We are fortunate to have a publication fund at UiB that covers article processing charges for fully open access journals. Unfortunately, some individuals have exploited this to mass produce weak articles published in open access journals with poor peer review.
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Main supervisors of PhD candidates who defended their thesis in 2025 may receive compensation from Helse Vest if the candidate has either carried out at least 50% of the work at a health enterprise or received funding from there. To be considered, the main supervisor must register the doctoral degree by 26 February 2026.
In 2024, UiB launched an ERC Starting Grant Development Programme. This programme will continue in 2026, and a new round is being initiated for researchers planning to apply for the ERC Starting Grant call in autumn 2026. The programme supports ERC Starting Grant applicants through three phases: concept development, project development, and proposal writing. Two seminars are planned (March and April), as well as a writing seminar in June. K2 will send a list of interested candidates to the faculty by 18 February. Those interested are asked to contact kurt.hanevik@uib.no.
Wednesday, January 21, was a milestone for collaboration within surgical and internal medicine disciplines in the regional study model Vestlandslegen at UiB.
Kristian Smeland Ytre-Hauge has been selected as one of four top researchers in Norway to receive funding to build a world-leading research environment in proton therapy.
In connection with the reorganization of the research fellow spaces on the 8th floor of the Laboratory Building, we currently have a large number of chairs, desks and drawer units left over.
To arrange a pick-up or for more information, please contact:
Ingri Lunde – Ingri.lunde@uib.no
Irene Hjelmaas – Irene.hjelmaas@uib.no
The furniture looks like this:
The University of Bergen is once again present at Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø – an international meeting place that brings together researchers, business, politicians and representatives from local and indigenous populations to discuss developments in the Arctic region. This year's conference includes a foreign policy summit with the foreign ministers of Norway, the EU and Greenland, in addition to a number of scientific sessions and side events.
UiB is one of two universities that is a senior partner in Arctic Frontiers, and will participate in 2026 with several academic presentations, panel discussions and events that demonstrate the breadth of the university's Arctic-related research.
Professor Lars Herfindal is the new head of the Center for Pharmacy. He recently received the Olav Thon Foundation Prize for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education for 2026.
Ole F. Norheim received the award at the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Nordic event in Stockholm on January 22. The award is being presented for the first time and highlights Nordic leaders who contribute to progress towards the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
