Darwin Day

Darwin Day is an international recognition of science and humanity, held in memory of Charles Darwin (1809-1882). It is celebrated annually on Darwin's birthday 12 February (or the closest workday).

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Time and place: , Helga Engs hus, Aud. 1, Blindern

This year's Darwin Day event will cover the impact of ancient DNA and the enabling technologies. Open lectures by Anders Götherström, Greger Larson, Christina Warinner, and Phil Slavin.

Time and place: , Vilhelm Bjerknes' hus, Auditorium 5, Blindern

Darwin Day 2023 covers the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Oslofjord initiative: Using genomics, evolution and ecology for knowledge-based management of the critically endangered Skagerrak, Kattegat and Oslofjord Area.

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Open lectures by Detlef Weigel (Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Germany) and Anna Wargelius (Institute of Marine Research, Norway). Darwin Day is an international recognition of science and humanity, held in memory of Charles Darwin.

Time and place: , Digital event (Zoom)

This year's Darwin Day event covers the topic of evolution and medicine. Speakers: Charles Swanton, Felicia Keesing, and Bruce Levin. This event is part of the Oslo Life Science Conference 2021.

Time and place: , Aud. 1, Vilhelm Bjerknes' hus, Oslo

This year's Darwin Day event covers a moonshot for biology: Resolving all genomes on earth within a decade! Speakers: Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Josefin Stiller, Maren Wellenreuther, and Tom Gilbert. This event is part of the Oslo Life Science Conference 10–13 February 2020.

Time and place: , Aud. 1, Vilhelm Bjerknes' hus, Oslo

Welcome to the annual Darwin Day lectures at the University of Oslo! Lectures by Peter R. Grant, B. Rosemary Grant, Arkhat Abzhanov and Leif Andersson. Since Darwin’s time insights from the fields of genetics, genomics, behavior and ecology have continued to illuminate how and why species evolve. At this event you will hear about the progress that has been made in our understanding of speciation and related topics. The event is part of the Oslo Life Science Conference 11–14 February 2019.

Time and place: , Vilhelm Bjerknes' hus, Aud. 1, Blindern

Welcome to the annual Darwin Day celebration at the University of Oslo! This open event is for everybody interested in science and history. All are welcome! Lectures by C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Carla Saleh, Dieter Ebert, Olivia Roth and Sophie Vanwambeke. The event is part of the Oslo Life Science Conference 12–15 February 2018.

Time and place: , Vilhelm Bjerknes hus, Aud. 5, Blindern, Oslo

Welcome to the annual Darwin Day celebration at the university of Oslo! This open event is for everybody interested in science and history. All are welcome! Speakers: Douglas J. Futuyma, Emma Goldberg, Andrew Hendry, and Yngvild Vindenes.

Time and place: , Vilhelm Bjerknes hus, Aud. 5, Blindern, Oslo

Welcome to the 11th annual Darwin Day celebration at the university of Oslo! This open event is for everybody interested in science and history. All are welcome! Speakers: Richard E. Lenski, Ludovic A. A. Orlando, Peter Zimmerman and Marlene Zuk.

Time and place: , Aud. 5, Vilhelm Bjerknes hus, Blindern, Oslo

Speakers: Michaela Jarkovská, Staffan Müller-Wille, Stig Omholt and Aoife McLysaght

Time and place: , Auditorium 1, Helga Engs hus, Blindern, Oslo

Speakers: Stefan Bengtson, Terrence W. Deacon, William F. Martin, Adam Rutherford, Nathan Sanders and Eörs Szathmáry

Time and place: , Sophus Lies Auditorium, Blindern

Speakers: Adam Rutherford, Christina Richards, Tatum Simonson and Richard Myers

Time and place: , Auditorium 1, Helga Engs hus, Blindern

Speakers: Göran Arnqvist, Manfred Milinski, Jane M. Reid and Stephen M. Shuster

Time and place: , Auditorium 1, Helga Engs hus, Blindern

Speakers: Eric Alm, James Mallet, Walter Salzburger and Elisabeth Vrba

Time and place: , Auditorium 1, Helga Engs hus, Blindern

Speakers: Stephanie M. Carlson, Lauren J. Chapman, David Coltman, Jeffrey J. Hard, Jeffrey Hutchings, Anne M. Eikeset and Daniel Pauly

Time and place: , Georg Sverdrups hus

Speakers: Mike Begon, Peter Hammerstein, Johannes Krause, Adrian M. Lister, Cory Miller, Jon D. Miller, Edvard Moser, Rolf Pfeifer, David Powell, Paul Rainey and Karl Sigmund

Time and place: , Auditorium 1, Vilhelm Bjerknes hus, Blindern

Speakers: Ulrike Aust, Juliane Bräuer, Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy, Tecumseh Fitch and Simone Pika

Time and place: , Auditorium 1, Helga Engs hus, Blindern

Speakers: Fredrik Barth, Joel Glover, Mikael Fortelius, Alan R. Templeton, Alan Walker and Lars Walløe  

Time and place: , Auditorium 1, Helga Engs hus, Blindern

Speakers: Glenn-Peter Sætre, Gaute Trosvik and Michael Ruse