The University of Bergen is establishing UiB Kvante – Center for Quantum Technology in Bergen. The center is funded by UiB and the Trond Mohn Research Foundation, with a total budget of NOK 80 million over five years. The goal is to build an interdisciplinary center based on strong academic environments, which can develop quantum technology with direct impact on society.
A deep dive into biology may make it possible to predict which patients with chronic kidney disease will have a serious course and which will not. Associate Professor Øystein Solberg Eikrem at UiB is leading the research that could be a game-changer for patients with the disease "IgA nephropathy."
The new council, led by Ole F. Norheim, was established by the government under the Ministry of Health and Care Services and is intended to be a national arena for strategic and principled discussion of priority issues and long-term sustainability in the health and care sector.
We are now launching a newsletter that will provide regular updates on the land processes at the faculty. The goal is to ensure good information, overview, predictability and to make it easier for employees and students to follow ongoing and upcoming changes in buildings, relocation projects and construction work.
Registration of main holiday must be registered in the self-service portal by May 1. Remember that all holiday must be clarified with the nearest supervisor before applying for holiday in the self-service portal and entered in the comments field: "Holiday has been clarified with the nearest supervisor."
Dear everyone,
With some delay you now can apply for the small-scale funding. The funds are a joint venture between the faculty and the institute. The intention is to help those without major funding to start projects and get into position to apply for larger grants.
Applications for operating costs, travel expenses, seminars, courses, materials, and technical-administrative assistance are welcomed.
Application requirements and the faculty’s award criteria:
Funding for researchers who have applied to NFR, EU or others without success, who do not have operating funds already.
You can apply for 15 000-75 000 NOK.
The funds have to be used within 2026 and cannot be transferred to 2027.
Recipient has to be an active researcher with a permanent scientific position at K2 (50% or more)
Søk via denne lenken: Smådriftsmidler/Small research funds (frist/deadline 26.4.26)
The application deadline is 26.4.2026
Have a really good weekend!
Silke
Reconstruction will be carried out in the BB building (Jonas Lies vei 91). The work includes the Physiology rooms on the 2nd floor and the Histology rooms on the 4th floor, including associated rooms. The reconstruction involves new floor plans, renovation of surfaces and upgrades to technical installations such as ventilation, electrical and AV equipment.
Registration of main holiday must be registered in the self-service portal by May 1. Remember that all holiday must be clarified with the nearest supervisor before applying for holiday in the self-service portal and entered in the comments field: "Holiday has been clarified with the nearest supervisor."
On Sunday, April 12, the University of Bergen opens its doors and invites the entire city to the Knowledge Festival.
Eating seaweed and kelp can lead to excessive amounts of iodine in the body, shows research from the Institute of Marine Research and the University of Bergen.
ArealMed has published a new newsletter with updates, events and professional content relevant to employees at the departments. We encourage everyone to take a look and share it in their own communities.
Bergen is hosting the 51st annual conference of the Scandinavian Society for Immunology (SSI2026) from September 7–10. This year, the course HUIMM905 “From Innate to Specific Immunity” will also be held in connection with the conference and summer school.
Through ten years as a Center for Excellence (CFE), CCBIO contributed to more precise treatments by researching the biological characteristics of cancer and the environment around cancer cells.
Charalampos Tzoulis, professor at the University of Bergen and senior consultant at the Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, has been awarded the Norwegian Brain Council's Research Prize 2026 for his outstanding research on Parkinson's disease and related brain diseases.
is Norway's most important investment in science and technology. The government has now made a concept choice, and supports UiB's recommended solution, which involves rehabilitating the Science Building and the Physics Building, in addition to constructing a relief building.
UiB is announcing funding for academic staff who wish to participate with contributions at the November Conference 2026 in Rio de Janeiro. The conference will be held in November and is an important meeting place for collaboration between business and academia in Brazil and Norway, with a particular focus on energy transition.
At Stavanger University Hospital, we have divided ourselves into two, with the new SUS at Ullandhaug and the old one at Våland. The students must also divide themselves. The Vestlandslege students and the internship students under the old arrangement must both find time and a way in the system. There will be many logistical challenges in addition to the running-in of the new hospital.
Nevertheless, many colleagues manage to find some time for research and student assignments in addition to teaching and supervision. If we are to raise research even further, we must improve cooperation between Campus Stavanger and Campus Bergen. As an employee at UiB/Med Fak, you are therefore encouraged to contact your academic colleagues in Stavanger/Bergen, challenge joint applications, contribute to other people's applications and, not least, increase the quality so that we receive more grants for external funding. The potential can be great if we work more together.
If you don't know who to contact, ask me!
Have a nice weekend from Stavanger 😊
Svein
Sindre Grindheim
Date: april 08
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene – Block 8. Haukelandsbakken 1
Dissertation title: "Safe passage: Maternal and neonatal outcomes following forceps- and vacuum-assisted vaginal deliveries"
Isil Kucuka
Date: april 14
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene, Haukelandsbakken 15
Thesis title: “Clinical and Immunological Characterization of APS-1 Over Time”
Registration of main holiday must be registered in the self-service portal by May 1. Remember that all holiday must be clarified with the nearest supervisor before applying for holiday in the self-service portal and entered in the comments field: "Holiday has been clarified with the nearest supervisor."
In the latter half of April, the fourth One Ocean Week will be held – a week of exciting and entertaining events about sustainable oceans in Bergen.
A new research environment is being formed at the University of Bergen: Quantum sensing allows researchers to analyze cells in new ways.
Practical information
Opens: April 27, 2025
Location: 3rd floor, University Museum of Natural History
Duration: Until 2026
We invite you to a day filled with activities for young and old, both inside and outside the University Museum.
We invite you to a day filled with activities for young and old, both inside and outside the University Museum.
We want to share both big and small things from everyday life at K2 – everything from academic highlights, exciting projects and new publications to events, milestones and pleasant glimpses from the working environment. Such contributions make the newsletter more lively and relevant for the entire department.
Do you have something you would like to share with colleagues? Please send an email to ingri.lunde@uib.no
Employees at UiB can apply for Erasmus+ grants for short training stays at universities, companies or organizations in Europe. The stay is intended to provide professional enrichment, new ideas and sharing of good practice.
