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Protonseminar om forsking

Velkommen til seminar om forskning innen protonterapi!
Tid: mandag 21. november kl 9-15
Sted: Storstuen, Bikuben kurs- og konferansesenter i Haukelandsparken
Formålet med seminaret er å få et innblikk i hva forskerne ved HUS, HVL og UiB arbeider med, og styrke samarbeid og kontakt på tvers av institusjonene. Målgruppen for seminaret er forskere som arbeider innen protonforskning, samt andre som er interessert i forskning innen protonterapi. Protonseminaret arrangeres på initiativ fra programstyret for protonterapiprosjektet i Bergen. Seminaret er gratis og inkluderer lunsj.
Besøk nettsiden for program og påmelding: Protonseminar om forsking – Helse Bergen (helse-bergen.no)
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Veilederlunsj for ph.d.-veiledere

Velkommen til seminar for ph.d.-veiledere ved Det medisinske fakultet. Vi har gleden av å invitere til foredrag og påfølgende diskusjon med professor Sigrunn Eliassen.
Veilederlunsj for ph.d.-veiledere | Det medisinske fakultet | UiB
02.11.2022 – 11.30–13.00, Armauer Hansens Hus, 4.etg. Styrerommet
Påmeldingsfrist  31.10.2022
Professor Eliassen er visedekan for utdanning ved Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet. Hun var en av vinnerne til Olav Thon Stiftelsens nasjonale pris for framragende undervisning for 2021. Hun forsker blant annet på evolusjon av samarbeid som har blitt omtalt som banebrytende i Nature.
På veilederlunsjen skal hun holde foredrag om hvordan veiledning er en sentral del av ph.d.-kandidatenes faglige utvikling og viktig for nettverksbygging, innføring i forskningspraksis og utvikling av ferdigheter for videre karriere. Samtidig er denne læringsformen tidskrevende og potensielt sårbar dersom veiledningsrelasjonen ikke fungerer. Forskning viser at kvaliteten på avhandlingen og sannsynligheten for at kandidatene gjennomfører er avhengig av ulike sider kandidat-veileder interaksjon.
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UiB som arbeidsplass: Velkommen til innspillmøte

Stipendiater, forskere og teknisk-administrativt ansatte: Menneskene er universitetets viktigste ressurs. Hvordan skal UiB utvikles for å bli en best mulig arbeidsplass? Møt opp 7. november og gi dine innspill.
UiB skal lage ny universitetsstrategi for perioden 2023–30. Som et ledd i arbeidet med den nye universitetsstrategien ønskes alle kollegaer velkommen til innspillmøte om UiB som arbeidsplass.
Tid: Mandag 7. november. 
Sted: Sydneshaugen skole, Auditorium B kl 1400-1600. Informasjon og påmelding her: UiB som arbeidsplass: Velkommen til innspillmøte | Arbeid med ny UiB-strategi 2023–2030 | UiB
Her vil inviterte innledere dele sine perspektiver på hvordan UiB kan bli en enda bedre arbeidsplass. Det er satt av tid til innspill og spørsmål fra salen.
Har du ikke mulighet til å delta på innspillmøtet 7. november? Send gjerne innspill på e-post til strategi@uib.no. Hold deg oppdatert på arbeidet med ny strategi på UiB.no/strategi.
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Webinar om kontroll med kunnskapsoverføring

Beredskapsrådet, Cybersikkerhetssenter for forskning og utdanning – Sikt og PST inviterer forsknings- og utdanningsvirksomhetene til erfaringsdeling om eksportkontroll.
Tirsdag 15. november 2022 kl. 10:00-11:00, Zoom Webinar. 

Sammen med dere vil vi løfte frem ulike praktiske problemstillinger og muligheter knyttet til dagens gjeldende regelverk. Hensikten er at vi i fellesskap kan dele gode løsninger og redusere noe av usikkerheten som mange av virksomhetene kjenner på.
Webinaret vil ikke være en arena for å diskutere de foreslåtte endringene i eksportkontrollregelverket, eller for å drøfte enkeltsaker.
Målgruppen for webinaret er alle som jobber med eksportkontrolltematikken i forsknings- og utdanningsvirksomhetene, uavhengig av tilnærming. For at webinaret skal treffe godt på hensikten, har vi lagt inn mulighet i påmeldingen for å dele hva dere erfarer som utfordringer og mulige løsninger i dag. Meld dere på her https://nettskjema.no/a/292370 (krever Feide-pålogging). Påmeldingsfrist: 08.11.22.
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Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic: an interdisciplinary approach

January course for master and PhD students. Information and sign-up here:
Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic: an interdisciplinary approach | University of Bergen (uib.no)
To analyse the pandemic from multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives in order to achieve a better understanding of the generation of knowledge used to understand and address an unprecedent global health threat in society. Further, to reflect upon different approaches to complexity and uncertainty for better preparedness for new crisis. Sign-up has opened now.

 

Annet

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Guest lectures

Please note the forthcoming back-to-back guest speakers presenting in person.
Time and Venue: Wednesday 2. November 2022, 10:30-12:00, BBB, Auditorium 4.
Guest lectures by Rajan Gogna and Esha Madan | The Department of Biomedicine | UiB
– Rajan Gogna, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark / School of Medicine Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Title and Abstract: Role of Cell Fitnes and Flower Code in tumor-host interactions.
– Esha Madan, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. Title and Abstract: Molecular Mechanism of the regulation of Flower Exon-3 in Tumor Microenvironment.

 

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ISIDORe emergency call for proposals

– Monkeypox virus (MPXV), Monkeypox virus – ISIDORe project (isidore-project.eu)
Pre-application deadline: 29 November 2022, 23:59 CET

-SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 & COVID‑19 – ISIDORe project (isidore-project.eu)
Pre-application deadline: Open as long as funding remains available

Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal (Thematic Priority Call)

Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal (Thematic Priority Call) (forskningsradet.no)
Application deadline: 8 February 2023, 13:00 CET
Funding scale: minimum NOK 4 000 000
Project duration: 36-72 months

Purpose: Funding is intended to support scientific renewal and development in research that can help to advance the international research front. This call is therefore targeted towards researchers who have demonstrated the ability to conduct research of high scientific quality. Which disciplines and research areas the call is open for, are specified under each thematic area and topic.

