Monthly Archives: November 2020

Dear all!

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Now that Pål and Eystein are back as head and deputy head of K2, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the trust and support I have received during my time as acting head of department. Being the leader of so many enthusiastic and amazing employees has been an exciting experience for me!

You actually have the opportunity to see each other next week on Institute Day (Tuesday 1.12. 8:30 -10:30). Remember to sign up! (https://k2info.w.uib.no/2020/11/05/pamelding-til-instituttets-dag/)

On the program is amongst others

  1. Research on Covid-19: Rebecca Cox
  2. Celebration of pensionists and jubilees
  3. Presentation of the research group leaders and the UGLE (teaching group leaders)

As Mette wrote in the previous leader, we have had a meeting with all UGLEs at K2. All scientific employees shall belong to at least one UGLE, and we have sent out questionnaires which not everyone has answered yet (https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=9325840). Please answer that, so that the OWLS can get an overview of who they have in their group.

Wishing everyone a really good weekend!

Newsletter from International Center

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Welcome to webinar Monday 30. November 13.00-14.00
Monday 30. November we have invited  professor Ingvard Wilhelmsen  to hold a seminar: Life is an uncertain project.

This is a great webinar about life and uncertainties that will be held on Zoom and is free of charge.

Link to event and registration

Walk-and-talk Friday 27. November:

We had a nice walk and talk on Friday and invite you again to a walk and talk on Friday 27. November at 15.00 link to registration
The weather forecast promises us good weather!

Having trouble reading the newsletter for November?
The newsletter is found at the bottom of this page: https://www.uib.no/en/international/128545/international-staff

Best regards,

The Euraxess team

Norwegian: Masterprosjekt i farmasi 2021/2022

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Senter for farmasi vil med dette oppfordre fagmiljø til å tilby masterprosjekt i farmasi som skal gjennomføres i perioden høst 2021 – vår 2022. Dersom fagmiljøene har pågående eller planlagte forskningsprosjekter som kan være aktuelle for mastergradsstudenter i farmasi, ønsker vi at veileder utarbeider et kort sammendrag for aktuelle prosjekter og sender dette til marte.arvik@uib.no innen 10. januar 2021.

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Norwegian: Utlysning av SPIRE-midler 2021

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SPIRE lyses ut i følgende kategorier:

1. SPIRE – Midler for søknadsstøtte.
• Frikjøp av forskere som jobber med søknader til NFR, Nordforsk og andre eksterne
finansieringskilder (men ikke til Horisont Europa).
• Frikjøp av interne og/eller eksterne postdocs og vitenskapelige assistenter som
hjelper UiB-forskere med søknadsskriving.
Merk: All frikjøp må først avklares og støttes av instituttleder før det kan søkes om
støtte til dette formålet.
• Bruk av eksterne konsulenter som UiB har avtale med.
• Støtte videre arbeid med SFF-søknader fra januar – april 2021.
Det kan søkes om inntil 100.000 kroner i denne kategorien.

2. SPIRE – Gjesteforskermidler.
Det kan søkes om midler til opphold av 1-6 mnd. varighet (maksimum 15.000 kroner per
mnd.).
• Gjesteforskere må minimum være på postdoktornivå (det kan ikke søkes om midler
for invitasjon av ph.d.-kandidater).
• Maksimalt NOK 15.000 kan tildeles i støtte per måned pr søknad. I tillegg kan
det søkes om støtte til dekking av gjesteforskerens reiseutgifter. Merk: SPIRE
midlene kan ikke utbetales som lønn/stipend direkte til gjesteforskeren.

For mer informasjon om søknadsprosessen, se: UtlysningSPIRE og RetningslinjerSPIRE

Søknadsfrist: 1. desember

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 13 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 Oda Barth Vedøy.

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UGLE-meeting

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Rain, storm and weather warnings have characterized Western Norway over the last couple of days. Perhaps this is how everyday work life has felt sometimes for those of us who take care of teaching, exams and administration of this, in a semester characterized by digital conversion and adaption to variable rules for physical gathering or distancing. Luckily, it is in fact true that every cloud has a silver lining. Is it possible that we may have gained something on our way through the storm, like new ways of teaching?

It is time to share our experiences regarding this as well as regarding the implementation of the K2 teaching groups when the teaching group leaders (UGLE) meet virtually on Tuesday November 24th at 12-13. Link will be provided in a separate invitation to the UGLEs.

