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Leader of the week

Dear all,

A lot of important work is currently underway to coordinate the 2015 model for medical studies and the Western Norway MD pilot into one common study model for medical education in Western Norway. Many are and more will be involved in a broad survey to find the best possible feasible solution to ensure good medical education throughout Western Norway.
In the new multi-campus model, all medical students will be gathered here in Bergen for the first three years of their studies, while for the last three years, the students will be distributed between Bergen, Stavanger, Førde and Haugesund. The students will then receive all practical training and teaching in the same place. The same subjects will be covered in the same part of the programme, which will make it possible to provide good collaboration with good synergies. At the same time, local adaptations are crucial.

Patient contact through courses and, not least, practice in hospitals and in the primary health service is emphasised, as this is of great importance in order to be able to take on the role of doctor in a good way. As in all education of health personnel, it is crucial to have close collaboration between the hospital/health axis and the university axis. Together we are strong! The hospitals in the Western Norway as well as the primary health service are central in the planning work for adjusting the medical programme to a common multi-campus model.

This autumn, the first 20 students who will take the last three years of their medical studies in Førde will start, and they will go to Førde in the autumn of 2028. In Stavanger, the first students are now at the 4th and 5th year of study in the Vestlandslegen, and this is in parallel with the continuation of the 2015-model practice which will gradually be scaled down and will in the spring of 2027 have been transferred to Bergen in its entirety.

All good input to ensure the best possible education of doctors in Western Norway is welcome!

I wish you all a really good weekend!

Camilla

 

The Michael Sars Symposium 2025 will take place on June 6, 2025 in Bergen.

The Michael Sars Symposium 2025 offers scientists in Bergen a unique chance to hear the very latest work in the evolution of cells and nervous systems and how proteins achieve so much as molecular machines. Moreover, it’s a great chance to mingle with leading lights in research spanning molecules to ecosystems.

Session topics

– Evolution of systems
– Molecular Machines
– Evolution of proteins
– Evolution of receptors

https://www.uib.no/en/michaelsarscentre/174557/michael-sars-symposium-2025

 

OSKE 6 & 12

Hi everyone!

The most beautiful event of the spring is approaching quickly, and the registration for administrative responsibilities for OSKE12 and OSKE6 is now open! 😄

OSKE12 will take place on June 5th, and OSKE6 on June 12th.

Registration Link

We hope you can share this information in your channels so that we can get as many participants as possible.

We need all the good hands on deck to make this happen!

This is a fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues across institutes and faculties. We also hope you can join us!

If there are any questions or anything else, feel free to contact us.

This is going to be great! 😄

Best regards,

martine.baarholm@uib.no

The DLN FAIR data award 2024

Call for candidates: The DLN FAIR data award 2024

 

 

The Centre for Digital Life Norway encourages open science and FAIR data management. For the fourth time, we are highlighting and rewarding outstanding examples of life science researchers in Norway who have managed their data according to the FAIR principles. The deadline for nominating candidates is March 31st, 2025.

Highlighting leading examples of FAIR data management in 2024

In order to highlight leading examples of FAIR data management in Norwegian life science research, DLN is for the fourth time conferring the DLN FAIR data award. Eligible data sets are those created by researchers based in Norway and focused on life science research. The research does not have to be affiliated with the Centre for Digital Life. The data can, but do not have to, be associated with a scientific publication.
A prize for the best FAIR data in 2024

From the nominees, DLN will select the best FAIR data in Norwegian life science of 2024, to be awarded a prize of 10.000 NOK and will be highlighted through our network. The money will be transferred to the associated project(s) and can be spent within the frames set by governmental regulations.

Ambition on behalf of the data will be an important criterium

As the state of the art of FAIR data varies across domains and techniques, it will be considered how ambitious the data management is within the related research domain.

How to make a nomination

  • Use the registration form linked to above or embedded below
  • Provide a persistent identifier (for example a DOI); maximum 3 per researcher
  • Give a short explanation of why you believe this data deserves the DLN FAIR data award

Register candidates here

If you have questions about the award, please contact
Ragna Breines, ragna.breines@uib.no
Korbinian Bösl, korbinian.bosl@uib.no
Centre for Digital Life Norway: Call for candidates: The DLN FAIR data award 2024

CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium  

February 27th,  2025

Glasblokkene, Blokk 8, U1etg, U364, Auditorium

(Møterom, HBE, Glasblokkene, Blokk 8, U1etg, U364, Auditorium)– register for the link (ccbiojuss.no)

https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=18361622

We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium on February 27th, 2025. This seminar series offers a fantastic opportunity to connect and engage with fellow young scientists. We look forward to vibrant and insightful discussions, as always.

