The Nordic SPARK programs which include UiO:Life Science' innovation program SPARK Norway, have successfully collaborated over several years to boost the emergence of new innovative solutions in the health tech and life science field. Collaboration in mentoring of the projects started a few years ago, and we are now building the next level joint efforts.
Founded in 1780, this is one of the oldest and most prestigious Academies in the U.S. Nils Chr. Stenseth was elected as an International Honorary Member in the section for Evolution and Ecology.
Congratulations to 16 research groups at the University of Oslo that have been granted seed funding! The researchers will use the funding to further develop their own innovation ideas with the aim to put the research to use. All who applied for seed funding, will now be offered follow-up from the UiO Growth House.
Professor Christoph Koch is a world-reknowned neuroscientist currently working as Chief Scientist of the MindScope Program at the Allen Institute in Seattle. While visiting he will give two open seminars:
The Physical Substrate of Consciousness – Progress and Problems
Building and Operating Brain Observatories – What Have We Learned?
We are launching the MN faculty's own Artist in Residence Program!
Cecilie Mathiesen has been awarded the University of Oslo's HSE prize for 2022, for her extraordinary efforts for the working environment in the workplace.
Researchers from CEES and EVOGENE published new research on protein evolution caused by short tandem repeats.
Jenny L. McGuire, A. Michelle Lawing, Sandra Díaz, and Nils Chr. Stenseth organized a special feature of PNAS.
The research project The Nansen Legacy has shown that it is possible to have a good balance of gender at the top level. Not only is the project managed by a woman, but 40% of the project managers are women. Just to top it all off, the administration of the project consists only of women.
It is easy to be dazzled by all the possibilities that modern language models, such as ChatGPT, bring with them, but there is no denying that they also present certain challenges in higher education. Several teachers are concerned that assessment forms and assessment criteria will have to be changed as a result of the development. Here are some suggestions for how you can prepare your teaching for the age of chatbots.
The visual artist Ellen Karin M?hlum has been making a collection of prints based on microscopy pictures of brain cells from CINPLA. Images shows neurons surrounded by perineuronal nets.
The 18th edition of Darwin Day at the University of Oslo was titled "a multidisciplinary approach to save the common Scandinavian marine waters".
Do you have an innovative idea based on your research for a new product or service, but need funding to develop your early-stage technology or service further? Apply for seed funding from the UiO Growth House! Application deadline 14 March 2023.
The University of Oslo has students and staff who are affected by what is happening to friends and family hit by the earthquake in Turkey, Syria, and nearby areas. – We want to express our deepest condolences to those afflicted by this enormous tragedy, says Rector Svein St?len.
The Board of the University has established new guidelines for how violations of research ethics norms are to be processed. This is part of the ongoing work with research ethics at UiO.
Are you a PhD student, postdoc or master's student in life sciences and looking for career opportunities outside academia - then you must sign up for Norway Life Science 2023!
The UiO Growth House, dScience – Centre for Computational and Data Science, UiO:Life Science and UiO:Energy and Environment are now co-located in Oslo Science Park. ‘Now the units can work more closely together and draw on each other's expertise as well as extract synergies from each other. This gives UiO the opportunity to develop its strategic initiatives and strengthen the innovation thinking’, says UiO's vice-rector for research and innovation Per Morten Sandset.
Every year, IBV's own prizes are awarded. This year, seven prizes were awarded at the Department of Biosciences' Christmas dinner.
In 2022 the Life Science Growth House was established as UiO’s innovation unit for life sciences, health and technology. In 2023 we change our name to UiO Growth House to show that we cover all departments and centres at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
This year's Bonnevie Prize has been awarded to Leif Ryvarden for his work in sharing and disseminating knowledge about species, through several major reference works.
The Life Science Growth House is the innovation unit for life sciences, health and technology at the University of Oslo. We help researchers and students to mature early-stage ideas. Watch our 2022 summary.
This year's Titan Award goes to biology professor Dag O. Hessen from IBV and CBA, who has prioritized communication throughout his career. Congratulations, well deserved!
With this film we wish all our students, staff, collaboration partners and everyone else a very happy holiday.
During Christmas, there are short working days and limited capacity. At IBV, the expedition, IT and the purchasing office have closed all or partially during Christmas.
In the research group of Professor Alessandro Cataliotti at the University of Oslo, the School of Health Innovation plays a vital role in the training of young researchers. Both the professor and his PhD student Reza Parvan have found the innovation courses highly relevant to broaden the career opportunities for young researchers.
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