Department of Clinical Science shut down March 12. Staff and students lost access to their workplace and campus, leaving them to find new solutions to keep the wheels running. The K2 leader group recently made a survey to map how…
Month: May 2020
Staff and students who fall ill on campus
Employees and students who develop symptoms of Covid-19 while on campus must immediately distance themselves from others and return home immediately. Traveling home should not be by public transport, and if not possible to avoid using public transportation, the sick person must use a facemask. UiB has masks for such conditions. Contact your nearest…
Surgical masks available in case of proven illness on campus / work
As a protective measure, I have ordered surgical masks (woolen, from Janus) which are available to staff and students if you become ill while at work, ref. current guidelines for access to campus. Please contact me should you find yourself…
PhD defense – Hanna Elisabet Dillekås
Hanna Elisabet Dillekås will defend her PhD thesis on Thursday 4th June 2020 Trial lecture: Thursday 4th June 2020 at 10.15 Topic: “Triple-negative breast cancer – the biology behind and novel strategies to improve clinical outcome” Place: https://tinyurl.com/HannaDillekas Public defense:…
This week`s employee – Marie Hagen
I have been working as a technician in The Leukemia research group, now headed by professor Håkon Reikvam, for 9 years. My tasks are varied, and I like the opportunity to be able to change between the still-sitting computer-work and…
New publications
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 7 recent publications. The entries appear in the order…
Deadlines
Dear all, Please see below the updated links for external funding: External funding opportunities Funding opportunities for education The webpages are updated every second week. New calls are marked as NEW. Kind regards, Amra, Ramune and Kaia
PhD comics
The covid-19 epidemic has changed our way of working. How is this affecting female versus male researchers?
Early analyses discussed in a recent article in Nature (10.1038/d41586-020-01294-9) suggest that female academics are posting fewer preprints and starting fewer research projects than their male peers. COVID-19 is changing the way research is done. World-wide lockdowns mean that, overnight,…
PhD defense – Thomas Aga Legøy
Thomas Aga Legøy will defend his PhD thesis on Tuesday 26th May 2020 Trial lecture: Tuesday 26th May at 10:15 Topic: «Pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes» …
PhD defense – Hildegunn Høberg Vetti
Hildegunn Høberg Vetti will defend her PhD thesis on Friday 29th May 2020 Trial lecture: Friday 29th May 2020 at 09.15 Topic: “Hvordan kunnskap om arvelighet ved kreft kan endre situasjonen for pasienten, familien og samfunnet” …
PhD-defense – Karl Erik Müller
Karl Erik Müller will defend his PhD thesis on Friday 29th May 2020 Trial lecture: Friday 29th May 2020 at 10.00 Topic: «Vaccine development challenges and implementation of control strategies for elimination of Leishmaniasis in endemic areas» …
This week`s employee – Kristina Strand
I’m a PhD candidate at the Hormone Laboratory Research group and I started in the group as a master student in molecular biology in 2015. After I finished my master degree I was hired as a technician and I was…
Norwegian: Hjemmekontor – Magdalena Keindl
Mens mange sliter, har jeg egentlig ikke hatt noen produktivitetsproblemer med hjemmekontor ennå. Jeg var heldig med at jeg ikke hadde lab-arbeid planlagt i denne perioden, så dagene mine består av å skrive manuskripter og planlegge fremtidige prosjekter. I løpet…
New publications
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 12 recent publications. The entries appear in the order…
Deadlines
Dear all, Please see below the updated links for external funding: External funding opportunities Funding opportunities for education The webpages are updated every second week. New calls are marked as NEW. Kind regards, Amra, Ramune and Kaia