Previous events

Har vi nok mat i Norge i framtida? Og er den trygg?

Guy Bradley (Univ. of Cardiff)

M.Sc. Aminata Shamit Koroma at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis ¡°Integrated Nutritional and Healthcare Interventions to Combat Maternal Undernutrition and Enhance Infant Birth Outcomes in Resource-Limited Rural Sierra Leone¡± for the degree of Dr.Philos (Doctor Philosophiae).

How can we develop unconditional relationships with earth?

This presentation explores dual language programs in the U.S. and their potential to promote social justice for U.S. Latinos.

M.Sc. Andrea Mathisen Bratsberg at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis ¡°On variable selection in high-dimensional omics data in the presence of latent variables¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Department seminar. Alison Andrew is an Associate Professor of Economics (without tenure) at the University of Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow at Trinity College, Oxford. She will present the paper "Flexibility versus Performance: The Determinants of Labor Contracts in Nairobi, Kenya" (written with Nathan Barker, Inbar Amit, Rob Garlick, Kate Orkin, and Carolyne Nekesa).

In this seminar, Professor Frank Weigelt will outline the central functional principles of the system of Arabic politeness formulas and explore the religious and cultural foundations on which it rests. His analysis will focus on the dialect of Damascus.

How can the varied approaches more common in creative practice help those of us in the humanities who are struggling with disciplinary placement in an undisciplined age?

Philosophical Seminar with Rob Simpson

Department seminar. Jan Knoepfle is an Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Queen Mary University of London. He will present the paper ¡°Competitive Sequential Screening¡± (written with Ian Ball and Deniz Kattwinkel).

Learn more about the process of translating academic research into successful ventures from a highly experienced life science executive.

We will explore how to harness AI¡¯s potential responsibly, prevent misuse, and safeguard the principles of transparency, reproducibility, and ethical conduct in research.

The conference considers how the intersections between modern art and medicine have been curated in the past and are being curated today. The conference is a collaboration with MUNCH, and partners in Canada and USA.

In this open lecture, Professor Kim Bennell will talk about the future of osteoarthritis managemen.

Cand.med. Karen Eline Stensby Bains at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis ¡°The effect of maternal use of snus in pregnancy on infant lung function¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Elisabeth Gjefsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis ¡°Chronic low back pain; Modic changes and inflammation¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Department seminar. Stanislav Avdeev is a PhD student in Economics, University of Amsterdam. He will present the paper "University as a Melting Pot: Long-term Effects of Internationalization."

M.Sc. Maria Jensberg Leirbakk at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis ¡°Development of a salutogenic early intervention home visiting program integrated in public child health clinic service in a multiethnic population in Norway¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Karl Farrugia at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies will defend his dissertation Representations of the Muslim Other in Old Norse Literature,1050-1350 for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

Master Paul Sbertoli-Nielsen at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages will defend his dissertation How do we do listening across languages and cultures? Structurally aligning with projected continuation in Norwegian and in Peninsular Spanish for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

M.Sc. Elin Hjorth-Johansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis ¡°Evaluation of the Heart Observation app ¨C A mixed method study¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. H?kon H?ydal Nestvold at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis ¡°Long-term prescription opioid use: Associated risk factors and outcomes¡± for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

This presentation explores methodological and ethical approaches to researching family language policies in multilingual migratory contexts such as Switzerland, highlighting collaborative strategies for Spanish language maintenance in Swiss bilingual preschools.