Category Archives: 2023

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Procedures for sick leave

Today, I have just a short reminder for you. The influenza season is approaching, in addition to the ongoing round of COVID-19. This may lead to absences that require self-reporting and medical certificates. When you have sick leave, please remember the following procedures:

  1. Inform your supervisor.
  2. Report self-reported absences through the self-service portal under “Time” and “Leave requests.”
  3. If you have a medical certificate, whether in paper or digital form:
    • Paper: Submit Part C and Part D filled out and signed to your supervisor. Remember to fill out the self-declaration form. Your unit should then forward the medical certificate to the Service Team for Absences and Parental Leave.
    • Digital: Send it to your employer via Your NAV on the first day of your absence. Apply for sickness benefits when you receive a message from NAV.

Many people forget to notify their immediate supervisor, but it is crucial to remember this!

Have a great weekend!

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Nominate members of review panels in medicine and health 2024

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The Swedish Research Council’s Scientific Council for Medicine and Health is now welcoming proposals for members of the review panels for 2024. Please read the instructions and submit your proposal no later than 30 November 2023.

The persons nominated must be established researchers within their scientific field – professors or docents – preferably with previous experience of review work.

https://www.vr.se/english/just-now/news/news-archive/2023-09-08-nominate-members-of-review-panels-in-medicine-and-health-2024.html

Invitation – The 18th Annual Research Presentations by the Research School in Clinical Medicine – 24th-26th January 2024

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The 18th Annual Research Presentations by the Research School in Clinical Medicine – 24th-26th January 2024

Important Dates:

Submission opening: November 01, 2023

Deadline for submission: December 01, 2023
Event Dates: January 24-26, 2024

Registration Link: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=15874946
Contact email: forskningspresentasjoner.forskerskolen@uib.no

Dear Researchers of the Department of Clinical Medicine (K1), Department of Clinical Science (K2), and Helse-Vest

On behalf of the organizing committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to present your work at the 18th Annual Research Presentations organized by the Research School in Clinical Medicine.

This is an excellent opportunity to share your research and have a chance to win a cash award ranging from 3,000 NOK to 10,000 NOK.

The event will be held on January 24-26, 2024, at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen.

 Who is eligible to apply:

  • PhD candidates and Postdoctoral Researchers / Scientists affiliated with K1, K2 at the University of Bergen, and Helse-Vest.
  • Authors of posters or oral presentations presented at a national or international scientific meeting in 2023.
  • The candidate may present both poster and oral presentations, but given that the candidate has actually presented both a poster and an oral during 2023.

  Registration and Submission:

  • All participants are welcome to submit more than one work.
  • Due to time constraints and limited poster board availability, only the first 25 submitted oral presentations and 50 posters will be presented. 

Required documents for submission (refer to the submission page):

Poster Presentations:

  • Posters presented at a scientific meeting during the year 2023.
  • The original conference poster should be submitted as a PDF file (with a minimum of 300 DPI).
  • The organizing committee will arrange the outprinting of the posters. However, we would appreciate it if those who have already had the poster printed would use these at the event.
  • Abstract of the project
  • Brief summary of the presentation, limited to five sentences: Written in English and Norwegian. If you are not able to write in Norwegian, please fill in an English version, and the organizing committee will translate it.

Oral Presentations:

  • PowerPoint presentation of the project presented at a scientific meeting during the year 2023.
  • The deadline for submitting the updated presentation is January 17, 2024.
  • Abstract of the project
  • Brief summary of the presentation, limited to five sentences: Written in English and Norwegian. If you are not able to write in Norwegian, please fill in an English version, and the organizing committee will translate it.

The deadline for all submission is December 01, 2023

   Event Days:

Poster presentations will take place on January 24, 2024

  • Each poster presenter will give a short presentation of their poster to a scientific committee.
  • The time per poster-presentation is approximately five minutes (three minutes for the presentation itself and two minutes for questions from the scientific committee).

Oral presentations will take place on January 25, 2024

  • Presenters will have 10 minutes for their presentation, followed by a five-minute discussion period.
  • Oral presentations can be presented in the original, previously presented form. However, given the diverse backgrounds of the audience members, authors are encouraged to provide a general introduction to their topic.

The Award ceremony will take place on January 26, 2024

  • All presentations will be evaluated for prizes.

Prizes:

  • Projects presented by PhD candidates are eligible for awards in the following categories.

Best Poster Presentation

      • First place:  10,000 NOK
      • Second place: 5,000 NOK
      • Third place: 3,000 NOK

Best Oral Presentation

      • First place:  10,000 NOK
      • Second place: 5,000 NOK
      • Third place: 3,000 NOK
  • Projects presented by Postdoctoral Researchers/Scientists are eligible for awards in the following categories:
      • Best poster – 5,000 NOK
      • Best oral presentation – 5,000 NOK
  • People’s Choice Award:
    • All participants and projects can participate in this category.
    • The winner will be selected based on audience votes.

If you need further information, please feel free to respond to this email or contact forskningspresentasjoner.forskerskolen@uib.no.

For additional details, please check the events from previous years at https://www.uib.no/en/rs/clinicalmedicine

We look forward to seeing you and your research at the 18th Annual Research Presentations Conference.

