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New publications
Here are recent publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed. If you have publications which are not included in this list, please send the references to Johnny Laupsa-Borge.
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Newsletter from the Section for purchasing
The Section for purchasing at UoB informs here about new agreements, changes in existing agreements, and information about ordering systems and invoicing. (Link in Norwegian.)
Cleaning in the wardrobes
The team responsible for cleaning in the wardrobes often experiences that employees stay there during the cleaning period. Cleaners want to deliver good quality, and to achieve this, the room must be available.
The team therefore kindly ask that you, as far as possible, avoid staying in the wardrobe facility during the time at. 09:30–10:15 am.
Change in routines for Project Establishment Support (PES) for EU applications
Researchers will no longer need to send an application for PES funding for their planned EU applications.
For each submitted coordinator proposal, the department will receive a grant (without a PES application) provided the submitted H2020 application is formally approved (so-called “eligible”).
For each submitted partner proposal, the department will receive a grant (without a PES application) of NOK 20,000 provided the submitted H2020 application is formally approved (so-called “eligible”).
PES support covers:
• Travel, accommodation and meeting costs
• Procurement of external assistance and consultation
• Buying work release time for personnel
Only submitted and eligible applications can receive PES support.
Questions may be addressed to Amra Grudic-Feta.
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The library offers courses free of charge for staff and students at UoB and Haukeland University Hospital. The courses are held at the library in the BBB, 2nd floor. The courses described here are held in Norwegian. Please ask the library for tailored courses in English.
Upcoming CCBIO events
CCBIO (Centre for Cancer Biomarkers), a Centre of Excellence at the Faculty, has several exciting upcoming events on the agenda. Here are some of them presented.
Graduate Course in Extracellular Matrix (BMED904)
Time: 12–16 June.
Venue: Auditorium 4, BB Building, Jonas Lies vei 91.
Some lectures are open to all, even if you are not enrolled.
More information here.
CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium
Time: 15 June.
Venue: D303 (Birkhaugsalen), Central block, Haukeland University Hospital.
More information here.
Biomarkers & Bioinformatics in Clinical Trials and Clinical Studies
Time: 18–19 June.
Venue: Solstrand Hotel & Bad.
More information here.
3rd International P53 Isoforms Conference
Time: 18–21 June
Venue: Auditorium 1, BB Building, Jonas Lies vei 91.
More information here.
Deadlines
Here, you find this week’s deadlines.
New publications
Here are new publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed. If you have publications which are not included in this list, please send the references to Johnny Laupsa-Borge.
PhD Comics
Fake news – does it concern us?
This week I have attended the annual ATS (American Thoracic Society) conference in Washington. One of the sessions at the conference was about global warming and lung health. The first part of the session was science, the other politics. This editorial will deal with the latter. One of the speakers was Carol Browner, who served as director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy under the Obama administration, and is also a previous head of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). She presented a rather shocking outline of the methods used by the oil, coal and automobile industry to misinform about global warming and health consequences. These methods make those used by the tobacco industry regarding cigarette smoking and health to look like nothing. These industries are now backed by the current head of EPA under the Trump administration, Scott Pruitt. He has now laid off scientists, closed EPA web pages, and is planning to reduce the agency by about one third.
Does this concern us? Yes, as it does all of us, but also according to the ex-head of EPA, Carol Browner, particularly so as researchers. In this case, it affects particularly scientists into climate and health. The next time it could be other topics.
As researchers, we have traditionally had little interest to communicate our knowledge to the population at large. What is important is the scientific journals. However, times have changed, and so must we. Scientific publications does not exclude dissemination to the public. A good example is the communication about consequences of lack of vaccination that Becky and Kristin from K2 had last year.
Fake news and alternative facts should be opposed. This is a particularly responsibility for university employees!
Per
HSE corner: Evaluation of the internal labor market at UoB
The arrangements in the internal labor market have been effective since 1 September 2016. According to the agreement with the labor unions, the scheme will now be evaluated to assess which measures will be continued. The survey contains questions related to internal information, simplified affiliation processes, and utilization of hospitalization schemes.
The survey can be found here. (Link in Norwegian.)
It takes about 10 minutes.
Deadline: 31 May.
Plenary staff meetings about the future of the faculty
Tuesday 23 May, two meetings were held for staff at UiB to inform about the process of evaluating the effect of “Faculty of the Future”.
You can read more about the meetings here. (Link in Norwegian.)
The NANO day 2017
The NANO100 students present posters from their projects this spring in a public poster session.
Time: 2 June at. 13:00–13:45
Place: Realfagbygget, 1st floor, mingling area
Database for multiple-choice tasks in the medical degree programme
In the spring semester of 2017, much has been done with the multiple-choice tasks database (FVO) in the medical degree programme. The base is now open to all permanent scientific employee, and it is now possible to write their own questions to the base. For each task you enter, you also have the opportunity to import a task from NTNU’s base.
Login (link in Norwegian)
Tutorial videos
Read more here. (Link in Norwegian.)
Deadlines
Here, you find this week’s deadlines.
