Monthly Archives: February 2018

Bergen Research Foundation

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We are approaching the winter holidays and for many a much appreciated break from work. And for those who are not going to leave, there is a little more peace and quiet at the workplace to clean up the desk or to plan new activities.

Bergen Research Foundation (BFS) has two different initiatives: BFS Starting Grants and Thematic Strategies. There will soon be a new deadline for BFS Starting Grants, and we have also very good candidates this year. As regards the Thematic Strategies, BFS operates with different phases of the process. It starts with an idea phase without any form of ties that eventually passes into an analytical phase with only administrative management. If certain criteria are fulfilled, the idea is treated at a board meeting where it is decided that the idea / theme will be announced as a call. In the review phase, the applications are processed. The project that wins comes to the appointment phase. When an agreement is reached, the project is in the active phase. At the end of the project period, the project enters the final phase period.

The Faculty of Medicine wants to get an overview of new and existing ideas for projects and centers that may be relevant for the Faculty to suggest to BFS. The Faculty wishes to receive input from the Departments for discussion at the Department Head Meeting on 20 March. Since the BFS plays an active role in the idea phase of a project, the Faculty wishes ideas more than completed projects.

K2 therefore invites the research group leaders to submit input to possible projects / centers financed by the BFS. It is desirable with sketches that are approx. ½ page. The amount allocated from BFS should be given, which probably should be in the order for 20–30 mNOK. The deadline is Friday 16 March, and the sketches should be sent to pal.njolstad@uib.no.

Happy winter holidays!

Pål

Invitation to attend the Research Days in Bergen 2018

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The Research Days (Forskningsdagene) is an annual national festival arranged by the Research Council of Norway. The overall goal of the festival is to create enthusiasm and understanding of research. This year’s festival takes place 19–30 September 2018.

In Bergen, the Research Days is organized as a collaboration between the city’s research institutions. UiB is host and the biggest contributor to the festival week.

The Research Days in Bergen is an important venue for public relations, dissemination, recruitment, dialogue, competence raising and reputation building for UiB. The communications department coordinates our contribution to the festival.

This year’s theme is “Childhood”

The theme “Childhood” is relevant within various fields of expertise, and UiB has the opportunity to make its mark on the festival through contributions from a number of different disciplines. It is also possible to disseminate research that deals with other topics.

All professions are encouraged to attend the festival and present their research.

Synnøve Vindheim Svardal, Communications Department, is coordinator of the Research Days at UiB.

If you are interested in participating, contact Synnøve on phone 55 58 69 07 or by e-mail. Feel free to contact us for more information or to discuss ideas.

On the staff pages, more information will be published on this year’s festival during the spring.

Best regards,
Mathilde Holm, acting communications officer
Synnøve Vindheim Svardal, adviser

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New publications

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Here are recent publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed (and optionally articles that have not been included in previous lists). This time the list includes in total 15 recent publications. The entries appear in the order they were received from NCBI. If you have publications that are not included in this or previous lists, please send the references to Johnny Laupsa-Borge.

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Small research funds

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It is time for the allocation of small research funds (SMÅFORSK). The funds are available due to a joint event between RCN and UiB. The intention of these funds is that funds will be awarded research groups that have not been endowed large allocations so that they can start new projects. Applicants can ask for means to cover expenses for travel, seminars, courses, materials, technical-administrative assistance and other operating expenses. It is a requirement that the applicant should hold a permanent position, be an active researcher at K2, and that the applicant can document that he/she has applied for funds from other external sources during the last two years.

Requirements for application and criteria for allocation:

  • The research group leader shall be applicant
  • The purpose of the use of funds must be justified and should be discussed and prioritized within the research group
  • It must be documented that the group in 2016 or 2017 has applied other external sources for research funds covering the present purpose
  • The funds must be used this year and can therefore not be transferred to next year
  • Benefits go to research groups that do not already have large assets

The deadline is Monday 5 March at. 13:00.

The application form can be found here and should be submitted to Siv Johnsen Eggereide.

Good luck!

