Oslo Life Science Conference 12–18 February 2021
Welcome to Oslo Life Science 2021! Five days of thematic events related to research in life sciences and sustainability for everyone interested in research, education, innovation, business and politics in life sciences. The sixth Oslo Life Science conference will be mainly digital. The conference is open to everyone and free to attend.
Main event «Life sciences and global societal challenges» 
Using Covid-19 as an example, we focus on the role of life sciences in understanding and solving global societal challenges. - What experiences have we gained one year after the pandemic started? Which research projects are implemented to prevent new pandemics in the future? What measures can we take to be prepared for a new global pandemic? And what efforts are taken to stop the COVID-19 pandemic globally?
...and many other exciting conference events on life sciences
Event and workshops mainly for researchers, including students, PhDs and postdocs, and industry, but open to all:
- 12 February Darwin Day 2021: Evolution and medicine
- 15 February What is consciousness and how can we study it empirically?
- 16 February Can we make a conscious robot? If so, should we?
- 17 February Precision psychiatry: Combining big data with stem cells
- 17 February The Promise of Artificial Gametes
- 17 February Debating Life, Death and Organ Donation
For students, PhDs and postdocs at UiO and NMBU:
- 16 February Young Talents - career opportunities beyond academia
The registration opens 14 January kl. 08:00.
For pupils in high schools:
- 18 February Boys and life sciences. The registration opens in January.
For all:
- 15 February Concert: The Lapse of time
- 15-18 February Exhibition: Pharmaceutical Time Travels: From Ancient Plant Remedies to Modern Medicines at the University Square
- 16 February Lockdown! - What effect has the closure of society had on life?
Important deadlines - funding of convergence environments
UiO:Life Science has announced a new call for applications for funding of convergence environments. If you missed the information meetings earlier in December, you can download the presentation here (PDF). By 21 January you should sign up for a mandatory workshop organized on Thursday 18 February and 2 March and create a scientific profile. See the call
Calls from UiO:Life Science
- Researchers can provide summer project for
students – deadline 1 February. - Students can apply for summer projects – registration opens 14 January at 8 AM.
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Internationalization – deadline 1 March 2021
For academic employees, post docs and PhD students at UiO - Open call for researchers at all units at UiO – no deadline
- Funding of new convergence environments - create scientific profile and sign up for workshop - participation mandatory - by 21 January.
Events in 2021
- 27 January SPARK Norway Educational forum
- 12 February Darwin Day 2021
- 15-18 February Oslo Life Science 2021
- 18 February Workshop - funding of convergence environments
- 2 March Workshop - funding of convergence environments
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