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Dear colleagues, 

First of all, it feels like about 1000mm of rain has come down over the city recently and mixed with heavy wind we really notice that the fall is upon us. A few important things have happened since the last newsletter came out, but could this give us a glimpse of sunshine? 

I would like to congratulate Sweden with the Nobel prize in medicine which went to Svante Pääbo (located at Max Planck Institute) for his work on mapping the genome of the Neanderthals! 

Another major happening was the state budget published on October 6, and it was interesting to see what was relevant for our sector. First of all, we were curious if an increase in the number of medical students to Bergen was mentioned. It was not, but 30 extra students were given to Tromsø.  As promised, they removed the ABE-cut which corresponds to more than 200 million, but this cut is replaced by another slightly bigger cut to support “new initiatives and re-prioritization within the higher education and research sector”. In addition, there will be a higher employer’s tax that could lead to an extra bill for us, but this is a bit unclear still. There is also an additional cut due to changes in traveling habits, about three times as much as for 2022. So, in short, we could unfortunately not find anything in the state budget that appears to improve our department economy. For the students, there was a suggestion in the state budget that students from outside EU/EØS/Switzerland must pay tuition fees for studying in Norway (Foreslår at utenlands­studenter må betale (khrono.no)).   

Regarding the state budget and the effect on the Norwegian Research Council, the council leaders indicate that “the Research Council will get the necessary time and flexibility so that no further measures are necessary now. The grants to the Research Council will be at a high and stable level going forward.” They further state that this means that it will be possible to apply for FRIPRO during the first half of 2023 and that the successful projects are awarded funding early in 2024. (Gode nyheter for Forsknings-Norge (forskningsradet.no)). However, no details have been announced yet. Nevertheless, you should have a look at the call for scientific renewal with a deadline in early February, where you can apply for research projects in certain categories, the most relevant for you is probably the health category (Forskerprosjekt for fornyelse (forskningsradet.no)). This call is also open for applications from young researchers. 

 When it comes to the revised long-term plan for research and higher education that also was put forward in the same period there were many interesting aspects. One is that the government will require that the Research Council award 25% of applications. It remains to see how this will be implemented when the budget is not increased. There will be a focus on facilitating so that researchers spend less time on applications, which I think in principle could be a good thing. The two main research missions that the government will focus on in this long-term plan are: 1. “sustainable feed: All feed for livestock and farmed fish must come from sustainable sources.” 2. “Include more children and young people in education, work and social life.”. These two goals are described as the two “moon landing projects” for this period (To nye «månelandinger» og mindre søknadsbyråkrati (khrono.no)). In this link you will also find other main goals and thematic priorities etc. Key words are strengthening innovation, sustainability, and high quality and availability in research and higher education. 

UiB are looking at ways to reduce the electric bill and one of the consequences is that the temperature will be set permanently to 21 degrees in all our offices and common area. The temperature in the laboratories will not be changed or affected. 

It seems like the fall is still upon us, but the fall can also be a nice and productive time of the year.

 I wish you all a great week! 

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Energisparetiltak ved UiB

Universitetet i Bergen ligger an til svært høye strømregninger i inneværende, neste og kommende år. UiB har allerede iverksatt en rekke tiltak for å redusere energiforbruket for å gjøre universitetet klimanøytralt innen 2030. Dette er gjort gjennom å satse på målrettede tiltak som sjøvannsanlegg, solcellepanel og utvikling og oppgradering av bygg.
Universitetsledelsen orienterte universitetsstyret om de økte energikostnadene i møte 15/9. Styret ga universitetsledelsen fullmakt til å iverksette sparetiltak for å håndtere energikostnader på kort og lang sikt. UiB har også mottatt brev fra Kunnskapsdepartementet om å iverksette tiltak som gir effekt på kort og lang sikt.
Tiltakene som iverksettes har vært presentert for de tillitsvalgte og verneombud i Forhandlingsutvalget, studentene og har som forutsetning at de ikke skal gå utover kjernevirksomheten eller et forsvarlig arbeidsmiljø.
Eksempel på tiltak som iverksettes av alle enheter i dialog med lokal ledelse:
-Informere og motivere egne ansatte til å bidra slik at vi sammen kan redusere energiforbruket.
-Respektere driftstidene og at bygg blir stengt driftsmessig i helger, på kveldstid og i ferier.
-Bruke mindre varmtvann, fylle oppvaskmaskiner og autoklaver helt opp før start.
-Lukke dører og vindu, slå av lys, projektorer, skjermer etc når ikke i bruk.
-Optimaliserer bruken av rom.
Eksempel på tiltak som iverksettes:
-Redusere driftstider på ventilasjon i byggene med ca 10%.
-Senke innetemperatur (NB: ikke til under anbefalt grense).
-Stenge tekniske anlegg i bygg driftsmessig i ferier, spesielt viktig i den kalde årstiden.
-Redusere vanntemperatur i svømmebassenget til laveste anbefalte (26°C) og ventilasjon i svømmehallen tilsvarende.
Vennlig hilsen universitetsdirektør Robert Rastad
og rektor Margareth Hagen

 

Energy saving measures at UiB

The University of Bergen is facing very high electricity bills in the current, next and coming years. UiB has already implemented a number of measures to reduce energy consumption in order to make the university climate neutral by 2030. This has been done by focusing on targeted measures such as seawater systems, solar panels and development and upgrading of buildings.
The university management informed the university board about the increased energy costs in a meeting on 15/9. The board authorized the university management to implement cost-saving measures to manage energy costs in the short and long term. UiB has also received a letter from the Ministry of Education and Science about implementing measures that have an effect in the short and long term.
The measures being implemented have been presented to the shop stewards and safety representatives in the Negotiation Committee, the students and have as a prerequisite that they should not go beyond the core business or a proper working environment.
Example of measures implemented by all units in dialogue with local management:
-Inform and motivate our own employees to contribute so that we can reduce energy consumption together.
– Respect the operating hours and that the building is closed for operations at weekends, in the evenings and during holidays.
-Use less hot water, fill dishwashers and autoclaves completely before starting.
-Close doors and windows, switch off lights, projectors, screens etc when not in use.
-Optimizes the use of space.
Example of measures implemented:
-Reduce operating times for ventilation in the buildings by around 10%.
-Lower the indoor temperature (NB: not below the recommended limit).
-Close technical facilities in buildings operationally during holidays, especially important in the cold season.
-Reduce water temperature in the swimming pool to the lowest recommended (26°C) and ventilation in the swimming hall accordingly.
Sincerely, university director Robert Rastad
and rector Margareth Hagen

 

Nye antisklimatte i gym-rommet

Gymrommet i kjelleren vår har fått nye antisklimatter som holder deg på plass. Bare nyte det, men vennligst ikke søle kalk på matter når du trener ellers det blir vanskelig å holde mattene rene av renholdspersonell.

