COST er en europeisk nettverksorganisasjon der de fleste landene i Europa er medlemmer. En viktig oppgave for COST er å fremme europeisk forskningssamarbeid ved å igangsette vitenskapelige nettverk. Det er nå vedtatt å igangsette COST-aksjoner knyttet til COST’s komité «Biomedicine and Molecular Bioscences (BMBS)». Klikk her for mer informasjon om disse aksjonene. For mer informasjon om generelle COST-aksjoner, klikk her. For søknadsskjema klikk her .COST is a European network organization where most European countries participate. An important task for COST is to promote European research collaboration by initiating scientific networks. It has now been decided that COST-actions related to COST’s committee “Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences (BMBS)” will be initiated. Click here for more information about this actions. For more information about COST-actions in general, click here. For application form, click here. Note: All links are in Norwegian. For general information about COST in English, see
Eksamenstid og førjulsstridExam time and pre-Christmas activities
Da er vi i advent igjen, og mange emner skal ha eksamen før årets høstsemester avsluttes 12.12.14. Det er en travel tid både for studenter, undervisere, sensorer og studieadministrasjonen. I tillegg pågår detaljplanleggingen av ny studieplan for medisin for fullt. Denne var igjen behandlet i fakultetsstyret 26.11.14. Rammer for undervisning og eksamen ble vedtatt. I framtidens medisinerstudium blir det maksimalt 19 timer timeplanfestet undervisning per uke, og eksamen i slutten av hvert semester som tverrfaglig skal teste læringsmålene, og i slutten av 3. og 6. studieår også praktisk stasjonseksamen (OSCE-eksamen). Hvert semester vil få et semesterstyre som har ansvar for undervisning og eksamen, og K2 vil ha ansvar for 3 semesterstyrer, og for avsluttende eksamen 6. studieår. For at semesterstyrene skal få best mulig grunnlag for sitt viktige planarbeid er det nå tid for at fagområdelederne i samråd med emneansvarlige samler underviserne og planlegger når og hvordan undervisningen skal gjennomføres i ny studieplan. En detaljert plan for fordeling av studiepoeng mellom emner i ulike semestre er utgangspunkt for dette viktige arbeidet. Første studieår i ny plan starter høsten 2015, høsten 2016 starter ny studieplan også i 4. studieår. Det blir dermed 4 år overgangsfase med undervisning både etter ny og gammel plan. Jeg vet at flere fagområder er godt i gang, og det er viktig å ferdigstille vår del av undervisningsplanleggingen snarlig. Jeg ber om at dette oversendes studieleder innen 31. januar, 2015. Oppdatert informasjon om studieplanen finner du på http://www.uib.no/mofa/63484/ny-studieplan-medisinstudiet-ved-uib
Lykke til med dette viktige arbeidet!
Eva
So we are in advent again, and many courses will have exams before the autumn semester comes to an end on 12.12.14. This is a busy time for both students, lecturers, censors and the academic administration. In addition, detailed planning of new curriculum for the school of medicine is ongoing. This issue was once again on the agenda at the Faculty Board meeting on 26.11.14. The framework for teaching and exams was approved. In the future curriculum there will be at most 19 hours of scheduled teaching activities every week, and there will be exams at the end of each semester covering the multi-disciplinary learning goals. In addition, at the end of 3rd and 6th year, a practical station exam (OSCE-exam) will take place. Each semester, a semester council responsible for teaching and exam activities will be established, and K2 will be responsible for three of these semester councils, as well as for final exams on the 6th study year. In order for the semester councils to have as strong a foundation as possible for its important work, it is now time for the heads of the academic sections, in coordination with people in charge of courses and topics, to gather lecturers and plan when and how teaching will be done of the individual topics in the new curriculum. A detailed plan for distribution of study credits between courses in different semesters is the starting point for this important work. The new curriculum will be implemented for first-year students from autumn 2015 and onwards, and in autumn 2016 a new curriculum will also be implemented for fourth-year students. Thus there will be a 4-year period where teaching will follow both the new and the old curriculum. I know that several academic sections are already well underway with this work, and it is important to finish our part of the teaching planning as soon as possible. I kindly ask this to be sent to head of academic affairs within January 31, 2015. Updated information on the new curriculum is available at http://www.uib.no/mofa/63484/ny-studieplan-medisinstudiet-ved-uib (in Norwegian)
Good luck with this important work!
