Njord letter 2/2026

Spring has come to and end and summer is finally beginning. The Njordians have been busy with conferences, traveling, publishing, getting their PhDs, and planning events for after summer.

EarthFlows and the Njord Summer party 2026

On the 15th and 16h of June, Njord hosted our conference EarthFlows, where we invited 11 external speakers from different countries, as well as speakers from other departments at UiO, and several of our own young researchers. The conference was a great arena for hearing about each other's work, asking more in depth questions, and discussing with each other during breaks. 

After the conference on the 16th, we had our summer party at Toppsenteret and enjoyed the wonderful weather and each other's company.

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Field trip to Lofoten

14 of our geologists, along with some external guests, went on their annual field trip to Lofoten to do research and have important academic discussions.

 

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Elements advances to the Final Round of SFF proposals

The proposal initiative “Element Transport in Earth’s Crust”, in short ELEMENTS, is led by our centre leader Professor François Renard, together with Professor Anders Malthe-Sørenssen.

Supporting the proposal, Renard and Malthe-Sørenssen have a team of colleagues from the Njord Centre consisting of: Luca Menegon, Henrik H. Svensen, Agnes Kiraly, Joanna Dziadkowiec, and Henrik Sveinsson.

ELEMENTS is one of a total of 16 SFF proposals from UiO that are moving forward in the evaluation process for these highly sought-after grants. In the bigger picture, even more applications have been submitted by other research institutions. A total of 36 applicants have been invited to the final round of the application process, according to the Research Council of Norway.

Notable updates

François Renard won the Louis Néel Medal 2026

Our centre leader, François Renard, was awarded the 2026 Louis Néel Medal at the EGU General Assembly 2026, where he also held a lecture.

Njord will be at Forskningsdagene - Stol På Steinene!

Joanna Dziadkowiec, together with a group from Njord, applied and got accepted to Forskningsdagene, a two week long science festival across Norway from Kristiansand to Longyearbyen, to have the event "Stol På Steinene" at Klimahuset the 19th of september. 

Njord allmøte/Njord town hall meeting

On Friday the 11th of September, we will have a Njord Allmøte/Town Hall Meeting after lunch. More information will come in August

Upcoming PhD defenses

Franziska Jessica Schöb - 21.08

 

Erina Prastyani - 01.09

Marija Plahter Rosenqvist - 04.09

Save the dates!

Njord Seminars Autumn 2026

We will start the Njord seminars again in the later half of August. Nora will come with more information about dates later.

PhD and PostDoc BBQ

In June, Federico and Marija hosted a BBQ for all PhDs and Postdocs at Njord where they grilled and played games in the park below the Chemistry building.

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Summer fun

What to do if vacationing in Oslo this summer

Here are some tips on what you can do in Oslo during the summer vacation. 

As an employee at UiO, you always have free admission for yourself and two guests to the Historical Museum and the Natural History Museum as long as you show them your UiO employee card.

Read more about perks to specific events here: https://www.uio.no/english/for-employees/employment/welfare/cultural-social/

VisitOslo is a good place to check for tips, suggestions, and different events that are happening around Oslo during the summer.

 

Volleyball

Njord has purchased a volleyball that is free to use for everyone! 

It is located in Tommaso's office, so you can easily grab it and a couple of people to play after work while the weather is nice. 

The closest volleyball field is in Marienlystparken.

Articles in Titan

Magmatic pressure can fold solid rock in less than one day

An oil spill threatened the library’s underground storage. That’s when researchers found a fungus that can release the oil.

Publications and activity thus far 2026

Here you can find an overview of different publications and activity from Njordians thus far in 2026: Vitenarkiv Njord Activity 2026