Month: June 2026

This weeks editorial

Just before the summer vacation, we received the good news that Professor Emmet Mc Cormack has been granted his FRIPRO project "DogBiTE, a predictive and therapeutic platform" (https://www.forskningsradet.no/nyheter/2026/241-millionar-banebrytande-forsking/). At the beginning of June, together with Callum Leitch and Charlotte Davoust, he also received a grant from the UiB idé for the project "Standardized Translational Expansion Platform for Hematopoietic Stem Cells (STEP-HSC)". Congratulations!

In connection with the budget proposal for 2027 and the long-term budget, we see that we are on the right track and are in the process of reversing the negative trend. Thank you for helping to get into balance!

I hope everyone gets some time to relax this summer so that we can start a new autumn semester with new energy and commitment.
Have a greate summer!
Silke

Opportunities for Erasmus+ Mobility

HK-dir har innført en ny budsjettmodell som gir Universitetet i Bergen økt uttelling. I tillegg har vi disponible midler fra ekstratildelingen våren 2026. For høsten 2026 og våren 2027 åpnes det derfor for større fleksibilitet i tildelingene, blant annet ved…

New grants

Norsk Forskningsråd – Fripro – Prosjektleder: Emmet Mc Cormack Prosjekt: «DogBiTE, a predictive and therapeutic platform» UiB idé – Forskerprosjekt – Prosjektleder: Calum Leitch Prosjekt: «Standardized Translational Expansion Platform for Hematopoietic Stem Cells (STEP-HSC) *** Instituttet ønsker også å gratulere…

This week's editorial - Svein Skeie

Snart sommer og et gjenkjennelig tegn på det er at mange studenter blir ferdige for semesteret. Ikke bare dette semesteret men hele studiet! Ved SUS i Stavanger har medisinsk fakultet og Stavanger Universitetssjukehus sammen markert at det første medisin 2020…

Leader of the week - Camilla Tøndel

Dear everyone!
Congratulations on successfully completing OSCE12 yesterday in both Stavanger and Bergen! A large number of scientific, administrative, and technical K2 staff, in collaboration with colleagues across the faculty, made a great effort to ensure that this final exam for medical students was carried out in the best possible way, with good tasks given simultaneously on two campuses for the first 7 Vestlandslegen pilot students in Stavanger and 90 students in Bergen. Next week is OSCE6 for all 209 MED6 students, and in addition, many are working on grading written exams, etc., across the various semesters. A huge thanks to everyone for the important work!
For the 245 in the medical program starting in the fall of 2026, there were very strong application numbers, and a total of 429 students had chosen the latest Bergen/Haugesund model as their first choice. After three years in Bergen, the lucky selected ones will move to Haugesund in the summer of 2029 for the last three years. The first Bergen/Stavanger students who started in the fall of 2024 will move to Stavanger in 2027, while the first Bergen/Førde students who started last year will go to Førde in 2028.
For further academic planning in the multi-campus model, overarching semester boards and local semester groups will be established starting this fall. The leaders of the semester boards will, as before, have permanent representation in the Program Committee for Medicine (PUM). In addition, PUM will have permanent representation from the academic study leaders from the Stavanger, Førde, and Haugesund campuses. A lot of good work is ongoing to ensure a smooth transition to the multi-campus model, with productive discussions and adjustments where needed.
Wishing you a really great weekend!
Camilla

Learn to publish in W4

Several employees have expressed a need for training in the publishing solution W4. Now, you are invited to two digital courses in June, with a practical review of how to post and maintain content on uib.no.