2025

Five projects have completed UiO:Life Science¡¯s innovation programme in health-related life sciences, SPARK Norway.?

Neurodevelopmental conditions,?embryonic development, biodiversity, cancer control, medications,?addiction, mental health and drug delivery?are topics the new convergence environments will explore.

This summer 50 students 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, a poster exhibition, and a prize ceremony.

Academic employees, postdoctoral researchers, PhD students within the life sciences at the UiO can apply for support to strengthen collaboration with international research communities.

Academic employees, postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and student associations at the University of Oslo can apply for support to partially fund open events within the life sciences that align with the strategy of UiO:Life Science.

Do you have an idea in life sciences that could help solve health challenges for humans or animals? Then you can apply for admission to UiO:Life Science's innovation programme SPARK Norway to further develop the idea into new technology, treatment or solution.

Cybernetics student Leonard Sandl?kk Schiller is well underway with his summer project. He is one of 50 students who have received a scholarship from UiO:Life Science to participate in a real research project over a six-week period this summer. We meet him at the Department of Technology Systems in Kjeller, where he is immersing himself in his summer project.

UiO:Life Science has granted 150,000 NOK for the development of the new interdisciplinary course KOS1500 ¨C Bridging Humanities and Medicine for Sustainable Societal Impact ¨C An Introduction to Translational Medical Humanities.

In the autumn of 2024, UiO:Life Sciences announced a new application round for convergence environments. By the application deadline on 27 May, 51 applications were received.

13¨C14 March the first ever SPARK Europe showcase event took place in Birmingham.

UiO:Life Science funds open events?within life sciences.

UiO:Life Science funds activities that strengthen the collaboration with international research environments.

This year, six start-ups and innovation projects participated in the pitching contest taking place at the Norway Life Science Conference.

Five new teams are ready for UiO:Life Science's innovation programme for health-related life sciences, SPARK Norway. The teams will develop their ideas within health-related life sciences for the benefit of patients and society.

The Honours Certificate in Life Science Innovation was offered for the first time at the University of Oslo last year, and already 14 students have successfully completed the programme and earned the certificate.