Pål

Joint announcement of fellow and postdoctoral positions | 16 February

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The joint announcement of fellow and postdoctoral positions at the faculty this spring will be published online and in public announcement in BT on Friday 16 February, with application deadline on 11 March 2018. There are ten open fellow appointments and four postdoctoral positions. New at this announcement of fellowships is that the supervisors must have completed the faculty’s online course for supervisors before applying. Those who want to take this course, must contact their department for access.

Research Council of Norway | Application round 2018

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This is a kind reminder to those of you planning to submit an application to one or several of RCN’s programs BEDREHELSE, BEHANDLING, HELSEVEL and FRIPRO. The sketch deadline was Thursday 15.

We hope those of you who still have not sent in a sketch, but plan to apply, can send a 1–2 page description of the project by Tuesday 20 February to Amra Grudic-Feta.

Amra

New seminar from the Centre for Nutrition | 27 February

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The Centre for Nutrition at UiB invites to a new seminar in the series of lectures on nutrition presented by researchers from home and abroad. The series addresses key challenges in nutrition and health.

Time: Tuesday 27 February at. 12: 0-13: 00.
Venue: Auditorium 4, BB Building, Jonas Lies vei.

Program:
“Gestational hypercholesterolemia and offspring cholesterol and modulation of cholesterol levels by dietary changes.”
Professor Kirsten B. Holven, head of Division for clinical nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo; and head of research, National Advisory Unit on Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Oslo University Hospital.

Moderator: Oddrun Anita Gudbrandsen.

There will be light refreshments. Welcome!

The Postgraduate School of Medical Research’s Network Luncheon | 27 February

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Dear all,

The Postgradute School of Clinical Medicine is preparing a new Network Luncheon for all PhD fellows and researchers at K1 and K2 departments.

Now is the time to sign up as a presenter, if you would like to present your latest results, engage in discussion with other PhD students and practice your presentation skills.

The upcoming Network Luncheon will take place Tuesday 27 February, in the Konferanserom of BBB (in front of auditoriums 2 and 4), from 11:30 to 13:00.

Register your participation here

Take a break from your daily lab-routine and enjoy a free lunch, socialize and hear talks from fellow PhD students, and on top of all that, earn one ECTS point!

If you would like to earn one ECTS by signing up for “Seminar in clinical and translational medicine” (FSKLI901), please contact Irene Lavik Hjelmaas.

 Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have!

Looking forward,

Irene and Yasaman

Mandatory sketch as a basis for application for research infrastructure | 15 May

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The Norwegian Research Council invites you to submit a mandatory sketch as a basis for later submitting an application for funding from the National Research Infrastructure Initiative (INFRASTRUCTURE). Deadline for submission of sketch is 15 May 2018. The main announcement will have application deadline 10 October. It will only be open to applications based on a sketch submitted to the application deadline on 15 May. Read more here. (Link in Norwegian.)

19th Nordic workshop in knowledge-based practice | 4-7 June

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To all at the university who teach in medicine, nursing and other health-related subjects.

Do you want to train to integrate current research into your teaching?

From 4 to 7 June 2018, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health arranges the 19th Nordic workshop in knowledge-based practice in Oslo.

It has long been a goal for educational institutions to strengthen the essence of current research in the teaching. We want the students to learn:

  • to base practice on research-based knowledge (integrated with clinical experience and patient /user preferences)
  • to individualize clinical decisions
  • to renew their knowledge

Integrating current research into teaching may seem time consuming, and we need thinking, motivation and tools to get it done.

We form a small group of teachers from the university and college sector if there are sufficient numbers. They will work together for four days with guidance from experienced colleagues from home and abroad.

Note that there is a reduced price for individual enrollment before 1 March and possibility for group discounts (at least three participants from the same workplace) by enrollment before 1 April.

More information, including registration, is available on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s website. (Link in Norwegian.)

For questions and more information contact: Anne Brit Simonsen or Hilde Strømme.

Conference on migration

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The UiB initiative Global Challenges organizes a conference on “Migration” for employees at the University on 9 March. The purpose of the conference is to gather researchers at UiB, which in some way are interested in the causes and effects of migration, and further look at new interdisciplinary cooperation projects. Migration and health cover many subjects, and everyone at the Faculty of Medicine, who is interested in various aspects of this, is encouraged to sign up for the conference.

Information.