Monthly Archives: January 2022

This weeks editorial

Dear all of you!

Do you/your research group/teaching group know someone who has excelled in 2021, either on the research front (publication, research/innovation environment, PhD work, dissemination) or in terms of teaching? The Faculty of Medicine has announced several awards for 2021, so now you have the chance to nominate colleagues/environment (or yourself!). The categories are

 

  • Publication of the Year
  • Research group/innovation of the year
  • PhD work of the year
  • Award for outstanding research dissemination
  • Teaching award (There are no specific price categories, but a main price of NOK 150,000 and up to two more awards of NOK 50,000 each are awarded! )

We from K2 can put forward a candidate in each category, so do not hesitate to submit proposals (with justification) by Monday 7 February. More detailed information can be found here  

Proposal for Publication/PhD/Group/Dissemination

Proposal for Teaching awards

Invitation SDG Conference Bergen

 

 

To all employees.

We are approaching the fifth annual SDG Conference Bergen – hosted by UiB on the 9th to the 11th of February.

Like last year, the conference will be digital and free to attend. In 2021 the conference had over 2600 participants from more than 100 countries!

We will also repeat the success of arranging Day Zero to kick off the SDG Conference Bergen on the 9th of February.

On Day Zero, you can attend a number of very interesting seminars and workshops, all with different approaches to sustainability. If you teach students, many of the events could also be relevant to attend with your students. Perhaps the day’s lecture could be to attend one or several workshops?

There are more than 30 events to choose from, and the topics are varied. Take a look at the programme for Day Zero here: https://www.uib.no/en/sdgconference/148573/day-zero-wednesday-9-february-2022

This year’s fully digital conference also provides us with new opportunities to present emerging and important research by motivated PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows addressing the conference themes. We invite all those interested – from any disciplinary field – to send in digital posters on your research, relevant to the theme of the conference, before February 1st.  Read more here.

I hope you will enjoy the SDG Conference Bergen.

 

With best regards

Rector Margareth Hagen

Call for Applications Åsgard programme 2022

 

 

 

This programme is composed of four different calls:
Deadline 31st of January 2022.

  • Åsgard-Research is designed for researchers willing to develop collaborations between France and Norway. It funds a one-week stay in France, allowing the researcher to meet counterparts in universities and research institutions.
  • Åsgard-Innovation is designed for professionals working in technology transfer structures, clusters etc. and aims at exchanging best practices as well as creating new collaborations. It funds a one-week stay in France to meet relevant counterparts.
  • Åsgard-Staff is designed for professionals working in research administration in universities, research centers and funding agencies, in particular EU advisers. It aims at exchanging best practices as well as creating new collaborations. It funds a one-week stay in France to meet relevant counterparts.
  • Åsgard-Research+ is designated for researchers and professionnals from the innovation sector who have been laureate of the Åsgard-Research programme, the PHC Aurora, wishing to carry out a research project with a French partner. It funds a one-week stay in France for a team.

Please note: Considering the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be possible to complete your mobility in virtual format.

Feel free to contact us for more information regarding this programme and to share this call!

Information and application

Best regards,

The Institut français in Norway – Science Department

T +47 23 20 30 05

Email science@france.no

A new financial everyday life

We are unfortunately heading into a time of a new financial everyday life. There will be permanent cuts in the basic allocation to our faculty. The framework for the basic allocation for 2021 was 718 MNOK. The reduction in the framework for the faculty from and including 2022 is as much as 50 MNOK.

The reasons for this significant cut are many. A main cause is the reorganization of the pension calculation, which is determined by KUD. In addition, KUD has reduced the allocation to the universities as part of the reorganization of the financial systems and the expectation of streamlining. In addition, there will be increased expenses for UiB due to increased room rent and expected savings due to more use of open access. The faculty takes a large part of the 50 MNOK, but the departments still get a significant cut. This is calculated on the basis of the size of the basic grant, and for some of the amounts this includes BOA. Since K2 is the largest department, we get the biggest cut, twice as much as the other departments. The amount is stipulated to be 6.3 MNOK per year.