Funding for project collaboration between Norwegian and Icelandic Higher Education Institutions

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Dear north2north partners in Norway and on Iceland,

Please find below a call for project collaboration funding between Norwegian and Icelandic institutions.

The call is not published in English unfortunately, but you may forward it to the academic staff at your institution working with Icelandic or Norwegian institutions if you wish.

Arktisk forsking og studiar – utlysing av tilskot til prosjektsamarbeid 2023 | HK-dir (hkdir.no)

 

National investment in artificial intelligence

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RCN invites to input meetings on investment in artificial intelligence, 5, 6 and 7 November.

We are also invited to provide written input by 8 November.

https://www.forskningsradet.no/forskningspolitikk-strategi/ltp/kunstig-intelligens/

The research initiative has three main tracks

  1. Research on the consequences of artificial intelligence and other digital technology for society. Central topics will be democracy, trust, ethics, economics, rule of law, legal regulations, privacy, teaching and learning, art and culture.
  2. Digital technologies as a research area in themselves, i.e. research on artificial intelligence, digital security, next-generation ICT, new sensors and quantum technology.
  3. Research on how digital technologies can be used for innovation in industry and the public sector and how artificial intelligence can be used in research in many different disciplines.

We hope the academic communities will participate in the input meetings.

 

Editorial

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Area in the Laboratory Building

The Faculty of Medicine has a substantial amount of space available at Campus Haukeland. Some of these areas are dedicated university spaces, such as the Building for Basic Biological sciences (BBB), while others are leased by Helse Bergen. These areas are, of course, central to teaching and research.

In recent years, the leasing costs have significantly increased. It is, therefore, necessary to assess whether the use of these spaces is optimal. K2 has access to a lot of research space in the Laboratory Building. Many of these spaces are more or less free, as part of the old Haukeland agreement, while some of the areas come with a price that is substantial. Since research activity related to “wet lab” is less today than before due to a shift in research activities towards more “dry lab” and the use of core facilities, we are now investigating the possibility of managing with somewhat less laboratory space. Any savings in leasing costs will benefit K2 and be positive for K2’s tight budget. This could provide us with more flexibility to reduce the number of positions that currently need to be frozen. A committee led by Silke Appel is examining this possibility.

We will return to the matter in an open process with comprehensive information and an opportunity for input and discussion if it turns out that this becomes relevant.

Have a great weekend!

Intensive Track 2024 – Call for Applications

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The Female Science Talents Intensive Track goes into its third round! For the year 2024, we are looking for 20 exceptionally talented women in science from all disciplines to take part in our one-year intensive programme.

Benefits of the intensive track

The Intensive Track programme provides selected candidates with multiple opportunities:

  • Participate in two high-level landmark events in Berlin: the International Spring Gathering & International Fall Gathering as part of the Falling Walls Science Summit 2024, including travel scholarships for both events;
  • Take part in a series of online and in-person skill-enhancement workshops on topics such as leadership, business building, grant applications and more;
  • Peer exchange with fellow international young talents from all disciplines;
  • Get unique opportunities for networking with Female Science Talents role models and women leaders in academia, politics, business and the media, including our official partners (Bayer, The Elsevier Foundation, Foundation Medicine, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft);
  • Get opportunities for networking and peer exchange with Falling Walls community members, including Falling Walls Venture, Falling Walls Engage and Falling Walls Lab;
  • Become part an active part of the inspiring Female Science Talents community via events and related communications channels;
  • Benefit from an increased reach and visibility via the Falling Walls website and social media channels;
  • Opportunities for mentoring support with role models from academia, industry and related fields.

Selection Criteria

All PhD-students at the final stage of their research and postdocs or comparable qualification levels from all disciplines at university and non-university research institutions worldwide are eligible to participate.* We are looking for exceptional talents** who conduct inspiring research in their field.

https://falling-walls.com/female-science-talents/intensive-track/call-for-applications/

 

Editorial

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Dear all,

Towards the end of the autumn break, I would like to encourage everyone to update their UiB profile pages. As most people will hopefully have been informed about, we are in the process of RCN’s evaluation for medicine and health, EVALMEDHELSE. In connection with this, it is important that our web pages are up to date. And by that I mean not only the pages of K2 and all our research groups (which in most cases need some updating), but also the personal page that all UiB employees have. This is something everyone can and should update (which, by the way, also applies to myself, I’m working on it)! In addition to contact information, where you can add a link to MazeMap so that visitors can more easily find you, you can inform about your expertise, ongoing research projects, teaching, dissemination, you can upload a CV and provide a link to social media. And not least: I encourage everyone to upload a photo!

Here you will find everything you need to make it happen (although unfortunately it does not give you more time to do so):

            https://manual.uib.no/en/brand-guide/personal-page/

            https://it.uib.no/en/MazeMap

Have a great weekend!

Are you applying for research funding from RCN or elsewhere?

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From 18 October, it is possible to submit a FRIPRO application to the Research Council

If you want to apply funding from the Research Council of Norway or any other external source, you should register your proposal here https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=15135608

Any questions? Don’t hesitate to contact your research adviser!