The University of Bergen is inviting anyone interested to the annual one-day conference on equality on December 5.  At this year’s conference you will meet researchers, activists and practitioners who, from their different viewpoints, will contribute with illuminating the topic of sexual orientation in regards to discrimination at the work place.  Kim Friele and Norman Anderssen are among the exciting speakers invited.  The conference will be opened by Rector Dag Rune Olsen and will finish with a panel debate hosted by Linda Eide.

Read more here (in Norwegian)

Sign up here (in Norwegian). Deadline for signing up is November 30.

The World Diabetes Day is approved and recognized by UN as an international day for highlighting diabetes.  Through World Diabetes Day, diabetes will receive the attention it deserves as one of our time’s largest epidemics.  Read more here (in Norwegian).

The Research Council at K2 has discussed the budgeting of equipment for 2015. The Research Council reviewed all suggestions regarding what equipment benefits the institute the greatest, as well as what equipment already exists today at K2 and in the Laboratory building. Cilck here for a summary of the meeting (in Norwegian). Click here for detailed budget (in Norwegian).

Centre for Pharmacy encourage scientists to offer master projects in Pharmacy for the year 2015/2016. For more information click here. Deadline to submit projects is 17th December 2014.

Novartis, in cooperation with Hans Petter Eikesdal from the Department of Oncology, Haukeland University Hospital, is happy to invite anyone interested to an exciting afternoon meeting with Professor Fabrice André, one of the world’s leading researchers in treatment of breast cancer.

Time: Thursday November 27, 2014, at 3 pm

Place: Morning meeting room, Department of Oncology, Parkbygget, U. floor.

Please send an e-mail to anita.fredriksen@novartis.com if you wish to participate at the meeting.

For more information click here.

In cooperation with BBMRI. Karolinska Institutet will arrange the course “Biobanking as a resource for bio-medical research” on February 9-13, 2015.

For more information click here.

Rokkansenteret (Uni research) arranges a course in STATA, a software for statistical analyses. For more information click here (In norwegian)

Place: University of Bergen (U-phil, Professor Keysers gt. 1)

Time: December 11th and 12th

Registration deadline: November 21th

After the termination of the medical student internships, a natural arena for skill training has disappeared. Our newly trained doctors are authorized upon completing the professional curriculum and passing the exams. The government, employers and patients all have expectations regarding what procedures a newly trained doctor should be able to perform. This places new demands on the skill training incorporated in the teaching of medical students. Harmonized demands regarding what skills should be incorporated in the professional medical school is currently being worked out. The construction of a new skill center at MOF has high priority at the Dean’s Office. K2 has the academic responsibility for the skill center. In order to promote the teaching activities being done at the skill center, as well as provide better follow-up of student teachers employed at the skill center, K2 has, together with K1, appointed an academic supervisor group for the skill center. The group is led by Professor Sverre Lehmann. He is joined by experienced teachers from both K2 and K1. I am convinced that this academic supervisor group will contribute to an increased focus on skill training. At the same time it is important to emphasize that not all skill training should, could, or will be performed at the skill center, but a lot must also be integrated in our own teaching at bed post, laboratory or outpatient clinic. Not least are the practice periods at collaborating teaching hospitals very important arenas for documenting that key skills have been acquired.

Eva

Purchasing
The institute has decided that Monday November 24 at 2 pm is final deadline for making purchases on this year’s budget.

Travel reimbursement
Deadline for submitting forms for travel reimbursements that are to be paid in 2014 is Wednesday December 10 at 2 pm.  These forms must be signed by leader.

The prestigious Helse Vest research prize was awarded Professor and Chief Physician Øystein Bruserud for his research in acute leukemia. K2 congratulates!
Read more about this here (in Norwegian)

Following the top award granted Professor Helga Salvesen who has been awarded nearly 5 million kroner, Per Eyestein Lønning, Olav Dahl, Øystein Bruserud, Emmet McCormack, Bjørn Tore Gjertsen, Karl-Henning Kalland and Per Magne Ueland will also receive funds from the Norwegian Cancer Society. K2 congratulates! Read about this in
BT here(in Norwegian)

For more information (in Norwegian) Application deadline is December 1.