UiO is happy to host the student summer project - Satellite Mission Design for Ocean Utilization, which is taking place at Campus Kjeller during 5 weeks in July and August.
Prof. Chong-Yu Xu, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, has been named a Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS in three subject fields, including his main research field, hydrology.
The Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo (UiO) hosted the annual meeting for the research project "Climate change and ecosystems management in Malawi and Tanzania", a NORHED II project. The participants from universities of Oslo, Malawi, Mzuzu, and Dar es Salaam respectively had five rich and productive days in a summery Oslo.
One of the largest European Geosciences conferences, EAGE was hosted by Norway after a long hiatus of 20 years. Geoscientists from Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo were strongly represented at the conference.
The bioscience students Maren Mansika and Marie Kristine Kvendseth Rimstad are well underway with their summer project. They are among 50 students who have been awarded a scholarship by UiO:Life Science to conduct research on a real research project this summer.
UiO:Life Science funds convergence environments - interdisciplinary research groups that work on major societal challenges within life science related to health, environment, and sustainability. A new application round will start in the autumn.
The University of Oslo's board has decided to continue the UiO:Life Science initiative for a new five-year period. This will be the third period for the temporary initiative that was established in 2015.
Professor of hydrology, Lena Merete Tallaksen, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo, has been awarded the International Hydrology Prize – the Doodge Medal by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. She is the first in Norway to receive this award.
At a ceremony at the Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Prof. Trond Helge Torsvik received the Wollaston Medal 2024, June 12th 2024 in London.
Researcher Mohammad Nooraiepour, Department of Geosciences University of Oslo has been awarded the InterPore Rosette medal for 2024 by InterPore. This is awarded to individuals who have contributed significantly to the science of porous media through voluntary and significant efforts.
Senior engineer Kristian Backer-Owe has served the geochemistry community at the Department of Geosciences for a long time. There was a celebration of his 35 years at GEO and a farewell gathering for Kristian on one of his last days in the office.
In 2019, eight convergence environments were established. They were selected after a thorough application process and were to solve major societal challenges in health and the environment. On Thursday 30 May, UiO:Life Science invited to a gathering where representatives from the interdisciplinary research groups shared their experiences and results. Vice-rector Per Morten Sandset opened the event.
The recently Oslo Hydrogen Seminar shed light on hydrogen as a clean energy source with focus on geological hydrogen storage. The seminar was organised by the Dept. of Geosciences' Section for Environmental Geosciences in collaboration with the HySTORM-project and the Uni. of Edinburgh.
In a new study a research team suggests, based on new Earth System Model simulations, that the temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere in the past 8000 years were highly variable on interannual to centennial timescales. The study reveals that this period was not a unique period of climate stability as it is currently often portrayed, and it pinpoints clusters of large volcanic eruptions as a key driver for past climate variations.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers, including PHAB’s Justin Tonti-Filippini and CEED’s Boris Robert, conducted a large paleomagnetic and geochronologic study of 800-million-year-old red beds from South China. In contrast to previous studies in the region, their results suggest that Earth’s geomagnetic field and rotation axis were stable at that time. Their paper was just selected as an Editors’ Highlight in JGR Solid Earth.
Are you curious about interdisciplinary research collaboration? Do you want to learn more about interdisciplinary research leadership in practice? Join us for a pleasant gathering in honour of our second generation convergence environments on Thursday, 30 May in the Sophus Lie Auditorium.
Professor Stephanie Werner is elected as a member of the Academia Europaea (AE) from 2024. Membership of the AE is for individuals that have demonstrated "sustained academic excellence".
UiO has several different support schemes for innovative researchers. In 2024, a total of about NOK 16 million will be announced from internal funds. The UiO Growth House has made an overview all UiO's innovation calls and application deadlines to make the application processes more predictable for researchers.
Employees at the University of Oslo (UiO) are satisfied with the support from colleagues, management, and the work climate, while participation and flow of information score somewhat lower. Here are the results from the first joint work environment survey (ARK) at UiO.
Marianne Hiorth, Professor at The Department of Pharmacy, University of Oslo and recently graduated participant of UiO:Life Science’ innovation programme SPARK Norway, has reached an important milestone: The product she has developed, as a result of many years of research, has reached the phase where it shall be tested on humans for the first time.
Fabian Barras is a researcher at the interdisciplinary Njord Center at the University of Oslo, where physicists, mathematicians, and geologists collaborate to understand the Earth's physics, conducted this research. He was recently interviewed in Titan the University of Oslo news publication for natural sciences and technology at the University of Oslo.
This year, six start-ups and innovation projects participated in the pitching contest taking place at the Norway Life Science Conference.
Centre director and Professor Trond Helge Torsvik, University of Oslo is awarded the Wollaston Medal for 2024 for his ground-breaking scientific contributions to geosciences. The medal is the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London.
UiO:Life Science will fund 50 educational summer research projects for students between April and September 2024. Students currently enrolled in a bachelor, master or relevant professional degree program at the University of Oslo are eligible to apply. The application form opened 15 February and has now been closed.
Six new teams have been admitted to UiO´s innovation programme SPARK Norway. They will develop their ideas within health-related life sciences for the benefit of patients and society.