Political efforts are being made through various channels to reduce the cuts from KUD. We can hope that this reverses a part of it, but it will still be a new economic everyday life for all universities in Norway.

What to do with this? We must increase revenues and reduce costs by a similar amount. Is this possible? Yes, I think so, but it will be demanding, and everyone must contribute. A main goal is that we should not revoke positions. We will nevertheless increase research, education, innovation and dissemination.

To increase revenue, we must increase the BOA. This is one of K2’s strongest cards. We can do this! But, we must be even better at making good applications and directing them where there is the greatest opportunity for grants. I think there is a great potential in EU funds, and this will be discussed at the 2nd K2 Retreat at Solstrand February 24-25. We can create courses for continuing education of various professions and make money on these courses. We must help students complete their studies and not drop out. If UiB gets a breakthrough for Vestlandslegen, this will give a boost to our funding.

But we must also cut costs. How can we work better for less money? Area efficiency is a great opportunity. Here we have to think innovatively. My office at the old Department of Pediatrics had approx. 20 shelf meters with binders. All this had to be shrunk to 1 shelf meter when moving to Glasblokkene. It was a demanding exercise, but it worked. The most interesting thing, however, is that after 5 years I have not yet used the papers even in this meter. Some may have a greater need, but most can manage with a PC and an monitor. The laboratories are very important for translation research, but here too we must think new. Much of the research is done on platforms and on a computer today, and it is possible to share bench space with others. In the administration, we must reduce personnel costs. Specialist teams have been introduced. And the introduction of new personnel and finance systems must eventually pay off.

These were some thoughts on how we can cope with the challenging measures and hopefully come out stronger, but I also need good suggestions from you. The first opportunity will be at the 2nd K2 Retreat. We will have a separate session on the economy there.

Have a great weekend!

Pål

Public defence – Libin Shi , February 3rd. 2022

Foto/ill.: Nan Wang

 

 

Prøveforelesning:    03 – februar 2022 kl. 10.15

Sted:                                Auditorium B-301, Haukeland Universitetssykehus, Jonas Liesvei 65.

Oppgitt emne:                 «Sudden cardiac death, causes and prevention»


Disputas:                  03 – februar 2022 kl. 12.15

Sted:                                Auditorium B-301, Haukeland Universitetssykehus, Jonas Liesvei 65.

Avhandlingens tittel:       “Pulmonary vein isolation in treatment of atrial fibrillation using radiofrequency or cryoballoon ablation: factors associated with better clinical outcomes”

  1. opponent: Professor Mats Jensen-Urstad, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
  2. opponent: Professor Jan Pål Loennechen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  3. medlem av komiteen: Førsteamanuensis Dana Cramariuc, Universitetet i Bergen

Disputasen blir ledet av professor Valeriya Lyssenko.

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Pressemelding

Lenke til digital disputas

Disputas – Ronja Bjørnstad, 4. februar 2022

Prøveforelesning:    04. – februar 2022 kl. 09.15

Sted:                                Prøveforelesningen blir heldigital, lenke kunngjøres i pressemeldingen

Oppgitt emne:                 “The evolving relevance of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy in cancer management and their on and off target cellular effects.”

Disputas:                  04. – februar 2022 kl. 11.15

Sted:                             Disputasen blir heldigital, lenke kunngjøres i pressemeldingen

Avhandlingens tittel:       “Towards improved cancer therapy using new molecules and drug carriers”

  1. opponent: Professor Ole-Morten Seternes, Norge arktiske universitet
  2. opponent: Forsker Sigrid Skånland, Oslo Universitetssykehus
  3. medlem av komiteen: Professor Anette Susanne Bøe Wolff, Universitetet i Bergen

Disputasen blir ledet av professor Svein Haavik.

Pressemelding

Link til digital disputas.