A new research environment is being formed at the University of Bergen: Quantum sensing allows researchers to analyze cells in new ways.
Creating a new research environment in quantum sensing
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Anniversary exhibition: The University Museum through 200 years
Practical information
Opens: April 27, 2025
Location: 3rd floor, University Museum of Natural History
Duration: Until 2026
Knowledge festival at UiB
We invite you to a day filled with activities for young and old, both inside and outside the University Museum.
We invite you to a day filled with activities for young and old, both inside and outside the University Museum.
Contribute to K2 news
We want to share both big and small things from everyday life at K2 – everything from academic highlights, exciting projects and new publications to events, milestones and pleasant glimpses from the working environment. Such contributions make the newsletter more lively and relevant for the entire department.
Do you have something you would like to share with colleagues? Please send an email to ingri.lunde@uib.no
Apply for Erasmus+ placement mobility – new deadlines and important information
Employees at UiB can apply for Erasmus+ grants for short training stays at universities, companies or organizations in Europe. The stay is intended to provide professional enrichment, new ideas and sharing of good practice.
Friday waffle with Wafflepitch at Eitri
Every Friday we invite you to an open house at Eitri from 1:00 PM. We also invite guests to give a short waffle pitch, with exciting topics such as health, innovation, projects, research, politics, business development and much, much more. A great opportunity for both mingling and professional enrichment.
Announcement: Gerda Meyer Nyquist's Gulbranson and Gerdt Meyer Nyquist's grant for brain research – application deadline May 1, 2026
Nyquist's Endowment for Brain Research is now announcing project funding, with a deadline of May 1, 2026.
Scientists found the brain's volume button
Imagine a friend meets you at the train station and shows you the way to his house. You have to find your way back yourself.
Statistics in Clinical Trials
KG. Jebsen Centre for Myeloid Blood Cancer (CMYC) is pleased to invite you to an upcoming interactive workshop, Statistics in Clinical Trials, where clinicians, clinical researchers and statisticians come together to explore methods, share experiences, and enhance collaboration in designing and analyzing clinical research.
When nuance meets news logic – how do we convey uncertainty?
When research meets the public, a field of tension arises: The need for nuance and professional precision often contrasts with the desire for short, clear answers and clear positions. How can we be clear without becoming too blunt – and at the same time preserve the complexity of the research?
Digital training for ordering contracts in the TOA solution 16. 4.2026
We invite you to a Teams meeting with training and information for those who will be ordering Assignments or Work Contracts via the DFØ Self-Service Portal (the ToA solution). This is suitable for new customers who rarely order from the units.
Leader of the week - Silke Appel
Dear everyone,
I am very happy to welcome Nina Langeland as deputy head of the management team at K2. Nina was Norway's first female dean of a medical faculty (2009-2017) and is well used to standing in the storm. Her experience in handling a demanding economy, combined with her good knowledge and understanding of the university and the hospitals, will be of great help to K2 in the work of getting into financial balance.
I am very happy to welcome Nina Langeland as deputy head of the management team at K2. Nina was Norway's first female dean of a medical faculty (2009-2017) and is well used to standing in the storm. Her experience in handling a demanding economy, combined with her good knowledge and understanding of the university and the hospitals, will be of great help to K2 in the work of getting into financial balance.
Have a really good weekend!
Silke
UiB final in Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Welcome to the final of UiB's Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT) in the Great Hall at Nygårdsgaten 5.
Dialogue meeting with employees who have connections to Iran
The university management invites you to a dialogue meeting with employees who have connections to Iran in connection with the war in the Middle East.
Defence – Marta Espevold Hjelmeland – 26.03.26
Marta Espevold Hjelmeland
Dato: 26.mars
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15
Thesis title: "Towards improved treatment for women with endometrial cancer; vimentin as a robust biomarker and the search for mechanisms to overcome chemotherapy resistance"
Eight million for quality work in 2026
Labfokost about this year's announcement of funds for quality development in education. The scheme has been renewed and the allocation has been increased. You are welcome to familiarize yourself with the new scheme and bring your own project ideas.
