Daily Archives: Thursday June 9th, 2022

New research networks – medical and health research

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COST is a European networking organization where most European countries (including Norway and all EU countries) are members. An important task for COST is to promote European research cooperation by initiating scientific networks (COST Actions). More information about COST can be found on their website http://www.cost.eu/ .

In May 2022, it was decided to initiate 70 new COST networks. Networks within or relevant to medical and health research are listed in the table.

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Enlist as a Welcome Week Watch!

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UiB wants to make sure that the Welcome Week, 15. – 20. August is good experience, both for the arriving students and the other inhabitants of Bergen. In this regard, we are looking for volunteer colleagues to enlist as “Welcome Week Watch”.

As a Welcome Week Watch you are patrolling the city center together with three other colleges in shift lasting form approximately 22.00 until 03.00. Your job is to observe and make sure that everyone is safe. The volunteers will wear high-visibility vests.

As a watch, you also distribute food and water to those who need it, and make sure that people get home safely. This includes accompanying students that need it, to their home, bus, or taxi.

The job of the watch is to be a support for the student, and you are not supposed to replace other public services. The watch service will be organized with a call central, that the volunteers or the students can call if they need assistance or advise.

We encourage all our colleagues to contribute as a Welcome Week Watch. You get to know colleagues, and the service is important both for the students, Bergen and UiB as a whole.

If you want to contribute, sign up here (Norwegian only)

It is the student service organization Sammen that organizes and coordinates the Welcome Week Watch. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact faddervaktene@sammen.no

EU Mission on Cancer – National online workshop and networking opportunity (Norway)

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To potential applicants/interested actors in Norway,

Would you like to contribute to EU’s Mission on Cancer? Are you interested in primary prevention and/or optimising treatments for refractory cancers?

Join us for an online workshop on two topics within the Cancer Mission’s open call:

The workshop will be a chance to better understand the two topics, to pitch and brainstorm ideas for the topics, and to network with others with the same interest for these or future topics. This workshop is open for any interested actors in Norway.

Date: June 15, 10:00 – 12:00

Register here

Agenda:
10:00 Welcome and introduction to the Mission Cancer Hub Norway
10:15 Primary prevention:

  1. Brief introduction to the topic by NCP Sofia Anderholm Strand, Research Council of Norway.
  2. Introductions and pitches by participants. Feedback and brainstorming possible ideas.

11:00 Optimising treatments for refractory cancer:

  1. Brief introduction to the topic by NCP Sofia Anderholm Strand, Research Council of Norway.
  2. Introductions and pitches by participants. Feedback and brainstorming possible ideas.

11:45 Wrap up and feedback on the form of the workshop.

Moderator: Astrid Bjerke, Norwegian Cancer Society

Participants that wish to pitch ideas are encouraged to notify us by email by June 13 (sast@rcn.no).

Requirements:
The workshop is a low-threshold event where we promote an open dialogue. We expect active participation by participants.

Topic introductions will be short, we ask that you get familiarized with the topics beforehand through the links above, and we also recommend to watch the recording from the European Commission’s information day about the Cancer Mission and the 2022 call:

Register for the event here