UoB’s annual seminar on Quality in Education will be held the 13th of December at 0900-1500 in Egget, Student Center. The topic will be the use of digital tools in teaching. Representatives from different professions will talk about their experiences.
Istanbul University/Turkey from 6 to 8 June 2014 – Click here for more information.
The cooperation agreement about HJE between HUS and UoB has finally been completed. We have waited a long time for this.
December 12, 2013, Oslo
The Donor States Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein have now announced collaborative research programs with three European countries (Beneficiary States): Romania and Czech Republic; the announcements for Hungary and Latvia are coming soon. Research projects in priority areas like Health and Food Safety or interdisciplinary projects are supported up to three years. Common to all programs is that the projects are sought, led and administered by the Beneficiary States.
The symposium takes place on November 29 in Auditorium 4, BB-Building at 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm.
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The Bergen Research Foundation has awarded Helge Ræder 8.000.000 NOK for the project «A stem cell differentiation approach to study development of diabetes and pancreatic disease». K2 congratulates!
Oddmund Sørvik turns eighty years old on November 21, 2013. He is an excellent pediatric diabetologist and scientist with high interest in diabetes in children and youths.
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The meeting will take place on December 10 in Oslo. Click here for more information Christmas RD Dec10th
Based on last week’s search of “ Departement of Clinical Science AND Bergen”. If you have publications which are not covered by this search, send the reference to
The University of Bergen will host a 1-day conference called Equality and Cultural Diversity at UiB on December 6, 2013.
For more information (in Norwegian): Konferanseprogram_Likestilling_mangfold
CCBIO (Centre for Cancer Biomarkers) will arrange its yearly symposium at Solstrand on March 25-26, 2014.
Click here for more information (in Norwegian).
Vascular proliferation is associated with survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Hoem D. Straume O. Immervoll H. Akslen L.A. Molven A.
APMIS. 121 (11) (pp 1037-1046), 2013. Date of Publication: November 2013.
Based on last week’s search of “ Departement of Clinical Science AND Bergen”. If you have publications which are not covered by this search, send the reference to olivera.bozickovic@k2.uib.no.
References and cutoffs for triceps and subscapular skinfolds in Norwegian children 4-16 years of age.
Brannsether B, Roelants M, Bjerknes R, Júlíusson PB.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2013 Sep;67(9):928-33.
PMID: 23632751
Bergen Postgraduate School of Clinical Medical Research are arranging a luncheon on November 19th, at 11:30 am in the Conference room, BBB.
The topic is “Women’s health”.
From now on a recurring feature in K2 News will
be relevant information about Horizon 2020 presented under the banner
“Spotlight Horizon 2020”
The University of Bergen will host a 1-day conference Equality and cultural diversity at UiB on December 6, 2013.
Click here for more information (in Norwegian) Konferanseprogram_Likestilling og mangfold
Welcome to the 2nd National Conference about the Heart and The Brain, which will be held 13th-14th of February 2014 in Oslo Kongressenter, Folkets Hus.
Program (in Norwegian): www.hjertetoghjernen.no
The Research Council of Norway and UiB will arrange a workshop for helping you submit a competitive proposal to ERC. The event will take place on December 4 in Bergen.
The Bergen Medical Research Foundation (BMFS) has granted 5 million kr each to 2 projects following the announcement «Research with starting point in registers, biobanks and larger, complex research infrastructure». One of the projects which received support was:
Utilizing the Mother and Child Cohort and the Medical Birth Registry for Better Health,
Project leader: Professor Pål Rasmus Njølstad, Department of Clinical Science / Children’s Hospital, Haukeland University Hospital
K2 News congratulates!
The Bergen Postgraduate School of Clinical Medical reearch will arrange the event «Research presentations from 2013» on January 20-24, 2014. Everyone interested in research is welcome to attend.
Global Translational Medicine Consortium (GTMC) is now accepting applications for membership. The Consortium’s aim is to identify and
address critical clinical needs thereby expediting translation of cutting edge research findings into novel and affordable diagnostic therapeutics and tools.