Announcement of funding to participate in the November Conference 2026
In the first week of November, Innovation Norway has for the past few years arranged a conference for contact between business and academia in Rio de Janeiro. The main focus of the conference is energy transition in a broad sense, and the aim is knowledge exchange between research institutions and companies in Brazil and Norway.
CCBIO903 – Cancer Research: Ethical, Economic and Social Aspects
CCBIO invites you to this year's edition of the course CCBIO903 – Cancer research: Ethical, economic and social aspects, which focuses on ethical and societal issues in cancer research. The goal is to provide PhD candidates with tools for systematic reflection on their own and others' research, and to strengthen communication with patients, collaborators, ethics committees and application reviewers
Welcome to SSI 2026 – an international immunology festival in Grieghallen
The Norwegian Society of Immunology is pleased to invite you to the 51st annual meeting of the Scandinavian Society for Immunology (SSI), which will be held September 7–10, 2026 in Bergen. The conference brings together leading immunologists, researchers and clinicians from around the world to present new findings, strengthen collaboration and inspire the next generation of immunologists.
MRCRM conference at Solstrand 14–15 April
Mohn Centre for Regenerative Medicine (MRCRM) invites you to a conference at Solstrand on April 14–15, 2026. The program offers exciting presentations of groundbreaking research and clinical studies in regenerative medicine and wound healing.
Working to improve the learning environment for both teachers and students
I am motivated by the thought that my work can ultimately contribute to a better health service, says new employee Milrey Alfarah at the Learning Unit.
Professor Anna Gloyn wants to improve the lives of everyone living with diabetes
The Faculty of Medicine's new honorary doctor, Anna Gloyn, became interested in her field when she had a fellow student who had type 1 diabetes. Now she is one of the leading stars in diabetes research.
The time is approaching for registration for the main holiday!
Registration of main holiday must be registered in the self-service portal by May 1. Remember that all holiday must be clarified with the nearest supervisor before applying for holiday in the self-service portal and entered in the comments field: "Holiday has been clarified with the nearest supervisor."
Leader of the week - Silke Appel
Dear everyone,
last week, work was done on the permission to exceed budget limits, which we unfortunately have to deliver this year as well, since we have budgeted for a deficit of NOK 3.7 million in 2026. But K2 has had a gradual improvement in the economy in recent years. While the deficit was NOK 11.2 million in 2023, it was NOK 9.7 million in 2024 and NOK 5 million last year. But with savings in, among other things, area costs (rent and operations), wage costs (many of the positions were/will not be filled after retiring), increased income for the core facilities and, not least, increased BOA to appropriation, there is light at the end of the tunnel: The long-term budget shows an expected small surplus of NOK 1.1 million as early as 2027. I am very happy about this. But even if the development is going in the right direction, we must continue the good work before the department has a sustainable financial situation. But if everyone contributes, we will make it!
Finally, I would like to inform you that Eystein Husebye is now ending his role in the management team of K2. I would like to thank him for his efforts and contributions during the long time he has been in the management team of K2. He has been part of important processes with us, and I really appreciate that.
Have a really good weekend!
Silke
MIC's course in small animal MRI 2026
The aim of the course is to provide participants with knowledge of the principles, theory and practical application of MRI. The theoretical part of the course will cover multimodal imaging and the theoretical aspects of MRI. Participants will receive practical training on the instrument in the practical part and learn about basic image analysis of MRI images. After the course, participants should be able to understand how to plan and perform MRI experiments on small animals.
Read more to register.
MRCRM conference at Solstrand 14–15 April
Mohn Centre for Regenerative Medicine (MRCRM) invites you to a conference at Solstrand on April 14–15, 2026. The program offers exciting presentations of groundbreaking research and clinical studies in regenerative medicine and wound healing.