The Plastics Network, in collaboration with the Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSFT), Norwegian Institute for Water Research, and the Institute of Marine Research, are organizing the meeting “Microplastics and Human Health: Sources, Exposure, and Impact” on November 22nd…
Is artificial intelligence (AI) sustainable? Tue 19. Nov
The meeting is open to anyone interested, and starts 16.30 at Auditorium 1, Realfagbygget (base floor), Allegaten 41. Date: Tuesday 19. November 2024 Organizers: NTVA, Tekna Bergen og Academia Europaea Bergen.
Thu 21. Nov. PhD mid-term presentation, Eline Rentier
Spatiotemporal reconstructions and connectivity modelling of alpine biomes during the late Quaternary 14.15-15.00 Seminar room K1, A-block, Biologen (TM53A)
Mon 25. Nov. PhD mid-term presentation, Mariana Vaz
Role of methionine in fish immune defences agains viral and parasite infection 10.15-11.00 Zoom webinar: https://tinyurl.com/bddtfjpn
FEBS 60th Anniversary Symposium ved BBB Wednesday 27/11
Dear colleagues, On Wednesday 27th of November (from 08.30 to 14.00) NBS Bergen in collaboration with BBRS is organizing a minisymposium on the 3rd floor of BBB to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Federation of Biochemical Societies (FEBS).
NT faculty – Save the Date: “From Research to Academic Startup” Workshop Dec 12th
Theme: From Research to Academic Startup Organizer: VIS TILT – Academic Entrepreneurship Date: Thursday, December 12th, 9:00 – 12:00 Location: Realfagsbygget, 1. floor, Aktivt rom 4 (1C4f) (https://link.mazemap.com/XOQwUktl ) Audience: Open to all, with a special focus on PhD students,…
Greetings from the Department – 08.11.2024
Wednesday this week, I was invited to a seminar with the Fisheries and Marine Biology Group. After lunch, 16 (!) presentations were given by various members of the group, covering topics ranging from the invasion of foreign species along our…
BIO is invaded by BIO100 students on Wednesday 13.11!
For the second year in a row, BIO100 has an in-depth exercise where the students will squeeze the Earth’s 4.6 billion-year long history onto a 15-metre-long paper sheet. For this exercise, we need to use most of the long corridors…
“Åpen dag 2025” – photos and videos for student recruitment
Dear all, We want new pictures and/or videos to use on our webpages and for recruitment of new students (https://www.opendag.no/). If any of you have pictures we can use please send them to head of studysection: Beate Ulrikke Rensvik (beate.rensvik@uib.no).…
Sofie won the Best Poster Award at DLN Annual Conference
Postdoctor Sofie Søderstrøm won the Best Poster Award and 5000 NOK at the final Digital Life Norway Annual Conference at Hurdalsjøen October 14-15. The poster “Marma-detox: Whales and polar bear in a petri dish – in vitro approaches in marine…
New defibrillator by the reception in the 2nd floor of Biologen (A-block)
Hi all! A few weeks ago, the defibrillator we had on the first floor of Biologen was stolen. We have now received a new one, but to prevent this from happening again, we have made the decision to move it…
The Dean’s blog Nov 6th 2024
Statsbudsjettet viser at vi må bygge sterkere allianser.
NatTech: Nomination of candidates for the dissemination award 2024
[Our translation] Through the dissemination award of NOK. NOK 20,000, the faculty wishes to highlight the faculty’s dissemination. The award will go to one or more people who have made an extraordinary effort to communicate the results of high-quality research…
Hearing – proposal to amend the climate act: The government’s proposal for Norway’s new climate target for 2035
[Our translation] We refer to the attached invitation to give input to the Government’s proposal to amend the Climate Act and new climate target for 2035 by 1 January 2025. Hoering_forslag_om_endring_av_klimaloven.Regjeringens_klimamaal_2025 [Norwegian language] We ask that the relevant scientific…
Info about Meltzer awards for 2024 – nomination deadline December 1st
[Our translation] We would like to inform you that in 2024 the nomination deadline for proposers to nominate candidates for the Meltzer Prizes will be 1 December 2024. On March 8, 2025, the Meltzer Foundation will award 3 prizes: The…
Mon 11. Nov – Webinar: Do we need approval of artificial intelligence research?
[Our translation] The national research ethics committee for natural sciences and technology (NENT) invites you to an open webinar on 11 November.Webinar: Do we need approval of artificial intelligence research? Practical info Time: 11. November, kl. 15.00-16.00 Link: Zoom-link will…
Tue 12. Nov. MolBio seminar by Professor Anders Molven
From proteotoxicity to pancreatic cancer: Lessons from the CEL gene 9.15-10.00 the “N-terminal” (room 439C1), 4. floor, Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Wed 13. Nov. PhD mid-term presentation, Monisha Barate
The role of ecology, historical climate change and tectonic events on the evolution and diversification of extant rocky-shore marine species: The case of Smaragdinella snails 12.15-13.00 The seminar room, Michael Sars Centre, 2. floor, Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Thu 14. Nov. PhD trial lecture, Haohang Fang
Nutritionally challenges when changing from animal based to plant based ingredients in fish feeds 8.15-9.00 Zoom webinar: https://tinyurl.com/2sd8c3df
Selskapet til vitenskapenes fremme – To spennende foredrag i November!
Torsdag 14. November: Barn i fattige familier i Norge Tid og sted:Litteraturhuset i Bergen , torsdag 14. november klokken 18:00. Arrangementet er gratis og åpent for alle. Onsdag 20. November: Framtidens velferd. Omsorgs-roboter eller lokale almenninger? Tid og sted:Litteraturhuset i…
UiB’s study quality seminar 6. December. Registration deadline – 18. November
[Our translation] The Education committee’s [Utdanningsutvalget] annual study quality seminar takes place on Friday 6 December at 9.00 – 12.30 atStorsalen Nygårdsgaten 5 Target group: Academic and administrative education leaders – including vice-deans/deans for education, program board leaders and lecturers,…
Greetings from the Department 31.10.2024
A topic that has concerned me for a long time is the challenging conditions for basic research in Norway. In our “faggruppe”, Microbiology, most of the work is focused on basic research, which is also the case for many other…
Our call to the countries of the world – the nature summit in Cali
[Our translation9 Towards the UN’s nature summit COP16, which is currently underway in Colombia, UiB professors Vigdis Vandvik and Inger Elisabeth Måren have made eight calls to the government. They emphasize the importance of following up on the nature agreement…
How can Stortinget raise the level of ambition for Norwegian nature?
This question is asked by the authors Ingunn Elise Myklebust, Professor in law science, UiB, Marit Ruge Bjærke, Researcher at the Department of archeology, history, culture and religion, UiB and Vigdis Vandvik, Professor in biology, UiB in this column in Rett…
Travel support for PhD and masterstudent’s working within the fields of climate- and energy transition
UiB Climate and Energy Transition has published a call for travel stipends for master’s and PhD students working within the field. Stipends of up to 12000 NOK can be granted to each applicant. Application deadline: Friday 15. November 12pm. Read…