Every fall, the faculty sends an email to all main supervisors and all PhD candidates to register progress in their projects. This fall, a total of 157 candidate-supervisor pairs at K2 received such an email. Along with midway evaluations, this is an important way for the faculty and institute to follow the broad lines of each PhD candidate’s development and become aware of issues that can be corrected.

49 candidates at K2 expect to submit their dissertation in 2025, and 36 in 2026. Only one candidate was dissatisfied with supervision, while two were partially dissatisfied. Two assessed their progress as very poor. Only seven candidates wanted a meeting with the K2 management.

All in all, these are very good feedbacks, indicating mostly satisfied PhD-candidates who are well followed up by their supervisors. All candidates who want a meeting with the K2 management to discuss progress are offered this by the undersigned.

Let me also, on behalf of the K2 management, congratulate Helge Ræder and Anagha Joshi on being awarded funding for a postdoctor in the LEAD-AI program. LEAD-AI is a partially EU-funded career development program in artificial intelligence at UiB and will be a training ground for a total of 19 postdocs. The project applications were evaluated based on quality, innovation, and the AI expertise of the mentor and research group, as well as their contribution to method development.

NOKUT has evaluated the medical professional study and invites you to the launch of the final report on March 14 from 12:00 to 14:00. The event will be held at NTNU in Trondheim and will also be streamed.

At the launch, the expert committee will present findings and recommendations from the final report, followed by comments and reflections from key stakeholders. The program will be announced.

The purpose of the evaluation has been to generate knowledge about the quality of education in the medical professional study, both at the four institutions offering the programs and at the national level. It will also contribute to further quality development. The data basis includes the institutions’ self-evaluations, institutional visits, registry data, surveys among medical students and teachers, interviews with practice supervisors, and focus groups with representatives from medical and health education units at the faculties.

The launch is suitable for anyone interested in learning more about the quality of the medical professional study and the committee’s recommendations for further development.

Welcome!

Location: Helgasetr room 06-005, Elgesetergate 10, Trondheim
Time: Friday, March 14, 12:00–14:00
Registration deadline: Wednesday, March 12, 16:00

https://www.nokut.no/hendelser/ar/mars/lansering-av-sluttrapporten-fra-evalueringen-av-profesjonsstudiet-i-medisin/

February 18, 2025 – 08:30–11:30

Introduction to SurveyXact is a technical course where participants are introduced to the basic functions of the system.

The purpose of the course is to enable users to create and conduct their own surveys in SurveyXact afterwards. We will go through the setup of questionnaires, various distribution methods, and provide an introduction to the analysis module in SurveyXact.

Read more about the course

Pioneer Innovator Grant

Call closes 13 March 2025 2:00pm (CEST)

The purpose of the Pioneer Innovator Grant Sustainability & Health is to accelerate the commercialization of research findings and the development of novel technologies within sustainability or health.

Both areas of the Pioneer Innovator Grants seek to support novel academic science-based discoveries with commercial potential.

https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/pioneer-innovator-grant/

Distinguished Innovator Grant

Call closes 13 March 2025 2:00pm (CEST)

The purpose of the Distinguished Innovator Grant Sustainability & Health is to accelerate commercialization of research findings and development of novel technologies within sustainability or health.

Both areas of the Distinguished Innovator Grant are aimed for senior faculty members or researchers with a proven track record within innovation

https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/distinguished-innovator-grant/

Pint of Science brings science closer to people on a local level with an informal atmosphere. The Pint of Science festival takes place simultaneously in different cities worldwide.

We provide the opportunity for local researchers to introduce their research to the public in an engaging, understandable, and fun way, usually in the relaxed atmosphere of a bar.

If you would like to find out more, please visit our website https://www.pintofscience.no

The STARS@UNIPD 2025 call for proposals is open from 20 December 2024 until 21 March 2025

The STARS@UNIPD 2025 call for proposals funds research projects of 30 months, whose focus may range in the 28 scientific research areas of Unipd, including Life Sciences

The call offers three types of funding with a “bottom-up” approach, without predefined thematic areas. It is open to Principal Investigators (PIs) of any age and nationality who wish to carry out their research activities at a Department of the University of Padua. Applicants must demonstrate the innovative nature, ambition, and feasibility of the proposed scientific project.

STARS Starting Grant (STARS-StG): for PIs – also external to UNIPD – who are beginning to establish their own research team and/or to start their own independent research activity. PIs must have defended their first Doctoral degree within a maximum of 5 years prior to 1 January 2025 (cut-off dates: 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2024 included).

https://www.unipd.it/en/stars2025

06 February 2025

The Commission together with the European Society of Radiology and EUCAIM is organising an event exploring how the European Cancer Imaging Initiative harnesses health data and Artificial Intelligence to advance the fight against cancer.

Two years after the launch of the European Cancer Imaging Initiative, Member States and stakeholders from research, innovation and healthcare organisations, will explore perspectives for the Initiative’s contribution to advancing trustworthy AI tools for precision oncology and its role in the future European Health Data Space.

You can register using the yellow “register” button. The registration for in-person participation will close on Tuesday, 4 February at noon (or earlier, if the room capacity is reached). It will remain possible to register for online participation.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/events/european-cancer-imaging-initiative-joining-forces-ai-powered-imaging-save-lives

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Are you writing a Data Management Plan (DMP) for your research project? Would you like to try the DMP Tool FAIR Wizard?

Join us in a short workshop on writing a DMP with the new tool FAIR Wizard 13.02.2025.

A data management plan (DMP) can be a useful tool in your research project; to help you organize and plan the collection, storage, analysis and archiving of your research data. A DMP is also a formal requirement from several funders and institutions.

https://www.uib.no/en/ub/175841/workshop-%E2%80%93-write-dmp-fair-wizard-norway

Dear PhD Supervisor,

The Faculty of Medicine invites you to a very popular course held by Dr. Gitte Wichmann-Hansen.

Professor Gitte Wichmann-Hansen holds a Master’s in Pedagogy and a PhD in Educational Research. With over 20 years of experience in higher education teaching development.

The course will be focused on the delicate balance in supervision between promoting students’ autonomy and ensuring high-quality, timely completion of their work. Based on her research, she has developed numerous strategies and advice for supervisors on maintaining productive academic dialogue, ensuring project progress, and building constructive relationships with candidates.

Teaching Form: The course includes interactive group work, exercises, plenary discussions, and lectures. Participants are encouraged to prepare a case study on supervision challenges to tailor the course to their needs.

Date: February 19-20

Location: Scandic City, Bergen

Please note that registration for this course is binding. As we have an external course instructor, a fee will be charged to your affiliated department if you register but do not attend.

Additionally, there are limited seats available (20 participants), so please ensure you register promptly.

Preparation: Delegates will receive “homework” to complete in advance of the course.

Course Certificate: Participants will receive a certificate upon completion.

Language: The course is offered in English or Norwegian/Danish if possible.

Contact: For practical questions, email Havjin Jacob at Havjin.Jacob@uib.no.

Sign up here!

The Climate and Energy Transition focus area is now offering travel grants to master’s and PhD students and postdocs working on topics related to climate and/or energy transition.

There are two calls for applications:

1. Travel grants for conferences and similar events.
2. Travel grants for fieldwork and short research stays.

The call texts are available in both Norwegian and English. The Norwegian text is the official version.

We kindly ask you to share this information within your networks.

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Application deadline is February 21 at 12:00.

Best regards,

Kristine Spildo and Kristin Guldbrandsen Frøysa