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.
