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Consul Søren Falch and Ophthalmologist Sigurd Falch’s Foundation
This year, the Faculty of Medicine will also nominate Falch’s Lecture and Falch’s Junior Prize for Younger Researchers.
The Falch Lecture 2021
The award is up to NOK 30,000 to cover fees, and travel and accommodation expenses. Cost estimates are attached to the application. Multiple awards may apply.
Guidelines for Falch’s Lecture:
- The proposer is the Board of Directors, which can invite generally recognized researchers at a Nobel Prize level or very high international level to hold a guest lecture and / or seminar at the Faculty of Medicine.
- The Board may invite employees to submit proposals and document their research efforts. The criteria may be publishing in prestigious scientific journals, international awards, leadership positions in important and active international scientific associations, and conferences.
- The Falch Lecturer should have collaborated with or otherwise contributed to the research activities at the Faculty of Medicine. However, this is not a requirement to propose a candidate.
- The Falch Lecturer is awarded a diploma marking the event.
Proposals are sent to okonomi@med.uib.no by 14/2 2020 and are being considered by the board of Consul Søren Falch and Ophthalmologist Sigurd Falch’s Medical Science Fund.
Junior Prize for Young Scientists
The candidate must be under 40 years of age at the time of the application. There is (unfortunately) no reduction for maternity leave or other leave.
The bylaws of the Fund state that:
- The purpose is to promote medical scientific work
- The work must be of great scientific or social importance
- The work can be from all branches of medical science
- The work must be completed
The Board has set the Prize at NOK 50,000 for operating expenses to the researcher.
Proposals for candidates for the Prize may be presented by Department Heads and Professors at the Faculty of Medicine, and should include:
- The candidate’s curriculum vitae
- The candidate’s publication list
- Documented results of the work
- A scientific description of the proposal (maximum two pages)
- A descriptive presentation of the candidate’s work in the language of the general public (press release)
Based on the Fund’s bylaws, the Prize is awarded according to these criteria:
- In-depth, original works with methodical complexity.
- Research findings that have led to applied results in the form of new or improved diagnostics, therapy, or knowledge.
Proposals are sent to okonomi@med.uib.no by 14/2 2020 and are handled by the Board of Consul Søren Falch and the Ophthalmologist Sigurd Falch’s Medical Science Fund.
This is an excellent opportunity to invite a high-profile collaborator to a seminar or meeting, and to get some of their best researchers to shine.
Have a great weekend!
Pål R. Njølstad
Site managers – fire safety and evacuation representatives
We have now established a great team of site managers to assist with fire evacuation and evacuation from laboratories due to ventilation failure.
In case of fire or evacuation, they will wear yellow vests.
For the safety of everyone, it is important that everyone follows the given instructions when alerting fire or evacuation from alarm or the site manager.
See the attached link for an overview of space contacts and their tasks. https://hmsk2.w.uib.no/en/safety/10-fire-instruction/10-4-fire-safety-representative/
Construction start Incubator building
The construction of the incubator building in the parking lot between the Laboratory building and the BB building will commence this spring. The parking lot will be closed for access on Friday 28 February.
Replacement places for some of the lost parking spaces will be available in Haukelandsbakken 45, from the start of March and up until summer 2020. The K2 administration will organize the distribution of the replacement spaces.
NorDoc PhD Summit, University of Copenhagen, 20-21 August 2020
The annual NorDoc PhD Summit brings together PhD students from the Nordic countries for two days of interaction and discussions. The summit is open to PhD students, faculty and administrators.
The topic of this year’s summit is Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Career Development
The final programme for the summit and the courses will be available here in March, when registration opens.
Invitation to seminar on reassessment of medical interventions, Oslo 23th March
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health and The Central Norway Regional Health Authority invite to an open, one-day seminar on reassessment of medical interventions. This seminar will be of interest for health care personnel, administrators and health authorities, and patient organizations, among others who are engaged in good priority-setting and future development of the Norwegian health sector. See the Invitasjon(Norwegian) for more information- Programme and registration form is found here. Attending the seminar is free but remember to register before 18th March.
Research Council of Norway – announcement spring 2020
This years’ announcement presents some changes. The last couple of years, the health programs BEDREHELSE and BEHANDLING have had their deadline during spring together with the FRIPRO program. This year “Researcher project for scientific renewal”, which includes FRIPRO, global health research and development research, will have deadline 6 May while BEDREHELSE and BEHANDLING deadline will be 16 September. Researcher projects for young talents and International mobility project will also have deadline 6 May.
