Not everyone at BIO may be familiar with the Plastics Network. This initiative was established a few years ago as part of UiB’s strategic focus on marine research. The Plastics Network aims to promote cross-disciplinary research on plastic and microplastic…
Invitation to nominate candidates for UiB’s work environment award for 2025
[Our translation] All employees and students can nominate candidates by 12 January for the work environment award 2025. Who can receive the award? The award can be awarded to individuals, faculties, departments, sections, professional environment, groups or units that have…
The Elida story on NRK Ytring
When killer whales die full of environmental toxins, the health of the ocean is in bad shape. Read this column written by Anders Goksøyr and Audun Rikardsen at NRK Ytring [Norwegian language]
Call: Erasmus+ Global mobility 2025-28
The European Commission and HK-Dir (Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills) has published the Erasmus+ Key Action 171 call. The call opens for applications for funds for the mobility initiative Erasmus+ Global Mobility (Mobility of higher education students and…
The Olav Thon Foundation’s award for outstanding teaching
[Our translation] About the award with application deadline 13 January 2025: c) Support can be provided in the form of personal awards for outstanding teaching that takes place at Norwegian educational institutions. By educational institutions is meant here i.a. universities…
Invitation for online meeting about Money Follows Cooperation 14. January 2025
[Our translation] The Research Council invites you to an online meeting on Money Follows Cooperation on 14 January at 10-11. This is an scheme for bilateral research collaboration between Norway and another country that is a member of this scheme.…
Thu 5. Dec. CeSAM: From Nature Crisis to Solutions. Seminar 2 – Nature and the local community
Nature and the local society with Inger Elisabeth Måren, Katja Malmborg, Ieva Rozite-Arina, Jarrod Cusens, and Alícia Barraclough. 8.30-9.30 UiB Læringsarena, 1st floor. Nygårdsgaten 5 Deadline to sign up: 02.12.2024 – 12.00 – Sign up here Click for more info
Thu 5. des. New webinar series from NIVA Aquaculture
Upcoming webinars Sara Calabrese (NIVA) who will talk about “Effects of zinc on fish under conditions relevant to wellboat operations” 5 December at 11-11:30 and Ivar Rønnestad (UiB) will talk about “Can salmon get decompression sickness from well boat operations?”…
Editorial – 22.11.2024
The team of technicians at BIO represents a solid and broad range of expertise and skills, as the 2023 technician report clearly demonstrated.
Agenda for the HSE-day Monday November 25th
Clarification of routines when receiving guests at BIO
We still get quite a few questions regarding which rules and routines apply when receiving guests – including trainees. We would therefore like to point out the following:
Erasmus+ 2025: Around 50 million Euros for Norwegian applicants
[Our translation] The announcements in the Erasmus+ program for 2025 are ready. The total budget is close to 5 billion euros, of which around 4.5 billion euros goes to measures in education, training and sports. Read the press release from…
AQUASERV – Open Call for Transnational Service
AQUASERV announces the launch of a Transnational Access Call, offering a total of €8.5 million in funding to support researchers from academia and industry, from Europe and around the World, to develop research projects in leading European research facilities, have access…
Launch of EXPLORE#7 call for projects to support international mobility – University of Montpellier (France)
Dear Partner, A very warm greeting from the University of Montpellier, France. We hope this email finds you well. As part of the I-SITE Excellence Program (P.E.I), the University of Montpellier is pleased to announce EXPLORE#7 launching, the…
Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers – Submission deadline for new channels November 30th 2024
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…
For your information – OECD hearing on development of unique codes for genetically modified animals. Input deadline 6. December.
[Our translation] The Norwegian Environment Agency advises that the OECD (The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) is asking for input into its work on the development of unique codes for genetically modified animals.
Student Poster Symposium at BIO – Autumn 2024 November 26th
Everyone is warmly welcome to the student poster symposium for the following BIO-courses: BIO300a Academic Writing MOL231 Project in Molecular Biology BIO299 Research Practice in Biology
Tue 26 Nov. MolBio seminar, Christian Grønås
A lipidome investigation of healthy vs Parkonson induced/DJ-1 KO Zebrafish using NMR and LC-MS 9.15-10.00 “The incubat”, room 439C1, 4th floor, Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Open meeting invitation: “Nye fôrressurser, fra innovasjon til ny norsk næring?” Tuesday 26. November.
[Our translation] The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board and Bergen Chamber of Commerce and Industry extends an open invitation for the meeting “Nye fôrressurser – fra innovasjon til ny norsk næring?” [New feed resources – from innovation to new Norwegian industry]…
Greetings from the Department – 14.11.2024
In the Molecular biology group, it has been an exciting semester and exam time is approaching. Our new course MOL220 (Techniques, model systems and current research topics in molecular biology) has gone well with 22 committed students, and they have…
OPINION: Appeal – Stortinget must put the knowledge to work to stop the loss of nature
[Our translation] Dear colleague, These days, Norway’s plan to follow up the nature agreement, the Norwegian Action Plan for Natural Diversity, is being discussed in the Storting. Our expectation for this plan was that it should not only describe the…
Biobase – new website for BIO-coordinated SFI initiative
The Communication Divison and Faculty of Science and Technology recently published a website presenting the SFI-initiative Biobase, led by Ivar Rønnestad. The Biology Based Innovation Centre for Salmon Welfare and Survival (BioBase) initiative will investigate the biological constrains of Atlantic…
UiB: Project establishment support for educational projects – EXTENDED DEADLINE 28. NOVEMBER
[Our translation] UiB is now announcing funding for the establishment of educational projects. Funding can be granted to groups/PIs that plan to apply for external funding as a coordinator in 2025. Interested groups/PIs can apply for up to NOK 50,000.…
Nordplus call 2025 is open for applications
[Our translation] The Nordic Council of Ministers’ education programme, Nordplus, invites Nordic and Baltic institutions and organizations involved in education and learning to apply for grants in the new application round.
The Fridtjof Nansen reward and the Nansen fund
[Our translation] Please see the attached information about the Fridtjof Nansen reward for outstanding research for 2025, which will be awarded in science and medicine, the Fridtjof Nansen reward for younger researchers is awarded in both science & medicine and…