This year’s Day of Immunology is held simultaneously in Oslo and Bergen, and will also be streamed.
The Day of Immunology will be organized on Saturday April 26. The theme of this year’s day of immunology is “The brain under attack! – When the immune system becomes our own enemy”. The event will be held in Norwegian.
Date and time: April 26, 11:00-13:00
Bergen: Auditorium, Vilvite, Thormøhlens Gate 51 (in Oslo: Wergeland salen, Litteraturhuset, Wergelandsveien 29)
Streaming: https://vimeo.com/event/4965153 

The event is free of charge and open for everybody interested!

DOI 2025 poster (Bergen)

TV screen size (Bergen)

A new donation account has been set up for this purpose at the Cancer Clinic, HUS.

The application deadline for allocations in 2025 is 15 May.

Further information can be found at

Forsking og fagutvikling – Helse Bergen HF

18/06/2025
10:00 – 17:00
Malmö, Sweden

Welcome to the NordForsk anniversary conference, where we aim to strengthen Nordic research co-operation by addressing key scientific and societal challenges.

What are the key benefits of Nordic research co-operation across academic disciplines, and how can we collaborate to enhance its excellence and impact in the future?

Join us for a day full of inspiring and insightful talks and discussions, and networking with Nordic colleagues, to celebrate 20 years of Nordic research co-operation

https://www.nordforsk.org/20-years

The Research Council will strengthen efforts in groundbreaking research through several new measures totaling 500 million NOK:

– 30 million NOK for short-term research projects to test radical research ideas.

– 160 million NOK for top researchers – major research projects aimed at developing world-leading research environments.

– 30 million NOK to apply groundbreaking research in practical use.

– 60 million NOK to stimulate more world-leading research environments and to increase the number of applications to the ERC (European Research Council).

– 100 million NOK to follow up on academic evaluations.

Read more at: https://www.forskningsradet.no/nyheter/2025/stor-satsning-banebrytende-forsking/

Support for Applications for External Funding

A reminder about this webpage which is updated by the faculty’s research advisors. It contains a collection of available grants and funding agencies and  information about how collaboration with Helse-Bergen can be established and the allocation of PhD/postdoc positions for externally funded projects.

https://www.uib.no/en/med/112772/application-support-external-funding

The next edition will take place on 7 May at 12.00-13.00 CET, featuring Professor Kamal Mustafa, leader of the Center for Translational Oral Research (TOR) and the Tissue Engineering Research Group at the Department of Clinical Dentistry (IKO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway. His talk will be on “Are stem cells the implants of the future? From bench to chairside”.

Kamal’s laboratory and research team integrate chemistry, biology, engineering, and medicine to translate fundamental research findings into clinical applications and commercial innovations. Over the past ten years, his research has increasingly focused on developing a comprehensive toolkit for bone regeneration within the framework of tissue engineering. Read Kamal’s biography here.

The webinar will be moderated by prof Pontus Aspenström (National Director of EATRIS Sweden).

Register for the webinar here.

The Norwegian Society of Immunology (NSI) is marking International Immunology Day by organizing a popular science seminar for the general public. This year’s theme is “The Brain and Immunity: Immunological Insights into Neurological Disorders”

https://www.uib.no/nb/fg/bti/177565/hjernen-under-angrep-%E2%80%93-n%C3%A5r-immunforsvaret-bli-v%C3%A5r-egen-fiende

The event is free and will be held in Norwegian on April 26th at the House of Literature in Oslo AND at VilVite in Bergen – and will also be streamed!

Streaming of the event:
https://vimeo.com/event/4965153

Facebook-event: 
Oslo: https://fb.me/e/2TxMWCOHv
Bergen: https://fb.me/e/6BSjsFyQo

LinkedIn-event
Oslo: https://www.linkedin.com/events/hjernenunderangrep-immunforsvar7314048798387806209/
Bergen: https://www.linkedin.com/events/hjernenunderangrep-immunforsvar7314050931380109312/

Up to 185 MNOK in total is available through four different themes in our main call for proposals. This includes 8 MNOK to institutions outside Oslo and Young Aspiring Cancer Researchers, as well as 47 MNOK to breast cancer research.

The application deadline is Tuesday 27th of May at 13.00. We look forward to receiving your application!

Questions and answers regarding Researcher projects

• Tuesday 29th of April at 9.30 – 11.00 for applicants. Sign up to receive link to the meeting.
• Tuesday 29th of April at 12.30 – 14.00 for administrative staff. Sign up to receive link to the meeting.

Hello everyone,

This year we have quite a few registered from academia, and would like more, as we have a competence track on one day and a research track on the other day, in addition, this is an excellent arena to gain an overview, insight and network in the technology and health field. This year we will also gain insight into what politicians will emphasize in the area going forward, as we end with a debate with first-time candidates from the Conservative Party, the Labor Party, the Center Party and the Liberal Party. Such guidelines may in turn influence the organization of calls for proposals for research funds, among other things.

