Listen to the fall season of UiB Popviten

II den nyeste sesongen av UiB Popviten får du muligheten til å dykke ned i fascinerende kunnskap fra ulike fagfelt. Lær mer om arv og genetikk – hvordan våre gener former oss, og hvilke etiske spørsmål som følger med. Oppdag…

University Working Environment Award

Universitetet i Bergen har i sin reviderte strategi «Kunnskap som former samfunnet» tydelige mål for å utvikle et godt og inkluderende arbeidsmiljø. Som en del av dette arbeidet ble UiBs arbeidsmiljøpris etablert i 2020. Prisen består av et diplom og en pengepremie, og skal hedre personer, grupper eller initiativ som gjør en ekstra innsats for arbeidsmiljøet.

Kjenner du noen som fortjener å bli løftet frem? Nominer dem. La oss sammen synliggjøre de som gjør UiB til en bedre arbeidsplass!

CCBIONEUR911: Clinical Trials course

Vil du lære mer om kliniske studier – fra design til gjennomføring? Kurset CCBIONEUR911: Clinical Trials arrangeres 14.–16. januar 2026 i auditorium B301, Haukeland universitetssjukehus. Kurset gir en grundig innføring i kliniske studier som en del av klinisk praksis, med…

MIT-UiB Seed Fund – Call for Collaboration Grants 2025

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Bergen (UiB) are collaborating on a Global Seed Fund to support international academic collaboration. The initiative aims to strengthen ties between the two institutions by developing new and long-term collaborations between UiB and MIT.

Launch of mandatory course for PhD supervisors

For å sikre høy kvalitet i veiledningen av våre ph.d.-kandidater lanserer Det medisinske fakultet et nytt e-kurs: Course for PhD Supervisors. Kurset gir en innføring i regelverk og tilbyr praktiske, pedagogiske verktøy som styrker veiledningsprosessen. Det inneholder også korte videointervjuer…

Safe Advent and Christmas celebrations

There are already a lot of Christmas decorations in place around our buildings, and there will certainly be even more Christmas spirit in the future. It is important that we also think about fire safety, so below are some reminders:

Leader of the week - Silke Appel

Dear everyone,
Thank you very much to everyone who contributed to yet another well-executed OSKE12 yesterday!
Yesterday, I was reminded again of how important a good flow of information is. From 1 August 2024, the new Universities and University Colleges Act came into force, and this has led to several changes for us – including in terms of censorship
What's new?
• Written exams under 15 credits: One internal examiner is sufficient.
• Written exams of 15 credits or more, as well as oral exams: Two internal examiners are required.
External examiners are no longer mandatory in these cases.
I have participated in many forums where this was discussed, and thought the information was well known. It turns out that many people had not been informed about these changes, and I apologize for the frustration this created yesterday for MED9.
Given the financial situation at K2, we must reduce the use of external teachers and examiners as far as possible. Where external sensors are not needed, we need to look at solutions with two internal sensors. I know this will involve more work for some, but we will find good solutions that take care of both examiners and students.
Have a really good weekend and a nice 2nd advent!
Silke

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