The Holberg Prize has the pleasure of inviting everyone to attend the 2024 Holberg Debate at the University Aula, on Sunday 15th December, 14:00 – 16:45.

The debate is entitled ‘Is the West in Decline?”. The panel will discuss how the political, economic and social problems facing the West will impact the future of democracy, as well as global stability.

In the panel:

• Cynthia Miller-Idriss is a Professor in the School of Public Affairs and in the School of Education at the American University in Washington, DC, where she is also the founding director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL). Dr. Miller-Idriss regularly testifies before the U.S. Congress and briefs policy, security, education and intelligence agencies in the U.S., the United Nations, and other countries on trends in domestic violent extremism and strategies for prevention and disengagement. She is the author, co-author, or co-editor of seven books, including Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right (Princeton University Press, 2022). Her next book is focused on how misogyny fuels mass violence and will be published by Princeton University Press in 2025.
• Yanis Varoufakis is professor of economics at the University of Athens. He leads MeRA25 in Greece and is co-founder of the pan-European movement DiEM25 as well as the Progressive International. An academic economist who served as Greece’s Finance Minister in 2015, Varoufakis is the author of several best-selling books including Technofeudalism: What killed capitalism (Penguin 2023), Another Now (Penguin 2020), Adults in the Room (Penguin 2017), Talking to my Daughter (Penguin 2017), And the Week Suffer What They Must? (Penguin 2016), and The Globlal Minotaur (Zed Books 2011).
• Konstantin Kisin is an author, comedian, satirist, social commentator and host of TRIGGERnometry, which is branded as a free speech YouTube show and podcast, based on open, fact-based discussion of important and controversial issues. In his book An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West (2022), as well as in his speeches and podcasts, Kisin discusses topics such as tolerance, freedom of speech, cancel culture, immigration and multiculturalism, as well as what opportunities and values the West represents. He has also spoken and written extensively about the war in Ukraine.

The event will be moderated by Sarah Montague, who is a British journalist and presenter. Since 1997, she has presented many of the BBC’s most popular radio and TV programmes, including HARDtalk, Today and The World at One.

Please see the Holberg Prize website for more information on the event.

You may register for the event here (in-person attendance), but please note that seating will be assigned on a first come, first serve bases and is thus not guaranteed.

We encourage everyone to be early. You can also follow our Facebook event page. We invite everyone to submit questions for the panel here.

Previous instalments of the Holberg Debate can be found here.

The 2025 Announcement and Holberg Week.

The Announcement of the 2025 Holberg Laureate and Nils Klim Laureate will take place at the University Aula on 13th March, 2025 between 09:00 and 10:00

The 2025 Holberg Week will take place on 3^rd – 6^th June, with award ceremonies in Bergen and other events in Bergen and Oslo.

We ask everyone to note these dates and check our website for updates about the different events.

Nominations
Nominations for the 2026 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize may now be submitted. The deadline is 15^th June, 2025. Please see our website for more information.

Queries may be directed to: info@holbergprisen.no.

Kind regards,

Bjørn Enge Bertelsen

November 14, 09:00–11:00

This course will help you understand what type of partners to look for in Horizon Europe, whether you are proposing a collaborative project in Horizon Europe or just looking for a consortium to join.

You will learn what characterizes a winning consortium in Horizon Europe, and you will receive practical advice and tools that you can use when searching for project partners.

The course language is English, and the course is delivered by Europa Media.

https://www.forskningsradet.no/arrangementer/2024/heu-kurs-host-2024/a22222.3—looking-for-partners-and-joining-consortia-short-webinar/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=a7d555c9-7b65-4bb5-b9bc-9c9b461943d9

The MSCA Staff Exchanges is the most international and intersectoral initiative within Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA), promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing among academic and industrial organizations across borders through research projects that involve the mobility of researchers and staff.

Join us on 15 November 2024, for a web-based information session where the European Research Executive Agency (REA) will provide in-depth information about the key features of the Staff Exchanges Action and how to apply to our call for proposals.

https://research-innovation-community.ec.europa.eu/events/PawOrIj5HxQhifdCTBf5g/overview

Join us for a family-friendly event to learn more about nutrition, diet, diabetes mechanisms, and how to prevent and treat diabetes. Includes an open house with presentations and tours of the laboratories. Free food and drinks.

Bring friends and family! Register today: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=17696810

Location: Haukeland sykehus, Glasblokkene (Barne- og ungdomsklinikken), Blokk 2, 1 etasje.