Eva
Horizon 2020 – Spotlight: Scoping papers Work programmes 2016/17Horizon 2020 – Spotlight: Scoping papers Work programmes 2016/17
Scoping papers are working documents, sent to the Programme Committee for the Horizon 2020 Specific Programme for discussion in the context of the preparation of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017. As such, information and descriptions of activities indicated in this document may not appear in the adopted Work Programme 2016-2017, and likewise, new elements may be introduced.
The scoping papers released so far set out in more detail the coming main priorities for each part of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme. Member States, European stakeholders and initiatives from society and industry, as well as Horizon 2020 Advisory Groups have been consulted throughout 2014, and their input has been taken into account for strategic programming and drafting the scoping papers. After another round of Advisory Groups consultations on developing the Work Programme contents, the adoption of the Work Programme for 2016-2017 is planned in the third quarter of 2015.
The Horizon 2020 Strategic Programming Document which gives guidance for the development of the Work Programme 2016-2017 defines the key priorities for the framework program 2016/17 and the Focus Areas which are relevant to Pillar 2 (Industrial Leadership) and 3 (Societal Challenges). Compared to the current programme where 12 Focus Areas had been identified, the draft specifies 9 candidate areas whereof 3 are new ones: Internet of Things, Automated road transport and Industry 2020 and Circular Economy. Personalizing health and care which has been a focus area of the last strategic programme, does not longer appear, but will still have its anchoring within the Societal Challenges Pillar as one individual Call on Promoting healthy ageing and personalised healthcare. 5 subareas are specified in the scoping paper on “Health, demographic change and well-being”:
1. Ageing: from early development to the elderly
2. Translational research
3. Population health and health promotion & sustainable health and care systems
4. Infectious diseases
5. ICT for health
The scoping papers are, although they are confidential documents, available at certain websites and through the national Research Councils. You can look at them here.Scoping papers are working documents, sent to the Programme Committee for the Horizon 2020 Specific Programme for discussion in the context of the preparation of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017. As such, information and descriptions of activities indicated in this document may not appear in the adopted Work Programme 2016-2017, and likewise, new elements may be introduced.
The scoping papers released so far set out in more detail the coming main priorities for each part of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme. Member States, European stakeholders and initiatives from society and industry, as well as Horizon 2020 Advisory Groups have been consulted throughout 2014, and their input has been taken into account for strategic programming and drafting the scoping papers. After another round of Advisory Groups consultations on developing the Work Programme contents, the adoption of the Work Programme for 2016-2017 is planned in the third quarter of 2015.
The Horizon 2020 Strategic Programming Document which gives guidance for the development of the Work Programme 2016-2017 defines the key priorities for the framework program 2016/17 and the Focus Areas which are relevant to Pillar 2 (Industrial Leadership) and 3 (Societal Challenges). Compared to the current programme where 12 Focus Areas had been identified, the draft specifies 9 candidate areas whereof 3 are new ones: Internet of Things, Automated road transport and Industry 2020 and Circular Economy. Personalizing health and care which has been a focus area of the last strategic programme, does not longer appear, but will still have its anchoring within the Societal Challenges Pillar as one individual Call on Promoting healthy ageing and personalised healthcare. 5 subareas are specified in the scoping paper on “Health, demographic change and well-being”:
1. Ageing: from early development to the elderly
2. Translational research
3. Population health and health promotion & sustainable health and care systems
4. Infectious diseases
5. ICT for health
The scoping papers are, although they are confidential documents, available at certain websites and through the national Research Councils. You can look at them here.
Åpent seminar om Fremtidens helseutfordringerOpen seminar on the health challenges of the future
Seminaret finner sted 6. desember i Oslo. For mer informasjon klikk her. The seminar will take place in Oslo on December 6. For more information (in Norwegian) click here.
