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Fire safety course for employees

All employees at UiB must have completed fire safety training, which consists of a digital fire safety course and practical extinguishing. This requirement is stipulated in the Fire Act and the HSE Regulations.

Digital fire protection course

The digital course takes approximately 30 minutes and can be completed at a time that suits you.
Link: https://nettkurs.tiv.no/no/feidelogin

Practical extinguishing course

The practical part is carried out by Teknisk Industrivern AS and is now free for all employsWe recommend to take this course, as it provides valuable experience in handling fire in a real situation.

The course lasts approximately 1 hour and is held at the square between the Maritime Museum and Sydnesplass 7 (HF building). You register yourself via scheduled course dates.

Bergen kommune - Kurs i grunnleggende brannvern

In spring 2026, the following dates are offered:

Mai
• 5. mai kl. 10:00–11:00 og 12:00–13:00
• 6. mai kl. 10:00–11:00 og 12:00–13:00

If a group wishes to take the course together, Teknisk Industrivern can be contacted to arrange a separate time.

We encourage all employees to complete fire safety training during the year. The practical course may be full, so it may be a good idea to register early.

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Bankruptcy delays book transport

The University Library's regular carrier of books, Norsk Bibliotektransport AS, has gone bankrupt. Delivery of material that is not owned by the University Library in Bergen will unfortunately take longer. Please contact your library if you have any questions.

Her kan du lese mer om konkursen.

One consequence of this is that books that have already been shipped by carrier may remain in storage for a long time before being shipped onward. UB does not know how long it will take to clear this up. This means that books that students and researchers are waiting for may be delayed, or not arrive as planned.

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The time is approaching for registration for the main holiday!

Registration of main holiday must be registered in the self-service portal by May 1. Remember that all holiday must be clarified with the nearest supervisor before applying for holiday in the self-service portal and entered in the comments field: "Holiday has been clarified with the nearest supervisor."

If this is not included, the vacation application will be returned.

Refers also to the Employee Handbook

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News, Seminars and conferences

PhD students receive a reduced participation fee for SSI2026 through HUIMM905

Bergen is hosting the 51st annual conference of the Scandinavian Society for Immunology (SSI2026) from September 7–10. This year, the course HUIMM905 “From Innate to Specific Immunity” will also be held in connection with the conference and summer school.

To ease the financial burden for students, Bergen Research School in Inflammation offers a scholarship scheme of 2000 NOK in reimbursement of the conference fee for participants in HUIMM905. The course also provides 3 credits (ECTS).

SSI2026 brings together leading immunologists, researchers and clinicians from around the world to share new knowledge, build networks and strengthen the professional community. The Student and Early Career Meeting prior to the conference provides a special arena for learning, mentoring and professional development.

How to register The course has space for 20 students, and PhD candidates at the University of Bergen will be given priority. To receive reimbursement, participants must present their own research and actively participate in both the summer school and the conference.

Registration is via the conference registration portal. Confirmation of registration and abstract must be sent to the course coordinator piotr.mydel@uib.no by May 18th.

We look forward to welcoming participants to SSI2026 in Bergen.

News, This weeks edithorial

Edithorial of the Week – Nina Langeland

Dear colleagues at K2,

To my own and others' surprise, I am for a period part of the management team at K2. For those who don't know me, I am an infectious disease specialist by background, and I have shared positions between K2, the Medical Clinic at Haukeland, and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. I am the head of REK Vest, and a member of the national investigation committee for research misconduct, and I am also the chairman of the board of the Faculty of Medicine and Health at NTNU. 

One issue that will be important going forward is to get K2 into financial balance, without this affecting teaching and research. There is a lot of speculation about how we have gotten here, and also what can be done. Do we have too many or too few permanent employees? Do we have too many or too few core facilities? Do we have too much or too little administrative support? The faculty, together with the department management, has appointed a group that will look at our cards, but also ask us what and how. The group, which will be coordinated by Rolf Reed, will ask for input from employees at K2, we hope to have an input meeting in June.

The institute is on the right track, in 2027 we will be in the black, and I know that there are many who think that they and the academic communities have contributed to this. And that is absolutely right, there are many who have contributed to us being able to achieve balance.

I am optimistic that we will make this happen.

Have a really good weekend!

Nina

News, Ph.d, Seminars and conferences

Disputes – Trond Trætteberg Serkland – 23.04.26

FACULTY OF MEDICINE

UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN

PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE

Trond Trætteberg Serkland

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

Main supervisor: Professor Silje Skrede
Co-supervisors: Professor Øivind Torkildsen, Professor Susanna Röblitz and PhD Erik I. Hallin

Trial lecture: Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

Place: Birkhaugsalen, Sentralblokken, HUS, Jonas Lies vei 65

Given topic: "Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: from clinical findings to MRI as the main tool"

Debates: Thursday 23 April 2026 at 12.15

Place: Birkhaugsalen, Sentralblokken, HUS, Jonas Lies vei 65

Thesis title: "Towards model informed precision dosing of anti-CD20 therapeutic monoclonal antibodies in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis"

1st opponent: Professor Anders Svenningsson, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

2nd opponent: Professor Trine Grønhaug Halvorsen, University of Oslo

3rd member of the committee: Researcher Karianne Fjeld, University of Bergen

The defence will be led by Professor Emerita Birgitta Åsjø.

Open to all interested parties

News, Seminars and conferences

Insight or privacy?

AI and Sensitive Data UiB AI collaborates with NORA on a CuttingEdgeAI seminar on sensitive data. How can we balance the potential of machine learning with privacy?

Artificial intelligence is challenging established boundaries for how sensitive data can be collected, analyzed and used. In Norway and the EU, this development unfolds in the tension between innovation and the protection of fundamental rights. New data-driven models make it possible to derive sensitive information – such as health, economic or security-related conditions – from publicly available data. How can AI be developed and deployed without undermining privacy, legal guarantees and public trust? This seminar explores dilemmas related to data access, discrimination, accountability and regulation in an era where both technology and legal frameworks are rapidly evolving.

https://www.uib.no/en/ai/182229/insight-or-privacy-ai-and-sensitive-data