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Research and public discourse about reproductive technologies tend to emphasize the experiences and practices of women. This seminar explores how men are implicated as users of emergent reproductive technologies.

Department seminar. Torsten Persson is Professor of Economics at Stockholm University and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. He will present the paper: “The Political Economics of Green Transitions”.

The religious landscape of Taiwan is made of a large variety of denominations. Buddhism, Daoism, Yiguandao, and also Christianity, Islam, aboriginal religions: These are just some of the faces of Taiwanese religion. These beliefs and practices also appear in society in different forms and on several platforms.

In today's school, much of the emphasis is on competitiveness, confidence and equality. But what about humility, asks Liz Jackson?

Velkommen til Arabiske Filmdager og samtale om politisk satire med “Midtøstens Jon Stewart”!

In this DynamiTE lunchtime seminar, Jamie Draper will be presenting his paper ‘Climate Change and Territorial Sovereignty’.

Join us for a conversation on the state of journalism, human rights and freedoms in the age of rising Hindu nationalism in India.

Cand.oecon. Asbjørn Goul Andersen at Department of Economics will defend his thesis "Essays on inequality, health and housing policy" for the PhD degree.

Join us for the book launch of The Modern Arabic Bible: Translation, Dissemination and Literary Impact, exploring how nahda translations of the Bible transformed Arabic language and literature. Rana Issa discusses her book, published by Edinburgh University Press in 2023, in conversation with Ingeborg Amadou Fossestøl.

Cand.psychol. Trine Waage Rygvold vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden Ph.D: 

Non-invasive measures of long-term potentiation (LTP)-like plasticity in humans – examining cross-modal generalizability
and functional significance.

The actress, director and producer Agnete Haaland shares her reflections on the intersection between performance practice and academic study of Henrik Ibsen's works and stage legacy.

Department seminar. Joonas Tuhkuri is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Stockholm University He will present the paper: "New Evidence on the Effect of Technology on Employment and Skill Demand".

Sayragul Sauytbay will give unique insight into what is happening in Xinjiang concentration camps, and what the Communist Party's ideology and strategy is.

Cand. med. Kim Magnus Advocaat Sandberg Endre at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Atopic dermatitis in infancy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

How can a sighting of a non-existent island prove in fact to be true? Grace Shephard (University of Oslo) explores the intersection of polar exploration, Arctic rocks, and deep time in the Arctic Ocean.

Elena Dahlberg (Uppsala University)

Department seminar. Tore Ellingsen is  Professor of Economics at Stockholm School of Economics. He will present the paper: "A Model of Social Duties".

Taiwan as the cradle of Austronesian expansion is a widely accepted hypothesis. This lecture discusses the significance of Taiwan as an island.

Mag.rer.soc.oec. Anna Pauls at Department of Economics will defend the thesis "Misaligned interests and uncertainty. - Essays on environmentally friendly behaviour, authoritarian rule, and coercion" for the PhD degree.

M.Sc. Unn Beate Salberg at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Biopsy- and imaging-based biomarkers in prostate cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Seman Kedir Ousman at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Social Determinants and Maternal Health Care Utilization in Ethiopia: Risk and Protective Factors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

An interdisciplinary seminar aimed at scholars and students, supported by UiO Faculty of Humanities and the Young Academy of Norway.

In this lecture, Matthew Fuller (Goldsmiths University) will discuss "investigative aesthetics", or the role of sensing and sense-making in investigative practices in art, journalism and law.

MSc Kristin Jeppestøl at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Acute functional decline in older home nursing care patients: Using the Modified Early Warning Score to support clinical reasoning and decision-making in community care. A mixed methods study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).