Knut Anders Mosevoll
Thursday November 6, at 12:45-13:45
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Rune Rose Tronstad
Friday November 7, at 10:00-11:00
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Both evaluations will take place in the seminar room on the 7th floor of the Lab-building.
HSE-inspections is a review of locales, equipment and working methods in order to map out any potential risks for disease and injury to staff, environment and materials, as well as a consideration of necessary implementations. Issues related to fire safety and external environment (i.e. dangerous waste and emissions) should also be evaluated. Examples of issues to be mapped out are defective and substandard furniture and equipment, noise pollution, lack of proper lighting, reduced air quality, heat, messy and unhygienic working conditions or blocked escape routes.
HSE-inspection rounds will be carried at K2:
December 2, 1300 – 1600 in the Laboratory Building
December 3, 0900 – 1100 at the Children’s clinic
December 8, 1000 – 1200 at the Women’s clinic
Link to checklist of issues to be inspected are found at (in Norwegian)
All research groups must review the checklist and report and follow-up any deviances. Week 46 is deadline for submission of form to Irene Hjelmaas
A psychosocial work environment mapping will take place in early 2015, led by the HSE-sections.
Centre for Continuing Education is inviting all the academic sections at UiB to propose presentation topics for the academic day. The presentations may be in the form of a typical lecture lasting one to two hours, but the academic sections may also choose to put together lecture series or mini seminars within an academic field or subject. In High School a multitude of subjects are taught in different education programmes featuring a lot of cross-disciplinary project work, and topics from academic sections at all faculties and academic units are therefore relevant as lecture topics.
For more information (in Norwegian)
Deadline for submitting presentation topics is November 20. Topics are suggested via this link
The University of Bergen has initiated an organizational development project in order to improve the services offered by the Central administration. The aim is that all employees should be familiar with the project. The project website is a main channel of information for the employees. In addition a newsletter has been sent out regarding the project. Click here to read the newsletter ( in Norwegian)
Next week it is again time for the annual K2 HSE-seminar. As an attendant you will learn more about cooperation and work joy – important factors which contribute to making K2 a good place to work.
I am currently reading Sapiens – a Brief History of Humankind written by Israeli historian Yuval Harari. The book presents a fascinating overview of the history of Homo Sapiens – the wise human – or to use Harari’s expression: The deadliest species in the annals of biology.
One of the major upheavals in our history was the agricultural revolution which occurred in the Middle East approximately 12000 BC. Prior this this, Homo Sapiens was a hunter and gatherer (forager) moving around to wherever food was available. The agricultural revolution was brought about by knowledge on how to grow and cultivate wheat. Traditionally this is portrayed as a major historical advancement but Harari asks the question: did humans take control of the wheat or did the wheat take control of humans? The agricultural revolution made Homo Sapiens into relatively immobile farmers who had to work more and harder – sow, weed, fertilize and irrigate under a merciless sun. From being a relatively free individual capable of moving around and gather and hunt a diverse diet, the food now became less varied, and he/she became more vulnerable to how climate and weather affected the crops. As a result, malnutrition, hunger and death were constant threats. Furthermore unaccustomed, repetitive and unphysiological tasks brought new diseases and ailments related to strain. However, the great advantage was more efficient food production providing enough food to feed many more mouths. Cities and societies grew around the farming fields, but with them came disease and wars. The presumed advancement, which quickly turned out to be irreversible, had a lot of negative side effects.
Many parallels can be drawn to recent history. When I started working with research as a student we did not have PCs, www, or e-mail, all of which today have become indispensable (?) aids. Before, a letter would be written if one had something important to say. Now all of us spew out e-mails in at an ever increasing rate and quantity. Are we in control of the IT-revolution or have we become its slaves? – and how does this affect HSE at K2?
This is something we can perhaps think about while we await the HSE-seminar on November 05.
See you there!
Eystein Husebye
Acting Head of Department
The Erasmus seminar 2014 will take place in Ålesund 1th and 2nd of desember, Registration deadline 7th november. For more information (in norwegian)
Kavli Research Center is announcing short-term grants in geriatrics and dementia, primarily aimed at the preparation of PhD- or postdoc projects.
Application deadline: 10.11.14. For more information (in Norwegian)
Grete Slettom will have her public defence on Monday October 27, 2014
Trial lecture: Monday October 27, 2014, 10:30
Topic: “Treatment of acute myocardial infarction. How could patient outcome be further improved?”
