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Eight million for quality work in 2026

Labfokost about this year's announcement of funds for quality development in education. The scheme has been renewed and the allocation has been increased. You are welcome to familiarize yourself with the new scheme and bring your own project ideas.

UiB announces 8 million for quality development in education in 2026The application deadline is May 8th.

This is a mini-seminar for those of you who want to learn more about this year's call. We will introduce the different project types it includes, the application process and assessment criteria.

Program

8.30	Breakfast service starts
9.00	Why spend time and effort on measures that go beyond regular teaching and assessment? Introduction by Lars Nyre, professor and deputy director at the Infomedia Institute
9.15	Close reading of this year's announcement Introduction by Bo Byrkjeland and Kari Bjørgo Johnsen, employees of the UiB learning lab
9.30	Questions, answers and exchange of ideas

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Announcement of funding to participate in the November Conference 2026

In the first week of November, Innovation Norway has for the past few years arranged a conference for contact between business and academia in Rio de Janeiro. The main focus of the conference is energy transition in a broad sense, and the aim is knowledge exchange between research institutions and companies in Brazil and Norway.

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CCBIO903 – Cancer Research: Ethical, Economic and Social Aspects

March 23–27, 2026

CCBIO invites you to this year's edition of the course CCBIO903 – Cancer research: Ethical, economic and social aspects, which focuses on ethical and societal issues in cancer research. The goal is to provide PhD candidates with tools for systematic reflection on their own and others' research, and to strengthen communication with patients, collaborators, ethics committees and application reviewers

This year's course is organized as a special edition in collaboration with the ARINA PhD course “Transdisciplinarity, RRI and Radical Innovation”, and provides participants with an expanded perspective on responsible research and innovation.

For more information and registration: see the course page at CCBIO.

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Welcome to SSI 2026 – an international immunology festival in Grieghallen

The Norwegian Society of Immunology is pleased to invite you to the 51st annual meeting of the Scandinavian Society for Immunology (SSI), which will be held September 7–10, 2026 in Bergen. The conference brings together leading immunologists, researchers and clinicians from around the world to present new findings, strengthen collaboration and inspire the next generation of immunologists.

This year's program includes both an immunology school and a separate pre-conference for students and early-career researchers, which provide valuable opportunities for professional enrichment, networking, and guidance.

Registration is now open, and abstract submissions are possible. The deadline for early registration is May 18th.

Registration and more information can be found here: www.ssi2026.no

We look forward to welcoming you to a rich and inspiring conference in Grieghallen in September.

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MRCRM conference at Solstrand 14–15 April

Mohn Centre for Regenerative Medicine (MRCRM) invites you to a conference at Solstrand on April 14–15, 2026. The program offers exciting presentations of groundbreaking research and clinical studies in regenerative medicine and wound healing.

Young researchers – especially master's and PhD students – are encouraged to submit abstracts to the Lightning Talk session, where participants will have five minutes to present their project.

Prices (including accommodation, conference and dinner):

Researchers: NOK 2800
Master's/PhD students: NOK 2000

In addition, we are offering 10 free day passes to master's students, with priority given to students participating with Lightning Talk.

Read more about the program and registration here: MRCRM 4th International Meeting on Regenerative Medicine – Bergen Health Foundation

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Working to improve the learning environment for both teachers and students

– I am motivated by the thought that my work can ultimately contribute to a better health service, says new employee Milrey Alfarah at the Learning Unit.

Uses own teaching in research

I doktorgraden sin hadde hun særlig fokus på bruk av IKT i læring.

She came to Bergen as a postdoc at the Center for Pharmacy, where she worked in the community pharmacy research group.

Read the whole story here: https://www.uib.no/med/181925/jobber-%C3%A5-bedre-l%C3%A6ringsmilj%C3%B8et-b%C3%A5de-undervisere-og-studenter

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Professor Anna Gloyn wants to improve the lives of everyone living with diabetes

The Faculty of Medicine's new honorary doctor, Anna Gloyn, became interested in her field when she had a fellow student who had type 1 diabetes. Now she is one of the leading stars in diabetes research.

Anna Gloyn has worked as a professor of pediatrics (endocrinology) and genetics at Stanford since February 2020. Before that, she worked for sixteen years at the University of Oxford where she also completed her PhD/DPhil.

Read the whole story here: https://www.uib.no/med/181949/professor-anna-gloyn-%C3%B8nsker-%C3%A5-forbedre-livet-til-alle-som-lever-med-diabetes

News

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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