We remind you that sick-leave forms alsways shoud be sendt to employer, also for assosiate positions. Please sendt to The Department of Clinical Science for registration.

As employees use code 470 – Sykt barn/barnepasser (staying home due to child being sick) it is important that information is available that the employee exercising this right actually has a child which gives right to such leave of absences.

If any employee registers absence with code 470 and this is approved and sent in, a warning in PAGA will be generated saying:

“Rejected – no registered child which gives right to this absence” if the employee has not submitted information about children.

The absence is registered, but it will only have status as a warning at PAGA at the payroll office.

To register children in PAGA, use the form “Personal and family information”

Due to vacation there will only be one delivery of internal mail from Tuesday September 30 to Wednesday October 8.

The new webpages will be launched in week 42. The present contents on all personal webpages will automatically be transferred to the new pages, and well ahead of the launch, employees will receive an e-mail linking to their personal webpage and access to edit this. Everyone is encouraged to fill in information on research field and areas of expertise, as these webpages will be used by the Division of Communication and media.  You are also welcome to upload a nice picture. For more information (in Norwegian).

The announcement is open for all postdocs funded by the university. Application deadline 01.10.14. For more information.

Do you want a master student? The master program of medical biology wish to have an overview of possible master projects, and asks interested academic groups to send in proposals. The master thesis must give 60 credits and must be a full time study for 2 semesters. A short description of possible master theses must be sent by e-mail before October 1st.

The Program Committee for nutrition calls for master and bachelor projects. Short description of project and tasks (maximum one page) are requested to be submitted by October 20th to Guro Akre. For more information (in norwegian).

On September 5-6 a skill enhancement day was arranged for technicians at K2. Due to the fact that K2 was a new institute in 2013, the technician group underwent reorganization, and, based on this, reorganization funds from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry were applied for. The technicians were granted 100.000 kroner, and it was desirable to use these funds to arrange a seminar of both professional and social character.

Beautiful autumn weather and a scenic setting at Panorama Conference Hotel, Sotra, created the perfect frame for our programme. Exciting talks with invited guest lecturers, and, not least, challenging team building tasks provided by Sotra Villmarksenter made for a joyful atmosphere and an enhanced spirit of togetherness amongst the technicians.

The committee wishes to thank everyone who participated and made this a successful event!

We wish to invite you all to the next monthly K1/K2 Seminar Series!
Title: “Parkinson’s disease: a journey into heredity, entropy and energy failure”
Held by Charalampos (Haris) Tzoulis, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Center for Translational Science in Neurodegeneration and Aging
When: Wednesday October 1, 14:15 – 15:00
Where: Main Auditorium, 3rd floor, Sentralblokken
Chair: Roland Jonsson
For more information and abstract.

This is a reminder that everyone must reserve November 5th for K2’s annual HSE-day, where the focus will be K2’s inner life.
The location will be the new Hotell Ørnen vis a vis the Bus station. The day starts at 08:15 with a session specifically directed at practical work in the lab, risk assessment and contingency planning. From 12:00 the program will be aimed at motivation, with Marco Elsafadi. The day ends at 16:00. Final program and registration will come, but reserve the date.

UiB invites to a conference on language policies where the aim is to discuss the current status for UiB’s focus on language policies, and how we can revitalize this focus. The conference is open for leaders and employees at UiB. Time and place: September 29, The Law Building, UiB. For more information (in Norwegian).

National Centre for Food, Health and Physical Activity is a newly established resource centre, and is inviting to an opening conference. The conference will take place at Bergen University College, in their new grounds at Kronstad, October 28-29, 2014. The programme for the opening conference features a range of exciting and practically oriented talks within the topics of mastering and physical activity, and food for, and education of, children and youths. The conference presentations will cover new research within the field, various relevant projects, and examples of good practices in kindergartens and in schools. Deadline for signing up: 01.10.14.  For more information (in Norwegian).

Norwegian Monitoring Systems for Antibiotic Resistance in Microbes (NORM) grants research funding to academic communities with interest in antibiotic resistance, use of antibiotics and treatment of infectious diseases. Deadline is October 1st.
For more information (in Norwegian).

The Teaching Award 2014 was granted to Atle Brun from the field of Endocrinology/endocrine surgery, medical biochemistry. The award was worth 50.000 NOK.

The Chemical Storage is closed September 26 and 29.

Tuesday September 23 from 08.00 onwards, the fire alarm system in the Laboratory Building will be tested. Evacuation messages will be sent out, but it is not necessary to exit the building. Test messages and danger passed messages will also be sent.

Jørund Langørgen will have his public defence on Wednesday September 24, 2014.
Trial lecture: Wednesday September 24, 2014, 10:30
Topic: «Forebygging av koronar hjertesykdom i et populasjonsperspektiv»
Public defence: Wednesday September 24, 2014, 12:15
Place: Aud. 1, BB-building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: «Hospitalisation for acute myocardial infarction – trends in case fatality, and the impact of changing definitions on number of events, subtypes and mortality»
1st opponent: Professor Maja-Lisa Løchen, University of Tromsø
2nd opponent: Ph.d., section chief physician Sigrun Halvorsen, Ullevål University Hospital
Poster and press release (both in Norwegian)

Uni Research Rokkansenteret is inviting everyone interested to STATA course on December 11 and 12, 2014. The course will be given in Norwegian.
For more information (in Norwegian).

The 28th BBB Junior Scientist Mini-Symposium, “Tumour Biology”, will take place on Friday September 26 in Auditorium 4, 3rd floor, BB-Building. Time: 12:30-15:30.
For more information.

Michael Brauckhoff died suddenly on his way to work Wednesday morning, September 10 2014, at age 48. It was a very heavy and unexpected news to receive.

Michael Brauckhoff was appointed professor at the University of Bergen and chief physician at the Department of Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, in 2008. His great dedication, skills and commitment made ​​him an outstanding clinician, researcher and teacher. He was both a genuine scientist and a skilled physician appreciated by patients. He was a highly respected surgeon with additional offices in the national and international endocrine surgical community.

The spouse and three children have suffered an irreplaceable loss. We have lost an exceptionally talented and beloved colleague.

Turid Aas and Jan Erik Varhaug
on behalf of the colleagues