In May 2022, we started hiking up Ulriken from K2. Since then, we have been a group from the K2 Administration who have hiked up Ulriken every week, regardless of the weather. So far, we have completed 54 trips from K2 to Ulriken, and those of us who have participated every week have naturally gotten into top hiking shape. To join, send an email to Christina.flornes@uib.no.
Temporary report on RCN’s upcoming evaluation
In recent decades, RCN has carried out two evaluations of Norwegian research. Now a third round is underway. In November, two of the evaluations started: life sciences and natural sciences. In 2023, the remaining subjects are due, organized in two rounds: One evaluation for medicine and health, EVALMEDHELSE, in which the Faculty of Medicine is involved, and one for mathematics, IT and technology.
The main aim of the evaluation is to evaluate the quality and framework conditions for life science research in Norway.
Two levels are planned for evaluation: Administrative units and research groups. The administrative units for the Faculty of Medicine will be the institutes, i.e. K2 for us. When it comes to research groups, it is a big advantage for K2 that we all have defined research groups. The RCN has decided that the minimum requirements for a research group must be that there must be at least five researchers, of which at least three are permanent and as main position (at least 50%) and they must have existed for at least three years. Here, of course, there is room for individual definitions. NFR states that it is not necessary to register everyone who is employed at an institute. It is also possible to merge groups that fit together. The division can thus be strategic, and one will naturally report on those who are good.
NFR will set up several expert panels that will report to a smaller number of evaluation committees. These in turn report to a national report committee.
The evaluation criteria include that the research must be relevant to society, be relevant for institutional purposes, work for diversity and equality and have a solid research output.
There will be more information about the evaluation at the Faculty Lunch on Wednesday 10 May.
The Department’s management will, in collaboration with the environment, define the research groups to be evaluated. A self-evaluation must be made for K2 and for each research group. Here it is important that the groups themselves come up with proposals for which research groups should be defined.
RCN will hold a webinar on 15 May 14-15. Follow here for more information.
The first deadline for schematic feedback to the faculty is 5 June. The evaluation itself will have a deadline of mid-September.
Cheers!
Most funding schemes incorporate innovation perspectives into their application templates. These are especially visible in the chapters on impact but go beyond and should be found as a red line throughout a good research project – or rather, research and innovation project.
6 June 2023 at 9.00-12.00
https://www.uib.no/ferd/161949/optimize-your-research-potential-through-innovation-competencies
Peder S Olofsson is the Head of Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Departmentof Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutetand the Scientific Director of the Stockholm Center for Biolectronic Medicine will give the talk Reaching beyond innervation to map mechanisms of neural regulation of inflammation.
Speaker: Peder S Olofsson, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Departmentof Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet
Title: Reaching beyond innervation to map mechanisms of neural regulation of inflammation
Chair: Helena Harris
When: May 15th, 2023 at 3:00-4:00. Snacks and coffee will be provided prior to the lecture, remember to register!
Place: Auditorium B302, Sentralblokken 3rd floor, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen
Registration: at this link Deadline is May 8th at 12 AM
Already from the next call, which will be published in the fall of 2023, the foundation will launch the new two-year initiative on the publication form «registered report».
It will be optional whether you apply in the usual way or as a registered report, but applicants are guaranteed a slightly higher chance of approval if they choose to publish their research as a registered report.
On Thursday 4 May, Dam held a webinar about the new initiative. A recording of the webinar will be published on the Dam foundation’s web pages below.
The Dam foundation’s web pages
Here you will learn what a «registered report» is, why Dam is investing in it and what you need to consider if you want to apply.
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The TEHDAS joint action invites experts, professionals and decision-makers in health sector across Europe to the final event of the project to learn about the results and to discuss the development of European health data space. The hybrid event will take place on 14 June 2023. We will focus on the current developments of the European health data space.
https://tehdas.eu/event/tehdas-stakeholder-forum-2023/
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The competition for ERC Grants can be daunting, but UiB has many examples of researchers who have won and enjoy the academic freedom of an ERC grant. Find out how to best prepare your application with this digital workshop. Synergy Grants are open to all researchers regardless of years of experience. Synergy Grants are designed for a group of two to a maximum of four Principal Investigators (PIs) to work together and bring different skills and resources to tackle ambitious research problems. One will be designated as the corresponding PI (cPI).
14.06.2023 – 09.00–15.06.2023 – 11.30
Digital: Zoom
Katie Anders
Påmeldingsfrist: 13.06.2023 – 23.59
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