 

New non-slip matts in the gym room

Our gym room has gotten new non-slip pads to help you out during training. Enjoy them, but please be aware that they will be hard clean if spill gym chalk on them.

 

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Utdanningsseminar onsdag 26. oktober: inspirere, aktivere, demonstrere, reflektere

Til alle ved IGS og de andre instituttene ved Det medisinske fakultet, også stipendiater, post docs og interesserte studenter: Velkommen til utdanningsseminar onsdag 26.10. kl 12-16 i Midgard, Alrek Helseklynge.
I 2021 kåret Det medisinske fakultet sine første seks «meritterte undervisere». Som mange vet er samtlige seks ansatt ved IGS. Dette er mer enn, og mye viktigere enn, en fjær i hatten. Det viser at vi er et universitetsmiljø med solid kvalitet, hvor vi skaper kunnskap både ved å forske, formidle og utdanne mennesker til å tenke selv. Studier av akademiske miljøer har vist at institutter som er opptatt av sin undervisning gjerne også har mer samhold, trivsel og produktivitet i forskningen. Man, kan nemlig ikke bygge gode utdanningsmiljøer uten lagspill, trygghet og vennlighet!
IGS har i mange år hatt halvårlige utdanningsseminarer for å inspirere, demonstrere og reflektere rundt måter å skape læring på. I høst er det våre egne meritterte undervisere som vil dele noen av sine erfaringer og metoder, og selvsagt innby til deltakeraktivitet som vi vet er nødvendig for å skape læring og nytenkning . I tillegg kommer Monika Kvernenes fra Enhet for læring for å presentere den rykende ferske læreboken i medisinsk pedagogikk, «Legers Læring».
Påmelding her: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=12574134

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Erasmusseminaret for høyere utdanning 2022

Vi inviterer til Erasmusseminaret 2022 for universitets- og høgskulesektoren som arrangeres ved NTNU i Trondheim. Nedenfor kommer et foreløpig program som forhåpentligvis vil gi deg faglig inspirasjon, muligheter for erfaringsutveksling og gleden over å treffe kollegaer som du ikke har sett på lenge!
Trondheim,28. november kl. 19:00 til30. november kl. 15:00. Les mer og påmelding her: Erasmusseminaret for høyere utdanning 2022 (erasmuspluss.no)
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Publikasjoner

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Allergic Airway Inflammation Delays Glioblastoma Progression and Reinvigorates Systemic and Local Immunity in Mice.
Poli A, Oudin A, Muller A, Salvato I, Scafidi A, Hunewald O, Domingues O, Nazarov PV, Puard V, Baus V, Azuaje F, Dittmar G, Zimmer J, Michel T, Michelucci A, Niclou SP, Ollert M. Allergy. 2022 Oct 9. doi: 10.1111/all.15545. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36210648

Structural Characterization of Functionally Important Chloride Binding Sites in the Marine Vibrio Alkaline Phosphatase.
Markússon S, Hjörleifsson JG, Kursula P, Ásgeirsson B. Biochemistry. 2022 Oct 4. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00438. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36194497

BBB seminar

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Reminder!
BBB seminar

 

 Linda Sandblad from Umeå University, Sweden will give a talk entitled “Cryo-electron microscopy methods to explore the nano-universe of cells and molecules”.

 

Position: Director of Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy.
Research field: Cell biology, microbiology, biochemistry.
Main achievements: Linda Sandblad holds a PhD from (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) EMBL-Heidelberg and is currently a researcher at Umeå University. She has established the cryo-EM and electron tomography facilities as Director of Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy. These achievements were awarded with a future five-year project for correlative cryo-EM method development, as a Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research – Research Infrastructure Fellow.
Seminar focus: This seminar will introduce cryo-EM sample preparation and instruments and give examples of projects and methods used for 3D image visualization of cells and molecules.

 

Thursday, October 20, 14:30

 

CCBIO seminar

 

 Ingeborg Tinhofer-Keilholz from Charité University Hospital Berlin will give a talk entitled “Advanced animal-free preclinical models for head and neck cancer”.

 

Position: Head Experimental Radiation Oncology Laboratory, Dept. of Radiooncology and Radiotherapy, Charité University Hospital Berlin.
Research field: Head neck squamous cell carcinoma; molecular mechanisms of resistance to radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted treatment; development of biomarkers for improved patient stratification and personalized treatment.
Main achievements: Tinhofer-Keilholz has published 124 scientific papers. She coordinates the research activities of the Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center Working Group Head and Neck Cancer. Since 2015, she is Translational Research Representative from the EORTC HNC Group and since 2020 she is member of the ESMO Faculty (HNC Group). She serves as reviewer for several high-impact journals including Lancet Oncology, Clinical Cancer Research, Annals of Oncology, and European Journal of Cancer.
Seminar focus: To describe the generation, advantages and limitations of advanced animal-free preclinical models for head and neck cancer; To present recent achievements from preclinical model studies with respect to biomarker development and therapeutic target identification.
 
Thursday, October 27, 14:30 

 

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How to write competitive proposals for the ERC Consolidator and Advanced Grants

The competition for ERC Grants can be daunting, but UiB has many examples of researchers who have won and enjoy the academic freedom of an ERC grant. Find out how to best prepare your application with this digital workshop.
Digital course on Zoom, 08. November at 09:00 to14:30 and 09. November at 09:30 to11.30.
The Consolidator Grant stipend is for mid-career researchers (7-12 years after their PhD is defended) who would like to propose a groundbreaking and risky project that they could not finance anywhere else. Researchers with more than 12 years of experience are eligible to apply for the Advanced Grant.
Information and sign-up here: How to write competitive proposals for the ERC Consolidator and Advanced Grants | BOA | UiB
This course explains how to convey your research concept in a way that convinces both the ERC panel and your expert evaluators and maximizes your chance of success. On day one, ERC expert Mette Skraastad from Yellow Research will share information on how to develop a successful application. On day two, local experts provide further information about support available for applicants at UiB.

 

Påminnelse!

