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Head of department Ståle joins the BIO325 cruise in Masfjorden
On Monday 7 October I was able to take part in a trip with G.O.Sars, together with Katja, Frank and Heikki who had students from BIO325 (Marine Science) on board. It was a great honor for me to get an…
Appointment of safety delegates and substitutes for 2025-2026
Department of Biological Sciences is divided into 5 safety areas. A safety delegate and substitute safety delegate has recently been appointed for each safety are for the period of 2025-2026:
New NT-faculty chief safety delegate (hovedverneombud) and deputy appointed for 2025-2026
A new chief protection officer and deputy chief protection officer have been appointed at the NT faculty for the period 2025 – 2026. The new chief safety delegate will be Tone Stokka, Advisor at BIO. Linda Veka Hjørnevik continues as…
ERC StG Development Programme 2025 – Request for feeback by 11 Nov
Dear all, To support/encourage a greater number of applications to the ERC program, UIB will continue its ERC Starting Grant Development Program in 2025.
UiB foundations for research and teaching – deadline December 1st
New dealdline this year for applications to foundations that support research and teaching at UIB. The application deadline for 2025 will be 1 December 2024 and the application system will open for new applications 21 October 2024. This portal provides…
Call for applications – CHARM-EU
[Our translation] In connection with the CHARM-EU university alliance, funding is now being announced in two categories: Seed funds for the environment that will work with the partners in the alliance Funds for a professional environment that will create online…
Half-day seminar for PhD supervisors at the Faculty of Science and Technology December 4th
Time: 4 December 2024 at 8:50-12:45 Place: Aktivt rom 4, Realfagbygget 1. etasje Påmelding til veilederseminar / Registration for the supervisor seminar Påmeldingsfrist 27. November / Deadline for registration 27. november
Registration for HSE-meeting and Christmas party November 25th – reminder!
Dear colleagues! Below is a skjemaker to fill out for the HSE-meeting and Christmas party that will be held on the 25th of November. The HSE-meeting will be at VilVite from 12:00 to 16:00. The Christmas party will be at Lanternen from 17:00…
European Marine Board (EMB) launches Navigating the Future VI
Navigating the Future VI is a flagship EMB Position Paper that explores the role of the Ocean in the wider Earth system and promotes collaboration between disciplines to tackle global issues.
Mon 28 Oct. PhD mid-term presentation, Taraneh Westerling
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…