Upcoming events
The Science Studies Colloquium Series is announcing qualification scholarships for this semester, with a deadline on 1 June. We appreciate help in spreading information to relevant persons.
The Science Studies Colloquium Series is announcing master scholarships for this semester, with a deadline on 1 June. We appreciate help in spreading information to relevant persons.
Department seminar. Aude Pommeret is a Professor at Université Savoie Mont Blanc and associate researcher at OFCE. She will present the paper "Fueling the energy transition with fossil (not quite) stranded assets" (written with Francesco Ricci).
Cand.med. Einar Sjaastad Nordén at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Neprilysin inhibition in the therapy of heart failure” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Patrick R. H. Steinmetz, deputy director at the Michael Sars Centre in Bergen, will present his work: "Win some, lose some: The cellular basis of food-dependent body plasticity in a sea anemone".
MSc Ingvild Beathe Myrhaugen Tjelmeland at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The Power of Registries. What medical quality registries reveal about cardiac arrest and the insights registry data can provide” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
An interdisciplinary workshop for bachelor and master students interested in learning and discussing about social discrimination in Norway
Peder Roberts (Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo) will give a talk for the Science Studies Colloquium Series.
Department seminar. Nikhil Vellodi is an Assistant Professor at the Paris School of Economics. He will present the paper "A Theory of Self-Prospection" (written with Polina Borisova).
Philosophical Seminar with Jens Timmermann
In this talk, Pak Man Au presents his findings from his Master project on implicit bias in Norwegian educational spaces against foreign names.
Cand.med. Cathrine Abrahamsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Individual Challenge Inventory Tool: A new approach to managing patients with persistent physical symptoms in primary care" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Ingvild Tomren at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies will defend her dissertation Emboldening the Ordinary in the Egyptian Nah?a. A Mass Musical Manifesto for the degree doctor philosophiae (PhD).
Cand.psychol. Ketil Berge Lunde at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Deliberate Self-Harm (DSH) in Young Adults: Patient Characteristics, Follow-Up Psychiatric Care, and Repetition Risk in Norwegian Public Healthcare” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
The IKOS East Asia Group and the Center for Religion and Politics invite you to a joint reading seminar and lunch seminar. Our guests will be Dr. Levi McLaughlin from North Carolina State University and Dr. Erica Baffelli from University of Manchester.
Cand.med. Silke Lauren Sommen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Immunological underpinnings of long-lasting symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection in adolescents and young adults” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Eivind Moe Hammersmark will give a trial lecture for the position of Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics. The topic will be announced.
Vibeke Pihl (Roskilde University) will give a talk for the Science Studies Colloquium Series.
Critical theory has long argued that therapeutic culture, whether it is the wellness wave or alternative medicine, reinforces and channels capitalism’s demands for human productivity. Suvi Salmenniemi thinks otherwise.
Department seminar. Magnus Irie is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University.
Cand.med. Rebecca Rootwelt Winther at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Surgery for Brain Metastases. Survival, clinical, and patient reported outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Mary Elizabeth Neff at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas will defend her dissertation Challenging the Metaphor Deficit: Unpacking Children’s ‘Literally Biased’ Communicative Development for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
Master Kristine ?deby Haugan at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History will defend her dissertation An Archaeology of Nordic Seasonality. Urban life shaped by seasonal rhythm in Oslo 1100–1400 for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).
M.Phil. in Economics Erlend Magnussen Fleisje at the Department of Economics will defend his thesis "Essays on the Economics of Education" for the Ph.d. degree.
The first meeting of the Nordic Network for Critical Theory will be taking place at the University of Oslo on 26-27 May 2025.