Editorial: Congratulations on your PhD!
Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo talks about her first doctoral conferment as Dean.
“This impressive ceremony demonstrates the great breadth and the significance of the important research work being done at our outstanding all-round university,” says the Dean. The Faculty of Medicine produces by far the largest number of doctoral degrees at the University of Oslo. The theses in medicine cover a wide range of topics – this time in psychiatry, surgery, internal medicine, immunology, cancer, neuroscience, women and children, social medicine and public health. Read the full Editorial
The management Column
Ensuring a good start for our teachers
Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus Løberg is planning a programme to improve the teaching at the Faculty and invites students and staff to an open input meeting on 4 May from 2 PM to 4 PM. “We want to learn from the best teams here at the Faculty and the University, in order to develop an offering that will benefit even more people,” says the Pro-Dean of Studies.
Read more – and don’t forget to put the meeting in your diary (4 May, 2 PM)
The NorDoc summer school, the postdoctoral programme and Ukraine grants
Vice-Dean for Research and Researcher Education Grete Dyb has recently been elected as chair of Nordic Doctoral Training in Health Sciences (NorDoc). She encourages everyone who can to attend the NorDoc summer school, which this year is on antibiotic resistance. You can also read more about the postdoctoral programme courses and the call for applications for Ukraine grants. Welcome to the academic gathering on the situation in Ukraine on 14 September.
Read the full story in the management column.
How can we contribute to the sector’s two new social missions?
Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation Jan Bjaalie addresses the two new social missions defined in the government’s long-term plan for research and higher education. How can your research contribute to fulfilment of the government’s social missions? Would you consider contributing to a panel to work on some suggestions as to how MED can contribute?
Read the full story in the management column.
Receiving NOK 8 million from the Norwegian Cancer Society to outsmart tumours
In his project, Tor Erik Rusten is aiming to find out which molecular and cellular mechanisms steer cell competition. The ultimate goal is to be able to stop the progression of cancer.
“We would like to congratulate Tor Erik Rusten and his team on this exciting and well-deserved grant. This shows that over time investments in basic research yield high-quality results,” says Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation Jan Bjaalie.
Read the full story in Norwegian on the Department’s website.
The Fridtjof Nansen Award for outstanding research
Professor Ole Andreassen receives this prestigious award for his outstanding research in psychiatric molecular genetics. The award will be presented by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters on Wednesday, 3 May.
“We are thrilled to congratulate Ole A. Andreassen on the Fridtjof Nansen Award for outstanding research,” says Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation Jan Bjaalie. “His long-term, thorough research in psychiatric molecular genetics deserves the recognition that this award brings!”
Read the full story in Norwegian on the Department’s website.
Studies
Doing fieldwork during your master’s degree
Students on the master’s programme in International Community Health at the University of Oslo spend a full semester doing fieldwork. Learn more about Professor Heidi Fjeld’s fieldwork in South Asia.
Information for employees
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Mailbox for feedback to the management at MED: Do you have a great idea? Or feedback that could be useful for the faculty management? Use the online form to submit your feedback and ideas. The mailbox is a trial project that will run until summer 2023. All feedback will be read but individual responses will not be sent. We collect contact details in case we want to invite you to tell us more about your idea. Keep an eye on MED-nytt for updates about feedback to management.
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UiO: Energy saving at UiO. Updated information on initiatives.
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War in Ukraine: Ukraine – University of Oslo
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Do you smell your armpits? How do we perceive our own and other people’s body odours? Spend 10 minutes helping researchers at IMB investigate this fascinating topic. The study is headed by Professor Uta Sailer of the Department of Behavioural Medicine. -
Participate in the Omega-3PT study
Would you like to participate in a study to investigate how omega-3 intake affects fat levels? The project is headed by Professor Stine M. Ulven at the Department of Nutrition at the University of Oslo.
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Do you have an ERC application up your sleeve? The European Research Council (ERC) funds researchers both during the early stages of their careers and when they become more established. An ERC grant provides researchers with the opportunity to pursue their own research ideas for five years, and they are some of the most prestigious grants that can be awarded to researchers.
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Build yourself up for Horizon Europe The EU Horizon Europe framework programme offers many funding opportunities relating to health research.
Research news
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Medisinbloggen: The adolescent brain – from feelings to reason in Norwegian by Anne Margrethe Myhre. Human development can be divided into many different areas that take place in different phases of life. During the teenage years, the development of emotions, intellectual capacity, social functioning and identity is especially important.
Klinmed: Severe COVID-19 may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease av Julie Nybakk Kvaal
Patients who have been hospitalised with severe COVID-19 have permanent changes in their cholesterol 3 months after recovery, according to a new study. This can increase their risk of developing heart disease later in life.
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