The new curriculum in medicine involves as many credits as the old, and as much teaching. This should imply the need for teachers is unchanged compared to the old curriculum. But in some subjects, there is an increased need for teachers during periods of group work session. A way to meet this increased demand is using clinicians at the hospitals. The clinicians could be engaged as clinical instructors at the institute. As compensation they could get access to the UiB’s library services, courses in pedagogy and ability to supervise doctoral students if they themselves should have a PhD degree. In addition, they could strengthen their CV which would be of relevance should they apply UiB positions.

An informal questionnaire session among clinicians at some departments at Haukeland University hospital indicated an interest in such an arrangement. It is important to point out that using clinical instructors is not a pretext for permanent academic staff who could put away its teaching to others. Use of clinical instructors should be an addition to the existing teaching force at the department. Such a scheme had to be approved by the faculty. K2 management will bring the idea of clinical instructors forward to the faculty in collaboration with K.

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Spring 2017 will elect the rector and deputy rector and new members to the University Board for the period 01.08.2017 – 07.31.2021

More information here

The new children’s and youth hospital (BUS 1) have now been moved into. K2 congratulations on the wonderful building!

The Faculty day is this year Thursday June 8th 2017
Location: Large Auditorium, Haukeland Hospital, the central block 3rd floor.

Redd Barna ønsker prosjektideer og skisser:

• Health projects, spring =  deadline sketch Febuary 15th 2017 (but send it before if you want) 
• Research Projects =  deadline sketch April 1st 2017 
• Health projects, autum=  deadline sketch August 15th 2017 

Redd Barna is a member of ExtraFoundation, which annually announces Project funding in Research and Health Projects. In Connection With the announcement for 2017 Redd Barna now invites Research institutions, organizations and other relevant partners to apply for funds for New Projects through us.

ExtraFoundation has changed policies and deadlines since last year. Research Projects have until June 1st 2017, and Health Projects (previously prevention and rehabilitation) have until March 15th and September 15th 2017. We recommend that you read more here: https://extrastiftelsen.no/retningslinjer-for-forskning/ and  https://extrastiftelsen.no/retningslinjer-for-helseprosjekter/ and www.extrastiftelsen.no

Tips to the application: https://www.facebook.com/extrastiftelsen/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf

Redd Barnas Norwegianprogram monitor the fulfilment of children’s rights in Norway, and highlights the situatuion of children who are in a vulnerable and exposted situation. We document the situation of children, develop and spread new knowledge and engaged in political advocacy. An important part of the knowledge and documentation we need for the work we pick from project implemented in cooperation with partners.

We wish both Research Projects and studies and operational Projects (for example: testing Methods, surveys, processes With children ect.) related to issues pertaining children’s rights and position in Norway.

We are particularly interested in project ideas related to the following topics:

• Asylum and refugee children
• Violence and abuse against children, including online abuse
• Trafficking children
• Integration
• Child welfare
• Child poverty and social exclusion
• Inclusion and solidarity in schools
• Children’s participation
• Other groups of children who do not get their rights / children’s rights in general
• Volunteering

If anyone has great project ideas within other topics related to the situation of children and rights in Norway to let us know that too.

For that we will jointly make time to develop an application up to the deadline, we would like to initially have a sketch of 1-2 pages briefly describing project idea and objective. Project outlines submitted by e-mail to  stina.eiet.hamberg@reddbarna.no. Questions can be sent to the same mail adress.

Two times to choose from

Friday February 24th at 12.00 – 15.00
Thursday March 9th at 12.00 – 15.00

Place: Bygg for biologiske basalfag, ferdighetsrom 1 (stort) i Medisinsk ferdighetssenter 3rd floor

A similar course was last offered at the same time in the spring of last year, and trainers are as previously;;  Olav Tenstad and Arne Tjølsen.

Deadline to both courses are Febuary 17th, see more information here.

MIC is happy to announce our 13th confocal course. The course is aimed at those of you who want to learn how to use a confocal microscope and will help you get started in the field of confocal imaging either you use the equipment at MIC or at your local institution. The principles of confocal imaging and the parameters to be aware of to be able to acquire the optimal images are the same regardless of which imaging system you use.

Some previous experience in confocal microscopy is clearly an advantage but not a prerequisite.

MIC has 2 confocal systems: Leica SP5 and Leica SP8 and you will be introduced to one of them.

Time: 21st-24th of March 2017
Place: Molecular Imaging Center, Inst. of Biomedicine, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen
Course fee: 4.500,- (incl. course material, dinner on the second evening and lunch on the last day)

The course has limited capacity of 18 participants and registration deadline is 20th of February 2017.

For registration please fill in this form: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=3026262

More information and preliminary program please visit MICs webpage: www.uib.no/rg/mic

In all, seven awards were presented at Research School of Clinical Medicine’s forskningsuke, where young and promising scientists lifted up.

Congratulation to the winners: Kai Triebner, Gard F. T. Svingen, Hanne Dillekås, Øystein Eikrem, Ida-Sofie Grønningsæter, Christine Drengenes, Maria K. Jonsson.

More information here. (only in Norwegian)

From the left: Kai Triebner, Gard F. T. Svingen, Hanne Dillekås, Øystein Eikrem, Ida-Sofie Grønningsæter, Christine Drengenes, Maria K. Jonsson.