Please note that the next Department council meeting will take place Tuesday February 21st. The meetings are open for anyone interested to follow.
When: Tuesday Feb 21st, 8:30-10:30
Where: Tunet, 4. floor, Biologen, A-blokken
New member of staff – Maria John
Foto: privat
Hi!
My name is Maria John and I come from India. I am a new PhD research fellow at the Department of Biological sciences.
Tue 21. Feb. PhD trial-lecture, Varunjikar Madhushri Shrikant
Environmental DNA (eDNA): what is it and how can it be used in environmental monitoring and biodiversity studies?
14:15
Seminar room K3, Blokk B, Biologen
Use the sequencing facility!
Foto: Colourbox
BIO have our own sequencing facility for Sanger-sequencing. This is now placed in the 2nd floor of “Biologen” A-block – in the corridor parralell to the administration:
Call: International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
The International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation from The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), Canada, is an international collaboration on adaptation and mitigation in vulnerable societies. Norway participates with approximately 31 MNOK, together with eight other countries. The overall budget for the call is approximately 90 million Canadian dollars.
11 EU-India co-funded calls under Horizon Europe
India will participate in 11 EU-India co-funded calls under Horizon Europe.
Read more here: 11 EU-India co-funded calls under Horizon Europe | EURAXESS (europa.eu)
Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership – 1st call pre-announcement
From 23 to 25 January the network of 60 Partners from 25 countries and the European Commission gathered in Rome to announce and discuss planned activities. With the launch of the first joint call for proposals on 13 February 2023, the Partnership will pool research and innovation investments and align national programmes at pan-European scale. Read more: https://bluepartnership.eu/#call
EUP AH&W: European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare – SRIA and Survey
Background
The EUP AH&W intends to be a Research and Innovation Partnership set up in the context of Horizon Europe.
European Marine Board opens call for 2 new Ambassadors
EMB is looking for two enthusiastic, engaged, and creative early career marine scientists to join their Ambassador Programme.
Tue 14. Feb. More Voices at the Table – IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast
Foto/ill.: GWB
Where: Auditorium 4, 4th floor, Science Bldg
When: Tuesday Feb 14, at 9am-11am.
Read more: https://www.uib.no/kj/160178/more-voices-table
Darwin Day/Horizons lecture, February 13 – ‘Making Sense of Cancer’, by professor Jarle Breivik
Dear all
The Horizon series is a lecture series for staff and students of The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and for all others that are interested in major scientific questions and challenges across disciplinary borders.
Wed 15. Feb: «Den plastiske hjernen: Fra molekyler til bevissthet»
Clive Bramham og Kenneth Hugdahl. Foto: Selskapet til Vitenskapenes Fremme
Where: Christie Café,
When: Wednesday 15. February 18.00-20.00.