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“The new year is now well under way, and there’s lots going on, with teaching, research, administrative work and meetings taking place all around the faculty,” says Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo.
She also reports on the faculty's meeting on the future of healthcare, the start of studies, department dialogue meetings and a welcome event for new employees, and she encourages you to attend a seminar on gender equality and diversity.
News from MED
A boost for diversity, equality and inclusion at MED
The faculty's Action Plan for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is now in place. The faculty’s LIM committee and Helsam’s working group on racism, discrimination and health are now organising a seminar to discuss ways forward. Come to the seminar and have your say. Read the full story on the website.
Studies
Exam success for students during the pandemic
Creating a fair exam schedule for second year medical students was a challenging process during the pandemic. A study now shows that it was a success.
Read more on the department’s website
A mother’s scream – a travel letter from an exchange student
A woman's heartbreaking scream can be heard across the Paediatric Department. You don't need to have heard it before to understand what it means. Medical student Julie Ytre-Eide, who also works at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education (SHE), writes about her experiences from her exchange at the University of Gothenburg this autumn.
Read more on the SHE website in Norwegian..
Briefings
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Tell us what you think of IT at UiO. What do you think of IT at UiO? In January last year, UiO established a new IT organization. The goal of the reorganization was to provide better IT services to everyone at UiO, offer better support, and be more responsive to requests and feedback. Please let us know what you think.
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The UiO Winter Activities Day, Thursday February 15th, 2024. The winter activities day is an annual event, organized by UiOBIL, and offered to all employees of UiO. Participation on the day must be registered and approved by the nearest supervisor.
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The Action Plan for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion 2023-2026 has been published in Norwegian and English.
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In February, the entire faculty will complete the higher education sector’s working environment and working climate survey (ARK). The survey will be sent out to everyone on Monday, 12 February. Here's what you need to know about ARK.
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External cultural activities for employees: Discounts on theatre performances and concerts are available to UiO employees. Enjoy discounted prices and take the youngest of the family to see HC Andersen’s The Nightingale at the National Theatre. The last performance will be in March.
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Keep up to date with the study into the possibility of a shared organisational structure for the Faculty of Dentistry and the Faculty of Medicine (page in Norwegian). Please contact the work group if you have any input.
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Excavation work at Domus Medica, keep updated on information from the Norwegian Hospital Construction Agency and phase plans.
Management meetings
Leadership Forum: Overview of meeting dates. The next meeting is on Tuesday 20 February. Agenda items and documents may be submitted until 12:00 on the last Thursday before the meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting can be found here.
Overview of Faculty Board meetings and IDF meeting in 2024 (PDF) with deadlines, page in Norwegian. Next meeting is on 12 March. The agenda and minutes can be found here.
University Board meetings in 2024. The meetings are live-streamed and open to anyone who would like to attend. The next meeting takes place on 6 February.
Oportunities and Deadlines
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See all important deadlines regarding applications for research funding in Funding opportunities
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Keep track of the annual cycle for award announcements. There are currently lots of important announcements with tight deadlines. Nominate your outstanding partners and colleagues!
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Open call for proposals from UiO:Life Science: Support for initiatives at UiO that are compatible with UiO’s life science strategy for research, innovation and education, with the goal of securing and strengthening international competitiveness in life science.
Courses and events
See the University of Oslo’s course calendar for an overview of all available courses. See also updated overviews of courses from UiO:IT and the Medical and Science Library.
- The postdoctoral programme’s course overview has been updated. The first courses start in March, but you can apply now. We recommend that all postdoctoral fellows at MED complete these courses that can help and support future careers.
6 February between 16:30 - 20:00. Put the date of the seminar in your calendars: “An anti-racist medical faculty?” organised by the faculty’s Committee for Gender Equality and Diversity.
- 7. February: Course in Panopto without Canvas. A powerful teaching tool that makes it easier for students to participate in online classes.
- 8 February: dScience Lunch Seminar at Blindern with Emily Burger (Helsam): Set Priorities for Cancer Prevention Policy: The Role of Disease Simulation Modeling
- 13 and 14 February: Norway Life Science Conference 2024: Unlocking the Potential of Health Data. Registration is open.
- On 15 February, the faculty will be contributing to this year’s event ‘Boys and Life Sciences’. An inspirational day for boys. Students from biology, psychology, pharmacy, clinical nutrition and medicine will be talking about their subjects.
About reasearch
You can also follow what is happening at the Faculty of Medicine via facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram..
IMB: Putting animals to sleep can give veterinarians suicidal thoughts. Helene Seljenes Dalum has carried out research on what causes veterinarians to have suicidal thoughts. In June, she completed her doctorate at IMB, which brought her a little nearer to discovering the reasons behind the statistics.
Helsam: Researching waste from the health sector (Article in Norwegian)
"If the health sector were a country, it would be the fifth largest source of carbon dioxide emissions on the planet.”
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edisinbloggen: Brain diseases affect men and women differently in Norwegian by Claudia Barth, Hannah Oppenheimer, Arielle Crestol and Ann-Marie G. de Lange. What would our health services be like if more research was done on health and gender differences? We take a look at gender differences in diseases that affect the brain.
Apollon: Innovating artificial intelligence. (article in Norwegian) Today's artificial intelligence has many weaknesses. It can make mistakes. It says nothing about the unknown. And it consumes far too much energy. Researchers are now in the process of solving these problems.
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