Norway Life Science 2024 gathers leading actors in health and life science, to find the solutions that will allow Norway to get more in return from the large investments in health research.
This year's iGEM team from the University of Oslo has won the silver medal in the international final in Paris. The student team has worked on a new rapid test to diagnose endometriosis.
Professor Nils Chr. Stenseth has been awarded the prestigious prize: The Prince Albert I Grand Medal Science Section 2023. The prize was awarded by The Oceanographic Institute in Monaco on November 22nd.
Research talents Julien Resseguier and Erna Davydova, from the Department of Biosciences, have received funding for ground-breaking research projects with FRIPRO funds from the Research Council of Norway.
Jonas Paulsen and Cinzia Progida from the Department of Biosciences have received NOK 10,000,000 from the Research Council, to develop nanotechnology and advanced materials for the study of cell response to nuclear deformation.
Nils Chr. Stenseth, Professor at CEES at IBV and former CEES Chair has, together with his co-PIs, been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant funded by the Horizon Europe (HORIZON) programme.
This summer 48 students have gained work experience from a research project with a scholarship from UiO:Life Science. The closure of this year's summer projects was celebrated with presentations, poster exhibition and prize ceremony.
A record number of 63 applications were submitted when UiO advertised the innovation funds this year. 23 projects have been granted funding from the rector's office to develop solutions to meet societal needs. We congratulate all the research groups.
Students can apply for up to NOK 25 000 for their innovation projects from the new fund the Students Entrepreneurship Fund in Oslo (SEFiO). The University of Oslo is a member of SEFiO through the UiO Growth House.
Companies that want to offer summer jobs through the internship programme supported by the UiO Growth House, can now sign up to attend in 2024. We hope to offer as many students as possible a summer job through the programme. Companies with fewer than ten employees can apply for co-funding of positions.
Full score for doctoral candidate Emilie Hernes Vereide at this year's Research Grand Prix in Bergen, as she received 18 out of 18 points for her lecture on how anthropogenic sound in the ocean affects zooplankton.
The innovation conference Science Impact gathered researchers from academia, hospitals and the institute sector and representatives from start-ups and larger companies.? See pictures from the event.
The emeriti at the Department of Biosciences are a highly valued resource, and they have now got new premises in the Kristine Bonnevies House. The new offices are bright and pleasant, and all of the furniture is recycled.
Are you a master's student and want to pursue a career in innovation and entrepreneurship? Now you can apply for admisson to the newly established honours certificate in Life Science Innovation. The application deadline is 15 October. Start-up will be January 2024.
A model of the value chain for the health industry will help shed light on bottlenecks on the way from research and ideas to pharmaceuticals, medical devices or digital therapies that are exported and sold globally. It will help us prioritise when we are to build a sustainable Norwegian health industry in line with the government's new road map for the health industry. The university is an important contributor in many parts of the value chain.
Five promising researchers at the University of Oslo have been awarded ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council. The projects showcase the breadth of UiO's disciplines, ranging from sustainability and marginalization to plasma accelerators and sleep.
New Norwegian record with two bronze medals in the international Biology Olympiad, one for Jaesung Shin and the other for Karoline Ravlo-Losvik. Congratulations!
You can either have a guided tour with one of the hosts, or use our brand new audio guide.
The prestigious researcher organization EMBO has announced their new members in 2023.
Now students who want to pursue a career in innovation and entrepreneurship can take an honours certificate in Life Science Innovation. From 15 September it will possible to apply for admission, the application deadline is 15 October. The studies will start in January 2024.
The University Library's collection contains a lot of LGBTQ+ literature. Here we present subject books and fiction related to lgbtq+ themes, gender and sexuality.
Are you a researcher with an innovative idea for a new product, service, solution or technology based on your research, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The application deadline was 31 August. Now we are evaluating the applications.
Learn from experienced entrepreneurs, leaders and academics how to develop your own research idea into a company. Apply for admission to the fall course in entrepreneurship in healthcare. The School of Health Innovation covers all costs.
This is the first book dedicated to compiling state-of-the-art visualization in porous materials.
The book serves as a reference for teachers, scientists, and engineers working with porous materials. Many of the contributors are affiliated with PoreLab and the Njord Centre.
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