“Fellesløftet IV”, also called “Toppforsk”, is announcing a round of large interdisciplinary projects (deadline 6 May). Please note that researchers on the projects need to represent at least two scientific disciplines as these are defined at level 2 in “Norsk inndeling i vitenskapsdisipliner”. You can find information about this on the Norwegian webpage (English webpage is work in progress). Most likely, the same principal investigator will be able to send application both to FRIPRO and Toppforsk.
The economists kindly ask applicants to contact them mid March to schedule an appointment for budgeting of the project.
We remind those of you who plan to apply this spring to register by filling out this simple form.
Amra
Guidelines for representation, conference meals and tips
Please be reminded that tips are as a main rule not covered by funds managed by the University of Bergen. Should you choose to tip when eating out, it must be covered by yourself. More information about representation, conference meals and tips is found at the following website:
https://www.uib.no/foransatte/112130/representasjon-og-bevertning#bevertning
New publications
Here are recent publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed (and optionally articles that have not been included in previous lists). This time the list includes in total 8 recent publications. The entries appear in the order they were received from NCBI. If you have publications that are not included in this or previous lists, please send the references to Oda Barth Vedøy.
Deadlines
Dear all,
Please see below the updated links for external funding:
External funding opportunities
Funding opportunities for education
The webpages are updated every second week. New calls are marked as NEW.
Kind regards,
Amra, Ramune and Kaia
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Build your teaching resume
The Faculty of Medicine has a dedicated strategy to contribute to the best possible learning conditions for the students. Competence building of teaching staff is done through courses, seminars and prepared guidelines under the auspices of the Unit for Learning.
Teaching experience is now given greater importance when evaluating candidates for permanent scientific positions. What was previously called “basic pedagogical competence” has now been renamed “basic educational competence”; the content of which is summarized in national guidelines. At UiB, educational basic competence is normally achieved by completing a program for university pedagogics equivalent to 20 credits, but it is also possible to apply for an equivalent qualification on by the folder alternative.
This option may be relevant for many because education skills are now required before being employed as professor. For associate professorships, you still have 2 years to gain such expertise, but having this in place at the time of application is a strength. It can be problematic for people in, for example in a full hospital position to dedicate time for extensive educational courses. For these then the folder alternative might be a good option. The folder should contain a self-declaration of educational skills and overviews of completed teaching, teaching planning, courses – on the whole, everything that you have done related to teaching can be registered. Unit for learning organizes workshop on educational folder building, University pedagogics for medicine and health sciences, Introductory course for PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows (PHDPED900), Introduction to medical and health sciences didactics (MEDDID601) and the seminar series Pedagogical supplement which all count in folder. It is therefore important that both UiB and HUS staff involved in teaching take care to register and build their folder. I strongly believe this will also improve teaching for the students!
Have a great weekend when that time comes.
Eystein
New escape route in the laboratory building and mustering space
Helse Bergen has changed the escape routes in the laboratory building, so that several floors will evacuate through 1M instead of through 8th Floor. This applies to the stairwell tower towards Ulriken. Changes have been made to the signage in the tower, and floors 7 and downwards will now evacuate through 1M. Please note the arrows in the stairwell.
When exiting through 1M you come out at the post reception, and you shall move away from the building, towards the emergency room.
When construction work starts in the parking lot outside the eighth floor in March, evacuation through the area is taken care of, but the new mustering space will be in the parking lot at Ulriksbanen.
Please take responsibility for your own safety: Familiarize yourself with your nearest escape route.
Apply for the Peder Sather Grant (UC Berkeley)
The Peder Sather Center for Advanced Study awards grant to research projects that foster the development of new research collaborations between faculty at the University of California, Berkeley and Norwegian academic institutions. Deadline for applications is April 1st. Read more about the grant and the application process: https://sathercenter.berkeley.edu/peder-sather-grant/peder-sather-grant-application-guidelines-2019-2020/
Day Zero at the 2020 SDG Conference Bergen – a festival of sustainable thinking
Day Zero will take place: Wednesday 5th February 08-21
Day Zero is the first day of the annual SDG Conference in Bergen. This will be an informal kick-off for the conference. The events are mainly aimed at students and staff in the university sector, and participation is free (except for the reception).