UiB Opp – kompetanseutvikling for eksternfinansiering og forskningsstøtte

UiB Opp er UiB sitt kompetanseprogram for å støtte opp under institusjonens økende behov for forskningsstøtte, og for kunnskap om eksternfinansiering knyttet til både forskning, utdanning og innovasjon. Programmet er åpent for ansatte som ønsker å utvikle seg innen feltene forskningsstøtte eller eksternfinansiering. BOA-teamet har ansvar for programmet.

UiB Opp1 – Innføringsprogram
UiB Opp2 – Videregående program
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Introduksjonskurs om kjønnsperspektiver i forskingen

Kurset inviterer til refleksjon rundt hvordan analytiske kjønnsperspektiver kan integreres både i pågående forskning og i framtidig søknadsarbeid.
Parkveien 9, 7. november, 09.00–16.00, Senter for kvinne- og kjønnsforsking. Inkludering av kjønnsperspektiver blir stadig viktigere for vurderingen av forskningens kvalitet – både for søknader og for selve forskningsresultatene. For eksempel har både Norges Forskningsråd og EU som målsetting at prosjektsøknader ikke bare skal ha kjønnsbalanse, men også at kjønnsperspektiver skal være en integrert del av prosjektets forskningsspørsmål, metode og analyse. Analytiske og tverrfaglige tilnærminger til kjønn kan dermed både bidra til å styrke en prosjektsøknad og til å gi nye innfallsvinkler som hever kvaliteten på forskningen. Informasjon og påmelding her: Ph.d.-stafett: Kjønnsperspektiver i forskning | Senter for kvinne- og kjønnsforskning | UiB, påmeldingsfrist 31.10. Dette kurset gir en innføring i kjønnspolitikken til eksterne finansieringskilder, og i hvordan kjønnsperspektiver kan integreres i PhD-kandidatenes avhandlingsarbeid og i eventuelle framtidige søknader.
Ph.d.-stafett: Kjønnsperspektiver i forskning
Etter kurset får hver kandidat 15 minutter til å presentere arbeidet sitt, fulgt av 15 minutter med diskusjon. Du kan enten presentere det overordnede prosjektet ditt, eller utvalgte kjønnsrelaterte problemer som gjør seg gjeldende i avhandlingen. Dette er en anledning til å få tilbakemeldinger fra erfarne kjønnsforskere så vel som andre deltakere.

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Møter

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Intelligente Bergen – kraftsenter for kunstig intelligens

Intelligente Bergen skal samle næringsliv, offentlig sektor, forskere og studenter i Bergen for å styrke og fremme vår regions posisjon som nasjonalt ledende innen forskning på og anvendelse av kunstig intelligens (AI). 4. november 2022, 09.00–17.00, inviterer Universitetet i Bergen til konferansen «Intelligente Bergen – kraftsenter for kunstig intelligens». Sted: Universitetsaulaen, Muséplassen 3. Info og påmelding her: Intelligente Bergen – kraftsenter for kunstig intelligens | UiB AI | UiB.
Intelligente Bergen skal samle næringsliv, offentlig sektor, forskere og studenter i Bergensregionen for å få synliggjøre forskning på og anvendelse av kunstig intelligens (AI).
Konferansen utforsker nye samarbeidsmuligheter og åpner for dialog på tvers av fag og sektorer i regionen. Målet er å koble ulike aktører og vise hvordan kunstig intelligens brukes, studeres og utvikles ved en bredde av sektorer i regionen, med særlig fokus på bærekraft, helse og etikk.
Konferansen planlegges av UiB AI i samarbeid med Norwegian Cognitive Center, Helse Bergen og Bergen kommune.
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Meld deg på søkerwebinar i høst

Skal du søke på ei av de store utlysingene våre for forskingsorganisasjoner i 2023? Også i haust held vi ei rekke tematiske webinar for deg som skal søke. I februar 2023 er det søknadsfrist for disse utlysingene: Forskerprosjekt for fornyelse, Forskerprosjekt for unge talenter, Samarbeidsprosjekt for å møte utfordringer i samfunn og næringsliv, Kompetansebyggende prosjekt for næringslivet
I fjor deltok om lag halvparten av søkerne våre i ett eller flere webinar. Ni av ti deltakere svarte oss i etterkant at dette hadde vert svært nyttig eller nyttig for utforminga av søknaden og prosjektbeskrivinga.
Vi legg sjølvsagt ut opptak i etterkant, men deltar du på tidspunktet, får du høve til å stille spørsmål til de som er ansvarlige for temaet i utlysinga. Aktuelle webinar for IBM:
25. oktober kl. 10–11: Maritim sektor
25. oktober kl. 13–14: Utdanning og kompetanse
31. oktober kl. 13–14: Nanoteknologi, mikroteknologi og avanserte materialer
1. november kl. 10–11: Global helse
Du kan melde deg på helt frem til webinaret er i gang.
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Welcome to the Peder Sather Center 10 Year Anniversary

In 2012 eight Norwegian institutions joined forces and collaborated with UC Berkeley in establishing the Peder Sather Center for Advanced Studies. The primary mission of the center is to strengthen ongoing research collaborations and foster the development of new research collaborations between faculty at UC Berkeley and the participating Norwegian institutions.
More information: Peder Sather Center 10 Year Anniversary | Division of Research and Innovation | UiB
Each year a Peder Sather Grant is awarded to promising collaborative projects between faculty at UC Berkeley and Norway – across all disciplines. The celebrations will consist of a series of presentations from researchers at the Center, followed by a joint lunch and dinner for our guests in Berkeley. This is a great opportunity to learn more about how to use the Peder Sather grants and get to know some of the researchers from UC Berkeley from various disciplines.
Time: 26 October, 18.00 – 21.00 (Norway time)
Place: Digital / UC Berkeley

 

Plastic and plastic additives – impacts on human and environmental health

In collaboration with the Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSFT), the Plastics Network organizes the meeting “Plastic and plastic additives – impacts on human and environmental health” November 11. in Bergen, at 10:00-15:30. Information and sign-up here: «Plastic and plastic additives – impacts on human and environmental health» | Plastics network | UiB
The meeting will take place in Stort Auditorium, on the second floor in Datablokken, located at the High Technology Centre in Thormøhlens gate 55. It is also possible to attend digitally online over Zoom.
Researchers from various disciplines gather this day with a common focus on plastics challenges. The major topics are how plastic can impact both environmental and human health. Keynote speaker is Professor Juliette Legler from Utrecht University.