Public defence: Monday October 27, 2014, 12:15
Place: Aud. 2, BB-building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “A systematic approach to the use of insulin to prevent reperfusion injury in porcine ST-elevation myocardial infarction”
1. opponent: MD, PhD Jose PS Henriques, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2. opponent: Professor Rune Wiseth, NTNU, Trondheim
Poster and press release both in Norwegian
Vegard Skalstad Ellensen will have his public defence on Monday October 27, 2014
Trial lecture: Monday October 27, 2014, 10:30
Topic: “Perifer arteriesykdom i et globalt perspektiv. Hvordan endres epidemiologiske forhold og behandling?”
Public defence: Monday October 27, 2014, 12:15
Place: Aud. 1, BB-building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Intimal hyperplasia. Experimental and clinical studies”
1. opponent: Professor Martin Björck, Uppsala University, Sweden
2. opponent: Professor Truls Myrmel, University of Tromsø
Poster and press release both in Norwegian
NCGC (National Cancer Genetics Consortium, led by Ola Myklebost) collaborates witch clinicians in order to map mutations and molecular biological mechanisms which many serve as a starting point for individualized targeted treatment of various tumor types. A national mapping of mutations related to a high-grade sarcoma (NoSarC) is planned. One of NCGC’s international collaboration partners is Professor David Thomas, director of The Kinghorn Cancer Institute at The Garvan Institute for Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. David Thomas is a well renowned oncologist engaged in both clinical, molecular and cell biology research.
Ola Myklebost wishes to invite all oncologists at the Department of Oncology/Barneklinikken, the doctors at the research post, as well as all members of the sarcoma group at HUS to a small seminar with David Thomas. Ola Myklebost will give a brief introduction to NoSarC. Next, David Thomas will give a lecture on International Sarcoma Kindred Study (a global genetic, biological, epidemiological and clinical mapping of questions related to hereditary sarcoma) as well as on a new personalized strategy for clinical trials involving rare cancer diseases where it is very difficult to prove effects of medication targeting specific attributes in tumors with certain mutations.
Time and place: Monday October 13 at 10-12, Laboratory building, 6th floor, seminar room 6.1-6.2.
Twice a year the KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research is arranging a one-day seminar for all participants of the center. Thursday September 25th, the focus was on international collaboration.
It has become a tradition to hold the seminar at Urdihuset. In pleasant surroundings members meet to discuss and share research experience, all with the same goal: to promote diabetes research.
Professor Anne Christine Johannessen, the Vice-Rector for international affairs at the University of Bergen, was invited to open the seminar. She gave a nice overview of agreements that UiB holds with institutions throughout the world. She presented strategies, possibilities, and founding opportunities to promote internationalization for both education and research.
Next, inspiring talks were given by Professor Pål. R. Njølstad , Postdoctor Simon Dankel, Professor Anders Molven and Associate Professor Jørn Sagen. They shared their experience from research stays in the States, including Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Harvard Medical School, University of Chicago, and Baylor College of Medicine. They all emphasized the importance of travelling abroad, to get inspiration and ideas, to start new collaborations, to get access to patient cohorts, and not least to meet new people. They also gave examples of how coincidences can lead to fruitful collaborations, followed by publications in high impact journals such as Nature, Cell and PNAS . Continue reading
The Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies offer courses in Norwegian Language and Culture for employees at UiB, as well for their partners. In order to apply you must have a 100% engagement at UiB for a minimum period of 6 months. All qualified applicants who apply before the deadline 1 November will be offered a seat for one of the courses.
For more information and application form
The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU) is a Norwegian public sector agency that promotes international cooperation in education and research.The High North Programme supports collaboration between higher education institutions in Norway and institutions in Canada, China, Japan, Russia, the Republic of Korea and the United States in order to increase knowledge about the High North. Accredited Norwegian higher education institutions, public and private, may apply to the High North Programme.
The programme has three project categories;
• long-term project cooperation (four year projects up to NOK 2 million per project)
• limited cooperation activities (two year projects up to NOK 300 000 per project)
• preparatory visits for projects with a main partner in China, Japan or the Republic of Korea (up to NOK 70 000)
Deadline November 5th, 2014. For more information (In norwegian)
Four safety representatives (two from the lab building, one from the Women’s Clinic and one from Children’s Clinic) and two deputy safety representatives shall be elected to represent the Department of Clinical Science. Summary of protected areas and current safety representatives are on the University’s Employee Pages, under Safety Representatives.All employees has the right to propose candidates. Proposed candidates for safety representatives and deputy safety representative should be sent to Synnøve Myhre, use this form, deadline Tuesday October 21st. The election should be held no later than Tuesday, November 11th. For more information about the process (in Norwegian).