Program (Fully in Norwegian):

14:30 – 15:00 Åpning og mat:

Pål R. Njølstad (leder, PRECISE-DIA)

Per Sigvald Bakke (Dekan ved Det Medisinske Fakultet, UiB)

Magne Juuhl (Assisterende klinikkdirektør, BUS, Helse Bergen)

Karoline Rørtveit Thorbjørnsen (leder, Diabetes Forbundet Bergen)

15:00 – 17:00 Foredrag:

Ung forsker – «Introduksjon til Mohn Research Center for Diabetes Precision Medicine.»

Nicholas Carr – «Viktigheten av psykologi i diabetes – Pasientintervjuer»

Simon Dankel – «Type 2 diabetes, metabolisme og ernæring»

Cecilie Roksvåg – «Intervju: Livet som pasient med MODY diabetes, mor til tre barn med MODY og leder av Diabetesforbundet»

Agnethe Lund- «Hva er svangerskapsdiabetes?»

Heiko Bratke – «Diabetesteknologi og systematisk kvalitetsforbedring gir dramatisk bedring for barn med diabetes»

17:00 – 19:00 – Omvisning på laboratoriet

Register today: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=17696810

Dear Researchers of the Department of Clinical Medicine (K1), Department of Clinical Science (K2), and Helse-Vest

On behalf of the Research School in Clinical Medicine it is our pleasure to invite you to present your work at the 19^th Annual Research Presentations. This is an excellent opportunity to share your research and a chance to win awards ranging from 3,000 NOK to 10,000 NOK.  The event will be held at Haukeland University Hospital from the 29^th to 31^st of January 2025.

 Who can apply:

• PhD candidates, Postdoctoral Researchers and Scientists (including medical students and hospital employees engaged in research) affiliated with K1 or K2 at the University of Bergen and/or Helse-Vest.
• Authors of posters or oral presentations presented at national or international conferences in 2024.
• The candidate may present both poster and oral presentations given that the candidate has presented both during 2024.

  Registration and Submission:

• Registration link:  https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=17860219
• Due to time constraints and limited poster board availability, only the first 25 submitted oral presentations and 50 posters will be presented.
• Submission opening: November 01, 2024
• Deadline for submission: December 01, 2024

  Required documents:

   Poster Presentations:

  • The original conference poster as a PDF file (with a minimum of 300 DPI).
  • Abstract
  • A short summary, written in plain Norwegian, for the public (patients and caregivers) to understand the main content of your poster. Limited to 5 sentences.
  • We would appreciate it if those who have already had the poster printed would use these at the event. If not, we will print it for you (size +/- A0).

Oral Presentations:

• PowerPoint presentation of the project presented at a conference during the year 2024.
• Abstract 

Event Days:

January 29: Poster presentations:

• Each poster presenter will give a short presentation of their poster to a scientific committee.
• The time per poster-presentation is five minutes (three minutes for the presentation itself and two minutes for questions from the scientific committee).

January 30: Oral presentations:

• Presenters will have 10 minutes for their presentation, followed by a five-minute discussion.
• Oral presentations should be presented in the original, previously presented form. Given the diverse background of the audience, a general introduction to the topic is appreciated.
• Presentations should be given in English
• If you want to make small adjustments (translations from Norwegian to English are appreciated), the deadline for submitting the final version is January 20, 2025.

January 31: The Award ceremony

Prizes: 

There will be awards in the following categories:

PhD candidates:

• Best Poster Presentation
  • • First place:  10,000 NOK
    • Second place: 5,000 NOK
    • Third place: 3,000 NOK
• Best Oral Presentation

• • • First place:  10,000 NOK
    • Second place: 5,000 NOK
    • Third place: 3,000 NOK

Postdoctoral Researchers/Scientists:

• Best poster – 5,000 NOK
• Best oral presentation – 5,000 NOK

All participants:

• People’s Choice Award:

• • The winner will be selected based on audience votes.

For further information, please feel free to respond to this email or contact the following in the organizing committee:

• Responsible for posters:  Irit.Titlestad@uib.no
• Responsible for orals:  Lucrezia.Berton@uib.no

Please check out the event from previous years here: https://www.uib.no/en/rs/clinicalmedicine

We are looking forward to seeing you and your research!

Yours sincerely,

Stian, Irit, Kira, Lucia, Lucrezia and Mari.

Link:

Invitation_The 19th Annual Research Presentations

We now welcome applications to host an event as part of Day Zero at the SDG Conference Bergen, 5 February 2025. This is the free, all-digital day of events on the day before the SDG Conference plenary programme starts. Your suggested Day Zero event will be streamed on the conference platform to a worldwide audience.