 

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Congratulations to Sushil Dhakal, ICIS Student/Postdoc Members 1st author abstract presentations for Cytokines 2022 Hybrid Meeting topics. He presented the topic «Axl inhibition enhances type 1 interferon (ifn) response and potentiates chemo-immunotherapy». Please read more here: ICIS Student/Postdoc Member Travel Awards – Cytokines 2022 Hybrid 10th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine & Interferon Society (cytokinesociety.org)

 

Forskningsmidler

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Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal

Funding is intended to support scientific renewal and development in research that can help to advance the international research front. This call is therefore targeted towards researchers who have demonstrated the ability to conduct research of high scientific quality. Which disciplines and research areas the call is open for, are specified under each thematic area and topic.
Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal (forskningsradet.no)
The call encompasses several topics. You can direct your application to one of these in the application form. You will find details about available funding and priorities for the selection of projects to receive funding under each topic.
This call does not include funding for the topic Ground-breaking research (FRIPRO). (We will publish information about the call for proposals for FRIPRO at a later date.) Please read the information about each topic carefully before you begin working on an application.
Please note that for some of the topics, the maximum amount of funding you can apply for may be lower than NOK 12 million. For the topics this applies to, the amount limit will be specified under the topic in question.
Application deadline 8. February 2023, 13:00.

 

EOSC-Life 3rd Training Open Call

This call is for training on topics relevant to EOSC-Life. Proposals can be submitted for funding to support the following activities (not mutually exclusive).
EOSC-Life Training Call Terms of Submission – EOSC-Life
– Development of new courses or other training activities. This would typically provide funding for personnel developing new training activities or adapting existing training to the needs of EOSC-Life; this could include face-to-face courses, e-learning courses, or stand-alone content such as video/podcast.
– Delivery of courses or other training activities. This would typically provide funding for venue related costs such as catering, and room rent and some support for the travel of trainers
– Capacity building. This would typically provide funding for any activity that supports expanding the reach of existing courses, shares best practice and knowledge exchange, and/or coordinates activities with other EOSC-related projects. This could include training new trainers or staff visits between Research Infrastructures. This could provide funding for venue related costs such as catering, and room rent or some support for travel.
With this Training open call EOSC-Life offers support without any restriction with respect to the training modality. Training courses can be face-to-face, online or blended courses. You don’t need to be EOSC-Life beneficiary to apply. In the past, funded projects requested a budget between 1,600 and 20,000 Euro. All events must run by July 2023. Submission deadline: 1 November 2022

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Dear colleagues,

It is great to see that people at our department continue to develop good ideas with the ambition to make new products and solutions to the society. For instance, several groups have received funding for early-phase innovation projects from UiB (UiB Idé) and the Norwegian Research Council. Such initiatives may constitute additional research funding opportunities for even more of us, and it might be worthwhile to check it out.

The BergenBio company was founded by our colleague Jim Lorens in 2007, and it has been an important and active contributor to our research environment for the last 15 years. During this time, they have achieved to become one of the most successful Norwegian biotech companies. An era has come to an end when they now are moving out of the lab in the BB building. The people involved have been good colleagues with our own staff. We would like to thank for the fruitful collaboration and nice journey we have had together, and wish them the best of luck on the next stage.

Through its first year of existence, our local medical incubator Eitri has established as a new provider of resources and activities related to research and innovation. They house courses and arrange seminars that may be relevant and interesting for many of us, both students and employees. I encourage you to subscribe to their mailing list at the very bottom of their website [https://www.eitrilab.no/], to receive information about their arrangements.

I wish you all a nice week!

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Trond-André Kråkenes starter som stipendiat i Biogjenkjenning den 1. september med Aurora Martinez som veileder.

 

Leder SAFE og LabIT, sensitive forskningsdata

På IT avdelingen, UiB er det en ledig stilling som leder for sensitive forskningsdata, inkl SAFE  og LabIT. Her kommer også arbeidet i forhold til Helseanalyseplattformen inn.
Det ønskes om mulig noen med bakgrunn fra forskning, fra IT-brukt i forskning med sensitive data, det vil si noen som er nærmere kjerneaktiviteten. Vi kommer til å lete etter noen med god forståelse for forskning, har interesse for forskningsdata, for hvordan IT kan brukes i forskning der vi har sensitive data og hvordan porteføljen av tjenester bør bygges opp. Vi ønsker gjerne noen med doktorgrad. Det er ikke nødvendig med IT-teknisk bakgrunn, men interesse og litt forståelse eller erfaring skader ikke. Vedkommende vil være leder for en gruppe med 6 andre.
Nærmere opplysninger fås ved henvendelse IT direktør Tore Burheim, tlf: 915 83 860

 

Leader of SAFE and LabIT, sensitive research data

The UiB IT division has a vacant position as leader of sensitive research data, including SAFE and LabIT. This includes work on the “Helseanalyseplattform”.
We are looking for a candidate with a background from research, experience with the use of IT in the handling of sensitive data and close to the core activities. The ideal candidate has a good understanding for research, is interested in research data and how IT can be used in the handling of sensitive data in research and how the facilities should be organized. We would like a candidate with a PhD. Background in IT is not mandatory, but a general interest and some background from IT is considered an advantage. The candidate will be leading a group consisting of 6 other co-workers. For more information, you may contact IT director Tore Burheim, phone: 915 83 860

 

Endringer i dekningsordningen for helseutgifter i USA

Ved arbeid i USA, les mer her: Endringer i dekningsordningen for helseutgifter i USA | Internasjonalt senter | UiB

 

Changes in healthcare entitlements for USA

When working in the USA, read more here: Changes in healthcare entitlements for USA | International Centre | UiB

HMS

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Verdensdagen for psykisk helse

Verdensdagen for psykisk helse ble opprettet for 30 år siden.
Etter to år med mye sosial avstand, er det på tide å løfte blikket fra kohortene våre. Mennesker trenger mennesker, og vi trenger flere anledninger til å møtes på en meningsfull måte. Det er vanskelig å spå hva som venter oss framover. Men en ting vet vi. Vi trenger hverandre på veien.​ Det er med på å utvide vår forståelse for hverandre, et viktig bidrag for å motvirke stigma, ensomhet og utenforskap.​
I forbindelse med verdensdagen har UiB flere arrangemang:
– «Hva er psykisk helse? Hva er psykisk uhelse? Hverdags-valgene som styrker oss», 4. oktober, Webinar kl. 14:00-14:45, ved Per Einar Inar Binder (Institutt for klinisk psykologi). Meld deg på her.
– «Mental helse og kollegafelleskapet», 5. oktober, Webinar 13:00-13:45, ved Tonje Fyhn (NORCE). Meld deg på her.

