Timetable

• Monday 29 February: Deadline for submission of 1-2 page sketches to the Head of Department
• Monday 14 March at 1 pm: First joint meeting with a short presentation of the scientific goal of the project, and briefly about the budget (with list of positions and operating expenses). Participants: extended management team and other senior researchers; research adviser; administration
• Monday April 18: Creating online application in NRC’s systems, and provide access for the project economist.
• Wednesday, 20 April at 1 pm: Joint meeting. The project leaders present the applications for each other and department management (5 to 10 min per presentation).
• Thursday 21 April – Friday 22 April: Contact Meetings between management and researchers, budget planning. Siv will make a time table for meetings these two days.
• Ultimo April: Internal peer review.
• Monday May 23: Deadline for approval by Head of Department.
• Wednesday May 25: At 1 pm Final deadline to NFR.

Dear all,

We are happy to announce that the first NORBIS Summer School, “An introduction to molecular biology, bioinformatics and biostatistics” will take place in Bergen, 13th – 17th June, 2016.

Please distribute the attached invitation to anyone who may be interested. We aim for a wide variety of backgrounds at the summer school, and we encourage students in fields such as cell- and molecular biology, marine studies, genetics and medicine to register, along with our own NORBIS students. Continue reading →

The first aid courses are held by Hardanger Førstehjelpsundervisning, and there are still a few spots available.  For more information, see here.

UoB resource web for refugees with information on initiatives, meetings in the name of University of Bergen and attached organizations  can be found by following this link.

(This post has not been translated, since applicants need to master Norwegian very well)

Ved Det medisinsk-odontologiske fakultet, Institutt for global helse og samfunnsmedisin, Universitetet i Bergen, er det en ledig stilling som forsker/nestleder ved Senter for alders- og sykehjemsmedisin (SEFAS). Continue reading →

(This post has not been translated, since the course will be held in Norwegian.)

Vi inviterer ansatte i stat, kommuner, fylkeskommune, NAV, helseforetak og andre offentlig eide virksomheter i alderen 60 år og over til kurset. Det er også meget aktuelt for de som går ut av jobb før 60 år p.g.a. særaldersgrense, uføretrygd, førtidspensjon etc. Det er også anledning til å ta med ektefelle/ledsager.
Forelesere: Harald Engelstad og Kurt O. Bjørnnes
Bergen, 04. OG 05. APRIL 2016 Continue reading →

COST is a European networking organization where most European countries (including Norway and all EU member states) are members. An important task for COST is to promote European research by initiating scientific networks (“COST actions”).

General information on COST can be found here and here.

In February 2016 it was decided to initiate 26 new COST actions, of which the following is within / relevant for medical and health research: Continue reading →

To all institutions
Attatched you will find a letter in which we encourage you to apply for funding from ExtraStiftelsen through the Norwegian Cancer Society.

Best regards
Wenche Sandlie
Adviser, The Norwegian Cancer Society

Attatchments (in Norwegian):
Letter
Guidelines for research
More information

The Faculty announces the three education prizes for 2016:

• Award for quality of education
• Teaching award
• Award for internationalization of the studies

Deadline for submission of candidates is Wednesday 20 April. Proposals should be sent to Head of Department, Per Bakke.

Attatchments (in Norwegian):
Announcement
Criteria

In honour of Professor Emeritus Maurice B. Mittelmark
Organised by the Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen

What is the forefront of salutogenesis theory and practice? Continue reading →

National Health Service (NHS) in England organizes a webinar 22 March in conjunction with this year’s announcements. I would strongly recommend you to participate if you are interested in applying. They arranged a similar webinar last year, where potential applicants from across the EU participated. Subsequently a list of stakeholders in various topics/projects were prepared . This means that the webinar represents an easy way to get an overview of possible future partners, if desired. Continue reading →