Digital: The event is streamed
19 March at 09.00–11.00

The Research Council invites you to a digital meeting to discuss how we can share and use knowledge from the investment in artificial intelligence (AI).
Before long, the Research Council will announce funds that can cover the following tasks:
• Establish a central contact point for expertise, networks and information.
• Joint actors from business, the public sector and society with a research environment.
• Promote Norway as a leading nation in artificial intelligence internationally.
• Organize an annual national conference.
• Contribute to increased public awareness and information work.
• Collaborate with EU initiatives such as AI-factory, AI Gigafactories and ‘Apply AI’ to utilize common resources and ideas.

https://www.forskningsradet.no/arrangementer/2025/ki-satsing-innspel-midlar-sambarbeid/

Dear all,

CCBIO has the pleasure of inviting you to the 13^th CCBIO Annual Symposium May 13-14, and now, PREFINAL PROGRAM is available. The symposium is preceded by the c-myc Single Cell Satellite Seminar May 12. The venue for both events is Solstrand Hotel close to Bergen, where you apart from the beautiful surroundings, historic hotel and professional updates also can enjoy the company of colleagues and the informal and mutually fertilizing scientific crosstalk in the breaks and the evenings.

There are separate registrations for the two events. (Not sure whether you have registered for the CCBIO Annual Symposium? Look for a receipt e-mail from sender MachForm, or possibly from no-reply@skjemaker.app.uib.no.)

Please feel free to circulate this invitation.

The 13^th CCBIO Annual Symposium May 13-14

The 2024 symposium was a success with 200 participants, and we expect the 2025 symposium to be even better. To participate, please register within April 1, but we strongly recommend early registration to ensure participation and lodging.

We have organized a strong scientific program and secured a range of international speakers, among them Sir David Lane, Eva Hellström-Lindberg, Theodoros Foukakis, Anna Dimberg, Steinar Ø. Thoresen, Gema Moreno-Bueno and Jean Albrengues.

This year, we will also have more industry participants than earlier, with a separate educational session on career opportunities in the industry.

Younger researchers will be offered slots for 3-minute speed-talks as well as extended poster sessions with ample time for interaction between the participants. Deadline for abstracts is April 7.

The subsidized registration fee for academic participants is 2500 NOK/250 Euro per person for the two symposium days and the overnight stay with full board. For industry participants, separate terms apply, as is described on our industry page.

In order to accommodate 200+ participants in the 138 rooms available, we are dependent upon as many as possible sharing rooms (up to four). So, please indicate if, and with whom, you are willing to share your room when you register online.

For an overview of speakers, registration and the practical information sheet (obligatory reading before asking questions), please consult the links below:

CCBIO Annual Symposium website: www.ccbiosymposium.no

Registration link: Registration form, with deadline April 1

Practical information: Practical information sheet

Industry terms: on this page

Further information about CCBIO: www.ccbio.no

The c-myc Single Cell Satellite Seminar May 12

The newly established Jebsen Centre for Myeloid Blood Cancer (c-myc) will have their first Annual c-myc Seminar as a full-day satellite to CCBIO’s 13th Annual Symposium and will showcase recent advancements in single-cell genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and preclinical trials, setting the stage for future clinical applications. The event will bring together leading researchers to explore how single-cell resolution can advance cancer treatment and improve patient outcomes. For program, registration and practical information, please consult the seminar website.

c-myc Satellite Seminar website: https://cmyc.w.uib.no/2025/02/05/c-myc-single-cell-satellite-seminar-may-12th-2025/

Further information about c-myc:  https://cmyc.w.uib.no/

For questions about the c-myc Satellite Seminar, please contact Stein-Erik Gullaksen: Stein.Gullaksen@uib.no

We look forward to seeing you at the CCBIO symposium and the c-myc satellite seminar!

MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) – Webinar on Short-Term Exchange of Research/Innovation Staff

31 Mar 10:00–11:30

The MSCA Staff Exchange funds short-term international and inter-sectoral exchanges of staff members involved in research and innovation activities of participating organisations. The aim is to develop sustainable collaborative projects between different organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors, based in Europe and beyond.

https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/events/2025/msca-staff-exchanges-se–webinar-on-short-term-exchange-of-researchinnovation-staff/

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2025 – Webinar for applicants, supervisors and advisors

14 May 10:00–11:30

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions grants approximately 1,700 postdoctoral fellowships annually in the PF call. If you are considering a postdoctoral stay abroad, or if you want to supervise an outstanding foreign researcher planning to apply for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship (PF) at a Norwegian host institution, good preparations are essential for success in the hard competition. In the webinar, you will receive basic information and tips about the 2025 call, which has an application deadline of September 10, 2025.

MSCA PF is a mobility program in Horizon Europe that provides funding to outstanding researchers with 0-8 years of research experience after their successful doctorate. The funds are granted for projects lasting 12-36 months.

https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/events/2025/msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-webinar/

MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN)

12 June

More information soon

Female employees at UiB have more than twice as much sick leave as men. Women’s health has long been a low priority in medical research, which has led to knowledge gaps, misdiagnosis and unequal treatment of women and men.

We are therefore putting women’s health on the agenda at UiB, with a kick-off for all employees on March 21 in the Great Hall at Nygårdsgaten 5.

Spread the word and register here: Women’s health in a life-cycle perspective | For employees | UiB

Best regards

HR department and UHVO

Women’s health_poster_email  – Only available in Norwegian

March 17, 14:00–15:30

Welcome to our event where we will take a closer look at an upcoming call in Horizon Europe. The theme is the use of walking and cycling in cities as a way to prevent cancer. This call is a joint effort between the European missions for cancer control and the development of climate-neutral, smart cities.

The webinar is organized in collaboration with the national platforms for the missions. This includes the Cancer Society, Doga, the EU network ITS Horizon, and the Research Council.

Link

Digital technology and artificial intelligence are transforming society and the workforce. How are companies like Siemens Energy and Trondheim Municipality working on competence development to meet the future? Are they getting what they need from NTNU and other educational institutions? Join the breakfast meeting with the Competence Needs Committee and gain insight into how the business sector and the education system can together meet the competence needs in a digital world.

Friday, March 28, 2025, 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Link to the event

Image – Only available in Norwegian

In this Knowledge Talk, we explore the importance of digital competence to address the opportunities and challenges AI presents for the work of higher education institutions, and how we should work moving forward to strengthen this competence.

Time: March 27, 2025, 09:00 AM – March 27, 2025, 10:00 AM Location: Online

Link to event

Image – Only available in Norwegian

Hello everyone!

From 1^st of March, you can contact the Service Centre for salary, travel, and absence if you need help with, for example, travel expenses, salary, holiday, the self-service portal, leave of absence, and more. The services provided by the Service Centre will largely be the same as those previously delivered by the Salary Section, but there will be an increased focus on user support through a dedicated support team that can assist you with your inquiries.

The Service Centre’s support team has the following three channels and opening hours:

• UiB Help: Available 24/7
• Telephone (via Teams or mobile phone): 10:00 am – 14:00 pm
• Chat: 9:30 am – 14:30 pm

Find more information on the Service Centre’s website here: Service Centre for salary, travel, and absence.

Etablering av tjenestesenter_Kort infopakke

Etablering av tjenestesenter_Kort infopakke

Here you will find an overview of debates during the rector’s election throughout the spring. The information will be updated as new debates occur.

https://www.pahoyden.no/baerekraft-debatt-rektorvalge/debatter-under-rektorvalget/137536

Hi,

Announcements for the Election of Representatives from Groups A, B, and C to the Institute Council K2 and the Faculty Board at the Faculty of Medicine

The deadlines for submitting written candidate proposals to the Faculty Election Committee c/o Gjert Bakkevold, gjert.bakkevold@uib.no are:

Candidates for the Institute Council and the Faculty Board – proposal deadline April 4th

Links:

• Election notice proposal canditates group A B C dept council K2 2025
• Election notice proposal candidates group A B C Faculty Board 2025

Please note that a new edition of the Supplementary Agreement for stays abroad has been published.
All employees who are going to work abroad for more than 1 month must complete and get an additional agreement approved before they travel abroad.