 

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day was created 30 years ago.
After two years of lots of social distancing, it’s time to look up from our cohorts. People need people, and we need more opportunities to meet in a meaningful way. It is difficult to predict what awaits us in the future. But we do know one thing. We need each other on the road. It helps to expand our understanding of each other, an important contribution to combating stigma, loneliness and alienation.
In connection with World Day, UiB has several events:
– «What is mental health? What is mental illness? The everyday choices that strengthen us», 4 October, Webinar at 14:00-14:45, by Per Einar Inar Binder (Department of Clinical Psychology). Sign up here.
– «Mental health and the community of colleagues», 5 October, Webinar 13:00-13:45, by Tonje Fyhn (NORCE). Sign up here.

 

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Collecting master projects

The new students on the Master’s programme of Biomedical sciences will be looking for projects this autumn and spring. We are therefore collecting project descriptions for them. The timeline of the projects is from June/august 2023 to June 2024.
Last year we invited all potential supervisors to a “Master’s Day” where they had a 5 minute brief presentation of themselves and their project. After all the presentations we had a mingle session where supervisors and students could meet. We have received very positive feedback from this, and we will arrange this again in late November or the beginning of December this year.
Please send your project to siri.aaserud@uib.no or studie.biomed@uib.no by the 14th of October. We will distribute all the projects to the students by the second half of October. The students can then approach the supervisors of the projects they are interested in. We ask you to not formally sign on a student to the master’s project before the 10th of December.
This is because of several reasons:
-For the students to have time to find out more about the projects and meet with the supervisors they are interested in.
-The projects are available a short time before the presentation at the “Master’s Day” at the end of the BMED320 projects so that the students know more about methods and the research carried out at the Department (and Faculty).
-So you can evaluate each of the students approaching you.
We also ask you to hand in the Master’s agreement 14 days after you have formally signed on a student, so the study section know which projects are available after December. The students have until 1st of June next year to submit the master’s agreement. Thus, students might contact you after December too. Please let me know if you have any questions about taking on a master student.

Best, Siri Tangen Aaserud, Master coordinator.

Publikasjoner

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Activity monitoring and patient-reported outcome measures in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients.
Rekeland IG, Sørland K, Bruland O, Risa K, Alme K, Dahl O, Tronstad KJ, Mella O, Fluge Ø.PLoS One. 2022 Sep 19;17(9):e0274472. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274472. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36121803 Free PMC article.

Characterisation of a common hotspot variant in acute intermittent porphyria sheds light on the mechanism of hydroxymethylbilane synthase function.
Christie MS, Laitaoja M, Aarsand AK, Kallio JP, Bustad HJ. FEBS Open Bio. 2022 Sep 17. doi: 10.1002/2211-5463.13490. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36115019 Free article.

Predicting conversion to Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment using clinically transferable features.
Rye I, Vik A, Kocinski M, Lundervold AS, Lundervold AJ.Sci Rep. 2022 Sep 16;12(1):15566. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18805-5.PMID: 36114257 Free PMC article.

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BBB/NBS seminar

Henriette Aksnes from the University of Bergen will give a talk entitled “Membrane protein modifications in neurodegenerative disease”.

Position: Researcher at the Department of Biomedicine
Research field: Cell and physiological implications of protein N-terminal acetylation.
Main achievements: Received the Zona award for her PhD work the Department of Molecular biology, UiB. Was recognized with the Falch junior award at MED for her postdoc work on NAA80 and NAA60. Is now a work package leader in ongoing ERC and NFR projects.
Seminar focus: Over the recent years Henriette has worked on novel links between N-terminal acetylation and neurobiology. In the seminar she will focus on the role of this modification for membrane proteins involved in brain calcification and will also cover Nt-acetylation of the Parkinson’s disease-linked protein aSynuclein.

Thursday, October 6, 14.30

BBB seminar 

 Linda Sandblad from Umeå University, Sweden will give a talk entitled “Cryo-electron microscopy methods to explore the nano-universe of cells and molecules”. 

Position: Director of Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy.
Research field: Cell biology, microbiology, biochemistry.
Main achievements: Linda Sandblad holds a PhD from (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) EMBL-Heidelberg and is currently a researcher at Umeå University. She has established the cryo-EM and electron tomography facilities as Director of Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy. These achievements were awarded with a future five-year project for correlative cryo-EM method development, as a Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research – Research Infrastructure Fellow.
Seminar focus: This seminar will introduce cryo-EM sample preparation and instruments and give examples of projects and methods used for 3D image visualization of cells and molecules. 

Thursday, October 20, 14:30 

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Interactive Workshop for postdocs and researchers on how to write competitive CVs

Dr Emma Williams has more than 30 years of experience in researcher development. UiB Ferd is pleased to welcome her at UiB to train early-stage researchers on how to write competitive CVs for fellowships, grants and promotions.
Interactive Workshop for postdocs and researchers on how to write competitive CVs | UiB Ferd Career Center for Early Stage Researchers | UiB
The way researchers are evaluated is changing. Some funders now use ‘narrative’ CV formats and focus on wider experiences than just publication metrics. This interactive workshop will look at how to prepare academic CVs, focussing on the ingredients a researcher’s career needs to have. We will look at building in opportunities and using these strategically (and time efficiently) to create a competitive CV for fellowships, grants and promotions.
You will be working with others to explore this topic using examples from a variety of funders. Please come prepared to take notes (digitally or on paper) and bring a paper copy of your existing CV
Register before October 5th here: CV Building for Postdocs and Researchers (uib.no)
07.10.2022 – 09.00–11.30, Studentsenteret, seminar room E.

