Dr Kara Layton. Foto: University of Toronto
Genomic tools enable a deeper understanding of nudibranch evolution
Foto: Eivind Senneset
The teacher’s retreat at BIO started as part of bioCEED and has now been continued organized by the department. This is an annual gathering highly desired by the educators at BIO and is crucial for maintaining and developing the strengths we’ve built in teaching. This week, we met at Scandic Flesland from Monday to Tuesday, with excellent participation and many key topics that sparked great enthusiasm!
Leonardo Muniz Pichel and Tom Langbehn will receive their TMF Starting Grant at the The Trond Mohn Foundation annual celebration on December 6th in the University Aula.
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Privat/ Håvard Kroken Holme
Tom Langbehn and Leonardo Muniz Pichel, both from the Faculty of Science and Technology, are this year’s recipients of the TMF Starting Grant. They will receive the award as part of the Trond Mohn Foundation’s anniversary celebration in the University Aula on December 6th.
See this new article at uib.no for more info
Our warmest congratulations to both the recipients!
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We refer to the attached letter [in Norwegian language] about the announcement of NORDPLUS for Higher Education 2025-26.
Application deadline is Monday 3. February 2025 in Espresso
Do you have an innovative idea you wish to develop further? The University of Bergen offers support for early-stage innovation projects through UiB Idé. The next application deadline is 14 February 2025.
Early-stage innovation projects should have the potential to address a need or contribute to societal benefit, have the potential for value creation, and the potential for scalability/becoming available to specific users or society as a whole. Projects can come from any academic discipline.
How much can you apply for?
For more information, visit uib.no/ide. If you have questions, contact Yves Aubert, Senior Advisor at the Division of Research and Innovation.
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Curious about how to bring your research to life outside academia? This event provides a chance to explore just that. Through inspiring talks, hands-on activities, and networking, you’ll get a taste of what it takes to turn research into successful startups or commercial ventures.
Open for all – a special invite to PhD students, post-docs, and researchers at the NT-Faculty
The government’s white paper for natural diversity aims to ensure that Norway keeps what we have committed ourselves to in the UN Nature Convention, but the target of 30% protection by 2030 is miles away with the plan proposed.
We had a chat with biologist and board member of Naturvernforbundet (the Nature Conservation Association Hordaland) Hordaland, Ragnhild Gya, about what happens with the action plan going forward, about protection, and about how we can influence the municipalities so that we reach the goal of protecting 30% and restoring 30% of our nature .
The journal Naturen calls for manusripts. We have available space for new manuscripts from the second issue of 2025 and onward.
Fish pellets held by a child with a pond garden background.
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iStock/Rizky Rahmat Hidayat (free use with trial)
Perspectives from social science and humanities on fish feed – open lectures next week:
The behaviour of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Norwegian fjords subjected to hypoxia
Supervisors: Knut Wiik Volset, Gaute Velle
Evaluation committee: Øystein Varpe, Jarl Giske
Microbial sulfur metabolism and its implication for climate change
Gyri T. Haugland, Håkon Dahle, førsteamanuensis and Anita Rønneseth
Cardiopharyngeal progenitors fate and behaviour in the ascidian Ciona
Foto: Eivind Senneset
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 pollution in the oceans, addressing topics such as the presence, distribution, and impacts of plastic pollution, as well as its societal, legal, and human health implications.
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All employees and students can nominate candidates by 12 January for the work environment award 2025.
The award can be awarded to individuals, faculties, departments, sections, professional environment, groups or units that have made an extra effort to safeguard the working environment or have introduced other good HSE measures.
Foto/ill: Audun Rikardsen/NRK
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]
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 staff supported by external policy funds) for the period August 2025 – July 2028.
See the attached letter from the Department of Studies at UiB for information about the call for proposals and the internal process at UiB [Norwegian language]:
Utlysing_Erasmus+_Global_mobilitet_2025-28
See also the Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2024 s 41-72 and HK-Dir’s website [Norwegian language]
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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 and colleges. The sum is NOK 500,000 per award. Up to 10 awards can be granted in 2025. The awards are personal.