You can find the agreement on the website of the International Centre; Plan your research stay abroad | Traveling researchers | UiB

Pay special attention to the fact that for trips to places where the authorities advise against travel to, the trip must be approved by the dean of the faculty and the HR director for the joint administration
(see page 5 of the agreement).

We ask that you pass on this information to your communities and please include information in the newsletter.

International calls for funding spring 2025
Below is a variety of calls for funding coming up this spring. If you are interested to hear more about the topics, contact the research advisers at the Faculty to discuss funding opportunities at medforsk@uib.no. And there are more calls to choose from at our website: Application Support for External Funding | Faculty of Medicine | UiB

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:

• Innovations for Gram-Negative Antibiotic Discovery. 3 years, 5 M USD. For drug discovery involving small molecules directed against Klebsiella.
• Enhancing HIV and TB Diagnosis: Adjunct Technologies for Sample collection and Processing. 2 years, 250.000 USD
• Reducing the Burden of Preeclampsia. 2 years, 500.000 USD
• Innovative Data and Modeling Approaches to Measure Women’s Health 150.000 USD, 2 years

Deadline: 25 March 2025

Nord Forsk – Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence
16 M NOK, at least four Nordic and Baltic countries. Making the most of the potentials and mitigating the risks and harmful consequences of the use of Artificial Intelligence in the Nordic-Baltic region.
Deadline: 13 May 2025

Global Health EDCTP3
–  HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-TB-01-two-stage: Global collaboration action for the development of vaccines for reducing the disease burden of Tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa. 15 MEUR per project. Research and Innovation action.
– HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-MALARIA-02-two-stage: Global collaboration action for research on existing Malaria therapeutics and clinical development of new antimalarial candidates. 10 MEUR
– HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3 -2025-01-NTD-03-two-stage: Accelerating the development of prophylactic vaccines against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in sub-Saharan Africa. 15 MEUR
– HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-02-FELLOWSHIP-01-two-stage: Global Health EDCTP3 and contributing partners funded Strategic Training Hubs for Fellowships in Public Health covering Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Modelling. 6.7 MEUR per project. Coordination and support action.
– HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-03-NETWORKS-01-two-stage: Global collaborative action for strengthening the Regional Networks of Excellence and Epidemic Preparedness Consortia. 
– HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-CH-01-two-stage: Global collaborative action tackling diarrhoeal diseases in the context of climate and health. 5 MEUR
– HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-ACCESS-02-two-stage: Transformative Innovations in global health. 2 MEUR
Deadline first stage: 20 March 2025

Innovative Health Initiative – Call 9
Innovation projects in collaboration with health or medical industry. The industry partners must contribute with 45% own financing.
– Topic 1 (SO1): 10 MEUR. Contribute towards a better understanding of the determinants of health and priority disease areas.
– Topic 2 (SO2): 15 MERU. Integrate fragmented health research and innovation efforts bringing together health industry sectors and other stakeholders, focussing on unmet public health needs, to enable the development of tools, data, platforms, technologies and processes for improved prediction, prevention, interception, diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases, meeting the needs of end-users;
– Topic 3 (SO3): 15 MEUR. Demonstrate the feasibility of people-centred, integrated healthcare solutions.
– Topic 4 (SO4): 15 MEUR. Exploit the full potential of digitalisation and data exchange in healthcare;
– Topic 5 (SO5): 10 MEUR. Enable the development of new and improved evaluation methodologies and models for a comprehensive assessment of the added value of innovative and integrated healthcare solutions
Deadline: 29 April 2025

NordForsk – Nordic Research Infrastructure Hubs
6 MIO NOK; requires 66% own funding and collaboration with other Nordic countries. A Nordic Research Infrastructure Hub is a long-term partnership between Nordic universities, universities of applied sciences, university colleges, research institutes and/or managers of research infrastructure in a consortium that provides a framework for establishing, enhancing and/or expanding RI cooperation in the Nordic region.
Deadline: 21 May 2025

European Innovation Council – Pathfinder Open
3 MEUR, requires consortium of at least three legal entities in three different EU countries. For radically new technology and relevant potential solutions at TRL 1-4.
Deadline: 21 May 2025