UoB will for the first time appoint and honorary alumni, and invites all students and employees to nominate candidates.

Criteria:
-The candidate must have an education from UoB (credits)
-The candidate must have done an extraordinary effort for the University of Bergen, the faculties, institute or centre, or inside his/her own field.

Nomination:
-Suggestions for candidate(s) must be sent to alumni@uib.no
-Deadline: April 9
-The students will be informed of the opportunity to nominate candidates via Mi side

For more information(in Norwegian).
The award will be announced at the Alumni Days at UoB May 10 2014.

The theme of the new issue is Computer Safety (in Norwegian).
You can find the entire themed series here (in Norwegian).

FRIPRO/FRIMEDBIO plans to give 250 million in free project grants in the fields of medicine, health and biology. There will be 4 categories: Postdoctoral fellowship, young research talents, event support and research projects. Deadline is May 21st 2014. For more information (in Norwegian).

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A rare opportunity to meet one of the world’s leading epidemiologists and an excellent lecturer. Kenneth J. Rothman gives a course 6-9 May 2014 at the University of Oslo. Registration deadline is April 23.

For more information and registration.

The institutes will conduct an election of representatives from group B (teaching and research positions) for the institute councils. The election will be held May 8-13 2014. For more information (in Norwegian).

Cecilie Caspersen will have her public defence on Thursday April 10, 2014.
Trial lecture: Thursday April 10, 2014, 10:30
Topic: «Påvisning av inflammasjon i luftveiene – metoder og betydning i klinikk og idrett»
Public defence: Thursday April 10, 2014, 12:15
Place: Auditorium 2, BB-building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Oxygen concentration in inhaled gas and nitric oxide concentration in exhaled gas”
1st opponent: Researcher Jonny Hisdal, University of Oslo
2nd opponent: Chief Physician Anne Kristin Møller Fell, Sykehuset Telemark
Poster andPress release (both in Norwegian).

Kjetil Halvorsen Løland will have his public defence on Wednesday April 9, 2014.
Trial lecture: Wednesday April 9, 2014, 09:00
Topic: ”Revaskularisering av hjertsviktspasienter?”
Public defence: Wednesday April 9, 2014, 10:15
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: ”Folic acid supplementation and biomarkers of progression of sub-clinical coronary atherosclerosis in patients with stable angina pectoris – A WENBIT sub-study based on coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound”
1. opponent: Professor David Erlinge, Universitetet i Lund, Sverige
2. opponent: MD/Ph.d. Torfi Fjalar Jónasson, Læknasetrid Medical Center, Reykjavik, Island
Poster and Press release (both in Norwegian).

Bernt Bøgvald Aarli
Thursday April 10, 10-11.
For more information.

Eli Kristin Aadland
Thursday April 10, 11-12.
For more information.

Both evaluations will be held in the seminar room, 7th floor, Lab-building.

University of Bergen is holding a national study quality conference with the theme quality control systems.
Time: Tuesday May 20, 10:00-16:00
Place: Clarion Hotel, Flesland, Bergen
For more information and registration (in Norwegian).

Section for Hematology is holding a seminar about the Translational Hematology Cluster April 9, 12:00-15:00. The seminar will be held in the conference room, 3rd floor, BB-building. Program.

Nanosymposium will be held April 8, 09:15-13:30, at Haukeland University Hospital, Auditorium B302, 3rd floor.

Program.