Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo welcomes all staff and students to the 2024 autumn semester, including the ten exchange students from Gaza who we are warmly welcoming this semester. A special welcome also to the new Faculty Director and the new Head of Section for Finance.
The management column
Editorials and other articles for MED-nytt, the newsletter from the faculty management. Note that these articles are translations that are published with a slight delay from the publication of the Norwegian version.
The Office of the Dean wishes you all a good summer and recaps on the status of 2024 thus far.
Participants from Klinmed, IMB and NCMM have joined together in a broad collaboration to establish the new technology platforms in the Life Science Building. Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation Jan Bjålie talks about how far this work has progressed now that the building is clearly starting to take shape.
Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus Løberg talks about the good experiences from students who are now returning from Campus South, and about two new student groups who will be starting there next semester. Module four will be held in Southern Norway for the first time.
Vice-Dean Grete Dyb hopes to see some of our doctoral research fellows at the NorDoc Summer School in Finland. She also talks about the faculty’s skills development initiative for researchers and academic supervisors.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about the important collaboration the faculty has with the health deans at the BOTT universities and with other health deans in The Guild. Good collaboration in all forms, both internally and externally, is an important prerequisite for research and education at the faculty.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about what is happening at the Faculty. A strike is under way, it will soon be summer, and we are working to ensure that UiO is as safe as possible in every way. MED must be a good place to study and work for everyone.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo welcomes Hanna Ekeli as the new faculty director over the summer and informs about the last part of the process regarding the study of possible co-organisation with the Faculty of Dentistry.
Dean of Research Jan Bjaalie, who sits on Sikt’s portfolio board for research and knowledge resources, explains the transition that is taking place to the new Norwegian knowledge archive, which will go live in June.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo explains what is going on at the faculty during another hectic spring.
The Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation, Jan Bjålie, provides great advice on how to approach the RCN’s new call for AI centres.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about what is happening at the Faculty. Last week’s breakfast seminar on Women’s Health was fully booked and shed light on a number of key issues.
Guest post: Professor Eivind Engebretsen is head of SUSTAINIT. He says that the unit’s task is to contribute to research and education that promotes sustainable health.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about the presentation of the faculty’s Teaching Award and that the HELP and Sustainit units have changed their positions in the organisation. Read also about Research Days, the Research Grand Prix, construction work at Domus Medica and the seminar on women’s health.
The University of Oslo has conducted a survey among all those who completed a degree at the University in the period from autumn 2018 to spring 2023. The pro-deans of studies summarise the results for MED.
Guest post: Tony Sandset, chair of the faculty’s LIM Committee, writes about major plans for strengthening the work on equality, inclusion and diversity at the faculty in connection with a major grant from the Research Council of Norway’s Balance+ programme.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about what is happening at the faculty. The results are now available from the ARK survey, the Dean will present the first teaching award and, not least, she wishes everyone a well-deserved Easter holiday.
Pro-Dean of Research and Innovation Jan Bjaalie explains the changes regarding applications for FRIPRO announcements. He encourages anyone thinking about applying to seize the opportunity and get help from the faculty’s skilled research advisors. Deadline 22 April.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo discusses what is happening at the faculty. This time, her attention is on International Women's Day on Friday.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about what is happening at the faculty. This time, she talks specifically about the collaboration with NTNU at Campus Innlandet.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about what is happening at the faculty. You will soon receive the ARK survey in your inbox. You should answer the survey.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about what is happening at the faculty. The new year brings new opportunities.
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo wishes everyone a Happy New Year and talks about important and exciting issues facing us in 2024.
The Faculty will gather at Domus Bibliotheca
Here is Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo and the rest of the Faculty Management’s summary of 2023. They would like to thank you for your efforts this year and would like to wish all staff and students a very Merry Christmas!
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo will share updates on the activities happening at the faculty. The annual plan is ready to be presented in the faculty board meeting. New board representatives. Save the date on January 17th from 15:00 to 17:00! The faculty will gather at Domus Bibliotheca: Future Healthcare: What do we do when we run out of people?