Species and size composition of pelagic and demersal ecosystems determined by visual sampling methods 9.00-9.45 Seminar rom K3, 1st floor, Biologen, B-block
Tue 29 Oct. MolBIO seminar, Rebecca Ellul
Pasteurella atlantica: The story so far 9.15-10.00 The incubator (room 439C1), 4th floor, Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Digital morning coffee with rector Margareth Hagen October 29th
[Our translation] Dear colleagues, Welcome to digital morning coffee on Tuesday 29 October at 08:30-09:00. At the beginning of October, the government’s proposal for the state budget for 2025 was published. It was another disappointing budget for our sector. The…
Thu 31 Oct. PhD defense, Shalaka Kiran Patil
Diversity and dynamics of microbial communities in Arctic permafrost- and Pingo systems with special focus on methane oxidizing bacteria 10.15-12.15 Zoomwebinar: https://tinyurl.com/z7hjr9x2
Lab breakfast about podcasts October 31st
Good morning! On Thursday 31 October, UiB invites the learning lab to refresh its academic skills with a lab breakfast about podcasts. There will be contributions from two active podcasters and a great opportunity to discuss podcast use at UiB.…
Greetings from the Department
Hello everyone, As many may already know, I have stepped into the role of head of education for BIO. This is a temporary position for Anne Bjune, who has a well-deserved year off from research.
BIO survey on internal information and communication – final report
Internal communication and information was one of 3 prioritized follow-up points after the working environment survey that was carried out in the autumn of 2023. In the spring of 2024, a working group was set up with the task of…
Safety round at BIO between October 21st and November 12th
Next week we are starting the safety rounds at BIO. A survey has been sent out in advance of the safety rounds, covering both work in the offices and in the laboratories. So far, 95 people have responded to the…
Fire drill at Biologen (Thormøhlensgt 53A/B) October 15th – summary
On Tuesday, 15th October, we had a fire drill at the 53A/B building. The aim was to practice evacuation and effective information flow. The evacuation was not as quick as previously (4 minutes, April 10th, 2024, our record, so far)…
Good news from our neighbours: Nature article from the Department of Physics and Technology and new important infrastructure for the Department of Chemistry
[Our translation] New gamma radiation phenomenon discovered by NASA’s research aircraft Researchers at the University of Bergen have discovered a hitherto unknown phenomenon of gamma radiation in thunderstorms. The findings, published in Nature today, show that gamma radiation from thunderclouds…
Thu 24 Oct. Master’s presentation, Thea Fossum Krog
Developing mRNA vaccines for Atlantic salmon – mRNA optimization and vaccination. 13.30-14.00 Zoom – contact Linda.Hjornevik@uib.no for link
Thu 24 Oct. Webinar on cooperation with China
Time: 24. October 10.00 – 11.15 am Sign up for the webinar now [Our translation. The webinar will be in English] China is at the forefront of a number of fields of knowledge of importance to Norway, and we have…
Fri 25 Oct. PhD defense, Jessica Tengvall
Unravelling the implications of natural mortality in fisheries management 10.15-12.15 Lille auditorium, Datablokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Dialogue in conflict course January 13-17 2025
At the UNESCO Chair group we have commissioned a training by the Nansen Centre for Peace and Dialogue, on “Dialogue in Conflict”, as part of our work to improve our skills in this area, relevant both for our research and…
Greetings from the Department – 11.10.2024
We at BIO are leaders in the bioscience research environment, and it is our responsibility to ensure that we continue to stay at the forefront of research. In our time, this means that one of the most important prerequisites for…
Dean Gunn Mangerud’s blog 3. October 2024
Allmøterunde: Strategiske veivalg og økonomistyring
Reminder that the faculty has been renamed – Faculty of Science and Technology
Please be reminded that on October 1st, the faculty changed its name to the Faculty of Science and Technology [NO: Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi]. The name change reflects the faculty’s broad technology activities, both in research and education. We…
National Security Month 2024 at UiB
[Our translation] National security month 2024 – our digital values “A safer digital everyday life for everyone”, that is the goal of the annual National Security Month campaign. The campaign is organized in October each year, and aims to increase…
Summary of the most important changes passed in the program board meetings in September
Specialisations in the master’s in Biology to be merged from 2025 The faculty has long wanted to move away from specialisations on the master’s programs. The program board for the bachelor’s and master’s program in biology has decided to merge…
REMINDER: Hosting of trainee/guest student spring 2025 – Application deadline Oct. 10
All complete applications must be sent to Ingvil R. Sahr in the Study Section (ingvil.sahr@uib.no) for signature by these DEADLINES: For traineeships/stays in the FALL semester (August – December): APRIL 25 For traineeships/stays in the SPRING semester (January – July):…