CORBEL 1st Open Call for Research Projects.
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UPED622 Research Guidance:

Date: 25 and 26 October and 22 November (register here: http://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=2365473)

UPED621 evaluation and assessment:

Date: 10th and 11th of November and December 5 (register here: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=2102388)

Please consult the course overview for more information about the modules: https://w3.uib.no/nb/uniped/56369/v%C3%A5re-kurs

Also recalling Learning Conference taking place on October 20 at VilVite (website with program and registration here: https://w3.uib.no/nb/uniped/100814/motivasjon-l%C3%A6ring-ih%C3%B8yere -education )

Invitation to apply for funding for E-learning projects within health education 2017. Deadline November 15th-2016. Read more here

The Website UNIKARD is a national Research Group who focus on cardiovascular diseases, and their heart blog presents daily news of fresh Norwegian studies published in peer-reviewed journals. Some of these come from K2.

This week for example, they published this post

Tema for masteroppgave

In connection with the students on master programs in clinical and human nutrition required to write a thesis, calls Program Committee for nutrition new theses in nutrition. The thesis must provide 60 credits, and is intended for two semesters full-time study. Students choose task in April 2017, and the work of the task will fall 17 – spring 18. Students will appoint a maximum of two supervisors in connection with the thesis. Whether primary or secondary supervisor must be employed at the University of Bergen.

Program Committee asks for a brief description (max 1 page) of research and topical (e) master (s) no later than 20 October. Feel free to use the attached template and send via e-mail to Guro.Akre@uib.no

The tasks will be presented to students at a meeting in December. Those who have submitted tasks in previous years, but still want students in connection with the project, please submit your tasks again.

Program Committee appoint a committee which must approve any theme before they are presented to students. If the statement of clinical grade should be a clinician supervisor. It allowed a maximum of two college students associated with a project.

Information about the master programs is available on the web here:
http://www.uib.no/studieprogram/MAMD-NUCLI

http://www.uib.no/studieprogram/MAMD-NUHUM

Description to the master theses can be found here.

The theme of bachelor thesis:

Spring 2017 students in bachelor programs in human nutrition write a Bachelor’s thesis.

Thesis amounts to ten credits, the equivalent of about six weeks of full-time work. The aim of the exercise is to give students experience in nutrition research work, in terms of planning, implementation and presentation of a scientific project. The task may be a limited empirical assignment or a literature assignment (review). Literature Tasks are recommended. Students receive training in literature and writing technique as part of the course. This guidance will mainly focus on scientific content. Experience from last year showed that it is wise to find a limited theme with uncontroversial literature.

In this connection, the Programme Committee in nutritional input to nutrition-related topics for bachelor theses. The thesis will provide 10 credits, and printed in the program’s sixth semester (spring semester). Students begin the task in February 2017. Submission of the task is set to May 19, and oral exam (up to 30 minutes with presentation and discussion) to be held 5 – 6 June 2016.

Course description for the bachelor thesis can be found here:

http://www.uib.no/emne/NUTR295#emnebeskrivelse

Program Committee asks for a brief description (max 1/2 page) of the current (s) Bachelor’s theses (s) before October 20th. Certainly with the attached template and send email to Guro.Akre@uib.no

The tasks will be presented to students at a meeting in early February 2017. It is desirable that the supervisor is present at the presentation.

Information about the Bachelor’s program is available on the web here:

http://www.uib.no/studieprogram/BAMD-NUHUM

Description to the bachelor theses can be found here.

• Consultant, Higher Executive Officer, Senior Executive Officer and advisor
• Engineer and Cheif Engineer
• Research Technician, Senior Research Technician

Who can apply for jobs advertised positions?

All permanent and temporary employees at UiB can apply for jobs advertised internally. The Notice eligibility requirements will determent which candidates are considered to be qualified for the position adversited.

Highlighting internal announcements

It’s prepared a special website for internal announcements under the HR Department page ”Careers”

For more details – visit the following link: http://www.uib.no/org2022/100310/%C3%B8kt-bruk-av-interne-utlysninger-og-hospitering

Click here to find the positions advertised internally

Pasteur Legatet shall be awarded a grant to Norwegian scientist women and men who intends to study a topic regarding infectious agents, chemistry or fermentation industry on the December 27th 2016.

Allocation is preferably given to young, active and promising researchers, under the doctoral level. Emphasis is placed on documentation of preliminary results and evaluations of their efforts. Priority specific operational and equipment needs, rather than traveling, accommodation, general financial support and publication expenses.

It is given rather not support more than twice to the same person.
On both counts it is however the possibility of exceptions in special cases.

Applications must include a curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages) and a short project description (up to 3 pages). Any award will ordinarily not exceed kr. 15.000.-.

Applications should be submitted by December 15th 2016 to Pasteurlegatets secretary Mari Støen, Department of Microbiology, University of Oslo, Oslo University email: mari.stoen@rr-research.no

See also Pasteurlegatets homepage http://legeforeningen.no/Emner/Andre-emner/Fond-og-legater/Andre-

Have you not signed up for the teaching day for K1 and K2 yet, takes place on VilVite October 12th? There is stil the possibility of joining – the final deadline for entries is Monday 10 October at. 10:00.

You register via this form.

Program for the day:

8:30 to 9:00: Coffee and Preparation
9:00 to 10:00: Introduction by Jone Trovik
My UiB new study «Medicine 2015»

• Scientific Perspective: Genetics of 3rd semester. Stephanie Le Hellard shows the structure of modules and general presentation of the subject in My UiB
• Student Perspective: students in 3rd semester presents their experience with My UiB.

Presentation of Unit for learning by Monika Kvernenes.
10:00 to 10:45: Lecture by Rune Haagensen educator / senior adviser at OUS. “Documented knowledge about the educational impact of e-learning.” Followed by discussion.
11:00 to 12:15: Tobias Schmidt Slørdahl about how NTNU develops and uses the database with multiple choice questions (MCQ) at the examination arrangements. Presentation and group assignments.
12:15 to 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Experiences from the first session with Team-based learning (TBL) in the 3rd semester at Arne Tjølsen
1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., ”Tutorgrupper”. Examples of how clinical group organized in different departments. Department of Neurology at Kjell-Morten Myhr. Discussion: how to make (s) this for my department?
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., coursework has been the main task of “Medicine 2015”. By Nils-Erik Gilhus and Eivind Kolstad.

Well met!

Have you remembered to register for the HSE day November 23rd 2016?

Link to registration can be found here.

If anyone has questions about the registration you can contact Ingvild Lekven Jonsvoll in the expedition 8etg. lab-building. (Ingvild.Jonsvoll@UiB.no – 55973050)