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Administrative and Technical Services
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n about Danish and Finnish universities that have to cut their budgets by 5-10% and lay off hundreds of employees. Fortunately this is not the case in Norway. UoB has to reduce its budget by NOK 70-100 mill as part of the efficiency program of the government. This is just a very minor part of the budget. However, it may still be wise to assess the way the university is run. UoB has established a “Steering group for development of efficient and future-oriented administrative and technical services”.
This sounds very boring and bureaucratic, and we may think that this has nothing to do with me. But it does and to a great extent. For instance, recruitment procedures, travel documents and establishing exams are tasks we are all engaged in. More important than making these tasks cheaper, is to improve their quality. This is why the work of this steering group is important to all of us, and I am sure that we will hear more from it.
In the meantime Easter is coming up, and I hope that we can all relax and have a good time.
Happy Easter!
Per
New Names
Introducing Rita Vik, PhD in nutrition. Rita started as chief engineer in the research unit for health examinations (FHU) in March 2016 . If you want to say hello, you can find her on the 8th floor in the laboratory building.
Invitation to NORBIS Summer School
Dear all,
We are happy to announce that the first NORBIS Summer School, “An introduction to molecular biology, bioinformatics and biostatistics” will take place in Bergen, 13th – 17th June, 2016.
Please distribute the attached invitation to anyone who may be interested. We aim for a wide variety of backgrounds at the summer school, and we encourage students in fields such as cell- and molecular biology, marine studies, genetics and medicine to register, along with our own NORBIS students. Continue reading
Available Spots at First Aid Courses 6 and 7 April
The first aid courses are held by Hardanger Førstehjelpsundervisning, and there are still a few spots available. For more information, see here.
Resource page on the University’s efforts towards refugees
UoB resource web for refugees with information on initiatives, meetings in the name of University of Bergen and attached organizations can be found by following this link.
SEFAS søker nestleder/forsker
(This post has not been translated, since applicants need to master Norwegian very well)
Ved Det medisinsk-odontologiske fakultet, Institutt for global helse og samfunnsmedisin, Universitetet i Bergen, er det en ledig stilling som forsker/nestleder ved Senter for alders- og sykehjemsmedisin (SEFAS). Continue reading
Pensjonering eller fortsatt yrkesaktiv, forlenget påmeldingsfrist i Bergen
(This post has not been translated, since the course will be held in Norwegian.)
Vi inviterer ansatte i stat, kommuner, fylkeskommune, NAV, helseforetak og andre offentlig eide virksomheter i alderen 60 år og over til kurset. Det er også meget aktuelt for de som går ut av jobb før 60 år p.g.a. særaldersgrense, uføretrygd, førtidspensjon etc. Det er også anledning til å ta med ektefelle/ledsager.
Forelesere: Harald Engelstad og Kurt O. Bjørnnes
Bergen, 04. OG 05. APRIL 2016 Continue reading
COST: New research networks – medical and health research
COST is a European networking organization where most European countries (including Norway and all EU member states) are members. An important task for COST is to promote European research by initiating scientific networks (“COST actions”).
General information on COST can be found here and here.
In February 2016 it was decided to initiate 26 new COST actions, of which the following is within / relevant for medical and health research: Continue reading
Apply for Researach Grants from ExtraStiftelsen Through the Norwegian Cancer Society
To all institutions
Attatched you will find a letter in which we encourage you to apply for funding from ExtraStiftelsen through the Norwegian Cancer Society.
Best regards
Wenche Sandlie
Adviser, The Norwegian Cancer Society
Attatchments (in Norwegian):
Letter
Guidelines for research
More information
Confirmed KA1 Courses in Cyprus
Erasmus+ KA1 confirmed courses in Cyprus – for teachers, trainers, university staff and adult education professionals: Continue reading
ERPA International Congresses on Education
Dear Colleague,
It is with great pleasure we inform you about the ERPA International Congresses on Education 2016 that will be held in Sarajevo / Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2 to 4 June 2016.
