Knut Mørken was appointed as the new vice-dean at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MN) during an extraordinary faculty board meeting on April 24, 2025. He is currently serving as the deputy dean of the faculty, responsible for education.
Can permafrost and environmental sciences be showcased in a gallery? Do artists and the art scene contribute to scientists and scientific understanding, and vice versa? The answer is yes. The exhibition "A Feeling of Longing That Freezes and Thaws" was a successful collaboration held at Atelier Nord, Oslo.
The Science Library at the University of Oslo (UiO) has now made a significant new acquisition in 2025 of the textbook "Treatise on Geochemistry" as an e-book series. This ensures that staff and students at the Dept. of Geosciences and others have access to an 8-volume digital edition of an important textbook in geosciences and geochemistry.
Norway's largest research project, The Nansen Legacy, has now had its final report approved by the Norwegian Research Council (NFR). The report contains new knowledge, tools, and a strengthened interdisciplinary collaboration among ten institutions during the project period from 2018 to 2024.
13–14 March the first ever SPARK Europe showcase event took place in Birmingham.
Mudflow structures on the Martian surface show a large variety of shapes and unusually long pathways. The red planet's extremely low atmospheric pressure can make the liquid water in the mud unstable, but salinity also plays a role in the mud's formation and flow, according to a new study in Nature Communications.
UiO:Life Science funds open events within life sciences.
UiO:Life Science funds activities that strengthen the collaboration with international research environments.
Is the future of our planet melting before our eyes? Scientists around the world are racing to answer this question, and the new EU funded HORIZON-project – LIQUIDICE – is at the forefront of the mission. Dept of Geosciences, University of Oslo is one of the partners.
This year, six start-ups and innovation projects participated in the pitching contest taking place at the Norway Life Science Conference.
In a new article in JGR: Earth Surface, A research team has used the fantastic dataset from the landslide in Åknes, which is the most monitored mountain area in Norway.
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.
From 11 to 12 February, the Norway Life Science 2025 will take place, with health data and artificial intelligence as the main themes. This year's conference promises to challenge and find solutions for the future, featuring a programme filled with leading experts.
Are you interested in our planet, the solar system, and the cosmos beyond? Welcome to the Kepler seminars! Organised by the Centre for Planetary Habitability, these lectures offer a fascinating opportunity to delve into the frontiers of human knowledge and scientific discovery.
The prize 'Else-Ragnhild Neumann Award for Women in Geosciences' is awarded awarded to women who have made significant contributions to the field of geosciences. This year it goes to Joanna Dziadkowiec from NJORD, University of Oslo.
Professor Emeritus and glaciologist Jon Ove Methlie Hagen at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, has been awarded the Honorary Membership Award by the International Glaciological Society (IGS). The award recognizes individuals with outstanding contributions to the science of glaciology.
Are you a PhD student, postdoc or master's student in life sciences and looking for career opportunities outside academia - then you must sign up for Norway Life Science 2025!
Norway Life Science 2025 brings together the country's leading players in health, life sciences, and artificial intelligence to find solutions that ensure Norway reaps greater benefits from its significant investments in health research.
Welcome to the opening event for the research center: VICCO – VISTA Centre for CO2 Storage in Volcanic-Sedimentary Systems, on Friday, December 6th. The five-year VICCO center is hosted by the Department of Geosciences, UiO.
Six new projects have completed UiO:Life Science's innovation programme in health-related life science, SPARK Norway. One of them won the Vaccibody Innovation Award 2024.
UiO:Life Science funds convergence environments - interdisciplinary research groups that work on major societal challenges within life science related to health, environment, and sustainability.
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences students have chosen Associate Professor Kristina Dunkel as this year's lecturer.
This summer 50 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.
New representatives for the entire Faculty Board are to be elected. You can nominate candidates until October 16.
