Stranded killer whale baby had just as high levels of toxic chemicals as adults
New toxic chemicals can be transferred directly from mother to offspring in killer whales. The calf had not eaten anything other than his mother's milk.
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New board members for the University Board
June 7, 2021 5:09 PM
Employees at the university have voted that Finn-Eirik Johansen, Ingrid Lossius Falkum, Elisabeth Garcia Gonzalez and Marianne Midthus Østby will represent them on the University Board.
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SPARK Norway project lays the foundation for a new biotech company
June 3, 2021 1:50 PM
Recently the new biotech company Tribune Therapeutics was established based on research conducted by Ole Jørgen Kaasbøll and Håvard Attramadal. Ole Jørgen Kaasbøll was admitted to UiO:Life Science’ innovation programme SPARK Norway in 2019 and will now assume the role of Chief Scientific Officer in the new company where Georg Vo Beiske, HealthCap has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Tribune Therapeutics aims to develop a treatment for fibrosis.
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Students can register for Covid-19 vaccine
June 1, 2021 3:05 PM
Oslo Municipality is responsible for offering vaccines to those staying in the municipality. This also applies to students who are not in the municipality's population register.
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Looking forward to the application deadline for the new convergence environments
May 28, 2021 2:49 PM
UiO:Life Science will fund six new convergence environments - interdisciplinary research groups that address major challenges within health and environment. The application round began last year and now the deadline for submitting a full application is approaching.
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Our researchers in the media
- - Heller vinterjakt på hjort enn på rådyr June 16, 2021 2:50 PM
- Kan vi vekke dinosaurene fra de døde? June 15, 2021 11:03 AM
- Priser til halvårets fremragende forskningsartikler - høst 2020 June 11, 2021 11:20 AM
- Sosial distansering redder tasmanske djevler fra dødelig kreft June 10, 2021 2:51 PM
Vacancies
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PhD Research Fellow in marine plankton ecology
Department: Department of BiosciencesFaculty: The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesLanguages: EnglishDeadline: Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Please note that vacancies announced in Norwegian only appear at the Norwegian website.
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