New publications
Here are new publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed. If you have publications which are not included in this list, please send the references to Johnny Laupsa-Borge.
PhD Comics
Last network luncheon this semester
Next week, this semester’s last Network Luncheon of The Postgraduate School of Clinical Medical Research will take place.
Time: Tuesday 23 May at. 11:30 a.m.
Location: The Conference Room (Konferanserommet) of the BB-building (in front of auditoriums 2 and 4).
The following presentations are scheduled:
- Aliona Nacu: The Norwegian Sonothrombolysis in Acute Stroke Study (NOR-SASS). Randomized Controlled Contrast-Enhanced Sonothrombolysis in an Unselected Acute Ischemic Stroke Population.
- Vojtěch Novotný: Sonothrombolysis resistant acute ischemic stroke patients: A NOR-SASS sub-study.
- Sigmund Ytre Hauge: MRI texture analysis in endometrial cancer.
Lunch and refreshments will be served afterwards.
Contact Ileana Cristea as soon as possible if you wish to attend.
Seminar for supervisors
As in previous years, the faculty will also in 2017 arrange a seminar for people who is supervising or starting to supervise PhD candidates.
Time: Tuesday 3 October at. 09:00–15:45.
Location: Scandic Bergen City, Håkonsgaten 2.
The program will be announced later.
Registration. (Link in Norwegian)
The seminar is free and is considered very useful to all supervisors – new as experienced.
Deadlines
Here, you find this week’s deadlines.
New publications
Here are new publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed. If you have publications which are not included in this list, please send the references to Johnny Laupsa-Borge.
PhD Comics
External work
We have been reminded that everybody must register and/or update his/her external work information. The University Board has decided that all employees at UoB, regardless of the job category and position fraction, have to register their tasks outside of UoB. The intention is that there shall be full transparency for people both inside and outside UoB about employees’ potential links. The list of external tasks is publicly available.
It is emphasized that it is entirely legitimate and desirable that UoB employees have external tasks. But all external work should be registered. Transparency about this is primarily an advantage for the employee. However, also for K2, as one of the largest institutes at the UoB and as such often reviewed by the university, it is important that we comply to this order.
You do the registration in Paga.
What external work should be registered? Read the manual here, and further about the principles here (links in Norwegian only). It is easy to register and takes most of us less than 15 minutes.
This topic was emphasized last year. For those who do not have any change in external tasks or none at all, no measure is needed.
If you are in doubt about the registration of external work, contact Julie.
(NB: Read the instructions first!)
Per
HSE corner: Chemicals with old labels must be re-marked
Hazard pictograms in CLP
From 1 June 2017, all chemicals purchased must be labeled according to CLP (Classification, Labeling and Packaging). Older chemicals at UoB should also be labeled according to these regulations. This implies that new labels must be put on older packaging.
Read more about this here. (Link in Norwegian.)
Election to the faculty board
The list of proposed candidates for the faculty board can be found here:
http://www.uib.no/mofa/107639/kandidater-til-fakultetsstyret# (link in Norwegian)
The election opens on Monday 15 May at. 9:00 a.m., and all voters will then receive an e-mail with a link to the electronic polling station.
Introduction course for new employees at UoB
It is important for UoB to support new employees in a situation which for both parties are an important transition and establishment process. Therefore, UoB organizes introduction courses for new employees.
This course is offered to all new employees, regardless of job size and title. Therefore, the units at UoB should facilitate so that new employees are able to participate in this event. The course addresses general topics of being an employee at UiB. In addition, it is a great opportunity to get to know other staff members at the institution.
The HR department arranges introduction courses for new employees twice a year. All information will be provided in Norwegian. The university employs many foreign workers, and therefore organizes separate introduction courses in English.
Time: 2 June, at. 09:00–15:00.
Location: Stein Rokkans hus, Nygårdsgaten 5, Auditorium 1080.
Registration (link in Norwegian)
Deadline for registration: 26 May.
Broegelmann Research Laboratory marks 60 years of research
The Broegelmann Research Laboratory was initiated in 1957 after a donation to the University of Bergen, and is internationally one of the leading research groups on experimental, clinical and genetic studies of Sjögren’s syndrome. After 60 years of research in immunology and rheumatology, the laboratory marks the anniversary for invited guests with a seminar about the unit’s history and research activities.
Time: Tuesday 16 May 2017 at. 10:00–14:00.
Location: Bikuben kurs- og konferansesenter (the old canteen), Haukeland University Hospital.
The seminar is only for invited guests due to capacity constraints. Interested parties may contact Kate Frøland.
Program (link in Norwegian)
Centre for Nutrition | Seminar series | Friday 19 May
The Centre for Nutrition has the pleasure to invite you to the second seminar in our new series of seminars with lectures on nutrition from researchers from home and abroad. The series addresses key challenges in nutrition and health.
Time: Friday 19 May, at 14:30–15:30
Venue: Auditorium 4, The BB-building (map)
Program:
Plant foods and adiposity and risk of chronic diseases and mortality: results from systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Dagfinn Aune, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London
Moderator: Simon Dankel
There will be light refreshments. Welcome!