I would like to remind you of the short questionnaire that Julie sent to get an overview over the UNDERVISNINGSGRUPPENE. We would like to get the responses as soon as possible, in preparation for the UGLE meeting. It is swiftly done – please respond by Monday if you haven’t already done so! You will find the form here: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=9325840

Wishing you a lovely wintery weekend.

Early deadlines for transition to new systems

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Due to the transfer to new systems from 1st January 2021, there are some early deadlines, please see below.

Please make yourself acquainted with the deadlines.

Holidays must be registered by 01.12.20.

Time Account – My Time (for technical – administrative): When switching to SAP, all balances related to time registration must be correct. The deadline for registering time is 28.12.2020. There will be NO opportunity to correct the balance in 2021, due to the transition to new system.

Payments via My Time:  After 30.11.2020, nothing will be registered in Min Tid that entails payment. This applies, among other things, to overtime, hourly wages, emergency guards, expeditions etc. All such registrations MUST be registered in the HR portal from 01.12.2020.

Absence and leave Employees who apply for leave / extension of leave can still apply for this in the HR portal. The form must be processed by FLA and sent to the Section for Salary by 22.12.2020. The section for salaries will ensure that this is followed up when transitioning to a new salary system.

Hourly paid Registration of timesheets in the HR portal: Timer t.o.m. 30.11.20 must be registered and approved by the manager no later than 02.12.2020. Hours for December must be registered and approved by the manager no later than 16.12.2020.

Travel expenses With regard to travel invoices, we encourage employees to register this as soon as possible after the trip has been completed. The last approval date for travel invoices is 16.12.2020.

Compensation for expenses With regard to reimbursement of expenses, we encourage employees to register this as soon as possible. The last approval date for reimbursement of expenses is 16.12.2020.

Fees paid The last approval date for remuneration is 16.12.2020.

UiB is launching Tredjepartsportalen

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In January 2021 UiB launches Tredjepartsportalen (apps.uib.no), a solution where students get access to relevant software to enhance learning where they are, when they need it – simply administered by the teachers themselves. For more information see here.

Software for Tredjepartsportalen must be submitted using this form: Copy of Kartleggingsmatrise av programvare til undervisning og vurdering

Please return the form to linn.aarvik@uib.no by 25 november.

CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium (JUSS) November 26, 2020

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We have the pleasure of inviting you to our CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium (JUSS) November 26, 2020! This is an online event in Zoom.

Our keynote speaker Yamila Cleuren (research advisor at CCBIO and Neuro-SysMed) has a very international career and a successful track record of securing international research grants. Surely, her talk on “Money and careers in science: where to start?” will apply to PhD and postdoctoral fellows. In addition, local junior researchers will present exciting findings in malignant melanoma, breast, prostate and endometrial cancer.

Join us for a perfect occasion for professional input and digital networking!

When: Thursday November 26, 2020 at 09:00 – 12:15 (Norwegian time)

Where: Digital event in Zoom (logon details will be sent to registered participants)

Program: can be found here.

Registration: At ccbiojuss.no.

General information: More information about the Junior Scientist Symposia can be found here.

Any questions can be addressed to Cornelia or Maria

Announcement of the Meltzer Research Fund Awards – nomination deadline: 1 December 2020

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All professors at the University of Bergen are entitled to nomiate candidates. The same applies to all Department Heads.

Signed suggestions can be sent as an email attachment as pdf-file to
Kristin.Hansen@uib.no  at the Division of Research and Innovation by the deadline: December 1, 2020.

For more information: https://meltzerfondet.w.uib.no/hovedsiden/english/the-meltzer-research-fund-awards/

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 11 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 Oda Barth Vedøy.

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Dear everyone!

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It is Friday 13th and unfortunately, we are back in the Home Office after it almost felt like we were back to normal operation. The leadership team will thus also have limited presence, but one of us will be available every day. Fortunately, we were given an exemption from the mandatory home office for people who depend on being in the lab this time. It is the research group leaders who will keep track of the activities.

With increased digitalization and fewer meeting places, it is even more important than before to have good websites! We will be working on K2’s pages in the weeks ahead and I ask EVERYONE to update his or her person page (https://manual.uib.no/webmanual/personside/) and upload a photo. Besides, I ask all the research group leaders to take the initiative to improve their web pages, do not wait until the next K2 retreat (which hopefully comes!)

In addition, we are working to map the teaching groups. All scientific employees have received an email from Julie with a link to registration, and it is also included in this edition of K2nytt. All scientific employees shall belong to at least one teaching group!