 

Make your research visible using researcher profiles
This seminar will demonstrate how to use ORCID and other researcher profiles to showcase your work.
Having a researcher profile is a great way to showcase contributions to your field and open science engagement. Author IDs, which ensure your works are correctly attributed, are also allocated by some services.
Make your research visible using researcher profiles | University of Bergen Library | UiB
However, there are many services to choose from, with various features and audiences, and it can be difficult to navigate.
This seminar will:
– Give an introduction to the landscape of researcher profile services and advice about what to choose
– Demonstrate the main features in ORCID, an author ID system used by many journals and funding agencies to identify authors. This will include how to add your works quickly using automatic import functions.
– Talk about how to showcase various open science outputs such as publications, conference contributions, peer-reviews, preprints, open datasets and code.
– How features compare to Publons and Google Scholar profiles
– How to link out to other profiles, such as social media
Registration deadline, 13.10.2022 – 10.00, Register for the course here!
This course is in English. The course will run if there are 5+ UiB participants registered. A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants the day before the seminar
14.10.2022 – 10.00–10.45, on Zoom link.

 

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Join us on October 13th to explore the use of AI in cancer and possible EU opportunities!

We bring together national stakeholders within Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cancer to highlight key achievements in Norway and build momentum towards EU R&I collaborations within Horizon Europe, EU4Health and Digital Europe.
Programme and registration: Artificial Intelligence in Cancer – Implementation and EU opportunities (cancermission.no)
Håvard E. Danielsen, who was awarded King Olav Vs Cancer Research Fund’s prize 2022, will give a keynote on AI-based prognosis for Cancer patients, followed by pitches and panelists from research, health, industry, and policy makers.
Participants will get to know the latest from the European Commission on EU AI policy and implementation within health and care. They will also get a chance to engage directly with EU funding experts during an informal walking lunch following the panel sessions.
The event kicks off a thematic national network on AI and Cancer in relation to the newly established Cancer Mission Hub in Norway. The hub gathers policy makers, patient organisations, citizens, industry, health, and research professionals to engage in the Europe’s beating cancer plan and Mission on Cancer. On behalf of Cancer Mission Hub Norway.
Deadline October 6th at the latest.
Thursday, 13th October 9.30-13.00, Vitensenteret, Kongens gate 6 in Oslo / hybrid livestream available

 

Foredrag om forskningssenteret Neuro-SysMed

Neuro-SysMeds målsetting er å levere forskning på internasjonalt nivå innen diagnostikk og behandling av alvorlige sykdommer som påvirker sentralnervesystemet. Tekna, NTVA og Academia Europaea inviterer medlemmer og andre interesserte til et foredrag med Charalampos Tzoulis, nevrolog og visedirektør i Neuro-SysMed.
Foredrag om forskningssenteret Neuro-SysMed | Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet | UiB
I dette foredraget vil Charalampos Tzoulis, professor, nevrolog og visedirektør for senteret gå nærmere inn på: senterets visjon, oppbygging av senteret, resultater hittil, hvilke kliniske studier som gjennomføres nå, hvilke kliniske studier er planlagt framover.
Foredraget er gratis og åpent for alle interesserte. Velkommen!
Det blir enkel bevertning etter foredraget, og av hensyn til planlegging ønsker vi derfor påmelding.
Arrangører: Tekna Bergen, i samarbeid med NTVA og Academia Europaea Bergen.
04.10.2022 – 19.00–20.30, Høgskulen på Vestlandet, Kronstad, 1. etasje i M-bygget
Vær ute i god tid, da ytterdøren til bygget vil være stengt når foredraget starter kl. 19.00.

 

Innovasjonssnakket

Den stadige fremheving av «innovasjon» i norsk forskning og utdanning er preget av vag begrepsbruk, søknadsbasert forhåndserklæring, og liten vilje til reell etterprøving. Kan veksten i midler til «innovasjon» over tid ha medført en forskyvning av ressurser vekk fra grunnforskning?
Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt er professor og instituttleder ved Sosiologisk institutt (UiB). Les hans ferske artikkel «Innovasjonssnakk», i Khrono.no. Møteleder: Anders Johansen
Vi serverer enkel frokost til de første som kommer.
Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt: Innovasjonssnakket | Forum for vitenskap og demokrati | UiB
05.10.2022 – 08.30–10.00, Universitetsmuseet (inngang gjennom Christie kafé)

 

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CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium

We are happy to welcome you all to the first CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium this semester, October 6th, 2022. This seminar series is a perfect place to meet and interact with other young scientists and we are very happy to announce that for the first time in years – it will be physical attendance only. We are very excited that Vladan Milosevic, a researcher at CCBIO will present the Hyperion – Image Mass cytometry System as our keynote presenter this time. As the debate in Norway is currently intense on what true women’s health is, we are looking forward to the presentations of our local junior researchers on topics related to 3D culturing of both ovarian and vulva cancer. We will also get updates on a clinical study investigating biomarkers for risk of blood clots during pregnancy. Finally, we will learn about mimicking clonal architecture in AML.
Please register within October 3rd at 11.00 as FREE LUNCH is included.
When: Thursday October 6th, 2022 at 09:00 – 13:00
Where: B307, Sentralblokka, Haukeland University Hospital
Registration: Link (Also even if you have registered for CCBIO901 in Studentweb.)
General information: More information about the Junior Scientist Symposia can be found here.
ECTS: Part of CCBIO901, with 3 credits (participation in the program through 2 terms.) All are however welcome for non-ECTS drop-in on each individual symposium. Perhaps you spot an interesting topic? Just remember to register!
Any questions can be addressed to chairs Mari, Vladan and Cornelia

 

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Digitalt dialogmøte for fakultetene

Vil du holde deg oppdatert på arbeidet med UiBs strategi for 2023-2030? Fakultetene inviteres til digitale allmøter.
14. oktober er alle studenter og ansatte ved Det samfunnsvitenskapelige fakultet, Fakultet for kunst, musikk og design, Det medisinske fakultet og Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet invitert til digitalt allmøte.
Prorektor Pinar Heggernes, leder av arbeidsgruppen, vil orientere om sentrale punkter i strategiprosessen. Dekanene ved de aktuelle fakultetene stiller også. Det vil bli mulighet til å stille spørsmål på forhånd og i chat under møtet. Det vil også være mulig å stille spørsmål anonymt. Se oppdateringer her: Digitalt dialogmøte for fakultetene | Arbeid med ny UiB-strategi 2023–2030 | UiB
Digitalt møte: 14.10.2022 – 11.00–12.30 

 

Eitri – for innovators, Bergen, Norway

See news and events at Eitri and sign up for Eitri-newsletter.
See the homepage: For innovators Bergen | Norway

 

Forskningsmidler

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Center for Translational Epidemiology (TRACE) – research call

