Section for pathology in Sentralblokken has since January 2018 permanently locked all the entrance doors to the section.

This is necessary due to accreditation. Previously, the doors in the second floor have been unlocked during normal working hours.

Those of you who need to visit or contact people in the pathology environment, should from now on make an appointment before visiting. Alternatively, you can approach the reception at the section on the second floor. There is a door bell with instructions by the entrance door.

Should you require repeated visits to the section, you can ask to be given access. Please bring your HUS employee key card.

On behalf of Anders Molven,

Head of section, pathology

The Faculty refers to announcements for the Falch’s Junior Prize 2018 and the Falch Lecture 2019.

Proposals are sent to: okonomi@med.uib.no.
Deadline for both: 1 March 2018.

The Junior Prize is awarded on the Faculty’s day, 14 June, which also includes the Falch lecturer of the year, Professor Philippe van de Perre.

The Norwegian Academy of Technical Sciences (Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi, NTVA) and Tekna invite to a lecture in Bergen about “The waterways of the brain”.

Lecturer: Marie Rognes, Head of Department, Simula Research Laboratory.
Time: Tuesday 30 January at. 19:00.
Venue: Nansensenteret at Marineholmen, Thormølens gate 47, Bergen.

The meeting is open to all interested parties.

Those who want to attend a single meal after the lecture, must sign up by e-mail not later than Thursday 25 January. The meal is free.

Details of the lecture can be found here. (Link in Norwegian.)

With best regards,
Lars Thomas Dyrhaug
General Secretary NTVA

The Tromsø Research Foundation and the Bergen Research Foundation jointly announce a research program in nuclear medicine. This is an initiative from Bergen and Tromsø Research Foundation, and has a budget of up to NOK 75 million for a period of 3–5 years.

The universities and university hospitals in Tromsø, Trondheim and Bergen are invited to nominate a joint application from each city. Applications are prepared by the relevant academic communities and coordinated by theme:

• Bergen: PET Radiofarmaka
• Trondheim: Clinical studies
• Tromsø: Preclinical studies

Link to the announcement text for the Nuclear Medicine / PET program can be found here.

Haukeland University Hospital and the University of Bergen wish that as many academic environments as possible should have the opportunity to collaborate on the application. They therefore invite to an open meeting:

Time: 31 January, at. 09:00–11:30
Location: Bikuben, Haukeland University Hospital.
No registration required.

For more information, contact Tom Christian Adamsen, Center for Nuclear Medicine / PET.

Bergen and Western Norway will get a new medical incubator. As an admission to this, an open meeting will be held on Thursday 8 March at Haukeland University Hospital, where stakeholders in research, clinics, industry, business development and finance will be gathered. The purpose of the event is to gather a wide range of stakeholders to a medical incubator, to inform about the plans, and to establish a broad ownership of a further process.

The medical incubator will be placed close to a number of academic research environments with a short distance to well-run clinical environment. The activities of an incubator will further strengthen research collaboration across the academic environment, including actors outside the public organizations.

A number of significant research groups have been established within medical and biomedical subjects. We believe there will be a golden opportunity for industry to participate here, including Start-up companies from research activity.

At the meeting, you will hear lectures from local, national and international actors who share their experiences and present wishes for a new, enthusiastic commitment to a professionally exciting area.

Time: 8 March, at. 14:00–18:00.
Location: Bikuben, Haukeland University Hospital.

Helge Ræder                        Bjørn Tore Gjertsen             Jens Reigstad
UiB                                         HUS                                        BTO

Biobank Norway is organizing a new conference on biobanking, and it has now been opened for registration.

Time: 12–13 March.
Location: Felix Conference Center, Bryggetorget 3, Oslo.

Program and registration.

Welcome!

Best regards,
Vegard Marschhäuser
coordinator, Biobank Norway

Your chance to succeed in Horizon2020 doubles if you are a member of a COST network, from the European average of 14 % to 28 %. COST brings together researchers across nations into networks covering specific research areas.

On this page, you can find ongoing COST networks, and it can be worth looking through those ending 2019-2021. If you find an interesting network, there are two ways to join:

• Each country can have two representatives in each network. If the two seats are not taken, you can show interest.
• If Norway already has two representatives, you can contact the network.

Are there no COST networks within your research field? You can submit a proposal to establish a new network. Multi- and interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged. The deadline is 20 April 2018.

Amra

(In Norwegian only.)

I desember 2017 besluttet Barndiabetesfonden i Sverige å tildele 13 millioner svenske kroner til forskning innen diabetes hos barn og unge. Dette er mer enn stiftelsen har delt ut tidligere.

Midlene skal fordeles i henhold til anbefalinger fra Barndiabetesfondens vitenskapelige råd etter fjorårets utlysning og søknadsprosess.

Les mer her.

The faculty has presented a draft of new guidelines for dealing with cases of possible violation of recognized ethical standards of research ethics.

The case is attached here. (Link in Norwegian.)

The faculty requests that department heads and management leaders carefully read the case, forward the guidelines to their own department, and include questions / comments to one of the first institute meetings in the new year, where the guidelines and research ethics will be discussed.

The HR department wishes to invite all new leaders at UiB to participate in a course for new leaders (‘kortprogrammet’). This is a program / course for all new managers with staff responsibility (employee last 12 months). Participants will get an overview and practical introduction to support systems from central departments. The course lasts two full days, and participants are expected to attend both days.

Theme: Leadership tasks within research administration, study administration, finance, personnel, communication, IT and real estate.

Time: 21 February and 7 March: both days at. 09:00–15:45
Venue: Muséplass, meeting room A + B (basement)

More information and registration (link in Norwegin)

With best regards,
Grete Birkenes
senior consultant, HR department
University of Bergen
Tel.: 55 58 29 96

In spring 2018, the Faculty offers a course in medical didactics (5 ECTS credits) aimed at the academic staff. This is a university education course that is approved as part of basic competence.

The course provides an introduction to university pedagogical principles and tools for scientific staff at MED. It is especially aimed at employees in a 50% position or less. This employee group has a lot of teaching tasks, but due to the small part-time position, there is no requirement for pedagogical basic competence, as for employees in positions of more than 50%.

Information about the course.
Registration.
Deadline for registration: 1 February.

With best regards,
Monika Kvernenes
ass. professor, medical pedagogy
Unit for learning, Faculty of Medicine, UiB
Tel: 55 58 65 99