Please make sure to always lock the door (first floor, B-block, TM53B)
The blue whale story is out in NY Times
The story of the blue whale genome, based on samples from Svalbard (provided by NPI) and Norwegian museum specimens, showing interbreeding with fin whales and introgression of fin whale genes, is now out in NY Times:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/science/blue-whale-genome.html?smid=url-share(pdf attached if link doesn’t…
The society for Spanish Researchers in Norway (Spanske Forskere i Norge / Investigadores Españoles en Noruega)
The society for Spanish Researchers in Norway (Spanske Forskere i Norge / Investigadores Españoles en Noruega) is an independent non-profit association for people of Spanish nationality whose professional activity or training is related to research.
Call – Innovasjon Norge: 1 mill NOK for student projects
[Norwegian language] Hei! Innovasjon Norge har lyst ut finansiering av opptil 1 million kroner for oppstartsprosjekt gjennom Stud-ENT, og vi håper det er mange på og rundt UiB som kan tenkje seg å søkje. Det er ope for både master-,…
Climate and energy transition – announcement of seed funding and travel support 2024
[Our translation] We refer to the announcement of seed funds and travel support (see below) and ask that the announcements be made known to the units The two announcements – Seed funds for project applications and the development of educational…
UiB Ocean: Ideas for activities during One Ocean Week 2024 and financial support for interdiciplinary, ocean related activities
See the attached letter from UiB Ocean regarding (scroll down for English version): 1) 1) Do you have ideas for activities or meetings during the One Ocean Week 2024? Proposal deadline February 21st 2) Do you need financial support to…
Wed 31. Jan. Seminar on the 2024 UTFORSK call
When: 9.00-11.00 Where: Seminarrom D, 2. et, Studentsenteret More info and sign up here
Open call for the 2024-2025 Momentum Programme. Application deadline March 22nd
Momentum is the UiB career development programme for early stage researchers at UiB who seek a career in academia. The call and application form for Momentum 2024-2025 are now open and available: https://www.uib.no/en/foremployees/167616/call-open-2024-2025-momentum-programme Application deadline: 22. March
Call: North2North staff exchange. Internal deadline March 1st
[Our translation] The UArctic network, of which UiB is a member, advertises funds for the exchange of staff between institutions participating in the mobility program north2north (n2n). Both academic and administrative staff can apply for support for exchange through n2n.
Call: Peder Sather grants for 2024 – 2025. Application deadline April 1st
Each year, the Peder Sather Center for Advanced Study announces funding for collaborative projects between Norwegian educational institutions and UC Berkeley (California). The Peder Sather funds are a unique opportunity to establish collaboration at one of the top universities in…
Tue 30. Jan. MolBio seminar, Øyvind Halskau
Cholesterol-containing lipid nanodiscs promote an alpha-synuclein binding mode that accelerates oligomerization When: 9.15-10.00 Where: Seminarrom 439C1 (the N-terminal), 4th floor, Bioblokken, TM55
Greetings from the Department – 24.01.2024
The numbers are ready, the verdict has been reached. From a deficit of 46.8 million at the start of 2023, we ended up with an improvement in the result of 6 million. This is another 4 million better than what…
HSE-action plan for 2024-2026 for the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences – consultation
[Our translation] In September, the university board approved the draft of the new HSE action plan 2023-2026 for the University of Bergen. At the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MN) it was appointed a working group that was to…
Deadline for checking your publications for 2023 in the Cristin database
January 31st : Deadline for researchers to check that: All their scientific publications from 2023 have been registered in Cristin, A full text version of their articles has been uploaded and A project number has been given for all publications…
Do you know your local safety delegate?
The safety delegates look after the employees’ interests in matters concerning the working environment. The safety representatives have a supervisory function and are collaborative partners for the management. Here is a list of the safety delegates at BIO. Please remember…
EE-waste from Thormøhlens gate 55
A cage for electronics/ EE-waste has currently been placed in the waste room at Datablokken (same room as the cardboard press).
Re-opening of the wardrobes in the basement of Bioblokken, TM55
Cloakrooms for work cyclists and other exercisers in Thormøhlensgate 55. The wardrobes in the shelter in the basement of the Bioblokken are now almost fully refurbished and can be used from Monday 15/1.
INVITATION TO APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR MASTER’S AND PhD STUDENTS WORKING WITH TOPICS RELATED TO CLIMATE AND ENERGY TRANSITION
There is now a call for travel support to students with funding from UiB’s committed research area Climate and energy.
Upcoming courses at CCBIO spring 2024
Dear all We have a range of courses coming up this spring, and please note: for study point (ECTS) providing participation, registration deadline is February 1, in Studentweb. So, PhD candidates and students: remember to register, and supervisors and PIs,…
Tue 23 Jan. PhD trial lecture, Henrik Høiberg Jessen
Evolutionary adaptations to anthropogenic changes: genetic evidence from the wild When: 12:15-13:00 Where: Zoom webinar: http://tinyurl.com/2rxaammk
Tue 23 Jan. PhD trial lecture, Gopika Radhakrishnan
Effects of sustainable feed on fish health When: 09:00-09:45 Where: Seminar room K1, A-blokken, Biologen (TM53A)
Thu 25. Jan. Kunnskapseplet: A journey through the mystery of the human genome’s “dark matter”
Thu 25. Jan. Ocean Science Bar
Ctenophores: from the sea to the lab When: 19.00-20.00 Where: Statsraaden Bar & Reception. Bradbenken 2, 5003 Bergen
Fri 26. jan. Først seminar in series on open science
How to meet Open Science requirements. When: 10.15-11.00 Where: Zoom For more info and to sign up, see the calendar event webpage