Monthly Archives: November 2015

Grants from Samarbeidsorganet 2015

Per BakkeThe results of the applications of Samarbeidsorganets research grants were published this week. Applications from researchers connected to K2 did very well. Of a total of 12 PhD scholarships 5 was granted to candidates with main supervisors from K2. Corresponding figures for postdoctoral fellowships were 6 and 2. Funds were granted to 23 new multi-year research projects. Of these 14 (60%) were granted to projects where the applicant is affiliated with K2. Also for the one-year projects K2 employees were well represented. There is every reason to congratulate!

For those who did not get anything from this year’s applications: Though it is immediately frustrating, just keep applying and do better next time. In this connection I will remind you that K2 will run a structured support for NRC applications this spring and also for the EU projects. Further information will follow.

This column will also encourage Samarbeidsorganet  to look critically at the way the applications are assessed. Although there has been a clear improvement from previous since the committees that consider the applications now are external to Helse-Vest, there is always room for improvement of the comittees research expertise, and the way the evaluation is organized.

Per

Invitation: Communication breakfast December 10th – How to promote your research online

Invitation
We welcome you to the new #uibfrokost.

Thursday 10 December at 8:30 to 9:45 am (doors open for breakfast from 8 am), Auditorium A, Sydneshaugen School.

How to promote your research online.
What kind of information do people find when they google your name? To a great extent, you can decide this for yourself. We teach you how at this breakfast meeting.

Read more about the meeting here (in Norwegian), and register by Monday 7 December.
This communication breakfast has researchers as a main target group, but all interested UiB employees are welcome! Please feel free to send the invitation to others.
I hope we see many of you on 10 December.

Best regards
Gro Malnes Øvrebø
Communications Department

Research courses in Philosophy of Science at SPS, Oslo and Akershus University College spring 2016

HiOAengCentre for the Study of Professions at the University College of Applied Sciences in Oslo and Akershus, offers the PhD course Philosophy of Science in the spring of 2016:
Philosophy of Science is systematic studies of scientific knowledge and scientific activity. In this course, attention is directed to the part of the philosophy of science that revolves around the social sciences. Read more here (in Norwegian).
The course takes place during two gatherings (week 6 and 10). For more information about the deadline, content, curriculum, teaching plan, how to enroll etc- see here (in Norwegian).

Regards Karima Bitta
Centre for the Study of Professions
University College of Applied Sciences
Tlf.: 67 23 52 56
www.hioa.no/sps

Safety2016
Dear colleagues,
The deadline for abstract submission for the 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Safety 2016 has been extended until 30th of November 2015. We have received over a thousand abstracts but we decided to extend abstract submission deadline for persons who have not submitted their abstract yet. If you still have not submitted your abstract, we invite you to give your contribution to this event, which is one of the most important gatherings for scientific community of injury prevention and safety promotion.
More information about abstract submission here.
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended Until 30th November.

Best regards,
Safety 2016 Conference Secretariat

Henning and Johan Throne-Holsts Foundation for the Promotion of Scientific Research

Scholarships for researchers and PhD students for studies abroad in human nutrition and scholarships for visiting scholars.

Henning and Johan Throne-Holst’s Foundation was formed in 1976 through a donation from the company Marabou. The Foundation aims to promote research in human nutrition and related sciences in Sweden and Norway. The foundation annually allocates 1-2 million SEK. Continue reading

Information about training in new learning platform – academic and administrative staff

Here is the link to the information page (in Norwegian) on the rollout of the new learning platform.

Courses for academic staff at MOF:

  • 2 Dec. kl. 0930-1130 am, large aud. Haukeland hospital / Sentralblokken
  • 7 Dec kl. 0930-1130 am, large aud. Haukeland hospital /Sentralblokken

Administrative staff:

  • 4 Dec. kl. 1-3 pm, PC room, Overlege Danielsens hus
  • 8 Dec. kl. 9-11 am, PC room, Overlege Danielsens hus

We also urge the technical staff to attend the courses. There is no registration for these courses. University Pedagogy (Uniped) is responsible for the courses.