We hope that the conference will enable you to share your research with an international research community and to engage in discussion about the current issues in the field of education. Continue reading
Announcement: Education Prizes at Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 2016
The Faculty announces the three education prizes for 2016:
- Award for quality of education
- Teaching award
- Award for internationalization of the studies
Deadline for submission of candidates is Wednesday 20 April. Proposals should be sent to Head of Department, Per Bakke.
Attatchments (in Norwegian):
Announcement
Criteria
International seminar on Salutogenesis: A theory of health, rather than of disease June 3, 2016
In honour of Professor Emeritus Maurice B. Mittelmark
Organised by the Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen
What is the forefront of salutogenesis theory and practice? Continue reading
Eu’s Health Programme – Announcements for 2016 – Free Webinar 22 March
National Health Service (NHS) in England organizes a webinar 22 March in conjunction with this year’s announcements. I would strongly recommend you to participate if you are interested in applying. They arranged a similar webinar last year, where potential applicants from across the EU participated. Subsequently a list of stakeholders in various topics/projects were prepared . This means that the webinar represents an easy way to get an overview of possible future partners, if desired. Continue reading
New Publications
Based on last week’s search for “Department of Clinical Science AND Bergen”. If you have publications which are not covered by this search, send the reference to elin.opheim@uib.no.
Physicians’ Perception of Teratogenic Risk and Confidence in Prescribing Drugs in Pregnancy-Influence of Norwegian Drug Information Centers.
Bakkebø T, Widnes SF, Aamlid SS, Schjøtt J.
Clin Ther. 2016 Mar 10.
The serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with cognitive performance in acute phase psychosis.
Johnsen E, Fathian F, Kroken RA, Steen VM, Jørgensen HA, Gjestad R, Løberg EM.
BMC Psychiatry. 2016 Mar 14;16(1):60.
Sample Size in Clinical Cardioprotection Trials Using Myocardial Salvage Index, Infarct Size, or Biochemical Markers as Endpoint.
Engblom H, Heiberg E, Erlinge D, Jensen SE, Nordrehaug JE, Dubois-Randé JL, Halvorsen S, Hoffmann P, Koul S, Carlsson M, Atar D, Arheden H.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Mar 9;5(3).
Analysis of cellular and humoral immune responses against cytomegalovirus in patients with autoimmune Addison’s disease.
Edvardsen K, Hellesen A, Husebye ES, Bratland E.
J Transl Med. 2016 Mar 9;14(1):68.
Suggested Cut-Off Values for Vitamin D as a Risk Marker for Total and Cardiac Death in Patients with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Naesgaard PA, León de la Fuente RA, Nilsen ST, Pönitz V, Brügger-Andersen T, Grundt H, Staines H, Nilsen DW.
Front Cardiovasc Med. 2016 Feb 26;3:4.
The Hypoglycemic Phenotype is Islet Cell-Autonomous in Short-chain Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (SCHAD) Deficient Mice.
Molven A, Hollister-Lock J, Hu J, Martinez R, Njølstad PR, Liew CW, Weir G, Kulkarni RN.
Diabetes. 2016 Mar 7.
Application Deadlines
Here you will find this weeks application deadlines:
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Equality policy, is that something we in K2 have to think about?
I grew up in a school system with a fairly even distribution of boys and girls with equal skills.
When I was a medical student (early 80s) we were also equally distributed (as opposed to the current situation with 70% girls), but the lecturers were essentially men, and women professors were a rare breed. (I can actually remember that Professor May-Elin Koller of the anesthesia department made an impression as an almost solitary swallow.) In gynecology I have always had many female colleagues and at KK the management also has a dominance of women now.
When I stepped into the University function however, it was like tugging “back to the 80s”: I experience that I am the almost single swallow! Look around your section: How many research groups, platforms or centres of excellence have female leaders? And in middle management, how is the situation there? In the hospital we can clearly see how male nurses largely possess such positions, and how is it for the Medical Laboratory Scientists?
