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The Research Leadership Programme is a broad offer for anyone responsible for research groups or research projects who wishes to feel more confident in their role. The aim is to strengthen participants’ development as group leaders, provide inspiration for building strong research environments, and help ensure good framework conditions for research and research collaboration. 

Programmet går høsten 2026 gjennom tre samlinger:

• Session 1: 9–10 September 2026

• Session 2: 30 September 2026

• Session 3: 21–22 October 2026

You can read more about the programme and access the registration form here: https://www.uib.no/hr/170492/program-forskningsledelse-ved-uib

Registration deadline is 14thof June 2026..

Head of Administration requests everyone who has not yet registered their vacation for 2026 to do so as soon as possible.

Reminder emails will soon be sent directly to those who have ten or more days of paid vacation remaining in the self-service portal.

The deadline for registering vacation was May 1.

Please note the importance of all employees registering their vacation for the entire year. This is because everyone is expected to plan and take the vacation they have accrued for the holiday year, and to ensure that payroll and vacation accounts reflect accurate figures.  

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The Olav Thon Foundation’s awards for outstanding teaching in natural sciences and medicine for 2027 have been announced
The awards are granted as personal prizes for outstanding teaching in medicine and natural sciences at Norwegian universities and university colleges. Each prize amounts to NOK 500,000, and up to 10 prizes may be awarded in 2027.

Nominations for these awards for outstanding teaching must be prepared by active professors or associate professors within medicine and/or natural sciences/mathematics. It is a requirement that students also support the nomination, either by being among the nominators or by the institution’s own student bodies/student associations submitting independent nominations in collaboration with active professors/associate professors. Please see the attached call for proposals for further information and criteria.

https://k2info.w.uib.no/files/2026/06/Samlet-utlysning-Olav-Thon-2027-1.pdf

The internal deadline for the department to submit nominations to the faculty is 21 August. Nominations must be complete, including all required attachments and a fully developed nomination text, when submitted.

How and why should researchers use social media for communication? Join an engaging discussion at the next Formidlingsforum (Science Communication Forum).

Magne Paalgard Flemmen (external link) (University of Oslo) communicates sociological phenomena and research with great success on Instagram and TikTok. He has 27,000 followers on Instagram, has appeared on Nytt på Nytt (27 March), and was—somewhat unusually—nominated for the influencer award Vixen Awards 2026.

At the next Formidlingsforum, he will give a presentation on his views on science communication, how and why he uses social media to reach new audiences, and the dilemmas this may involve.

Following Flemmen’s presentation, there will be a discussion/debate facilitated by Vice-Rector Kristoffer C. Vogt, featuring Flemmen Espen Gamlund (UIB) and Vigdis Vandvik (UiB). 

Topics will include the advantages and disadvantages of this type of communication, what it takes for more researchers to adopt social media, and whether this is a desirable development—as well as the conditions needed to succeed.

There will be an opportunity for questions and comments from the audience.

Waffles/scones and coffee will be served.

Warm welcome to Tårnsalen!
Science Communication on social Media

Monday June 1st, the new university bookshop opens at Studentsenteret. Norli is going to take over, and we wish to invite UiB employees to the grand opening. 

The new bookshop will have a clear academic proflie and offer a wide selection of books - course readings, non-fiction, fiction, and more. The goal is to create a bookshop that serves as a meeting space for students, employees and other campus visitors. 

Norli Akademisk will offer discounts all week, such as 40% off on board games and jigsaw puzzles, 3 for 2 on books in English (except non-fiction). There will also be many other special offers on selected books. 

The store is built with the same inviting atmosphere as other Norli-stores, but with a particular focus on academic literature and competence. The store will also offer a webstore with click and collect, campaigns for students and a wide range of study-related products.  

We would like to remind you of UiB's agreement with Akademika, which is still valid. The procedure for ordering books thus remains the same as before. 

We hope to see many of you at the store.  

Program for the grand opening 
Place: Studentsenteret 
Date: Monday June 1st 
09:00 Store opens, free coffee and tea for everyone 
10:00: Official opening and speech by rector Margareth Hagen 
10:05: Speech by administrative director of Norli, Harald Borgen 
10:10: Cake, cinnamon buns, coffee, and fruit is served

UiB Ferd's newsletter for May/June is available here: May/June 2026.

We are now launching a newsletter that will provide regular updates on the land processes at the faculty. The goal is to ensure good information, overview, predictability and to make it easier for employees and students to follow ongoing and upcoming changes in buildings, relocation projects and construction work.

In the newsletter you will find, among other things:

• Progress schedule for the work – an updated overview of what happens when, version March 2026. 
• Participation in construction matters – information on how managers, employees and students are involved in the processes. 
• Key people in the land use process – overview of roles and responsibilities in land use efficiency work.
• Background information about the entire land use process at MED – including purpose, framework and ongoing projects.
• Where you can report any needs 

The newsletter will be updated continuously as the work develops, and we recommend everyone save the link and follow along regularly.

Read the newsletter here:
https://arealmed.w.uib.no/