On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, we invite you to a professional lunch seminar. The seminar starts with lunch at 11:00 in the auditorium in Glasblokkene, Block 8, and will offer two exciting lectures from researchers who will shed light on current topics within diabetes research. This is…
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
Every year, millions of people are affected by serious and incurable brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. The Mohn Center for Neuroprotection is now being established in Bergen, with an ambitious goal of reversing the trend and preventing disease before it breaks out.…
Information about HSE Inspections 2025:
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Defence Nasir Saeed
Place: Auditorium BB building, Haukeland University Hospital
Time: 17.10-25
Dissertation title: "Follow-up of patients with acute chest pain and the use of cardiac biomarkers for long-term prognostic assessment"
Defence Thomas Andersen
Location: Auditorium, Sydbygg, Stavanger University Hospital
Time: 17.10-25
Dissertation title: "Novel biomarkers for risk prediction in chest pain and acute coronary syndromes"
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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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.
Fire safety course at UiB – Mandatory for all employees at UiB
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Professor Emanuel (MD) is a special advisor to WHO Director General and previously served as a Special Advisor for Health Policy under President Obama, where he was instrumental in drafting the Affordable Care Act. Meet him on October 14th at Alrek health Cluster.
13:45 - Coffee, tea and scones
14:00-15:30- Ezekiel J. Emanuel. Bioethicist, health policy expert, oncologist, professor, writer University of Pennsylvania
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During the Startup Preschool, participants will
✅hear founders’ personal experiences.
✅learn about the legal aspects of starting a business.
✅learn how to develop your ideas into a business.
✅get tips on where to start.
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