Are you planning a stay aborad? This seminar will help you plan your stay.
Topics to be covered:
Health and vaccinations
IT-security
Pay when working abroad
Social benefits abroad
Health rights abroad
Taxaton
Insurance
Change of address
Personal security
Are you traveling with family?
Financing opportunities
About the seminar: The seminar will be held in English. You will receive a Zoom link to the seminar when you have registered, and you will receive a reminder by email.
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:
How can we identify the biological mechanisms that lead to diabetes at an early stage – and act before the disease develops? A proposed Center for Excellence in Research at UiB, iDIA, aims to change how we understand diabetes by taking personalized diagnostics and treatment to a new level.
Diabetes is one of the world's fastest growing health challenges and remains a leading cause of illness and premature death.
According to the World Health Organization, around 830 million people – about ten percent of the world's population – were living with some form of diabetes in 2025.
Diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body either produces too little insulin or is unable to use insulin effectively. The result is elevated blood sugar levels that, over time, can damage nerves, blood vessels, and organs such as the heart, kidneys, and eyes.
Every day, patients at Norwegian hospitals need blood. Yet too few donate. Now the Blood Bank at Haukeland is encouraging everyone who can to register as a blood donor.
– The need for blood never takes a break. A single blood donor can help save up to three lives, says the Blood Bank.
Why give blood?
Blood cannot be made artificially – it must come from humans.
The donation usually takes less than an hour.
You get a health check every time you donate.
It is completely safe, and the body quickly replenishes its blood supply.
Who can become a blood donor?
Most healthy people between the ages of 18 and 65 can donate blood. The first step is to register and complete a simple health screening. The blood bank will then assess whether you can be approved as a donor.
How to register
You can register as a blood donor at giBlod.no, or contact the Blood Bank at Haukeland directly to make an appointment. New donors are especially welcome.
– We are completely dependent on people coming forward. Blood donors are everyday heroes, says the Blood Bank.
Are you a researcher and want your research results to be of benefit to people? Or are you a student and have an idea for a new product or service that can help make people's lives better? UiB Idé can help you and your idea with advice and funding, so that you can achieve your goal.
UiB idé gives employees and students the opportunity to verify good innovation ideas, which must be developed and tested before they are developed further. The maximum support amount is 500,000 kroner for research projects, and 100,000 kroner for student projects.
The idea must be innovative, meaning that it must be linked to societal benefit and be new, and that there must be a need for it among certain users or society at large. Good ideas exist in all professional environments, and can be social innovations, public sector innovations, process innovations, commercialization projects or
Students applying for UiB Idé can also apply for a place in the new accelerator program of VIS – TILT Studio8. The deadline for applying for a place is February 12th. Find more information here.
How can we reach out more widely with our research – and what do researchers and communication staff need to be successful with communication in 2025? On February 19, UiB invites you to a new Communication forum, a meeting place for all academic staff and employees working with communication and dissemination support.
The Communication Forum brings together academic communities across faculties to share experiences, discuss challenges, and gain professional knowledge about research communication. The event is a great opportunity to gain inspiration, ask questions, and build networks with others who are passionate about communication.
Target group: – Scientific staff – Employees working with communication and dissemination support
Falchs Junior Prize: 100,000 NOK in operating funds for outstanding researchers under the age of 40. Proposals can be submitted by heads of departments and professors.
Falchs Senior Prize. NOK 150,000 for outstanding leadership in medical research. Nominations can be submitted by department heads.
Please see the attached call for proposals for further information. The deadline for submitting a nomination is March 5, 2026.
Norli will take over the operation of the university bookstore at the Student Center from Akademia in June. The bookstore will continue to be a central part of the student community and offer curriculum literature, professional books and a wide selection of academic literature at competitive prices.
Planned opening in June
The planned opening is in June, so that students can purchase syllabuses well in advance of the fall semester. There will also be opportunities for book launches and events in collaboration with UiB. Work on syllabuses will begin immediately, and information will be sent to the faculties about the work on syllabuses for the fall semester 2026 so that this is ready no later than 6–8 weeks before the start of the semester.
