Guidelines for Falch's lecture
Last changed in board meeting December 11, 2024
- The proposer is the Board, which may invite generally recognized researchers at Nobel Prize level or very high international level to give a guest lecture and/or seminar at the Faculty of Medicine.
- The board may invite employees to submit proposals and document their research efforts. Criteria may include documented research contributions of high quality and relevance, international awards, leadership roles in influential and active international scientific associations and conferences.
- Falch's lecturer should have collaborated with or contributed in some other way to the research activities at the Faculty of Medicine. However, this is not a requirement for proposing a candidate.
- Falch's lecture should preferably take place in the physical presence of the lecturer, but can also be conducted via digital media.
- Falch's lecturer is awarded a diploma marking the event.
Faculty of Medicine | ANNOUNCEMENT – DECEMBER 8, 2025
Proposal for Falch's lecture
(The Falch lecture) 2026
The academic communities at the departments are hereby invited to submit proposals for Falchs
lecture 2026.
The award is limited to NOK 40,000 to cover fees and travel and accommodation.
accommodation expenses. Please attach a cost estimate to your application. It may be necessary
with multiple awards. Guidelines for Falch's lecture
- The proposer is the Board, which may invite generally recognized researchers at Nobel Prize level or very high international level to give a guest lecture and/or seminar at the Faculty of Medicine.
- The board may invite employees to submit proposals and document their research efforts. Criteria may include documented research contributions of high quality and relevance, international awards, leadership roles in influential and active international scientific associations and conferences.
- Falch's lecturer should have collaborated with or contributed in some other way to the research activities at the Faculty of Medicine. However, this is not a requirement for proposing a candidate.
- Falch's lecture should preferably take place in the physical presence of the lecturer, but can also be conducted via digital media.
- Falch's lecturer will be awarded a diploma to mark the event. Proposals are sent to okonomi@med.uib.no by December 8, 2025 and will be considered by the board of the Consul Søren Falch and ophthalmologist Sigurd Falch's Fund for Medical Science.
Chairman of the board
Marit Bakke
Dean