The events include workshops, panel debates, lectures, scientific poster displays and more at Kvarteret and the Student Centre (Studentsenteret). Day Zero wraps up with an informal reception at Kvarteret, which includes the metal science opera Fish to Mars, and a public debate at Litteraturhuset.
See entire programme here: https://www.uib.no/en/sdgconference/128007/day-zero-wednesday-5-february-2020
Survey on information literacy for post-graduate students
Dear post-graduate students
Will you contribute to our research on information literacy? We need post-graduate students and postdocs to answer a 10-minute survey. The study was originally designed for undergraduate students, so the topics might be familiar to you.
By answering this survey you are contributing to our research on information literacy (IL) and to future IL-instruction for all students.
Link to the English survey: https://uitpsych.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9RMeuj03SC23BNH
Thank you for your participation!
Kind regards,
Ellen Nierenberg, research fellow, and Mina Taaje, Bachelor student, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Norwegian: Professor Rebecca Cox om coronaviruset
Les nyhetssaken fra UiB der Rebecca Cox svarer på ti kjappe om coronaviruset. Merk: Nyhetssaken ble først publisert 24.01.20, og siden intervjuet ble gjort har Verdens Helseorganisasjon erklært global folkehelsekrise som følge av coronavirus-utbruddet.
Professor Rebecca Cox ved Klinisk institutt 2 er ekspert på virus og vaksiner. Foto/ill.: Wikipedia og Kim E. Andreassen
PhD defense – Caroline Benedicte Nitter Engen
Caroline Benedicte Nitter Engen will defend her PhD thesis on Friday 14th February 2020
Trial lecture: Friday 14th February 2020 at 09.15.
Topic: “Stem cell transplant in treatment of non-hematological disease. Background, evidence, and future perspectives”
Place: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
Public defense: Friday 14th February 2020 at 11.15.
Title of dissertation: “Exploring the boundaries of precision haemato-oncology – The case of FLT3 length mutated acute myeloid leukaemia” Place: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28
1st opponent: Professor Gunnar Juliusson, Lund University, Sverige
2nd opponent: Professor Marta Bertolaso, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italia
3rd member of the comittee: Førsteamanuensis Marianne Aanerud, Universitetet i Bergen
The defense will be led by professor II Tore Elling Ulvestad
PhD defense – Hilde Valen Wæhle
Hilde Valen Wæhle will defend her PhD thesis on Friday 14th February 2020
Trial lecture: Friday 14th February 2020 at 11.30.
Topic: “Clinical teamwork – an overview of concepts, research and importance for patient safety”
Place: Stort auditorium, HUS, Jonas Lies vei 65
Public defense: Friday 14th February 2020 at 13.15.
Title of dissertation: “Impact of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist implementation on perioperative work and risk perceptions. A process evaluation by use of quantitative and qualitative methods” Place: Stort auditorium, HUS, Jonas Lies vei 65
1st opponent: Professor Rhona H. Flin, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
2nd opponent: Professor Jan Frich, Universitetet i Oslo
3rd member of the comittee: Professor Anne Berit Guttormsen, Universitetet i Bergen
The defense will be led by professor Hans Flaatten
PhD defense – Hilde Renate Engerud
Hilde Renate Engerud will defend her PhD thesis on Friday 14th February 2020
Trial lecture: Friday 7th February 2020 at 09.15.
Topic: “Targeted therapy in gynecological cancer – current status and future directions”
Place: Auditorium KK, Jonas Lies vei 92
Public defense: Friday 7th February 2020 at 11.15.
Title of dissertation: “Molecular markers to predict prognosis and guide therapy in endometrial cancer” Place: Auditorium KK, Jonas Lies vei 92
1st opponent: professor Alain Zeimet, Medisinsk Universitet i Innsbruck, Østerrike
2nd opponent: professor II Ben Davidson, Universitetet i Oslo
3rd member of the committee: post.doc. Marie Holm Solheim, Universitetet i Bergen
The defense will be led by professor Roland Jonsson
New publications
Here are recent publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed (and optionally articles that have not been included in previous lists). This time the list includes in total 7 recent publications. The entries appear in the order they were received from NCBI. If you have publications that are not included in this or previous lists, please send the references to Oda Barth Vedøy.
