Newsletter May 2025

Newsletter from UiO:Life Science
May 2025

Report from Norway Life Science 2025
Oslo Science City has prepared a report summerizing the two-day conference with recommendations from the presentations and the way forward.
This report is intended as a knowledge base and a tool for further action – for the stakeholders who participated and for everyone who wishes to contribute to building a forward-looking and sustainable life sciences nation.
Patenting and Trademarks
Join us for the SPARK Europe Educational Forum on 7 May, where you will learn how to craft an IP roadmap that aligns with your business plan.
We are pleased to welcome Andrew Wright, Patent Attorney and partner at Potter Clarkson, as our guest speaker.
Application for convergence environments – deadline is 27 May
Don't miss the deadline for submitting the full application.
Apply for internationalization support
Academic employees, postdocs, and PhD students at UiO in the life sciences can apply for support to enhance international research collaboration.
Application deadline: 1 June
Conference or other event support
Academic employees and student organizations at UiO can apply UiO:Life Science for funds for partially financing of open events that are in line with the initiative's strategy.
Application deadline: 1 June
Now artists can apply for the artist-in-residence programme
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences invites artists to apply for their programme, REAL art, where they can work creatively together with researchers.
Application deadline: 15 May
Circle U. Seed Funding Scheme 2025
The objective of the funding scheme is to initiate collaboration across the alliance's institutions.
Students, researchers and research administrative staff can apply.
Deadline: 1 October 2025
Calls
- Convergence environments
Deadline full application 27 May - Internationalization support
Deadline: 1 June - Event support
Deadline: 1 June -
Cross-border pilot projects with research infrastructure in life science - HALRIC
Deadline: 30 September - Incentive funding for FRIPRO-applications
Deadline: running - Open call
Deadline: running - Course development support
Deadline: running
Events
- 7 May SPARK Europe Educational Forum: Patenting and Trademarks
- 11–13 June International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology, organizer RITMO
- 16–19 June European Neuroscience Conference in Oslo - FENS Regional Meeting 2025 organizer The Norwegian Neuroscience Society and the Nordic neuroscience societies
- 10–12 August NorDoc PhD Summer School Oslo 2025 organizer University of Oslo
- 10–11 February 2026 Norway Life Science - save the date
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