Take care of each other and have a nice weekend!

Silke

Norwegian: Hvilken UGLE tilhører du?

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Kjære vitenskapelige ansatt hos K2,

UGLE-strukturen ble innført august 2020, og vi planlegger et treff med alle UGLEne i slutten av november.

Som en del av arbeidet med innføre UGLE som en god og tydelig struktur, ønsker vi at dere bruker et par minutter på å svare på skjemakeren under.

Det tar overhodet ikke lang tid, og vil hjelpe oss stort i det videre arbeidet med å få UGLE-strukturen opp og gå.

https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=9325840

Vi trenger din hjelp til å få en oversikt over hvilke undervisningsgrupper du tilhører. Kommentarer og innspill er også hjertelig velkomne.

Jeg håper å få din tilbakemelding senest onsdag 18/11,

Beste hilsen Julie

K2 congratulates!

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Helse Vest’s 2020 Research award was awarded Pål Njølstad. K2 Congratulates!

Pål Rasmus Njølstad (til venstre) får årets forskingspris på 200.000 kroner. Rolf Kellmann (til høgre) får innovasjonsprisen på 100.000 kroner. Her med Baard-Christian Schem, fagdirektør i Helse Vest. Foto: Silje Robinson (BT)

Read more about the reward in BT (Norwegian).

Retirement Celebration for Roland Jonsson

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Retirement Celebration

Roland Jonsson DMD, odont dr (PhD)

Past Broegelmann Chair in Immunology

University of Bergen (UiB)

29+ years of service

  1. Nov, 2020 / 13.00 – ca. 15.00 (1:00 pm – ca. 3:00 pm)

https://uib.zoom.us/j/68668348321?pwd=SEUwcCtNUXU5YlIySStQME5ZTmZDZz09

With contributions/messages from:

The Broegelmann Legacy

Faculty of Medicine, UiB

Department of Clinical Science, UiB

Haukeland University Hospital

Stavanger University Hospital

Karolinska Institutet

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 11 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 Oda Barth Vedøy.

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Forewarned is forearmed: Why you need to know about SAP and Unit4

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I am fully aware that new systems are the very last thing on your mind now that Erna and the City Council in Bergen are coming up with new restrictions, and we are facing a period of home office and digital teaching yet again. I therefore promise to keep it short and sweet.

The universities of Bergen, Oslo, Tromsø and Trondheim (BOTT) collaborate on joint procurement of new systems for finance, including orders and invoices, and HR / payroll. The systems that have been chosen for all 4 universities are called Unit4 (Unit 4 Business World) and SAP, for financial system and salary, respectively. UiB will have the pleasure of being the first university to try out the systems, and we will start using these new systems on 1st January 2021.

What does all this mean for you? Well, our economists are getting new systems to work in, and have already done an impressive clean-up job to close old projects in our existing systems. Unit4 will also be the new system for ordering and invoicing, which means that more of our technical employees and other people who place orders will receive training in and get acquainted with new ordering systems. For all of us who register holidays, working hours, disbursement reimbursements and more, everything that has previously gone through Pagaweb, we will now use SAP for. Separate websites have been set up at MED and here you will find more information about receiving the new systems: https://www.uib.no/med/137379/bott-%C3%B8konomi-ved-det-medisinske-fakultet

I have to be completely honest with you: I cannot rule out any childhood diseases in the new systems. Therefore, I would encourage you to order some extra consumables before Christmas, in case there should be a squeaks in January. As soon as there is more information about training, I will share it with you.

I reckon we will not see each other that much in the coming weeks, when home office again becomes the new norm. Digital meetings are becoming all the more important, and I hope many take the time to be “seen” on the Department’s day on Tuesday 1 December. Remember also the aids we have available at K2: Mouthpieces for use in public transport for those who can not work from home, and portable UIB-PCs for lending to (mainly) digital teaching for those who do not have a UIB-PC. And not least: Take very good care of yourself and stay safe and healthy. I don’t want any of you to fall ill.

All the best from Julie

Norwegian: Påmelding til Instituttets dag

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Kjære K2-ere,
vi håper å samle så mange som mulig til digital instituttets dag på tirsdag 01. desember. Vi ser for oss at samlingen varer fra 09 til lunsj.

Vi skulle gjerne oppfordret folk til å sitte sammen i møterom (med riktig avstand), men i skrivende stund venter vi på nye restriksjoner fra Bergen kommune og UIB.

Meld deg på under:

https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=9379411

Beste hilsen Julie