The Trond Mohn Foundation (TMS) wants to support the research activity at the Center for Translational Epidemiology at UiB. TMS has set aside NOK 18 million for such an investment and has invited UiB to nominate a limited number of research projects that can support the centre’s objectives and contribute to shaping the center in the desired direction in the coming years.
TRACE aims to further develop the field of epidemiology by establishing new collaborations involving researchers with a background in biomedicine, bioinformatics and clinical medicine, in addition to epidemiology and medical statistics. By building bridges between laboratory-based and population-based research, the center aims to achieve greater understanding of the causes of non-communicable diseases.
Read more about the call here: Senter for translasjonell epidemiologi (TRACE) – utlysning | Det medisinske fakultet | UiB
The Trond Mohn Foundation: Senter for translasjonell epidemiologi (TRACE) – utlysning – Mohnfoundation
Step 1 application deadline: 15. november 2022 kl. 12.00
5-7 entries are invited to submit a full application. Deadline 12 januar 2023.
Step 2 application deadline, full proposal: 16. mars 2023 kl. 12.00  

 

Nominating Project Proposals to TMS Trustworthy AI

Trond Mohn Foundation (TMS) has invited UiB to apply for research funds under the program Trustworthy AI. UiB can nominate a maximum of eight research proposals to TMS. The internal dealine for submission of short proposal is November 7, 2022.
Nominating Project Proposals to TMS Trustworthy AI | UiB AI | UiB
Trond Mohn Foundation (TMS) has set aside a maximum of NOK 20 million that may be awarded to a research program in Trustworthy AI, and invited UiB to apply for TMS funding for a limited number of research projects (maximum of NOK 18 mill. in total) and one overarching coordination project based on the projects being funded (maximum of NOK 2 mill.).
UiB is invited to nominate 5-8 project proposals to TMS. Each project may be granted TMS funding for maximum 4 years. The maximum contribution from TMS is NOK 6 million per project (for projects lasting 4 years). It is a prerequisite for funding that any TMS contribution is matched by resources from the participating institutions at about the same level. Read more in the full call text from TMS here:
AI-Research-projects-Call-m-crit_ENDELIG.pdf (mohnfoundation.no)
The internal dealine for submission of short proposal is November 7, 2022.
Full proposal to TMS – deadline 10. januar 2023

 

Collaborative Project to Meet Societal and Industry-related Challenges

The purpose of this call is to develop new knowledge and generate competence needed by society or trade and industry to address important societal challenges. The projects are to encourage and support collaboration between research organisations and stakeholders from outside the research sector that represent societal and/or industry-related needs for knowledge and research competence.
The various themes, and how much funding is announced within these, will be published in October 2022.
Opportunities for IBM: Enabling technologies – biotechnology.
Open for applications -14. DEC 2022
Application deadline -15. FEB 2023
Collaborative Project to Meet Societal and Industry-related Challenges (forskningsradet.no)

 

Researcher Project for Young Talents

The support will give young research talents under the age of 40 the opportunity to pursue their own ideas and lead a research project. The call is aimed at researchers at an early stage in their career, two to seven years after their dissertation, who have shown the potential to carry out research of high scientific quality.
Which subjects and research areas the call is open to are specified under each individual theme.
The call consists of several themes. For each theme, there is an announced amount and specified priorities for selecting the projects to be financed.
Open for application-14. DEC 2022
Application deadline-08. FEB 2023
Forskerprosjekt for unge talenter (forskningsradet.no)  Sorry, links in Norwegian!  

 

Support for Events

Support for events is available to approved Norwegian research organisations, companies, public entities, non-governmental organisations and groups of such entities in order to better equip them to organise conferences, workshops and seminars. Funding may also be granted for international conferences when the Norwegian applicant is the main organiser.
Support for Events (forskningsradet.no)
The event must serve as a meeting place for disseminating research results, exchanging knowledge, expanding the knowledge-base and/or establishing new scientific collaboration. Funding is available for both physical and virtual events.
Relevant thematic areas for this call: Health, Internationalisation, Enabling technologies, Education and competence
Application deadline: Open-ended 

 

Research portfolios at NFR

We invest in research and innovation through these portfolios

Welfare, culture and society (forskningsradet.no)
Health (forskningsradet.no)
Life sciences (forskningsradet.no)
Enabling technologies (forskningsradet.no)
Global development and international relations (forskningsradet.no)

SPIRE – Såkornsmidler

The strategic program for research collaboration (SPIRE) aims to support the University of Bergen’s strategy and action plan for internationalization 2016-2022. Who can apply:
– Scientific employees in first-positions (combined positions that include a research component), researchers (code: 1109,1110, 1183 – with a doctorate) and postdoctoral fellows at UiB.
– Scientific staff must be employed for a minimum of 50% at UiB.
– Postdocs must have 100% employment at UiB, and must show employment at UiB 2 years in the future to be able to apply.
Application deadline for SPIRE funds in 2022 is: 1 December 2021.
SPIRE – Såkornsmidler | Forsknings- og innovasjonsavdelingen | UiB Sorry, links in Norwegian! 

 

Collaborative funding for the Alrek health cluster will be strengthened in 2023

It is now possible to apply for collaborative funds from Alrek health cluster. This year, Alrek is also announcing funds on behalf of Rebekka Ege Hegermann’s Legacy for research and innovation projects.
Read more here: https://alrekhelseklynge.no/nyheter/samarbeidsmidler-for-alrek-helseklynge-styrkes-i-2023/
The deadline for both announcements is 14 November. Sorry, links in Norwegian! 

 

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Dear colleagues,

The last few weeks have been busy for many of us with teaching starting up again, several application deadlines and high activity in many of the labs with new and ongoing projects.
This semester we have also planned PhD defense for 12 candidates, way above the recent semesters. When it comes to master students, we got 23 new students this round, which is a rather normal number and nothing like the very high number of students we got last time.
Tomorrow, 20.9.2022, at 14:15-16:00, there will be a chance to get to know a bit better this year’s MSc students and even present a taste of your groups research for them. Please see email from Inari for more information and registration.

There will be focus on several important subjects at the department the coming months, and I’ll come back to these during the fall. One of the subjects is as always HSE, and this is important to focus on.
We are aiming for a full, mandatory HSE-day on December 9, followed by our traditional Christmas party in the cantina at BBB in the evening. I hope all of you already now reserve this day, and the evening.
I’m really looking forward to this traditional event after a couple of years without!