To all employees at UiB.

IT security is a challenge both at work and private. Attempts to obtain unauthorized access to, manipulation and damage to our data and systems are becoming more advanced and increasing in scope. Security and trust in our systems and our data is important in everyday life, and it is in everyone’s interest that we together contribute to protecting our values. We are all responsible for protecting and preserving our student and research data, as well as administrative data. One of the best measures UiB can implement is better knowledge and competence.

In connection with the National Security Month, which is organized in October each year, we will offer all employees a course in information security. The course consists of a series of 2–3 minute modules that you will receive by email from 3 October. The sender is National Security Month 2017 (course@nanolearning.com).

I hope you want to participate in the course, thus helping us to increase our shared expertise in this important area. We wish to register those who complete this course in Information Security in My Folder in the HR Portal to document that you have completed the course.

If you wish to attend this course, you can register here.

The registration deadline is Friday 29 September at. 12:00.

We also remind you of the Digital Day for employees on 4 October, where IT security will have its own stand.

Best regards,
Tore Burheim

The Faculty of Medicine offers grants for research stays abroad for scientific staff. The purpose of the grant is to cover initial and additional expenditures in connection with research-related stays abroad. It is also possible to apply for travel expenses to be covered.

Three types of UiB employees are eligible for the grants:

1) Scientific staff in permanent positions. The position must be funded by the University, and an application for research sabbatical including a stay abroad must have been submitted by the deadline for sabbaticals (1 May). Deadline: 1 October.

2) Postdoctoral fellows with UiB funding. Deadlines 1 March and 1 October.

3) PhD candidates with UiB funding/UiB research fellow (PhD) positions: PhD candidates funded by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, can apply for research grant limited to NOK 25.000. Application deadline are 1 March and 1 October.

More information is available here.

This is a request to participate in a research project to investigate particular sensory experiences. Both individuals with and without such experiences are invited to participate by answering a questionnaire about this. It will take about 15–30 minutes, with the possibility of breaks along the way. A week later, participants will be invited to answer only part of the questions again. All information will be anonymous.

The project is supported by the University of Bergen (Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology) and the Bergen Research Foundation. The project is approved by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics [REK (2017/69)].

More information about the study can be found here. (Link in Norwegian.)

With best regards,

Frank Larøi
Professor, Department of Biological and Medical Psychology
Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen

As students in the master’s programs in clinical and human nutrition shall write a master’s thesis, the Program Committee in Nutrition (Programutvalget for ernæring) requests proposals for new master projects in nutrition during the year 2018–19.

In the spring of 2018, students in the bachelor program in human nutrition shall also write a bachelor’s thesis. Here, the Program Committee in Nutrition also requests input to nutrition-related topics for bachelor assignments.

More information about master’s and bachelor’s thesis can be found here.

Templates for thesis descriptions:

• Master’s thesis.
• Bachelor’s thesis.

Deadline: 20 October.

In cooperation with The Association of Doctoral Organizations in Norway (SiN) and their local affiliations, UiB wish to establish a local interest organization for all PhD students and postdocs (including young researchers with temporary positions) at the university.

The main aims with this organization will be to:

• develop a common forum for PhD candidates and postdocs at UiB, for both scientific/academic and social interaction.
• help PhD coordinators to serve as a link between the University Management and Administration on one side, and PhD candidates and postdocs on the other side.
• contribute to the scientific and academic development of PhD candidates and postdocs at UiB, through seminars and courses.

As a PhD candidate or postdoctoral fellow at UiB,

• are you missing a forum to discuss with other PhDs and postdocs across faculties?
• are you missing social activities to meet other PhDs/postdocs?
• are you aware of your rights and responsibilities as a temporary employee?
• do you know whom to contact with questions regarding your contract?
• would you like to attend seminars and courses to further develop academically and scientifically (topics such as career development, open access and open science, PhD with kids, equality policies)?

If so, a local interest organization for all PhD students and postdocs at UiB may help you.

You can show your interest for the existence of such an organization by becoming a member of the Facebook group PhD students and Post-Docs at UiB. If you do not have a Facebook account, or you do not wish to join this group, but you are still interested in learning more, please contact Ronja Hesthammer, and she will forward you information by email.

You may also join the information meeting on 9 October, where representatives from SiN and the other local organizations will share information about how they work at other universities, and what we can do here at UiB.

Time: 9 October at. 17.
Venue: Auditorium 128, Bjørn Christiansens hus, Christies gate 12.

Best regards,
Ronja Hesthammer
SiN contact at UiB

There are still available places on the course in SurveyXact on 6 October. SurveyXact is the UiB program used for questionnaires, such as employee reviews and course evaluation, etc.

The course gives an introduction to how questionnaires should be created in SurveyXact, how the questionnaire can be distributed, and how the results can be downloaded and analyzed. In this course, there will be a special focus on how to analyze the results.

Time: 6 October at. 09–15.
Venue: Stein Rokkans hus (Nygårdsgaten 5), PC-room 1211.

Information and registration.

Best regards,
Grete Birkenes
Senior consultant, HR department
University of Bergen

What is the value of collections and research? Why are our collections so valuable, and what values does our research and new knowledge create?

This is the theme when the University Museum invites you to a research night Friday 29 September at. 20–24.

Here, you will be invited to a vibrant evening of knowledge experiences, activities, dining, music and lighted museum and Muséhagen. There is free access for everyone.

At the Historical Museum and in Muséhagen there are various stations where you can meet researchers

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UiB invites PhD-students to a course in academic writing in English on 23–24 October. This is a two-day workshop in academic writing where the focus is on how to produce academic English (not the writing process). The course is suitable for both Norwegian and international PhD-students who are producing academic papers in English. The course will be conducted in English.

Information and registration.