The Mt. Fagradalsfjall on Iceland erupted in March 2021 and the eruption is still active. In June it was organised a webinar where volcanic, tectonic, and seismic experts gave a picture of the eruption. Watch the recorded webinar on YouTube
IFI’s Mujde Akdeniz and Cristiana Tiago are two of six Early Stage Researchers (ESR's) on new Marie Curie-funded project, bringing together young researchers from around the world in a project bridging medicine, engineering, data science, and technology.
The Department of Geosciences receives funding for five new projects from the Research Council of Norway (NFR) in the 2021 call. A total of three research projects as well as two projects in the "Young Research Talents" category are funded.
Dr. Viktoria Stray at IFI/SINTEF has together with Dr. Nils Brede Moe at SINTEF have been researching distributed teams for over ten years, and recently won an award for Best Paper in the Journal of Systems and Software. Here they share their best tips for communication and meetings in distributed organizations.
Maia Bangsund has already started her summer project and will be researching for a total of six weeks full time at BabyLing Lab where she contributes to an ongoing study on children's early language development.
Recently the new biotech company Tribune Therapeutics was established based on research conducted by Ole Jørgen Kaasbøll and Håvard Attramadal. Ole Jørgen Kaasbøll was admitted to UiO:Life Science’ innovation programme SPARK Norway in 2019 and will now assume the role of Chief Scientific Officer in the new company where Georg Vo Beiske, HealthCap has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Tribune Therapeutics aims to develop a treatment for fibrosis.
UiO:Life Science will fund six new convergence environments - interdisciplinary research groups that address major challenges within health and environment. The application round began last year and now the deadline for submitting a full application is approaching.
Professor François Renard, Department of Geosciences and the Njord Centrehas received an ERC Advanced Grant for the project Break-Through Rocks (BREAK). One goal is to gain more knowledge about what triggers powerful earthquakes, and if there are signals that alert such large earthquakes.
The CLIPT lab at the University of Oslo provides stable isotope measurements on natural materials, and this month marks 3 years since opening for analyses.
Professor Bernd Etzelmüller is the new Head of Department of Geosciences at University of Oslo (UiO). His first official work day was 19 of April, but he is not new in the management. He has already served as Deputy Head from 2019, and he has a particular long record at UiO, since 1986.
It can tap rhythms, play chimes, and improvise its own music. The robot’s inventor, Michael Krzyzaniak, believes that Dr. Squiggles may increase amateur musicians’ enjoyment of music.
UiO:Life Science does not offer its own courses or study programs in life sciences, but wants to contribute to providing the students with the best possible educational programs. Departments and faculties can now apply for support to develop interdisciplinary bachelor courses in life sciences. The application deadline is 1 April.
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.
Are you a PhD student, postdoc or Master’s student in life sciences and interested in career opportunities beyond academia? Sign up for Young Talents on 16 February! You will hear inspiring talks by director general in Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) Ingunn Midttun Godal, in addition to speakers from DNV GL, AstraZeneca, Mowi, Norsvin and entrepreneur Morten Isaksen from Bio-Me.
Researcher and geologist Grace Shephard from CEED and Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo has been selected to be the Norwegian representative in the Marine Working Group in the International Arctic Science Committee, IASC.
UiO:Life Science has announced a new call for funding of new convergence environments and will in this round fund five to six interdisciplinary research groups. Researchers from all units at UiO are welcome to participate in the application round.
UiO:Life Science funds 14 convergence environments that address major challenges within life sciences related to health, environment and sustainable growth. A new application round has started. Researchers from all units at UiO are welcome to participate.
Else-Ragnhild Neumann Award for Women in Geosciences is awarded for the 3rd time, and this year it goes to Dr Ágnes Király, CEED, UiO. The award is given to a PhD or Postdoctoral Fellow who has given a significant contribution to research in geosciences.
UiO:Life Science will fund educational summer research projects for 40 students between April and September 2021 for students currently enrolled in a bachelor, master or relevant professional degree program at UiO. We now invite you to suggest projects for one or two students. The application deadline was 1 February 2021.
Interview with Louise Steffensen Schmidt (The Nansen Legacy), Postdoc at the Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo. Recently, she presented her research work in the lecture: Variability in glacier meltwater runoff to the Barents Sea, at the 3rd Nansen Legacy annual meeting, 10-12 Nov. 2020.
The Research Council has announced that the innovation award goes to founder and scientific director Agnete Fredriksen in Vaccibody.
Roux Prize Press release: Professors and siblings Kristin Braa and Jørn Braa, of the University of Oslo, have been awarded the 2020 Roux Prize, a US$100,000 award for turning evidence into health impact.
The European Space Agency (ESA) have formally adopted Ariel, the first mission dedicated to study the nature, formation and evolution of exoplanets. Ariel is a space telescope planned for launch in 2029. Professor Stephanie Werner at CEED and GEO have been Co-PI in the Ariel Consortium, and is excited.
UiO:Life Science funds 14 convergence environments that address major challenges within life sciences related to health, environment and sustainable growth. A new application round has started. Researchers from all units at UiO are welcome to participate.
Colours are often used in figures, diagrams and maps in natural science to show results and data. But choose the right combination of colours so that they not distort your figures. So how do you pick the right colour and colour scale? Get some help from scientists who are specially interested in colour scales, modeling and visualization of science.
