Nordhordland UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: Social-ecological systems dynamics and land-use change Veiledere: Inger Elisabeth Måren, Amy Eycott Evalueringskomite: Professor Peter Manning, førsteamanuensis Alistair Seddon
Wed 3. Sep. PhD mid-term presentation by Brian Marvin Wehner
Evolutionary origin of neurosecretory cell types Supervisors: Pawel Burkhardt, Fabian Rentzsch, Noeska Smit, Evaluation committee: Associate Professor Aurelia E. Lewis, Researcher Patrick Steinmetz
bioSEMINAR Thursdag 4. September with Kari Fladmark and Adele Mennerat
Kari Fladmark: Modelling Parkinson´s Disease in Zebrafish Adele Mennerat: The effects of population density on parasites: terrestrial evolutionary ecology meets salmon lice research
Man 8. Sept. PhD trial lecture, Malene Skuseth Slinning
Types (diversity) of medicine resistance in parasites – molecular mechanisms and evolutionary aspects Evalueringskomité: førsteamanuensis Anita Rønneseth, professor Gyri Teien Haugland, førsteamanuensis Tom Ole Nilsen
UiB Innovation Day 19. September 2025
Dear colleagues, You are invited to UiB Innovation Day 2025 – “200 Years of Research and Innovation”, taking place on 19 September from 09:00 to 15:00 at Nygårdsgaten 5. Some of the highlights of the event are: UiB Innovation Day…
Dugnad (“voluntary work”) at the Marine Biological Station (“Espegrend”) 22. October – Save the date!
Wensday 22. October, everyone at BIO is invited to participate as volunteers to do some tidy up work and upgrades at the Marine Biological Station (“Espegrend”). More info to follow, but please save the date!
PHOTOSYNTECH RESEARCH SCHOOL -POSSIBILITIES FOR PHD STUDENTS
BIO is part of a research school – PHOTOSYNTECH – Photosynthetic Eukaryotes: From Fundamentals to Applications in Biology, Bioproduction and Biotechnology. It is led by Kirsten Krause at University of Tromsø, and all Universities, University Colleges and research institutions working…
Fiskeridirektoratet: Fisheries Research Grants 2026 – Call for Applications
The Directorate of Fisheries is responsible for the management of grants for fisheries research financed by the fisheries research fee. Subject to the Storting’s budget decision, grants for fisheries research for 2026 are hereby announced. The form can be downloaded…
2 Calls from the Research Council
Arctic Field Grant (AFG) – support for fieldwork in Svalbard forskningstokt med Kystvakten – samarbeid for havforskning NFR CALL FOR: Arctic Field Grant (AFG) – support for fieldwork in Svalbard The main priority of this call is to promote career…
CCBIO Cancer Genomics course October 21–23, 2025
This course will give you a broad understanding of aspects of cancer genome biology and its investigation by high-throughput sequencing technologies. Also, ethical, legal aspects, and hereditary predisposition will be taught. Knowledge about genome aberrations can help you understand tumor…
Editorial – 25.08.2025
As I write this, I’m sitting at a booth in Trondheim at the aquaculture fair Aqua Nor, surrounded by the entire aquaculture industry — from fish farmers, vaccine companies, wellboat owners, cage suppliers, economists, the Crown Prince (yes, he actually…
The Dean’s blog
New PhD candidate – Adriana Neeltje de Vries
Hei everyone, my name is Adriana Neeltje de Vries but I generally go by Anne though I will also answer to Adriana. I am employed by Nofima AS and am generally stationed in the beautiful Sunndalsøra. Last year I worked…
BIO-publications weeks 24-33
Arnold, P.A., Noble, D.W.A., Nicotra, A.B., Kearney, M.R., Rezende, E.L., Andrew, S.C., Briceno, V.F., Buckley, L.B., Christian, K.A., Clusella-Trullas, S., Geange, S.R., Guja, L.K., Jimenez Robles, O., Kefford, B.J., Kellermann, V., Leigh, A., Marchin, R.M., Mokany, K., Bennett, J.M., 2025.…
BIO and CeSAM strongly present at Arendalsuka
BIO was strongly represented during this year’s Arendalsuka, which took place 10-14 August. Vigdis Vandvik participated on behalf of BIO and CeSAM in a number of events related to green energy and energy transition, the natural crisis and sustainable land…
Guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence for students and Teams group for educators
[Our translation/Google translate] Hello As previously informed, the education managers at NT have developed a guideline table for the use of AI at NT in collaboration with the department and faculty. The table shows how AI can be used in…
John Stegeman (WHOI) in joint Michael Sars and MolBio-seminar Tuesday August 26 10.00
Cytochrome P450 evolution: perspectives and puzzles
Master’s presentation by Simen Fjærestad Dalseth Thursday 28. August 13:15
Selection and Benchmarking of Operational Biological Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in a Commercial Salmon Hatchery Main supervisor: Karin Anna Pittman (UiB) Commission
AI Competence Boost module 1
[Our translation/Google translate] Just before the holidays, module 1 of the KI competence upgrade for all technical and administrative employees at UiB was launched, but perhaps you didn’t have time to take it before you went on holiday. I would…
Invitation to nominate candidates for the NITO award for the year’s best bachelor’s or master’s thesis in engineering and technology 2025
[Our translation/Google translate] The Norwegian Association of Engineers and Technologists is Norway’s largest professional organization for engineers and technologists with over 113,000 members, and over 15,000 student members. We are following up on last year’s success and would like to…
Call: internal funding for collaboration with CHARM universities – Application deadline 15. October 2025
The Alliance comprises the University of Barcelona (coordinator), Trinity College Dublin, Utrecht University, the University of Montpellier, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Åbo Akademi University, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences and the University of Bergen. [Our translation/Google translate] Please review the internal call for funding for collaboration in CHARM…
Invitation to a network meeting in Bergen organized byg the German Embassy – 4. Sept 2-6 pm
[Our translation/Google translate] Dear alumnae and alumni, After the very successful start of the formation of an alumni network last April in Oslo, the German Embassy now wants to strengthen and further develop this network. It is therefore a great…
Consultation – preservation of valuable nature – expansion of Jarenvatnet nature reserve
Statsforvalteren sender med dette ut på høring forslag til utvidelse av Jarenvatnetnaturreservat i Innlandet. Forslaget omfatter i alt ca. 531 dekar, hvorav ca. 474 dekar er frievannmasser, kalksjø og de resterende ca. 57 dekar er mosaikk av kantvegetasjon,helofyttsump og flomskogsmark.…
Consultation on regulations on the implementation of the Deforestation Regulations, etc
Miljødirektoratet, på vegne av Klima- og miljødepartementet og Landbruks og matdepartementet, sender med dette på høring forskrift om gjennomføring av avskogingsforordningen i norsk rett. Fristen for å sende inn innspill og merknader til høringen er 30. september2025. Les og svar…
Editorial – 23.06.2025
Hi, and welcome back from summer vacation! I hope everyone had a good vacation, with relaxation and time with family and friends. Now August is suddenly here again, and I hope everyone has recharged their batteries and is ready for…