Oppfølging av HMS-seminaretFollow-up of the HSE-seminar
Som oppfølging av HMS- seminaret i høst vil vi minne om gjennomføring av medarbeidersamtaler for 2014. Medarbeidersamtaler skal gjennomføres med nærmeste leder.
Alle i hovedstillinger skal få tilbud om en slik samtale. Teknikere og stipendiater har medarbeidersamtale med sin forskningsgruppeleder. De som ikke har fått et slikt tilbud i 2014 kontakter sin forskningsgruppeleder.
Professorer i hovedstillinger vil få tilbud om medarbeidersamtaler i 2015 når instituttleder er tilsatt.
As a follow-up to the HSE-seminar we had this autumn, we would like to remind everyone about performance appraisals for 2014. Performance appraisals should be conducted with nearest leader. Everyone employed in principal employment should be offered a performance appraisal. Technicians and PhD-Candidates will conduct their performance appraisals with their research group leader. Those who have not been offered a performance appraisal in 2014 should contact their research group leader. Professors with principal employment will be offered performance appraisals in 2015 when the new Head of Department is employed.
Nettverkslunsj – Forskerskolen i klinisk medisinNetwork Luncheon – Bergen Postgraduate School of Clinical Medical research
Forskerskolen inviterer alle interesserte stipendiater til nettverkslunsj mandag 15 desember klokken 11:30 i konferanserommet, 3 etasje, BB-bygget. Følgende kandidater vil presentere sin forskning denne gangen:
1. Øystein Solberg Eikrem, stipendiat.
Tittel:»Correlation of Transcriptome Sequencing Data from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded vs. RNAlater® stored Kidney Biopsies» Group:Renal Research Group. K1.
2. Yunpeng Ding, stipendiat.
Tittel: «Plasma glycine levels and risk of coronary artery disease in patients with suspected stable angina pectoris». K2.
Etter presentasjonene vil en deilig lunsj serveres – gratis!
Dersom du er interessert i å komme, send en e-post til hildur.skuladottir@gmail.com
The research school would like to invite all interested PhD-Candidates to a network luncheon on Monday December 15 at 11:30 in the Conference room, 3rd floor, BB-Building. The following candidates will present their research this time:
1. Øystein Solberg Eikrem, PhD candidate.
Title:»Correlation of Transcriptome Sequencing Data from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded vs. RNAlater® stored Kidney Biopsies» Group:Renal Research Group. K1.
2. Yunpeng Ding, PhD candidate.
Title: «Plasma glycine levels and risk of coronary artery disease in patients with suspected stable angina pectoris». K2.
After the presentation a delicious lunch will be served – free of charge!
Please send an e-mail if you are interested in participating to Hildur.skuladottir@gmail.com
InternpostInternal post
Grunnet ferieavvikling vil det fredag 5, mandag 8 og tirsdag 9 desember kun leveres internpost 1 gang.Due to vacation absence, on Friday 5th, Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th of December, internal post will only be delivered once.
Midtveisevalueringer uke 50Midway evaluations week 50
Laeya Abdoli Najmi
Onsdag 10. desember, kl. 13:45-14:45
Sted: Seminarrommet, 9 etasje, Laboratoriebygget
For mer informasjon klikk her.
Andre Sulen
Fredag 12. desember, kl. 10:00-11:00
For mer infomasjon klikk her
Sted: Seminarrommet, 7 etasje, Laboratoriegbygget
Leslie Sofia Pareja Eide
Tirsdag 9. desember, kl. 08:30-09:45
Sted: SAS Hotel, Bryggen
For mer informasjon klikk her.Laeya Abdoli Najmi
Wednesday December 10, at 13:45-14:45
Place: Seminar room, 9th floor, Laboratory Building
For more information click here.
Andre Sulen
Friday December 12, at 10:00-11:00
For more information click here
Place: Seminar room, 7th floor, Laboratory Building
Leslie Sofia Pareja Eide
Tuesday December 9, at 08:30-09:45
Place: SAS Hotel, Bryggen
For more information click here.