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Leader of the week - Silke Appel

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Dear everyone,

This week is Nobel Prize week. As an immunologist, I am particularly pleased that the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries of peripheral tolerance (click "read more" for link)

The consultation deadline for the multi-campus model has passed, and now work is underway to get a good plan in place. Gottfried Greve is the new project manager for Vestlandslegen and comes to the process with extensive experience, which gives us the confidence that we will find a good solution for the study plan going forward. Please follow the newsletters from Vestlandslegen: click on "read more" for the link

For the implementation of OSKE12 on December 4th, we still need more helpers, remember to sign up! Click on "read more" for the link

Also remember that everyone must register any side jobs they may have: click "read more" for link

The agenda for the next faculty board meeting next week (October 16) is available online (click on "read more" for link). I recommend that you read through it, there are several issues on the agenda that concern us at K2 (including evaluation and proposals for organizing the financial services, new curriculum for the integrated master's program in pharmacy, mandate for a review of the core facilities).

And finally: Remember to register for the faculty's research day on Tuesday, October 21st, 11:30-15:00 at Eitri. This year's theme is "New challenges in academia". Click on "read more" for the link

Have a really good weekend!

Silke

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UiB and BIFF – Bergen International Film Festival

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We are collaborating with the Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) from 15-23 October, with the Gulluglen competition, debates, an exhibition, free film screenings for employees and much more. Many employees and students are involved in the festival, and these groups also receive discounted ticket prices.

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Invitation to give a speech at Teachers' Day 2026

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Teachers' Day will be held on January 30, 2026. We hereby invite academic communities from all faculties and departments to submit lectures, seminars, workshops and other academic contributions that profile current research at UiB. We therefore want this information to be disseminated to all relevant academic communities at both faculty and department.

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We need to strengthen our mental preparedness

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This year's campaign invites a joint effort to strengthen our mental resilience in turbulent times.

Do what over 3,300 workplaces, schools, organizations and other businesses across the country did last year – put mental preparedness on the agenda from weeks 39–42 this fall!

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New application period for welfare cabins

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You can now apply for the desired period at the welfare cabins for winter 2026, in the period January 4 to April 9: Welfare cabins Winter and Easter holidays have separate application forms. Winners in 2023–2025 are asked not to apply for 2026 due to the three-year quarantine. Applicants in…

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OSKE12 – We need YOU!

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Join us and make a difference during OSKE12!

We need YOU – your efforts are crucial to making OSKE12 a success! By contributing, you help create a safe and educational experience for the students – and you gain valuable experience yourself.

Click "Read more" to sign up and become part of the team!

Thank you to everyone who showed up – you are invaluable!

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CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium

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Welcome to the CCBIO Junior Researcher Symposium on October 16, 2025 in the BB building – Auditorium 4. We are honored to have Shuntaro Yamada as the keynote speaker with his lecture "From teeth to therapies: Promising use of stem cells from teeth for tissue regeneration", which provides…

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Leader of the week

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Dear everyone,

This autumn we will spend a little more time to have better routines around RETTE (System for Risk and ETTerlevelse) – Processing of personal data in research projects and student assignments at UiB (Rette). In most cases, project information is transferred directly from the REK portal, but check that all mandatory information is provided. In this context, I would also like to remind you that the Health Research Act requires REK approval for all research on Norwegian territory or when the research is carried out under the auspices of a research manager established in Norway (https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-06-20-44). This therefore applies to all projects where someone from UiB is involved in analyzing data or financing analyses, i.e. when researchers from UiB are involved in the generation of new knowledge about health, even if the project is carried out abroad (with REK approval there) or the data is located on a server abroad (for example on the UKBiobank server). So check if this applies to your projects, if you are in doubt, contact REK!

Autumn is also the time when I remind you of employee interviews. This year, I will have performance appraisals with all research group and core facility managers, while the research group leaders have performance appraisals in the research group. Research group leaders will also receive more information about this at our next meeting on Tuesday.

Hopefully, most of you have seen the OSKE12 posters where you can register your participation. OSKE12 is a comprehensive exam that requires an important interaction between academic and administrative resources. It consists of four loops with 12 stations in each, where the students are divided into 2 pools, one before and one after lunch. In order for all of this to run smoothly, we need as many helpers as possible. This is an exciting day and not least a great opportunity to meet colleagues across departments and faculties. OSKE12 will be held on December 4. Registration link: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=19789389

And finally: remember to register the remaining holiday for 2025 before 1.10.25.

Have a really good weekend!

Silke

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Viten-TV

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Discover, learn and be inspired! Viten-TV is a free and ad-free streaming platform that disseminates research and knowledge. Here you get content you can trust - completely without algorithms, commercial motives or fake news.

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Support for diversity and equality initiatives in academic environments

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In the Action Plan for Diversity, Inclusion and Equality 2023 – 2025, the University has decided that it will
annual funds are set aside for diversity and equality initiatives in academic environments. Previously, these funds in
has mainly been aimed at gender equality and disabilities. The new action plan includes
The concept of diversity has been included and incorporated into new criteria, cf. the attached award letter.

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Announcement of scholarship funds for employee exchange in spring 2026 - north2north program

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UiB is a member of the UArctic network, which is now announcing remaining funds for staff exchanges between institutions affiliated with the north2north (n2n) mobility program for spring 2026. Objectives The call aims to strengthen connections and cooperation between Norwegian and international n2n institutions, and to stimulate increased mobility…

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The application portal for the MIT-UiB Seed Fund is now open!

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MIT-UiB Seed Fund announces seed funding for collaboration between researchers at UiB and MIT. This year's call is available to research environments at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine. Application deadline 16 December 2026. Read more here: Apply for collaboration funding through the MIT-UiB Seed Fund |…

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