As the keynote speaker, CCBIO researcher Vandana Ardawatia will explore the benefit of introducing the ancient Indian traditional medicine, Ayurveda into modern cancer prevention and therapy in her talk, “Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Oncology: The Indian traditional medicine Ayurveda in Cancer Prevention and Therapy”. Oda Fløtre will share her experiences from establishing organoid models from high-risk cervical cancer patients. Reidun Æsøy will explore how ctDNA-based Liquid Biopsy can be applied for monitoring pediatric cancer. Get a perspective on healthcare budgets when Grace Wezi Mzumara presents her findings of the costs of care for children with severe anemia in Malawi, Kenya and Uganda. Finally, Nivedita Sinha will delve into the complexities of “Tooth Root Resorption,” discussing treatment outcomes, diagnostic challenges, and the innovative role of artificial intelligence in addressing these issues.

We hope to see you there for an enriching and inspiring experience!

Program

  • 09.00-09.15: Introduction
  • 09.15-10.00: “Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Oncology: The Indian traditional medicine Ayurveda in Cancer Prevention and Therapy” Keynote lecture by Vandana Ardawatia
  • 10.00-10.20: Coffee break
  • 10.20-10.45: “Establishing patient-derived organoid models for studying high-risk cervical cancer” by Oda Fløtre
  • 10.45-11.10: “ctDNA-based Liquid Biopsy for Monitoring Pediatric Cancer Progression” by Reidun Æsøy
  • 11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge, register within February 24th at 11.00)
  • 12:00-12:25: “Costs of Care for Children with Severe anaemia in Malawi, Kenya and Uganda” by Grace Wezi Mzumara
  • 12:25-12:50: “Tooth Root Resorption – Prevalence, Treatment Outcome, Diagnostic challenges by Clinicians and Role of Artificial Intelligence” by Nivedita Sinha
  • 12:50-13:00: Concluding remarks

Wiley

Breakdown of negotiations with Wiley

The agreement between UiB and Wiley expired at the end of 2024, and negotiations for a new agreement have now been halted. The consequences for us are as follows:

Employees and students at UiB will retain reading access to most articles published by Wiley up until and including 2024.

  • Employees and students at UiB will not have reading access to articles published in Wiley’s journals during 2025.

For more information or assistance, please contact your local library (https://www.uib.no/ub).

Consequences for open publishing:

  • Publishing in fully open-access journals, often referred to as “gold open access,” is not affected by the breakdown of negotiations with Wiley.
  • Open publishing in Wiley’s closed-access journals will no longer function as before, since UiB no longer has a publish-and-read agreement with the publisher.
  • To make articles published with Wiley under closed access openly available, you can use UiB’s rights retention policy:

Rights retention policy for open access to scholarly articles | University of Bergen Library | UiB

  • The rights retention policy ensures that as a researcher at UiB, you are guaranteed the right to immediately make your research articles openly available in BORA, UiB’s institutional archive, regardless of whether you publish in a fully open-access journal or not.

More information in the attached document (in Norwegian)

wiley

Are you ready for the new AI era?

Are you curious about how DeepSeek and the rapid development of AI affect us? In this webinar, we provide an overall review of new and less resource-intensive technological solutions within AI, with DeepSeek as an example of how open source code can be challenged and complement the established, resource-intensive American models such as ChatGP.

  • 18.02.2025 – 09.00–10.00
  • Language: Norwegian

https://www.uib.no/fia/170063/er-du-klar-den-nye-ai-%C3%A6raen

Research Data Management (RDM) in the active phase of research

Good data management in the active phase of a research project facilitates your future research, eases collaborations, enables advanced analysis methods, and is a prerequisite for archiving high-quality data.

Good Research Data Management (RDM) is the first step towards sharing FAIR research data. In this webinar you will learn about the research data life cycle and get helpful tips on RDM best practices. The webinar is targeted towards early career researchers but as useful for established researchers and supervisors who would like to update themselves.

  • 21.02.2025 – 10.15–11.00
  • The course will be held in English.

https://www.uib.no/ub/175501/research-data-management-rdm-active-phase-research

 

Leader of the week

Dear everyone!

This year is a super election year for us: there will be elections for a new rector’s office, university board, faculty board and department council. This is an important opportunity for students and staff to influence decisions that shape our academic environment.

