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Group photo of some of the participants and teachers.
A Harvard learning experience in Bergen (19.04.2023)
The INTPART-II Flagship-course CCBIO907 Cancer-Related Vascular Biology took place in Bergen March 24th to March 31st 2023, with fortunate students from UiB and a couple of visiting students from abroad who got the opportunity to learn from and connect with excellent Harvard Medical School faculty on campus in Bergen.
Illustrasjon til artikkel om deklarasjon om Pandemi, mangfold og sosial ulikhet
Declaration on "Pandemic, diversity and social inequality" (18.04.2023)
During the conference on "Pandemic, diversity and social inequality" in Bergen in October, researchers started working on a declaration based on knowledge and experiences from the pandemic. The declaration has now been published and is open to read.
Eva Gerdts
The Center is also this year represented at the European Society of Cardiology convention on prevention of cardiovascular disease (14.04.2023)
The Center is also this year represented at the European Society of Cardiology convention on prevention of cardiovascular disease. Professor Eva Gerdts speaks on how to manage cardiovascular risk increase during menopause
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Big boost for AI research at UiB (13.04.2023)
Trond Mohn Foundation and the University of Bergen are launching three research projects worth a total of 40 million Norwegian kroner for research for more trustworthy systems for artificial intelligence (AI).
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The Pandemic Centre signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Dhulikhel University Hospital, Nepal (11.04.2023)
During the visit of a Norwegian delegation to Nepal, the Pandemic Centre traced its intention to partner with the newly established Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness Centre at Dhulikhel University Hospital.
Haakon Ramsland Hol
Haakon Ramsland Hol disputas (07.04.2023)
Haakon Ramsland Hol disputerte 16 desember 2022 med avhandlingen «Brain plasticity after cognitive intervention in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) evaluated by multimodal MR imaging in a randomized, controlled trial».
Ludvik Espeland presenting at the drug disocvery meeting.
Drug Discovery get together (30.03.2023)
In March, we had a Drug Discovery meeting to showcase the research that is going on Bergen and to connect the groups active in this area. Nearly 50 people had signed up of the meeting and we had 9 different talks covering topics from target discovery all the way to clinical trials.
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Interdisciplinarity and sustainability for a better future (30.03.2023)
The Its21 conference is an important step towards creating a more sustainable future, focusing on the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and sustainable development in education and the workplace. We welcome you to this year's event on April 27-28, 2023!
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Sizeable funding for our work (27.03.2023)
The second excellent news of the day was that Jane and Aatos Erkko foundation in Finland has decided to support our work with a whole 842000 € in the next three years. This decision could not have been more welcome and secures the continuation of our work. I am utmost grateful to Jane and Aatos Erkko foundation and extremely relieved. I hope one day also Norwegian funding bodies will see some... Read more
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Henni's paper accepted in PLoS Biology (27.03.2023)
Today brought some pretty awesome news. The first came in the wee hours, telling that Henni's collaborative paper with Maddy Dans from the lab of Paul Gilson from the Burnet Institute (and a number of other collaborators) was accepted for publication in PLoS Biology. Looking forward to see this great story on inhibitors of the malaria profilactin complex finally out soon! Many thanks and huge... Read more
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UiB-researchers want safer use of nanomaterials (27.03.2023)
Tiny nanoparticles are found in everything from toothpaste to paint, but how harmful are these particles to humans? On March 30th, UiB is organizing a workshop on nanosafety where this will be put on the agenda.
Barhsa Pathak
A well executed course in implementation science (15.03.2023)
Barsha Pathak from India was among those who attended the course in implementation science in global health.
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Continued support from Meltzer foundation and UiB General Medical Fund (15.03.2023)
Last week, we got two small positive funding decisions, as we got consumable and travel money both from the Meltzer Foundation (100000 NOK) and the UiB General Medical Fund (76720 NOK). Many thanks for both foundations for continuing to support our work!
Bruxelles Visit
The Pandemic Center visits UiB's Bruxelles Office (09.03.2023)
The Pandemic Center travelled to Bruxelles to gain insight on EU funded grants in pandemics and disaster preparedness.
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Become a postdoc at the Pandemic Centre! (06.03.2023)
The Pandemic Center is looking for a postdoctoral who will develop and carry out a research-project related to pandemics. The project will extend over a period of 3 years and involve work across disciplines.
Collage of items representing energy, including a stylized windmill, a solar panel and more
WATCH: Energy Informatics (06.03.2023)
Did you miss professor Ahmad Hemmati's presentation on Energy Informatics? Watch it here!
Wake effects within the Horns Rev wind Farm
WATCH: Layout and yaw optimisation of an offshore wind farm (27.02.2023)
Wind energy has a very high potential for improvement, especially with regard to wake effects of the turbines within large wind farms. This work focuses the emphasis on potential of aerodynamically optimized wind park layouts and wake steering through yaw angle control.
A listing of HyValue's overall objectives illustrated with an image of a person by the sea.
WATCH: Introduction of FME HyValue – Norwegian Centre for Hydrogen Value Chain Research (20.02.2023)
Did you miss Jonas Solbakken and Velaug Myrseth Oltedal's presentation of HyValue? Watch it here!

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