Day Zero is an opportunity to organize creative spaces (workshops, exhibitions, debates, etc.)  to present your work of relevance to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). We invite a diverse audience to participate, whether you are a student, work in academia, research, civil society, non-profit, start-up company, corporation, or small business.

The topic of the SDG Conference Bergen 2025 is Sustainable Health in Turbulent Times. The conference will focus on the critical interconnections between health, people, and the planet, emphasizing the need for integrated climate and health initiatives.

Deadline for submissions is 15 November 2024. Please submit your workshop here:

• https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=17586437
• https://www.uib.no/en/sdgconference/173012/organize-event-day-zero-2025

The Faculty of Medicine announces the WORKING ENVIRONMENT AWARD to the individual or group who has made a significant contribution to the working environment in 2024. Nominations or applications should be submitted via the link below by the deadline of December 6, 2024:

http://Arbeidsmiljøpris på Det medisinske fakultet 2024

Working Environment Award at the Faculty of Medicine 2024

The award will be presented at the faculty’s HSE day on February 19, 2025, and the winner will receive:

• Honor and recognition!
• Diploma
• Prize money of NOK 20,000 for the working environment

The announcement and a complete overview of the criteria are attached to this email.

We ask you to communicate the award well to all employees.

We look forward to many good proposals!

Best regards,
Dean Per Bakke, Faculty Director Synnøve Myhre, Chief Safety Representative MED Lise Skålvik Amble, HSE Coordinator MED Ørjan Leren, and the Faculty’s HSE Committee

HSE Round 2024

The HSE round is part of UiB’s workplace environment surveys. The HSE round is a review of premises, equipment, and work methods to identify hazards that could cause illness and injury to people, objects, and the external environment. It helps to identify challenges related to physical, chemical, and ergonomic conditions at work.

The dates for this year’s HSE round are:

Laboratory Building: 02.12 from 12 PM
Glasblokkene and Overlege Danielssens hus: 04.12 from 12 PM

Here are the links to this year’s forms, please fill them out no later than one week before the round.

Office and lab (simpler version): https://forms.office.com/e/e2UZR2cEDx?origin=lprLink

Office and lab (Norwegian): https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=17971423

With kind regards: Bente, Carol, Kadri, Siv Lise,  Sonja, Thea og Mia

Morning Session with Web and Design: Clear Language and How to Write Well for the Web

Do you want to create websites that work well? Come and learn why clear language is important and beneficial for both our users and UiB. We will provide you with a simple checklist for good content.

We have a total of 3.2 million active users and 19 million (!) page visits annually on UiB.no. This makes it incredibly important that users find what they are looking for, understand the content, and can use it. This is what clear language is all about.

The benefits of clear language are that we get more satisfied users, fewer inquiries to the information centers, increased student recruitment, and money saved. As a bonus, the pages will also rank better in searches.

In this morning session, you will get a simple and short course in clear language and a checklist for good web content. You will also hear more about how clear language has provided great benefits to other public actors.

19.11.2024 – 08:30–09:30
Smauet Café (Nygårdsgaten 5, 2nd floor)

https://www.uib.no/ka/173199/fagmorgen-med-web-og-design-klart-spr%C3%A5k-og-hvordan-skrive-godt-web

UiB Communications Forum – Autumn 2024

The Communications Department aims to strengthen the connection between communications staff across UiB by organizing semi-annual, internal professional days. We hope this will contribute to increased sharing of experiences and inspiration, strengthened collaboration, and, in the long run, even better and more cohesive communication services at UiB.

22.11.2024 – 11:30–15:30
Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5

https://www.uib.no/ka/172472/uib-kommunikasjonsforum-%E2%80%93-h%C3%B8st-2024

• Vedlegg 1 Meltzer Retningslinjer for forskningsprisene
• Vedlegg 2 Sjekkliste for forslagsstiller

We would like to inform you that in 2024, the nomination deadline for proposers to nominate candidates for the Meltzer Prizes will be December 1, 2024.

The Meltzer Fund will award 3 prizes on March 8, 2025:

• The Meltzer Prize for Outstanding Research Communication.
• The Meltzer Prize for Outstanding Work by Young Researchers.
• The Meltzer Prize for Outstanding Research. This prize will be awarded for the first time on March 8, 2025.

All university professors and department heads have the right to propose candidates. Proposers can send signed nominations as PDF attachments via email to Kristin Hansen at the Research and Innovation Department by the nomination deadline of December 1, 2024.

A new checklist for proposers is attached and available https://meltzerfondet.w.uib.no/sjekkliste/. The updated guidelines are also attached and can be found here: Retningslinjer | Meltzer.

If you have any questions, please contact Senior Advisor Kristin Hansen.