Monday 13 December, the government introduced new Covid-19 measures. – I am happy that the university can remain open. The measures have little consequence for UiO, as we already largely adhere to what is in the new regulations and recommendations from the government, says Rector Svein Stølen.
Social distancing of 1 metre is back, there are further restrictions on events, but our reading rooms have good capacity, and exams will be held as planned until Christmas.
Mandatory face masks when it is not possible to uphold social distancing, more use of home office where possible, and restrictions on events are among the new measures.
Students and staff who are ill are asked to stay at home and get tested if showing symptoms. UiO adapts its activities to the infection situation and follows national and local recommendations.
In an issue of the Norwegian journal Naturen published today, researchers from CBA present their work to the general public. Topics include climate modelling, browning of the Arctic and freshwater resources, thawing of permafrost, bacterial communities in lakes and pollution effects on green plants and much more.
Medication use during pregnancy, healthy aging, cancer, organoid technology, fibrosing diseases and cognitive function throughout life. These are societal challenges that will be examined by new interdisciplinary life science research groups at the University of Oslo.
UiO:Life Science funds convergence environments – interdisciplinary research groups that address major challenges within health and environment.
Nicolas Valiente Parra, postdoctoral fellow at CBA, has published a new study in the journal Science of the Total Environment about nitrate removal pathways in a highly saline lake.
Centre of biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene's annual meeting happened last week, with many great talks and good discussions about future work.
Environmental sciences professor Armin Wisthaler replaces Rolf D. Vogt in the CBA leader group from October 2021.
Praise that the strategy is on the way, but also concern for the principle of academic freedom, characterises the consultation input to a new climate and environmental strategy for the University of Oslo.
Forty-two students have gained work experience from a research project with a scholarship from UiO:Life Science this summer. The end of this year's summer projects was celebrated with presentations, poster exhibition and prize ceremony on 19 October.
CBA researchers returned to fieldwork in Ny-Ålesund at Svalbard, after a year marked by the pandemic.
Social distancing is done for. Reading rooms and pubs can be filled up. Colleagues will again meet at work. As of 4 pm Saturday 25 September, the vast majority of national infection control measures will be removed.
Earlier this summer post doctoral fellow Khuong Dinh from the Department of Biosciences and Nansen Legacy, received the prestigious Young Research Talent grant from the Research Council of Norway.
A specific 2030 climate target and the establishment of an Oslo Sustainability Centre at Lower Blindern are some of the proposals in the draft for a new and comprehensive climate and environmental strategy for UiO. Students and staff are invited to provide input.
Er koronatesten min positiv eller negativ? Det har vært et spørsmål de fleste har stilt oss selv under koronapandemien. Petter jobber med å finne ut akkurat dette.
The Department of Biosciences is involved in six projects funded by the Norwegian Research Council, where three of the projects are Young Researcher Talent (YRT).
Maia Bangsund has already started her summer project and will be researching for a total of six weeks full time at BabyLing Lab where she contributes to an ongoing study on children's early language development.
CBA is one of the partners behind a new exhibition about changes in climate and nature at the Mountain Center in Lom opening June 24th.
Hjerneforskerne og de som forsker på kunstig intelligens finner inspirasjon hos hverandre. Professor i nevrovitenskap Marianne Fyhn og Klas Pettersen fra NORA - Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium møtes til en samtale i podkasten Universitetsplassen.
CEES members are amongst expert authors of Chapter 4 of the Blue Compass (Blått kompass) report from the Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic: "The ocean genome – conservation and sustainable use of marine genetic resources in Norway"
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.
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.
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.
