I have been away from Marineholmen since the end of April 2022, first four months at Statsraad Lehmkuhl across the Pacific, and then on a research term at the University of Helsinki. The return to BIO as the new group…
The University Museum: “Soya de siste 100 år”. Seminar Friday 15. September
Welcome to seminar on soya 15. Sept. (14.30 – 16.30) at the University Museum. Sign up: Soya de siste 100 år (uib.no)
FN har i dag vedtatt en viktig rapport om fremmede arter – nyhetssak fra UiB.no
Norwegian language UiB professor Vigdis Vandvik har vært med å skrive Naturpanelets nylige vedtatte globale rapport om fremmede arter som danner et viktig kunnskapsgrunnlag for arbeidet med mål nr.6 i FNs naturavtale. Les saken her: https://www.uib.no/matnat/164566/fn-har-i-dag-vedtatt-en-viktig-rapport-om-fremmede-arter
What happens to biodiversity in rivers? Article in Nature
Norwegian language Hva skjer med biologisk mangfold i elver? Vi har undersøkt utviklingen av biologisk mangfold i Europas elver de siste 55 årene. I studien analyserte vi trender i biologisk mangfold av insekter og andre vannlevende smådyr ved hjelp av…
USA next year? Application deadline for Fulbright stipend for 2024-25 October 1st
Please be reminded that the application deadline for Fulbright stipends for the USA for the academic year of 2024-25 is October 1st 2023 About. 30 scholarships are offered, in all disciplines at Master’s, PhD, post-doc and senior researcher level. Scholarship…
Horizon Europe: Your pathway to collaborative projects. UiB event October 3rd 2023
Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, 3 October, 2023
Substitute/new HR contact person
As mentioned in Julie’s leader 18. August, Mathilde Høgalmen who is the Department’s contact person/admin officer in HR-matters, will be on leave from October. Therese Myhre Odfjell will be our new contact person for HR during Matilde’s leave. We ask…
Missing link? Spice up your UiB personal page with MazeMap!
On the personal page that all UiB employees have, the visiting address and postal address are shown. There should automatically be a street address, but it can sometimes be wrong. In addition, it is possible to enter a room number…
To employees and students who have local administrator access on a UiB PC
If you do not need administrator access to any UiB PC, you may ignore this e-mail. This autumn we are working on IT security measures for the entire university, to protect UiB PCs and data. See news article in På…
Wed 13. Sep. PhD trial lecture Agnieszka Ruminska
Costs and benefits of group living in mammals and birds 10.15-11.00 Zoom webinar: https://tinyurl.com/3j5d3rdw
GO2NE Webinar 13 September 2023 17:00 CEST with Natalya Gallo and Anne Gro Vea Salvanes
We are pleased to inform you about the upcoming webinar on ocean deoxygenation organized by the Global Ocean Oxygen Network (IOC Expert Working Group GO2NE). The 22nd webinar will take place on 13 September 2023, at 17:00 CEST.
Wed 27 Sep. Breakfast seminar – The good working environment
Norwegian language Arbeidsliv i endring – hva med arbeidsmiljøet ? Digitalt frokostseminar onsdag 27.september på Zoom kl.0830-1000
The 2023 Holberg Debate: ‘Does Consciousness Extend Beyond Brains?’
Dear UiB colleagues, The Holberg Prize has the pleasure of inviting everyone to attend the 2023 Holberg Debate in the University Aula, on Saturday 2 December, 15:00 – 17:45.
Greetings from the department 1.9.2023
Hei dere, In exactly one year, BIO is scheduled to have a new head of department. Then my two term periods are over. I look forward to this last year and hope that we will achieve many good results in…
The sequencing facility is closed until late September
The sequencing facility will unfortunately be closed for another 2-3 weeks, until around September 20th. Gyri Teien Haugland may offer advice on fast and reasonably priced alternatives.
Successful CONFECT symposium August 22-23
The meeting brought together researchers who use both quantitative and experimental methods in virus ecology and evolution from around the world (New Zealand and New Caledonia included), and it was a very successful meeting with room for good discussions.
Norwegian Reserach Council: ERC Proposal Reading Day in Bergen 12. September
The Research Council of Norway organises “ERC Proposal Reading Days” for researchers who are planning an application to the European Research Council (ERC). There will be two sessions in Bergen September 12th: ERC Proposal Reading Day in Bergen – morning…
UH-nett Vest, call: Funds for networking and project development for 2023
Norwegian language UH-nett Vest har utviklet en støtteordning som skal bidra til å styrke samhandlingen og bygge sterke relasjoner mellom akademia og eksterne aktører på Vestlandet. Støtten skal gis som såkornsmidler til nettverksbygging, prosjektutvikling og formidlingsaktivitet. Søknadsdatabasen vil åpne 1.…
Dyrevernalliansens forskningsfond utlyser midler
Norwegian language Forskere og studenter hos dere er hjertelig velkomne til å søke om midler. I 2023 vil det bli utdelt inntil 1.500.000 kroner. Søknadsfristen er 20. september 2023. Les mer: https://dyrevern.no/dyrevernalliansens-forskningsfond/
Winds of Change and Streams of Solidarity: Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe in the 21st Century in the University Aula, 4-5 September 2023.
On 4 and 5 September 2023, the University of Bergen, in collaboration with a group of distinguished global partners, will organise an international conference under the title Winds of Change and Streams of Solidarity: Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe in…
Wed 6. Sep. PhD trial lecture, Peng Yin
Carotenoids as antioxidants: effects on redox biology and health in fish 13.15-14. Zoom webinar: https://tinyurl.com/33c4uxdp
Fri 8. Sep. Master’s presentation, Leif Refsnes Bø
The effect of high and low particle load on smoltification of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in RAS. 10.15-10.45 Zoom: kontakt Hilde.Armo@uib.no for lenke
Thu 14. Sep. Mobility seminar for employees planning a research stay abroad
International Centre is hosting a mobility seminar. If you are planning a research stay outside of Norway, this mobility seminar will be useful and will help you with all you need to go through before leaving. The seminar is held…
Fri 15. Sep. Join the biggest plastic clean-up of the year!
On 15 September, the stage is set for this year’s edition of the clean-up campaign “Clean Hardangerfjord”. The plastic network at UiB invites both students and staff to come along to Hardanger to make a difference. Read more and sign…
Universitetet i Bergen inviterer til nasjonal konferanse om livslang læring/etter- og videreutdanning i høyere utdanning 7. – 8. november 2023
Norwegian language Velkommen til Bergen i november, til konferansen Livslang læring for samfunnet. Deltakerlisten vokser hver dag, vi anbefaler å være rask for å sikre seg plass!