THE WEEK — Casting Light on Careers
Kick off the year by putting your academic skills into focus, growing your network, and discovering new career opportunities. Don’t miss THE WEEK, 11–14 January 2027.
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About THE WEEK
THE WEEK is a career week for early career researchers who want to develop their skill set and explore new career opportunities. The programme offers a wide range of courses designed to provide practical tools, techniques, and insights to support your career development.
The full programme is still under development. Registration will open soon, with courses aimed at giving you inspiration, direction, and a solid foundation ahead of the career fair at the end of the week.
As in previous years, the week also includes a social event. Expect an evening with engaging conversations, a quiz, short pop science talks, and food throughout the night.
More information will be shared soon.
THE WEEK is organised by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Dentistry, the Natural History Museum, the Faculty of Social Sciences, dScience, and the Science Library.
Practical information
- THE WEEK will take place 11th - 14th January 2027.
- The venue is Vilhelm Bjerknes' hus (Moltke Moes vei 35), Georg Sverdrups hus (Moltke Moes vei 39), and Kristine Bonnevies hus (Blindernveien 31).
- This event is primarily intended for PhD Candidates, Postdoctoral Fellows and Early Career Researchers
- All courses and the career fair are free to attend. Participants must sign up for each course they wish to attend individually.
Contact
If you have questions about THE WEEK, feel free to contact us by email:
the-week@mn.uio.no
Career Fair 2026
The career fair in January 2026 was a success, featuring a wide range of company stands and valuable opportunities to network and connect with potential employers.
Are you an organisation looking for talent?
Join our Career Fair and gain direct access to Norway’s — and especially the University of Oslo’s — crème de la crème of PhD Candidates, Postdoctoral Fellows and Early Career Researchers. This is a rare opportunity to recruit talent with deep academic expertise and a strong innovation focus.
What your organisation will gain
- Deep subject‑matter expertise and critical thinking: Candidates solve complex, novel problems and assess uncertainty in a rigorous, scholarly manner.
- Ability to challenge the status quo: Researchers bring fresh perspectives that can reshape established workflows and create competitive advantages.
- Advanced quantitative skills and data analysis: Proficiency in statistics, machine learning, modeling and working with large datasets — ready to be applied to real business cases.
- Independent project leadership: Experience in planning, budget management, tracking progress and delivering outcomes under uncertainty.
- Research methodology and experimental design: Systematic approaches to testing, validation and reproducibility that support robust implementation of new solutions.
- Communication and interdisciplinary collaboration: Ability to make complex knowledge accessible to non‑experts and to work effectively in mixed teams.
- Innovation orientation and idea development: Generating new approaches, improving processes and identifying research‑based business opportunities.
In short
By participating you gain exclusive access to highly sought‑after research talent from UiO — a scarce resource that can meet both your immediate recruitment needs and form the basis for long‑term research and innovation collaborations. Currently, this unique opportunity is only available at the University of Oslo.
Slice of Science 2026
Slice of Science was the social part of THE WEEK 2026. Twelve early career researchers gave short, four-minute talks aimed at a broad audience. The programme combined presentations with pizza and a quiz. Great presenters and fantastic crowd. See highlights below.
Images from THE WEEK 2026
