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These fungi have more than 17,000 sexes

Fungi of the genus Trichaptum have a mating system where thousands of mating types give them a much better chance of finding a compatible partner.

Fungi don’t have eyes, ears or other organs to help them, but a group of fungi have a much more intricate mating system that almost guarantees success when they send their spores out searching for a mate.

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Meet the library at Frederikkeplassen! Aug. 17, 2022 8:55 AM

August 24 is UiOs Sustainability Day. The University library is bringing its library bike, books and effects to Frederikkeplassen. Meet us there!
Welcome to the library! Aug. 16, 2022 9:00 AM

How do I borrow books, when is it open, do you have a printer, and how can I get free access to my syllabus? Here are the answers to everything you know you need to know.
Special feature of PNAS on The Gregor Johann Mendel and Evolutionary Biology Special Feature Aug. 8, 2022 10:58 AM

Nils Chr. Stenseth, Leif Andersson, and Hopi E. Hoekstra organized a special feature of PNAS.
Bronze medal in the International Biology Olympiad Aug. 3, 2022 10:52 AM

The four Norwegian participants in this year's International Biology Olympiad all made an honorable effort, but Ole Einar Dalen was a notch ahead of the others.

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24 Aug.

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Covid-19, sustainability and everyday life: Reflections on practice-based approaches to consumption under disruption

1:00 PM, Zoom and Glød seminar room, SUM.

25 Aug.

PhD and Postdoc Breakfast Club: An introduction to EU Grants Relevant to Young Researchers

8:30 AM, HumSam-biblioteket i Georg Sverdrups hus

25 Aug.

Arne Næss Symposium 2022 - Day 1

6:00 PM, Gamle Festsal

26 Aug.

Digital Frukost: Next generation bioinformatics

8:45 AM, Streamed

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Our researchers in the media

Dette skjer i Arendal onsdag Aug. 17, 2022 12:26 AM
Statssekretær Oddmund L. Hoel stilles til veggs kl. 1700 - om regjeringens plan for høyere utdanning. Ellers: Fagskoler, industri og det grønne skiftet.
Stor aktivitet i Unio-teltet i Arendal Aug. 16, 2022 8:12 PM
- Må spille hverandre gode Aug. 16, 2022 5:29 PM
Dette er en miljøkatastrofe Aug. 15, 2022 10:14 AM
Torske-gener er ikke kartlagt slik som villaksens gener. Man vet ikke i hvilken grad den enkelte fjord har sin torskefamilie. Og, dette er ikke gjort for noen av de andre fiskeslagene heller.

Vacancies

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Marine biodiversity and Machine Learning
Department: Department of Biosciences
Faculty: The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Languages: English
Deadline: Sunday, August 21, 2022
Researcher in Comparative Genomics
Department: Department of Biosciences
Faculty: The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Languages: English
Deadline: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Researcher in T cell biology
Department: Department of Biosciences
Faculty: The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Languages: English
Deadline: Thursday, September 15, 2022

Please note that vacancies announced in Norwegian only appear at the Norwegian website.

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