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Strategic Plan 2025–2030: Shaping the Future of K2 Together

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The leadership at K2 has now established the strategic framework for the institute’s development over the next five years. The 2025–2030 strategic plan provides a clear direction for how we will strengthen our position as a leading medical research and education institution.

Research

We aim to enhance both the quality of our scientific output and the level of external funding. Key initiatives include:

  •  Maintaining a high proportion of externally funded activities (BOA), with a target of 25% relative to total allocations.
  • Increasing the use of open access publishing and prioritizing publications in high-impact (level 2) journals.
  • Strengthening collaboration with research advisors, with a focus on competitive grant applications to NFR, ERC, EU, Helse Vest, TMS, KG Jebsen, and similar funding bodies.

Education

We are committed to high-quality teaching and digital competence:

  • Providing training in digital platforms such as TP, Mitt UiB, and Inspera.
  • Harmonizing study plans across regional hospitals to ensure a unified implementation of Vestlandslegen.
  • Enhancing support for part-time academic staff at affiliated hospitals.

Innovation

We promote both technological and social innovation:

  • Organizing annual FORUM meetings with innovation as a central theme.
  • Encouraging participation in innovation arenas such as the Eitri Innovation Hub and Start Bergen.

Recruitment and Infrastructure

We will pursue strategic recruitment and capacity building, with a focus on academic merit and institutional needs:

  •  Improving access to and visibility of technological platforms and equipment through searchable online resources.
  • Strengthening research schools and academic networks.
  • Offering research training courses and supervisor development programs.

Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)

We strive to be a safe, inclusive, and attractive workplace:

  •  Conducting annual updates of the HSE handbook and action plan.
  • Emphasizing the psychosocial work environment and ensuring a clear and supportive leadership structure.

Dissemination

We aim to increase the visibility of K2’s activities and achievements:

  • Establishing regular meeting points between the communications advisor and research group leaders.
  • Maintaining up-to-date websites and actively utilizing K2nytt.
  • Enhancing our presence in the media, including newspapers, social media, and other public platforms.

This strategy is our shared roadmap—and our success depends on collective effort. Thank you for your continued dedication and contributions.

Best regards,
Eystein Sverre Husebye
Deputy Head, K2

Researcher interested in women’s health?

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Join us on November 5th!

Driv Center for Women’s Health Research invites you to the National Conference on Women’s Health Research in the University Auditorium in Bergen.

The conference brings together researchers from all over the country and offers a strong academic program, which is updated on the website, within:
• Translational research
• Biomedical research
• Clinical research
• Community medicine research

In addition, there will be a panel debate on how we can implement women’s health research in clinical practice – an important step in strengthening women’s health in the entire population.
📝 Registration and submission of abstracts opens on August 1st!
💡 Driv for Women’s Health: Research that changes
👉 Feel free to share with fellow researchers – see you in Bergen!

#women’shealth #healthresearch #women’shealthresearch #Driv #research #conference #medicine #equality

📢 Important reminder about refrigerator routines

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Hi everyone,

Sofie and Ingri have just done a thorough cleaning of the fridge, and unfortunately we discovered some food that had expired – some all the way back to 2020. There was also a strong smell and mold at the bottom of the fridge, as well as water accumulation as a result of this.

To avoid similar situations in the future, we remind you of the following:

🗑️Throw away food that has expired – especially if it is several years old.
📅 Regularly check the date markings on the food you put in.
🧼 Keep the fridge tidy and clean – don’t let it pile up with old food.
👥 Shared responsibility – we appreciate everyone taking responsibility for their own food.

I am happy to take responsibility for following up on keeping the fridge tidy going forward, but it is important that everyone contributes.

A funny depiction of a fridge that is long overdue to be cleaned. A man wearing a hazardous materials clean suit and gas mask pulls things out and puts them into a yellow biohazard bag. Smoke or steam pours from the the open refrigerator door.