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):…
UiB Opp: Introduction to Erasmus+ projects October 21st.
[Our translation] Do you want to collaborate with European partners on the quality and development of education? Erasmus+ is more than exchange, and has a number of different opportunities for academic collaboration projects. On this course, you will get an…
Tue 8. Oct. MolBio seminar by Professor Jennifer Littlechild
Thermophilic Genomes and Metagenomes as a source of novel enzymes for Industrial Biocatalysis 9.15-10.00 The N-terminal (room 439C1), 4th floor, Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Thu 10. Oct. Kunnskapseplet: Navigating uncertainty: using blind predictions to improve hydrogen risk assessment
Welcome to Kunnskapseplet – popular science talks in the Science and Technology Library Thursday 10th of October at 14:15! PhD candidate Efthymia Derempouka will talk about her project in the talk “Navigating uncertainty: using blind predictions to improve hydrogen risk…
UiB Læringskonferanse on Connection, Communicty, Inclusion October 17th 2024
We invite you to attend the 2024 UiB Læringskonferanse on Connection, Community, Inclusion. 17.10.2024 8.20-16.00 Registration deadline: 10. oktober 2024 See the conference homepage for further info and to sign up
Greetings from the Department – 27.09.2024
This week the Dean visited the department to outline BIO’s and UiB’s current position in the current national and international situation. There was a discussion from Gunn on the need for researchers to apply for external funding, with particular emphasis…
Join us to mark the World Mental Health Day Wednesday October 2nd
Join us at BIO on October 2nd to mark World Mental Health Day. There will be a stand from 8:00 to 10:00 AM in BIOLOGEN and Bioblokken, where our safety representatives, HR staff, and Head of Department Ståle Ellingsen will…