Several awards were given to K2 employees at the annual Faculty Day:

The Education Award went to Professor Harald Wiker

Publication of the Year went to Chudasama et al.

Søren Falchs Junior Award went to Camilla Krakstad (in Norwegian).

Read more about the Faculty Day here (in Norwegian).

COST is a European network organisation of which most of the countries in Europe (including Norway and all the EU-nations) are members. An important task for COST is to improve European research cooperation by initiating scientific networks (called “COST-actions”).

General information about COST you can find here (in Norwegian) and here.
Summaries about the COST-actions you can find here.

The Norwegian Research Council is coordinating the process concerning the Norwegian participation in COST-actions. If you are interested send this form to Hans Hellebostad.

Ingvild Bruun Mikalsen will have her public defence on Friday June 13, 2014.
Trial lecture: Friday June 13, 2014, 09:15
Topic: «Design og gjennomføring av anerkjente multisenterstudier i barnepopulasjoner – styrker og svakheter»
Public defence: Friday June 13, 2014, 10:30
Place: Aula 2nd floor, South Building, Stavanger University Hospital
Title of dissertation: «Asthma, atopy and lung function at 11 years of age after bronchiolitis in infancy»
1st opponent: Professor Søren Pedersen, Syddansk Universitet, Odense
2nd opponent: Professor Britt Nakstad, Universitetet i Oslo
Poster and press release (both in Norwegian)

We wish the Technician Group at K2 welcome to a seminar on September 4-5 at Panorama Hotel. Sign up by contacting Irene Hjelmaas by July 1. NB: Registration is binding.
Program (in Norwegian).