First up is the rector election (24-27 March 2025). There are 2 rector candidates, each with their own team, standing for election: current rector Margreth Hagen with a new team consisting of Pro-Rector Sigrunn Eliassen, Kjell-Morten Myr (Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Infrastructure) and Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt (Vice-Rector for Research and Internationalisation); and Lise Øvreås, who is running for election with Pro-Rector candidate Endre Tvinnereim, Marit Øilo (Vice-Rector for Education), Anne K. Bang (Vice-Rector for Internationalisation) and Karsten Specht (Vice-Rector for Innovation and Infrastructure).

The next election will be the election of new members to the University Board (the election period is 2-7 May 2025). Here the election is for

      • two members and at least 2 deputy members of and among group A (permanent employees in academic positions)
      • one member and at least 2 deputy members of and among group B (temporary staff in an academic position)
      • one member and at least 2 deputies of and among group C (technical and administrative staff).

How to submit proposals for members to the University Board

  • The proposal must be signed by at least the same number of proposers as the number of candidates the proposal contains (groups A, B and C each constitute their own constituency). No one can sign more than one proposal.
  • The proposed candidates must be eligible and asked if they wish to stand for election
  • Candidates must understand Norwegian
  • The proposal will be sent to valgstyret@uib.no by 5 March at 12.00 noon.

In June, the elections will be held for the Faculty Board and the Department Council.

The deadline for proposals for members (groups A, B and C) is set for Friday 4 April 2025 at 3 pm (applies to both the faculty board and the department council)

Proposals should be sent/delivered to the Election Committee’s secretary, Gjert Bakkevold, Faculty Secretariat (Amauer Hansen’s House 4th floor, room 416).

In order for a proposal to be legally submitted, the following requirements apply:

  • The proposal must be in writing.
  • A proposal for a candidate for a governing body must be submitted by at least the same number of proposers as the number of candidates the proposal contains.
  • A proposer cannot propose himself or herself as a candidate.
  • Those proposed must be eligible for election.
  • If a candidate is proposed who can claim exemption from election, the proposal must be accompanied by written consent from the person in question.
  • No one can sign more than one proposal.

Have you ever thought about running for election to the University Board, the Faculty Board or the Department Council? Being part of the University Board, Faculty Board, or Department Council gives you a unique opportunity to influence important decisions and help shape the future of your academic environment. By running for office, you can represent your fellow students or colleagues, promote their interests, and work to improve the university. It is a valuable experience that can provide you with insights, networks, and skills that will be useful in your further career. Take the chance, get involved, and help make a difference! Your voice and your commitment are important.

And even if you do not want to stand for election, it is important to participate in these elections, so that you help ensure that the university is led by people who represent your interests and values. Therefore, it is important that you exercise your right to vote and actively participate in the university elections. Your voice can make a difference!

And last but not least: Congratulations to the award winners of the research presentations from the Research School in Clinical Medicine!

  • Aishwarya Pavithram (1st prize oral presentations);  PhD candidate K2
  • Gonzalo Nido (postdoc award oral presentations) researcher, K1
  • Jenny Lindroos (2nd prize oral presentations) PhD candidate K1
  • Anne Mari Syversen (3rd prize oral presentation) PhD candidate K1
  • Harini Pechiappan (People’s Prize) PhD candidate K2
  • Thea Sjøgren (postdoc award poster) postdoc Helse Bergen (Bergithe Oftedal accepted the award on her behalf)
  • Adrianna Jebrzycka; 1st prize poster PhD candidate K2
  • Brit Ellen Rød (2nd prize poster) PhD candidate K1
  • Camilla Ekanger (3rd prize poster) PhD candidate K1

Have a great weekend!

Silke

Announcement of the Falchs Junior and Senior prize

Consul Søren Falch and ophthalmologist Sigurd Falch’s Fond are now announcing two awards to outstanding researchers at the Faculty of Medicine.

• Falch’s Senior Prize is awarded to established researchers who have shown leadership within their own research area. Price amount is NOK. 150,000. Only department heads can nominate candidates for the senior award. See attached call text.
• Falch’s Junior Prize is awarded to young researchers under the age of 40 who have carried out research work of great scientific or social importance. Price amount is NOK. 100,000. All professors at the Faculty of Medicine have the right to nominate candidates. See attached announcement text.

The prizes are awarded at the Faculty’s Day on 30 April. Read more about Falch’s prices and lecture | The Faculty of Medicine | UiB

The deadline for nomination is 5 March 2025