11th ORPHEUS Conference: Lost in translation? From medical studies to clinical research

orpheus
March 10 th – 12 th, 2016 in Cologne

It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 11th ORPHEUS Conference “Lost in translation? From medical studies to clinical research” taking place from March 10th-12th 2016 on the Medical Campus at the University of Cologne, Germany. Continue reading

(Norsk) Midtveisevalueringer uke 49

Synnøve Yndestad
Time: December 2 at  8:00
Place: Laboratoriebygget 7. etg, room 7.1/7.2
For mer informasjon

Agnete Lund
Time: December 3 at 8:00
Place: Laboratoriebygget 7. etg, room 7.1 /7.2
For mer informasjon

Christel Gill Haanshuus
Time: December 3. at 11:00
Place: Laboratoriebygget 7. etg, room 7.1 /7.2
For mer informasjon

Rune Skjåstad
Time: December 3. at 14:45
Place: Laboratoriebygget 7. etg, room 7.1 /7.2
For mer informasjon

New Publications

Based on last week’s search for “Department of Clinical Science AND Bergen”. If you have publications which are not covered by this search, send the reference to elin.opheim@uib.no.

Cross-reactivity of the CEDIA buprenorphine assay in drugs-of-abuse screening: influence of dose and metabolites of opioids.
Berg JA, Schjøtt J, Fossan KO, Riedel B.
Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2015 Oct 28;6:131-139

The Expression of BAFF Is Controlled by IRF Transcription Factors.
Sjöstrand M, Johansson A, Aqrawi L, Olsson T, Wahren-Herlenius M, Espinosa A.
J Immunol. 2015 Nov 20.

Parental anxiety related to referral of childhood heart murmur; an observational/interventional study.
Bårdsen T, Sørbye MH, Trønnes H, Greve G, Berg A.
BMC Pediatr. 2015 Nov 21;15(1):193.

EHRA research network surveys: 6 years of EP wires activity.
Bongiorni MG, Chen J, Dagres N, Estner H, Hernandez-Madrid A, Hocini M, Larsen TB, Pison L, Potpara T, Proclemer A, Sciaraffia E, Todd D, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C.
Europace. 2015 Nov;17(11):1733-8.

Perceived food intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome in a population 3 years after a giardiasis-outbreak: a historical cohort study.
Litleskare S, Wensaas KA, Eide GE, Hanevik K, Kahrs GE, Langeland N, Rortveit G.
BMC Gastroenterol. 2015 Nov 19;15(1):164.

Unilateral renal ischemia in rats induces a rapid secretion of inflammatory markers to renal lymph and increased peritubular capillary permeability.
Bivol LM, Iversen BM, Hultström M, Wallace PW, Reed RK, Wiig H, Tenstad O.
J Physiol. 2015 Nov 20.

CYP19A1 fine-mapping and Mendelian randomisation: estradiol is causal for endometrial cancer.
Thompson DJ, O’Mara TA, Glubb DM, Painter JN, Cheng T, Folkerd E, Doody D, Dennis J, Webb PM, Gorman M, Martin L, Hodgson S, Michailidou K, Tyrer JP, Maranian MJ, Hall P, Czene K, Darabi H, Li J, Fasching PA, Hein A, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Dörk T, Hillemanns P, Dürst M, Runnebaum I, Zhao H, Depreeuw J, Schrauwen S, Amant F, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Dowdy SC, Winham SJ, Salvesen HB, Trovik J, Njolstad TS, Werner HM, Ashton K, Proietto T, Otton G, Carvajal-Carmona L, Tham E, Liu T, Mints M, Scott RJ, McEvoy M, Attia J, Holliday EG, Montgomery GW, Martin NG, Nyholt DR, Henders AK, Hopper JL, Traficante N, Ruebner M, Swerdlow AJ, Burwinkel B, Brenner H, Meindl A, Brauch H, Lindblom A, Lambrechts D, Chang-Claude J, Couch F, Giles G, Kristensen VN, Cox A, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Bojesen SE, Shah M, Luben R, Khaw KT, Pharoah PD, Dunning AM, Tomlinson I, Dowsett M, Easton DF, Spurdle AB.
Endocr Relat Cancer. 2015 Nov 16.