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Disputes - Jon Anders Feet - 07.05.26

FACULTY OF MEDICINE

UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN

PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE

Jon Anders Feet

The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2).

Main supervisor: Professor Lars Herfindal
Co-supervisors: Professor Harleen Grewal and PhD Karl Erik Müller

Trial lecture: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28

Stated subject: "Antibiotics in the management of patients hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia - who and how to treat"

Dissertation: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 12:15 p.m.

Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28

Dissertation title: “Non-Ventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Epidemiology, Diagnostic Strategies, and the Role of Rapid Molecular Diagnostics”

1st opponent: PhD Dan Wootton, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom      

2nd opponent: PhD Torgun Wæhre, Oslo University Hospital

3rd member of the committee: Professor Bjørg-Tilde Svanes Fevang, University of Bergen

The defense will be led by Professor Peter Moritz Schuster.

Open to all interested parties

Ph.d

Dissertation – Tom Roar Omdal – 06.05.26

FACULTY OF MEDICINE

UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN

PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE

Tom Roar Omdal

The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2).

Main supervisor: Professor Gottfried Greve
Co-supervisor: Ph.d. Elisabeth Leirgul

Prøveforelesning: Onsdag 06. mai 2026 kl. 10.15

Location: Auditorium 2, BB building, Jonas Lies vei 91

Stated subject: «Clinical and methodological differences in echocardiographic assessment of children and adults»

Disputas: Onsdag 06. mai 2026 kl. 12.15

Location: Auditorium 2, BB building, Jonas Lies vei 91

Avhandlingens tittel: “The influence of image Processing parameters on left ventricular speckle-tracking echocardiography in the perinatal period”

1. opponent:  Docent Katarina Hanseus, Skånes Universitetssjukhus, Lund, Sverige

2. opponent: Professor II Thor Edvardsen, Universitetet i Oslo  

3rd member of the committee: Associate Professor Helga B. Midtbø, University of Bergen

The defense will be led by Associate Professor Stig Urheim.

Open to all interested parties

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Dissertation – Marianne Sætrang Holm – 05.05.26

FACULTY OF MEDICINE

UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN

PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE

Marianne Sætrang Holm

The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2).

Main supervisor: Professor Tone M. Norekvål
Co-supervisors: Professor Bjørn Bendz, Professor Roy Miodini Nilsen, M.Sc. Nina Fålun and associate professor Trond Røed Pettersen

Trial lecture: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28

Given topic: "Gender differences in incidence, etiology and treatment response in ventricular arrhythmia"

Dissertation: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 12:15 p.m.

Location: Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus, Haukelandsveien 28

Thesis title: "In-Hospital Telemetry Monitoring - A multi-method study of patient experiences, adherence to practice standards, and clinical outcomes"

1st opponent: Professor Eva Swahn, Linköping University, Sweden

2nd opponent: Ph.D. Lars Andreas Dejgaard, Oslo University Hospital

3rd member of the committee: Associate Professor Venny Lise Kvalheim, University of Bergen

The defense will be led by Professor Kristin Aakre.

Open to all interested parties

News, IHI call

Announcement of research funding from Gades Legat

Undersøkelse: Flere mener Norge bør bruke mer penger på forskning

Announcement of research funding from Gades Legat
Bergen, April 17, 2026

Gades Legat hereby announces a call for funding for research in pathology, microbiology and immunology.

Applicants must be academically affiliated with a research group at the University of Bergen (UiB) or Haukeland University Hospital within one of the aforementioned fields.

The application should be brief and contain:

  • Name of applicant and associated place of work
  • Project title and a brief description of the project for which support is sought
  • Budget

The application should not exceed two pages in total..

In recent years, the foundation has awarded funds in the range of NOK 20,000–100,000. Larger grants may be considered. Support for travel that does not involve dissemination or presentation of one's own research will, as a general rule, not be prioritized.

Application deadline: 31. mai 2026

The application is sent by email as one PDF file to:
gadeslegat@gmail.com

News

Elections to the University Board

Universitetsdirektørens kontor | Universitetet i Bergen

New members will be elected for the group of temporary employees in research and teaching positions to the University Board for the period August 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027.

The election takes place in the period 23–28 April 2026.

The candidates are as follows:

You have the right to vote in the election if, when the election starts, you:

  • is permanently employed in at least a 50% position or
  • is employed or engaged for at least one year in at least a 50% position or
  • have been continuously employed or engaged for at least one year in at least a 50% position

Here you can check if you are in manntallet.

Selection of students (group D)

For the students (group D), the Student Parliament has been delegated responsibility for carrying out the election. Information about the election of students to the University Board can be found at www.studvalg.no

Les mer om valget til universitetsstyret her. 

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