We now welcome applications to host an event as part of Day Zero at the SDG Conference Bergen, 5 February 2025. This is the free, all-digital day of events on the day before the SDG Conference plenary programme starts. Your suggested Day Zero event will be streamed on the conference platform to a worldwide audience.

Day Zero is an opportunity to organize creative spaces (workshops, exhibitions, debates, etc.)  to present your work of relevance to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). We invite a diverse audience to participate, whether you are a student, work in academia, research, civil society, non-profit, start-up company, corporation, or small business.

The topic of the SDG Conference Bergen 2025 is Sustainable Health in Turbulent Times. The conference will focus on the critical interconnections between health, people, and the planet, emphasizing the need for integrated climate and health initiatives.

Deadline for submissions is 15 November 2024. Please submit your workshop here:

• https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=17586437
• https://www.uib.no/en/sdgconference/173012/organize-event-day-zero-2025

The Faculty of Medicine announces the WORKING ENVIRONMENT AWARD to the individual or group who has made a significant contribution to the working environment in 2024. Nominations or applications should be submitted via the link below by the deadline of December 6, 2024:

http://Arbeidsmiljøpris på Det medisinske fakultet 2024

Working Environment Award at the Faculty of Medicine 2024

The award will be presented at the faculty’s HSE day on February 19, 2025, and the winner will receive:

• Honor and recognition!
• Diploma
• Prize money of NOK 20,000 for the working environment

The announcement and a complete overview of the criteria are attached to this email.

We ask you to communicate the award well to all employees.

We look forward to many good proposals!

Best regards,
Dean Per Bakke, Faculty Director Synnøve Myhre, Chief Safety Representative MED Lise Skålvik Amble, HSE Coordinator MED Ørjan Leren, and the Faculty’s HSE Committee

HSE Round 2024

The HSE round is part of UiB’s workplace environment surveys. The HSE round is a review of premises, equipment, and work methods to identify hazards that could cause illness and injury to people, objects, and the external environment. It helps to identify challenges related to physical, chemical, and ergonomic conditions at work.

The dates for this year’s HSE round are:

Laboratory Building: 02.12 from 12 PM
Glasblokkene and Overlege Danielssens hus: 04.12 from 12 PM

Here are the links to this year’s forms, please fill them out no later than one week before the round.

Office and lab (simpler version): https://forms.office.com/e/e2UZR2cEDx?origin=lprLink

Office and lab (Norwegian): https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=17971423

With kind regards: Bente, Carol, Kadri, Siv Lise,  Sonja, Thea og Mia

Morning Session with Web and Design: Clear Language and How to Write Well for the Web

Do you want to create websites that work well? Come and learn why clear language is important and beneficial for both our users and UiB. We will provide you with a simple checklist for good content.

We have a total of 3.2 million active users and 19 million (!) page visits annually on UiB.no. This makes it incredibly important that users find what they are looking for, understand the content, and can use it. This is what clear language is all about.

The benefits of clear language are that we get more satisfied users, fewer inquiries to the information centers, increased student recruitment, and money saved. As a bonus, the pages will also rank better in searches.

In this morning session, you will get a simple and short course in clear language and a checklist for good web content. You will also hear more about how clear language has provided great benefits to other public actors.

19.11.2024 – 08:30–09:30
Smauet Café (Nygårdsgaten 5, 2nd floor)

https://www.uib.no/ka/173199/fagmorgen-med-web-og-design-klart-spr%C3%A5k-og-hvordan-skrive-godt-web

UiB Communications Forum – Autumn 2024

The Communications Department aims to strengthen the connection between communications staff across UiB by organizing semi-annual, internal professional days. We hope this will contribute to increased sharing of experiences and inspiration, strengthened collaboration, and, in the long run, even better and more cohesive communication services at UiB.

22.11.2024 – 11:30–15:30
Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5

https://www.uib.no/ka/172472/uib-kommunikasjonsforum-%E2%80%93-h%C3%B8st-2024

• Vedlegg 1 Meltzer Retningslinjer for forskningsprisene
• Vedlegg 2 Sjekkliste for forslagsstiller

We would like to inform you that in 2024, the nomination deadline for proposers to nominate candidates for the Meltzer Prizes will be December 1, 2024.

