Current matters

Alejandro P¨¦rez-Venteo is a new guest researcher at the Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology (EVOGENE), the Department of Biosciences. From Spain.

The second cohort of DSTrain postdoctoral fellows gathered in Oslo for a two-day workshop focused on data science methodology and applications in the natural sciences. The workshop marks an important milestone: all DSTrain postdoctoral positions are now filled, and the programme is fully underway.

Week17 marks the international campaign Sustainability Week?¨C and the University Library is of course involved!

Luiz Filipe Brito de Oliveira is a new guest researcher at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences. From Brazil.

Dominik Kusy is a new postdoc at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences. From the Czech Republic.

Snorre Flo is a new researcher at Section for Aquatic biology and toxicology (AQUA), Department of Biosciences. From Norway.

Xuying Ma is a new Postdoctoral Researcher at the Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology (EVOGENE), the Department of Biosciences. From China.

Franck Lejzerowicz is a new Researcher at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences. From France.

Academic staff, postdoctors, PhD-students and student associations at the University of Oslo can apply for funding to partially finance open events targeted?at a general audience.?

Academic staff, postdoctors and PhD-students within the life sciences at the University of Oslo can apply for funding to strengthen collaboration with international research environments. The next application deadline is 1 June 2026.

Clare Andvik from the University of Oslo has been selected as one of the 2026 Arctic Emerging Leaders. During a week-long programme in Northern Norway and at the Arctic Frontiers conference, she presented her research on killer whales and visions for the future Arctic.

Professor Nils Christian Stenseth from the Department of Biosciences, received the 2026 Mendel Memorial Medal from the Mendelianum Committee of the Moravian Museum on 10 March.

Read about how we have worked with our low-threshold innovation services in 2025 to support innovative researchers and strengthen the innovation culture at UiO, and collaborated with the innovation ecosystem.

Recent results from a national study survey show that students at the University of Oslo (UiO) are highly satisfied with their study programmes. Students are spending more time on organised learning activities and are largely present on campus.

Eliot Boulaire is a new guest researcher at Section for Aquatic biology and toxicology (AQUA), Department of Biosciences. From France.

Carina Knappe is a new Postdoctoral Fellow at Section for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Department of Biosciences. From Germany.

Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can contribute to solving an important need in society, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The call is aimed at both commercial and non-commercial projects. The application deadline was16 March 2026.

Xinyi Chen is a new PhD candidate at the Section for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB), Department of Biosciences.

UiO has several different support schemes for innovative researchers: seed funding from the UiO Growth House and innovation funding from UiO as well as admission to the innovation programmes SPARK Norway and SPARK Social Innovation. In 2026, UiO plan to announce a total of NOK of at least 12 million from internal funds.?

Mihail Zdravkov is a new PhD candidate at at the Section for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB), Department of Biosciences. From Bulgaria.

Samantha L¨®pez Clinton is a new guest researcher at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences. From Mexico, Scotland, Spain.

We are now inviting researchers at the MN faculty to register their interest in participating in this spring's call for REAL art, with a deadline of February 12, 2026.

Eivind Valen from the Department of Biosciences has received funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation under the scheme ¡°Plant Science, Agriculture and Food Biotechnology ¨C Project Grants 2025¡±.

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 2026!

Katrine Borg? at the Department of Biosciences, UiO, has received support from the Research Council of Norway¡¯s Climate and Environment Programme for the research project SoilStress. The project will investigate how climate change and pollution affect small soil organisms¡ªspringtails.