This originates from an American film (1985), hosting Madonna in her first major screen role. The title was an announcement in the personal column of a newspaper (pre-internet).

What if you did not know if it was Susan you were seeking? Actually it was Stephanie! The REAL story (2017) takes place in Europe; A Basque neuroscience professor is looking for a collaborator skilled in neuro-genetics, rat models and brain investigations. How to find her? Era-net Neuron has issued a trans-national call, advertising 1 million Euro. Where to seek? On the Internet of course, and the UiB web-pages (which our Vice Dean of Innovation Helge Raeder wisely has nudged all research group leaders to actively update) and there he found her; his very Stephanie (Le Hellar), with a perfect scientific match. And so the grant was awarded them! Congratulations Stephanie! And for the rest of us; go home and update your personal UiB web page. Perhaps the scientist of your dreams is out there, waiting for your specific qualifications?!

And if you are desperately seeking dissemination assistance the brand new UiB « Lab of Learning and Dissemination» has just opened in Media City Bergen. They are eager and ready, with highly skilled personnel combining pedagogy and technology; journalism, photography, graphics, TV-productions, wanting to help just YOU! If you need assistance in producing a video to use while teaching (first priority) or research dissemination, they want to enable you to master this yourself. They have a “first-aid-kit” to lend for free, transforming your own cell phone into a capable recorder, and simple (to use) editing programs for you to transform the “take” into a proper video.

The goal should be that each teacher produces one short clinical video-clip for the students to see (and then practice the skill) because this is the OSCE-exercise she/he will organize for the coming spring OSCE. But sooner; coming Wednesday 8th of November is the autumn OSCE which many of us will contribute to. Good luck to you all; both the OSCE-general Ketil Grong, all his good helpers and all the students being tested.

With the arrival of fall comes our annual meeting point; the department day. This year we have chosen to change the name and some of the content. In addition to being our annual HSE-meeting, we will focus on the department’s internal life, as well as the work processes our former department management started this spring. We have invited the faculty to present a status on the evaluation of the reorganization from 2013, as well as the new law for state employees. And we will, most likely, hear from our new head of department and the new plans and expectations he or she has for us. This year we would very much like to make time for some drinks and a chat in Café Christie. Perhaps this will be your opportunity to have a talk with our new head of department or a colleague you haven’t seen in a while. I hope as many as possible will attend both the gathering and the following mingling. Link to registration form here.

With the fall comes another possibility for communication; the annual employee appraisal talk
*(the abbreviation works so much better in Norwegian). All employees, regardless of duration or percentage of employment, is to be offered appraisal talks from his or her immediate leader. In the following days, I myself will invite the administration for their annuals talks. All group leaders will be sent an overview of the employees in their groups, for whom they are responsible to offer an appraisal talk. In order to avoid nag from me, I suggest you start organizing the remaining talks already now. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any uncertainties or questions.

I look forward to seeing you all in the Aula in November.

All the best, Julie