Day: March 6, 2026

TNNN Conference 2026 opens for registration

The TNNN Conference 2026 is now open for registration, with a deadline of March 6th, and the opportunity to submit abstracts for both oral presentations and posters. PhD candidates can have both the conference fee and hotel accommodation covered if they register by the deadline.

Austin Rayford is the new innovation consultant at the faculty.

Ausitn is mapping research themes across the faculty based on PhD project titles and exploring the innovation potential within these projects, with the aim of identifying 5–6 candidates and their supervisor teams for further follow up.
If you see innovation potential in your project, you can contact him by email: austin.rayford@uib.no

Kristoffer Lidén: Peace research on the warpath?

The Research Council has established a "portfolio" for "defense capability, national security and preparedness." All research in this field must be made relevant to "total defense." 

Lidén introduces how peace research relates to security policy today.

is a senior researcher at PRIO, focusing on political philosophy and ethics. He is leading a new project on the ethical basis of national emergency preparedness policy.

Christie Conference 2026

The Christie Conference 2026 invites you to inspiring conversations between key voices from politics, research and society. Find the program here.

Funding for pancreatic cancer research

Are you interested in pancreatic cancer and need money to research the disease? This year's application round from the Elin and Roald Nystad gift account for pancreatic cancer research is now open with a deadline of April 15

Announcement of the Momentum Program 2026-2027

The Momentum program is a career development program for young, outstanding researchers at UiB. The program will be implemented for the eighth time in 2026-2027, and in this connection, 24 places are being announced for the program.