Deadlines
Dear all,
Please see below the updated links for external funding:
External funding opportunities
Funding opportunities for education
The webpages are updated every second week. New calls are marked as NEW.
Kind regards,
Amra, Ramune and Kaia
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The Postgraduate School of Clinical Medical Research
This is an arena for PhD students from Department of Clinical Medicine (K1) and Department of Clinical Science (K2) to socialize and present their own research to fellow students. The research school organizes courses that may be included as part of the training component of the PhD-program, and as seminar series where current research from the faculty is presented by excellent speakers.
Every year in January, PhD candidates from K1, K2, and Haukeland University Hospital are invited to present their work to fellow researchers and the general audience. Posters are at display in the lobby of Sentralblokka, and oral presentations are given, usually in the Birkhaug Room. A genius thing is that the posters and oral presentations should be those that have already been presented last year at national or international meetings and conferences. Hence, it is not necessary to make new presentations, which scientifically is “recycling” and “sustainable” 🙂
This week, 44 posters and 23 oral talks were presented, which engaged lots of researchers and others leading to scientific and social interactions and networking. Prizes of NOK 10 000, 5 000, and 3 000 were awarded to the three best poster and the three best oral presentations. Dean for Research Marit Bakke presented the winners. The poster awardees were Christina Clausen (1st), Pernille Svalastoga (2nd), and Ninnie Oehme (3rd). The oral presentation awardees were Trine Ludvigsen (1st), Ida Viken Stalund (2nd), and Sepideh Mostafavi (3rd). The prize to a post doc was given to Heidi Espedal and the popular vote prize to Martha Eimstad Haugstøyl. Congratulations to the winners and their environments! And thanks to all other presenters and those organizing the event; especially to the scientific committee Harald Wiker, Renate Grüner, Øyvind Torkildsen, and Gottfried Greve, as well as the leader for the Postgraduate School of Clinical Medical Research, Stian Knappskog.
Enjoy the week-end!
Happy prize winners Postgraduate School of Clinical Medical Research 2019
Career day
The career day for PhD-candidates and post docs has become a regular event on the agenda of the Faculty of Medicine. This year we have invited a professional career consultant from the University of Aarhus, and want to look into innovation as a career opportunity. As usual, we will also hear from former PhD-candidates who now have exciting jobs and in the afternoon there will be three parallel workshops on skills that are useful for your future career. Plakat Karrieredag 2020 A3
The Faculty of Medicine covers the participation fees (so its free for you), but please register for lunch and the workshops. https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=7836080
TMS Starting Grant
Trond Mohn Research Foundation (TMS) has announced a new round of TMS Starting Grant with final deadline 16 March. Since there are restrictions in the number of candidates each department can nominate, we kindly ask interested applicants to send a 1-2 page sketch describing the candidate, the project and the research environment in addition to the candidate’s CV (TMS asks for a maximum 3-page CV listing the most important and relevant publications).
The internal deadline is 14 February. You can send the sketch and CV to amra.grudic@uib.no with Pål Njølstad, Silke Appel and Julie Stavnes on copy.
Please note that this fellowship provides an opportunity to recruit external candidates something the foundation and the Faculty of Medicine strongly encourage.
(Norwegian) Utlysning av tilskudd til fleksible utdanningstilbud fra DIKU og invitasjon til søkeseminar
Invitasjon til søkeseminar 3. februar 11.00-13.00 med DIKU angående tilskudd til Fleksible utdanningstilbud (lunsjmøte). Mer informasjon her: Fleksible utdanninger – utlysning 2019
New editor of K2Nytt
My name is Oda Barth Vedøy, and starting this week I will be the new editor of K2Nytt. I have been a PhD candidate since October 2019, and in my project I am exploring intestinal bacterial dynamics during an experimental ETEC-infection. My supervisors are Hans Steinsland and Kurt Hanevik. I received my master’s degree in general microbiology at the Faculty of mathematics and natural sciences, and am therefor relatively new at K2. I am looking forward to getting to know the institute through the work with K2Nytt. Please contact me if you wish to contribute with cases for K2Nytt. My workplace is on the 5. floor of the laboratory building, and my e-mail is oda.vedoy@uib.no
New publications
Here are recent publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed (and optionally articles that have not been included in previous lists). This time the list includes in total 7 recent publications. The entries appear in the order they were received from NCBI. If you have publications that are not included in this or previous lists, please send the references to Oda Barth Vedøy.
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