Current matters - Page 9

AstraZeneca, the SPARK Norway programme at University of Oslo and Oslo Cancer Cluster enter a new mentoring collaboration for life science start-ups.

Great success for new science career day, where students received career guidance from companies, and answers to questions about research education from fellows.

Norbert Pirk and Frans-Jan Parmentier, who are CBA researchers, contributed with data from Norway in a research study led by researchers at the University of Zurich.

Fifty students have gained work experience from a research project with a scholarship from UiO:Life Science this summer. The end of this year's summer projects was celebrated with presentations, poster exhibition and prize ceremony.

The University of Oslo, organised in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), the event "Is there hope for the Oslofjord" on 29 September. The theme arouses great interest and many people participated in Domus Bibliotheca.

In autumn 2021, six new convergence environments were granted funding for a period of four years. The interdisciplinary research groups have started up during 2022 and are well underway with the recruitment of PhDs and Postdoctoral fellows for their research projects.

Arnoldo Frigessi and Arne Klungland are granted Norwegian Centres of exellence.

Centre of Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene's annual meeting was held in Hurdal on 26-27 September 2022 with many interesting research studies, new ideas, helpful feedbacks from different disciplines, and new collaborations.

Rebecca E. Holt from the Department of Biosciences is one of 21 young research talents, whom the Research Council of Norway supports with funds for aquaculture and marine research.

Recently published two scientific articles by CBA researchers are highlighted in Dagens N?ringsliv Magasinet.

The four Norwegian participants in this year's International Biology Olympiad all made an honorable effort, but Ole Einar Dalen was a notch ahead of the others.

How can we create technology that improve our lives, rather than drain them? 12 students form the university¡¯s honours programs dedicated their springs to find an answer to this question. They worked interdisciplinarilty to create a concept within calm-tech. 8 students landed summer jobs, working to expand on their ideas, and learn how to monetize innovation.

Nathalie Frosthammer is studying at the Department for Biosciences, this summer she is one of 50 students participating in a research project with a scholarship from UiO:Life Science.

UiO:Life Science established in 2021 a support scheme for interdisciplinary life science courses. Departments and faculties at the University of Oslo are eligible to apply. The scheme has an no deadline, applications can be submitted at any time.

The UNESCO-report on the role of universities and higher education institutions for promoting the agenda 2030 and the UN sustainability goals was officially presented by CBA-leader Dag O. Hessen.

Wednesday 20 April it was time to celebrate the new projects that have completed UiO:Life Science's innovation programme SPARK Norway. At the same time the Vaccibody Innovation Award was presented for the first time.

In 2017, something completely new happened at the University of Oslo, the first convergence environments were created under the auspices of UiO:Life Science. The six interdisciplinary research groups that were selected after a thorough application process were to solve major societal challenges in health and the environment. Wednesday 30 March was the closing event and time to share experience and results.

We invite you to a pleasant gathering for our first convergence environments on Wednesday 30 March in Sophus Lie's auditorium. There will be presentations, panel discussion, mingling and tapas. Everyone who is interested in interdisciplinary research and collaboration is welcome!

Fridtjof Nansen's award for young researchers in science and medicine for 2022 goes to Eivind A. B. Undheim, Associate Professor at Department of Biosciences. He receives the award for excellent research in evolutionary biology.

At the Sustainable Development Goal conference in Bergen yesterday, a CBA-led UNESCO report was launched, on the role of higher education institutions in reaching global sustainability.

Finally, CBA can start planning the actual research in the RCN-funded project BioGov, where we will uncover the biogeochemical processes governing boreal carbon cycling.

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 15 February!

UiO:Life Science will fund 40 educational summer research projects for students between April and September 2022. Students currently enrolled in a bachelor, master or relevant professional degree program at the University of Oslo are eligible to apply. The registration will open Thursday 13 January at 8 am.

MNSU has named Marianne Fyhn from IBV Lecturer of the Year 2021. She was nominated by the Biovitenskapelig Fagutvalg, for her work in making the courses exciting and useful for students.

Every year, IBV's own prizes are awarded. Three prizes were awarded during last year's last zoom general meeting on 18 December 2020. The remaining prizes were awarded at the Christmas party on 2 December 2021.