ERDERA is a European partnership consisting of over 170 organizations, championed by the European Union. It launched in September 2024 and will provide financial support to collaborative international research projects, clinical trials, and initiatives for knowledge exchange and networking. The Research Council of Norway is a member and calls for funding will be open for Norwegian researchers.

• There will be annual joint transnational calls . The first call will open in December 2024
• The multi-stakeholder board is seeking Rare Disease Researchers, Geneticists, Healthcare professionals, education & training professionals, ethics & patient consent experts. Apply by 31 October 2024
• The ERDERA roadmap will be presented at the launch event on 28-29 October

More information will be posted on ERDERA – European Rare Diseases Research Alliance

7 november kl 18.00
Hotel Norge, Nedre Ole Bulls plass 4, Bergen

With an ever growing global population and increased international travel, pandemics are now expected to occur more frequently. Influenza is the most common cause of pandemics during the last century, with the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic causing up to 50 million deaths.

Influenza pandemics occur at unpredictable intervals when a novel virus arises by changing its viral host specificity to spread in humans, with pigs acting as a mixing vessel for avian and human viruses.

Talks:
Nina Langeland: “Covid-19, spredning og komplikasjoner: COVID-19, transmission and complications.”
Rebecca Cox: “Influensavirus som pandemisk agens: Influenza as a pandemic virus.”

https://dnva.no/detskjer/2024/08/luftveisvirus-som-skaper-pandemier

The Plastic Network at the University of Bergen and collaborators are happy to invite you to a one-day symposium on microplastics on November 22^nd.

The title for the meeting is “Microplastics and Human Health; sources, exposure, and impact”, and includes presentations from renowned experts and early career scientists in the field of microplastic research.

The meeting will take place at Marineholmen in Bergen, but online Zoom attendance is also possible. The meeting is free to attend and includes lunch.

You will find the complete scientific program and link to the registration here (Norwegian) and here (English), or by using the QR code on the attached flyer.

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The research is crystal clear. Our most important and decisive source of meaning is our social relationships. No other factors play as significant a role in our quality of life as how satisfied we are with our relationships. And there are far too many people today who are not satisfied.

16.10.2024 – 08.30–09.15
Amauer Hansens hus, aud.

https://www.uib.no/foransatte/172952/world-mental-health-day-seminar-psychologist-andreas-hillestad-schei

For some, it can feel very isolating to do research and writing. Or for others, it can be very social, with writing sessions or co-authors. What does it mean to think of academic writing as a form of academic networking?

This seminar will tackle the challenges and opportunities that come with writing alongside/with others, whether socially as friends and colleagues, or scientifically as co-authors, etc. We will discuss how you can strengthen your local, national and international research networks through innovative ways of approaching your writing process.

Appropriate for researchers at all stages of career.

Teacher:  Laura Saetveit Miles, professor in English literature, renowned lecturer in career development and academic professionalization.

31.10.2024 – 10.15–12.00
Sydneshaugen skole Auditorium Q

https://www.uib.no/en/ferd/161333/professor-laura-saetveit-miles-academic-writing-networking

At the University, meeting strategic and externally given goals and policies is a central part of the work of leadership and decision-making bodies. Their priorities have consequences for the organization as a whole – and you as a researcher. In this course, we are lifting the curtain to show you a glimpse of what is going on “behind the scenes”. You’ll get to know how this complex system works, why it is designed the way it is, how performance is measured, and how you can work both with it and in it.

The main vision of the University of Bergen strategy 2023-2030 is that by the end of the term, UiB should be one of Europe’s leading universities, internationally recognized for high quality in research and education. Adding to the universities own strategic priorities, we are obliged to meet shifting policy demands and objectives from national and European governments and funding agencies.

29.10.2024 – 09.00–12.00
Nygårdsgaten 5 (NG5)

https://www.uib.no/en/ferd/167709/how-and-why-uib-and-why-it-matters-you

The Staff Exchanges action offers a unique opportunity to promote the transfer of knowledge and innovation through international research collaborations.

MSCA Staff Exchanges promote innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through exchanging staff and sharing knowledge and ideas at all stages of the innovation chain. The scheme is part of Horizon Europe, the EU’s programme for research and innovation.

https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/2024-call-for-staff-exchanges

Around 30 million people in Europe are living with a rare genetic disease (a disease that affects less than 1 in 2,000 people).

This course offers an exploration of key questions around rare disease diagnostic research and issues today, as well as insights into patient experiences.

Over the last two decades, a lot of progress has been made in diagnosing rare genetic diseases.

You will discover more about the progress made through diagnostic research, as well as the types of genetic tests available for rare diseases, and the impact of having a diagnosis – or lacking a diagnosis – on patients’ lives.

You’ll explore key issues relating to rare genetic diseases and undertake your own internet-based investigation into several diagnostic research topics.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/rare-genetic-disease

Save the date! Our brokerage event will provide people interested in our 2025 calls for proposals with an excellent opportunity to network and start forming consortia.

IHI will hold a brokerage event in Brussels, Belgium on 12-13 November 2024.

The aim of the event is to provide people interested in IHI’s 2025 calls for proposals with the opportunity to network face-to-face and start forming consortia. There will also be pitching sessions and poster sessions to give research organisations, patient groups and companies the chance to showcase their capabilities.

https://www.ihi.europa.eu/news-events/events/brokerage-event-ihis-2025-calls

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From Research to Academic Startup

VIS has launched a new program for researcher entrepreneurship for researchers with an innovative idea or technology that has the potential to become the next generation product or service. Are you motivated to explore commercial opportunities and realize your research in practice? Then this program is for you.

The event is primarily aimed at researchers, especially PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and researchers at the Faculty of Medicine who are interested in how they can take their research from academia to the commercial market

04.10.2024 – 10.00–13.00

Eitri Medical Incubator

https://www.uib.no/en/med/172940/research-academic-startup

The Young Academy of Norway (AYF) cordially invites you to join us at the Young Researchers Night in Bergen. This year’s theme for the ‘Forskningsdagene’ is centred around Health. The event will delve into intriguing topics such as the role of Norwegian health registries, the influence of seafood on human health, and the groundbreaking advancements in 3D bioprinting.

Fredag 27. september

19:00 – 23:50

EITRI Medical Incubator

Haukelandsbakken 31

https://event.checkin.no/79457/young-researchers-night-bergen

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