no no later than 14 March 2025. A new round of applications can be opened in autumn 2025 (assessed and administered by the faculties). The deadline for…
Tue 11. Mar. MolBio seminar, Jan-Inge Bjune
IRX3 controls a SUMOylation-dependent epigenetic switch between adiopegenesis and osteogenesis 9.15-10.00 The Incubator (room 439C1), 4th floor, Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Thu 13. Mar. bioLUNCH with Rachael L morgan and Rebecca M Ellul – NB AT VILVITE
Rachael Morgan, Post doc, Faggruppe Ecology and Evolution: The impact of hypoxia on vision in coral reef fish Rebecca Ellul, Postdoktor, Faggruppe Fish Health: Current work on genomic approaches to study Pasteurella atlantica 12.15-13.00 Conference room C/D, VilVite Please note…
Friday 14. March PhD trial lecture. Mats Bøgwald (NB NEW TIME)
Impact of notifiable diseases in shellfish aquaculture in Norway. Surveillance and management 10.15-11.00 Lille auditorium, Høyteknologisenteret
‘Regn med oss’ – The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research celebrates their 25 year anniversary Friday March 14th
[Our translation] As part of the climate festival ‘Varmere, våtere, villere‘, we are offering a popular science day on Friday, March 14. You can come and go during the day, all program blocks are independent. If you are extra nice,…
UiB After Work at Nygårdsgaten 5 Friday March 14th
Everyone is welcome!
Important if you are planning for an event during One Ocean Week 2025 5-11 april
Hi, Are you planning an event during One Ocean Week 2025 5-11 April? We want you on the program!
BIO publications weeks 9 and 10 2025
Borchel, A. and Nilsen, F. (2025) ‘Transcriptomic insights into the low-salinity tolerance of the sea louse Caligus elongatus’, JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-025-01606-3.
UiB Service centre for salary, travel and absence opened March 1st
Hello everyone! From 1st of March, you can contact the Service Centre for salary, travel, and absence if you need help with, for example, travel expenses, salary, holiday, the self-service portal, leave of absence, and more.
HSE info: Course in Risk Assessment and Safe Job Analysis April 2nd and 9th
The HSE and preparedness group at UiB is organizing a course in risk assessment and Safe Job Analysis (SJA) on April 2nd and April 9th. This course introduces legal requirements, risk and risk analysis, and how to specify probability and…
Network maintenance/upgrade work at Biologen and Høyteknologisenteret in March
Work will be carried out on the network in the Biologen and Høyteknologisenteret respectively for a few days in March. The work may cause short-term disturbances in network function and connection – see below for details. Thursday 13 March: Biologen,…
AQUARIUS project – two training opportunities for early-career scientists and technicians
Two financed training opportunities for early-career scientists and technicians – the AQUARIUS project:
Velg Are you interested in IPBES? Webinar Tuesday March 11th Are you interested in IPBES? Webinar Tuesday March 11th
SINTEF’s strategic focus area on biodiversity and area use invite you to a webinar together with the Norwegian Environment Agency, University of Tromsø, University of Oslo, and NINA, where Norwegian authors and fellows will share their experiences including how and…