Is this inequality a problem? Should we just sit around and wait for all the current female students and PhD students to grow up an hope that it will then even out? Or should we have an active equality policy where this is on the agenda? A friendly push; actively encourage women to apply for management positions (yes you ARE good enough!) and employ them! Should we have affirmative action? We are currently writing a new strategy document. Should a greater proportion of women in the scientific positions be an objective? If we do not mention it,it means we do not find it important (enough) to work towards. It is a choice.
Jone
New Names
We present Julie Sletten, Candidate of Medicine with research experience from The Medical Student Research Programme.
Julie started as a PhD candidate in the Clinical Fetal Physiology Research Group in February.
If you want to say hello, you will find her on the 4th floor of Kvinneklinikken.
Psychiatry Research Award to Silje Skrede
Silje Skrede was awarded a research grant during the Psychiatric Week 2016 in Trondheim.
See attatchment (in Norwegian).
Newsletter New Curriculum in Medicine – March 2016
Attatched you will find the latest newsletter for the new curriculum in Medicine (in Norwegian).
EUs Health Programme – Work Programme for 2016 has been published
Dear all,
The work programme for 2016 has now been published. Project funding for 2016 has been published with a deadline of 2 June. See Chafea’s website.
Contract Research (Procurement) will be announced consecutively on the same website.
See more information on the Norwegian Directorate of Health’s web page.
Attached you will find an English summary of the work programme for the current year.
With best regards
Janicke Fischer
Senior Adviser
Department of Global Health
Norwegian Directorate of Health
P.O. Box 7000 St Olavs plass, N-0130 Oslo, Norway.
Course Plan Inspera Assessment
See here for list of courses in “Inspera assessment”.
There will also be courses and work lounges locally on HUS-campus, but the time schedule is not ready yet.
SPIRE 2016
Attatched you will find the announcement of SPIRE grants for 2016, and also application form and guidelines. Deadline: 25 April
Attatchments:
Announcement (in Norwegian)
Application Form
Guidelines
IT service maintenance on Saturday, March 12
Because of the easter holiday, this month’s IT maintenance Saturday – normally the third of the month – has been moved to March 12th!
The maintance we perform this Saturday whould not have major effects for most users, but please note that:
– There will be short interruptions in the network services VPN and UiB-Guest around 4 PM (1600).
-The connection to some administrative services will be lost for a period during the morning. This includes FS, MyIP, Oracle Financials and BasWare.
Regards,
The IT Department
Call for applications – Exploratory Pre-Seed Grants – Spring 2016
For the Novo Nordisk Foundation I hereby forward the 2016 Spring call for applications for the initiative Exploratory Pre-seed Grants.
The exploratory pre-seed program is a stimulus fund established to accelerate commercialization of biomedical research findings and development of novel technologies within the life sciences. The goal of an exploratory pre-seed grant is to stimulate Continue reading
5WCCS: Call for Abstracts is now open.
5th World Congress of Clinical Safety
Theme: Smart Hospitals and Healthcare:
Health Care Management & Leadership, Risk, Quality, and Productivity.
Date: 21(Wed) – 23(Fri), September 2016
Place: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center,
Harvard University Medical School, Boston, USA
Homepage: http://www.iarmm.org/5WCCS/
Postdoctoral position
Dear everyone,
There’s currently a postdoc position available through the EU Scientia Fellows program studying innate immunity (NK cells, MAIT cells, ILCs) in bile duct inflammation. The position is initially funded for two years and is a shared position between my lab at Karolinska Institutet and the Norwegian PSC Centre at Oslo University and the labs of Tom Karlsen and Espen Melum. Follow this link for more information and how to apply.
Deadline for the application is April 29th. Please spread the information to anyone who might be interested.
Best regards,
Niklas Björkström, Associate Professor, MD PhD
Center for Infectious Medicine
Karolinska University Hospital
Karolinska Institutet
CYTOF