I hope you can contribute to mobilization in your communities, so that the conference also becomes a meeting arena for the health ecosystem in health – there is a lot happening in this area in our city that academia should be involved in.

Website: DigitalHelse25 – Alrek

This year marks 200 years since the University Museum was founded, and we are celebrating the precursor to the University of Bergen. Join the anniversary!

Birthday celebration for students and employees

On April 25, you, as an employee or student, are invited to a special celebration at Muséplassen and in Muséhagen. There will be a speech by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, musical performances, an anniversary exhibition and coffee and cake.

Program

· 10:00-11:30: Anniversary exhibition in the University Museum

· 12:00-12:30: Ceremonial celebration at Muséplassen

· 12:30-14:00: Coffee and cake in Muséhagen Register for the birthday party

Register here

Knowledge party at the University Museum

UiB opens its doors and invites the city to a knowledge party on April 27!

Join us for an exciting day for the whole family with activities both indoors and outdoors at the University Museum. All activities are free and suitable for both young and old.

Bring your family, colleagues and friends, and spend an educational Sunday at Høyden!

See the full program

We are happy to announce that the registration for the  4th annual Conference of the National Micro- Nano- science Research School (TNNN) is now open.

See https://nettskjema.no/a/tnnn2025 for registration.

The conference will be held at the UiT campus in Tromsø, June 11-13, 2025.  The conference will begin with lunch on Wednesday, June 11, and will end on Friday, June 13, at approximately 16:00.

IMPORTANT:    
1) To qualify for the accommodation grant or to take advantage of the very reasonable hotel rate if you are not a PhD student, you must register before April 7th.
2) Abstract submission deadline for contributed presentations and/or posters is on the 5th of May.

Highlights:

• Exciting invited speakers from academia and industry
• Contributed talks selected from submitted abstracts
• Talks focusing on scientific integrity, publishing, and research heading in current geopolitical situation.
• Poster session at Mack Brewery on Wednesday 11th of June.
• Social program
• Conference Dinner on Thursday 12th of June. www.maskinverkstedet.no
• Meeting TNNN friends and colleagues. Scientific networking.

Confirmed invited speakers:
Ralph Bernstein:  CC-NorChip – New Norwegian chip competence centre under EU Chips JU, Sintef.
Pola Goldberg Oppenheimer,   Professor in Micro-Engineering and Bio-Nanotechnology,  The University of Birmingham.
Guillermo Villaneuva,  Associate Professor, Advanced Nano-Electromechanical Systems Laboratory, EPFL
Katia Gallo, Professor of Applied Physics at KTH
James Gates, Professor at the University of Southampton
Marc Desmulliez, Professor School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Sensors, Signals & Systems, Heriot-Watt University
Frank Niklaus. Professor Division of Micro and Nanosystems, KTH

Accommodation grants and the conference fee:  We have reserved a limited number of rooms at Comfort Hotel Xpress Tromsø. TNNN will cover the hotel accommodation for PhD members from outside of Tromsø for the two nights during the conference. To qualify for this accommodation support you must register for the conference before the 7th of April.

TNNN will also cover the conference fee for PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers who are members of the TNNN Research School. For other participants, the conference fee is 2000NOK. Payment link will be sent by email after you have registered.

New colleagues?  Make sure that they sign up for TNNN membership and register for the conference:
https://nettskjema.no/a/tnnn#/page/1

We hope to see you in Tromsø. 

Date: 11 and 12 June 2025
Location: Trondheim

Are you interested in knowledge collaboration with countries covered by the Panorama strategy?

The Panorama Seminar will address opportunities and challenges in academic collaboration with priority countries outside the EU and EEA: Canada, Brazil, India, Japan, China, South Africa, South Korea and the USA. The seminar will be an important meeting place for Norwegian academic communities and institutions that collaborate with these countries in education, research and business.

More information and registration

https://hkdir.no/arrangementer/panoramaseminaret-2025

09.05.2025 – 10.00–12.00

Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5

Seminar about wise and responsible use of artificial intelligence in higher education.

Programme and more information

https://www.uib.no/en/ai/177453/ai-higher-education-opportunities-limits-and-ethical-dilemmas

The Gade Legat announces funding for use in research in pathology, microbiology and immunology. Anyone who is academically affiliated with a research environment at UiB or Haukeland University Hospital in pathology, immunology or microbiology can apply for funding. The application must be brief and contain:

• Name of applicant and place of work
• Name and brief description of the project for which funding is sought
• Budget
• The application must not exceed 2 pages in total

In recent years, the legat has awarded amounts in the range of NOK 20-100,000, but larger allocations may be considered. Support for travel where you do not disseminate/present your own research will not be prioritised.

Application deadline is Friday 16 May 2025

Søknad sendes per e-post som en PDF-fil til Gades Legat – gadeslegat@gmail.com