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Dr. Grace Shephard, Researcher at PHAB and Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo was invited to the Norwegian Embassy in Canberra, Australia.

Giacomo Roman, project leader for the SPARK Norway project «Autologous cell-based therapy for coagulation factor deficiency» won the poster award at NLS Days 2024 in Malmö.

UiO:Life Science is looking forward to a new operational period and a new strategy adopted for 2025-2029. In this context, our support schemes have been updated. Some have also had their grant amounts increased. Completely new is a one-time call for stimulation funds for FRIPRO applications that we are launching now.

What is good public health and "a good life"? What are the challenges to public health? What solutions can have a positive effect on public health?

Most of the Department of Biosciences at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and parts of the Institute of Oral Biology at the Faculty of Dentistry will move into the new life science building.

Dr. Irena Hajnsek, Professor of Earth Observation and Remote Sensing at ETH Zurich has been awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Oslo. Hajnsek was nominated by the Department of Geosciences, and the creation took place at UiO's annual party on 2 September in the University Aula, Domus Media.

Seven researchers from the University of Oslo (UiO) have been awarded Starting Grants from the European Research Council. These funds are given to researchers early in their career, with highly ambitious research projects that promise to make a significant impact.

Do you have an idea in life sciences that can solve challenges related to human or animal health? Apply for admission to UiO:Life Science' innovation programme SPARK Norway to further develop your idea into new technology, treatment, or solution.

A team of researchers from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has received funding for a center focused on safe and long-term storage of CO₂ in geological formations. The center is led by Henrik H. Svensen from the Department of Geosciences.

18 and 19 September Nordic Life Science Days will take place in Malmø, Sweden. From UiO:Life Science, SPARK Norway will be participating with an unprecedented number of innovation projects and alumni.

Prof. Chong-Yu Xu, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, has been named a Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS in three subject fields, including his main research field, hydrology.

The Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo (UiO) hosted the annual meeting for the research project "Climate change and ecosystems management in Malawi and Tanzania", a NORHED II project. The participants from universities of Oslo, Malawi, Mzuzu, and Dar es Salaam respectively had five rich and productive days in a summery Oslo.

Drone technology and drones from the DroneLab@UiO are used in the research project (CircAgric-GHG) on measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. 

One of the largest European Geosciences conferences, EAGE was hosted by Norway after a long hiatus of 20 years. Geoscientists from Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo were strongly represented at the conference.

The bioscience students Maren Mansika and Marie Kristine Kvendseth Rimstad are well underway with their summer project. They are among 50 students who have been awarded a scholarship by UiO:Life Science to conduct research on a real research project this summer.

The University of Oslo's board has decided to continue the UiO:Life Science initiative for a new five-year period. This will be the third period for the temporary initiative that was established in 2015.

Professor of hydrology, Lena Merete Tallaksen, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo, has been awarded the International Hydrology Prize – the Doodge Medal by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. She is the first in Norway to receive this award.

At a ceremony at the Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Prof. Trond Helge Torsvik received the Wollaston Medal 2024, June 12th 2024 in London. 

Researcher Mohammad Nooraiepour, Department of Geosciences University of Oslo has been awarded the InterPore Rosette medal for 2024 by InterPore. This is awarded to individuals who have contributed significantly to the science of porous media through voluntary and significant efforts.

Senior engineer Kristian Backer-Owe has served the geochemistry community at the Department of Geosciences for a long time. There was a celebration of his 35 years at GEO and a farewell gathering for Kristian on one of his last days in the office.

In 2019, eight convergence environments were established. They were selected after a thorough application process and were to solve major societal challenges in health and the environment. On Thursday 30 May, UiO:Life Science invited to a gathering where representatives from the interdisciplinary research groups shared their experiences and results. Vice-rector Per Morten Sandset opened the event.

The recently Oslo Hydrogen Seminar shed light on hydrogen as a clean energy source with focus on geological hydrogen storage. The seminar was organised by the Dept. of Geosciences' Section for Environmental Geosciences in collaboration with the HySTORM-project and the Uni. of Edinburgh.

In a new study a research team suggests, based on new Earth System Model simulations, that the temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere in the past 8000 years were highly variable on interannual to centennial timescales. The study reveals that this period was not a unique period of climate stability as it is currently often portrayed, and it pinpoints clusters of large volcanic eruptions as a key driver for past climate variations.

A multidisciplinary team of researchers, including PHAB’s Justin Tonti-Filippini and CEED’s Boris Robert, conducted a large paleomagnetic and geochronologic study of 800-million-year-old red beds from South China. In contrast to previous studies in the region, their results suggest that Earth’s geomagnetic field and rotation axis were stable at that time. Their paper was just selected as an Editors’ Highlight in JGR Solid Earth.

Are you curious about interdisciplinary research collaboration? Do you want to learn more about interdisciplinary research leadership in practice? Join us for a pleasant gathering in honour of our second generation convergence environments on Thursday, 30 May in the Sophus Lie Auditorium.