The Meltzer Fund will award 3 prizes on March 8, 2025:

• The Meltzer Prize for Outstanding Research Communication.
• The Meltzer Prize for Outstanding Work by Young Researchers.
• The Meltzer Prize for Outstanding Research. This prize will be awarded for the first time on March 8, 2025.

All university professors and department heads have the right to propose candidates. Proposers can send signed nominations as PDF attachments via email to Kristin Hansen at the Research and Innovation Department by the nomination deadline of December 1, 2024.

A new checklist for proposers is attached and available https://meltzerfondet.w.uib.no/sjekkliste/. The updated guidelines are also attached and can be found here: Retningslinjer | Meltzer.

If you have any questions, please contact Senior Advisor Kristin Hansen.

ApplicationForm-TheLettenPrize

The call for applications for the Letten Prize 2025 is now open. The application deadline is February 6th, 2025.

The main purpose of the Letten Prize is to recognize younger researchers’ contributions in the fields of health, Development, environment and equality in all aspects of human life. In the spirit of Letten Saugstad, the prize aims to raise public awareness of how research can be used to solve global human development challenges.

The Letten Prize is a collaboration between the Letten Foundation and the Young Academy of Norway.

https://lettenprize.com/

Project Management for Academics

Interested in understanding project management in the context of academia? This course offers an in-depth look at project management practices within academic environments, highlighting how they contrast with those in other industries. We will focus on the distinctive aspects of managing research projects and evaluate the potential advantages of learning from strategies outside academia to enhance project management in academia.

12.11.2024 – 09.00–11.30
Nygårdsgaten 5 (NG5) – Meeting room Søndre Allmenning 1

https://www.uib.no/en/ferd/173041/project-management-academics

Photo: Marianne Natvik

Transition Optimism

Presenter: Doctor and PhD candidate Marianne Natvik
Time: November 11th from 12:00 to 13:00
Place: Room 9.1 and 9.2, Lab Building

– Six out of ten women want more information about menopause.

This is revealed in a new Norwegian study where Marianne Natvik is the first author. Menopause is still shrouded in myths and rarely discussed, even among healthcare professionals. Menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can also come earlier or later. Most women will experience one or more symptoms of menopause, and some will be greatly affected. But what are normal menopausal symptoms, and what can we do about them? And how can healthcare professionals facilitate a smoother transition?

The Center for Research on Heart Disease in Women invites you to a seminar on menopause.

Everyone is welcome!

Marianne Natvik is a doctor and specialist in general medicine. She is currently working on her doctoral project “Information about Menopause – Women’s Needs and the Role of the General Practitioner” at the University of Oslo. She is a sought-after speaker on topics such as gynecology, stress management, and self-care. In addition to working as a general practitioner, she also holds a part-time position as a doctor at Grünerløkka Youth Health Station and teaches medical students at UiO.

https://www.uib.no/kvinnehjerte/173797/overgangsoptimisme  (Only available in Norwegian)

The Faculty of Medicine

ANNOUNCEMENT – DEADLINE 8/12 2024

Proposals for the Falch Lecture 2025

The academic communities at the institutes are hereby invited to submit proposals for the Falch Lecture 2025.

The allocation framework is NOK 40,000 to cover fees and travel and accommodation expenses. A cost estimate should be included with the application. Multiple allocations may be possible.

Guidelines for the Falch Lecture

1. The proposer is the Board, which can invite generally recognized researchers at Nobel Prize level or very high international level to give a guest lecture and/or seminar at the Faculty of Medicine.

2. The Board can invite employees to submit proposals and document their research efforts. Criteria may include publication in prestigious scientific journals, international awards, leadership roles in significant and active international scientific associations and conferences.

3. The Falch lecturer should preferably have collaborated with or contributed in some way to the research activities at the Faculty of Medicine. However, this is not a requirement to propose a candidate.

4. The Falch Lecture should preferably take place with the physical presence of the lecturer, but can also be conducted via digital media.

5. The Falch lecturer is awarded a diploma to mark the occasion.

Proposals should be sent to okonomi@med.uib.no by 8/12 2024 and will be reviewed by the board of the Consul Søren Falch and ophthalmologist Sigurd Falch’s fund for medical science.

Chairman
Per Bakke
Dean