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International Conference, “The tumor stroma- friend or foe?” (03.08.2015)
The Marie Curie ITN Network CAFFEIN, caffein.ku.dk, arranges its first international conference in Bergen October 22nd-23rd 2015.
Dyreavdelingen på Twitter
The Animal facility at UiB is now on Twitter (23.07.2015)
The Animal facility at UiB is now on Twitter
Cover: Annual Report CIH 2014
Annual Report CIH 2014 (09.07.2015)
Read about new doctors, degrees, projects and other activities at Centre for International Health in 2014 in our annual report.
Film: How to get to CIH (09.07.2015)
To improve the cooperation between staff at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care who are situated both in Kalfarveien 31 and in Overlege Danielsens Hus, this film was made in spring 2015.
Mus i bur
Frits Thorsen in Bergens Tidende - Exciting findings in preventing metastatic spreading. (07.07.2015)
collage of the earth with a stetoscope wrapped around.
New EU Expert Report Chaired by CCBIO Ethics Researcher Roger Strand (02.07.2015)
EU recently published an expert report on the design of indicators for promoting and monitoring Responsible Research and Innovation. Roger Strand, CCBIO's principal investigator on ethical and social aspects, was the Chairman of the expert group.
New regulation on the use of animals in experimentation from July 1 2015 (01.07.2015)
New regulation on the use of animals in experimentation was implemented from July 1 2015 The new regulation is called "Regulation on the use of animals in research" (Norw: "Forskrift om bruk av dyr i forsøk")
Cod liver oil - illustration: Colourbox
Vitamin D intake and MS risk: Is timing important? (29.06.2015)
Vitamin D, consumed via oily fish or cod liver oil supplements, may lower the risk of adult-onset multiple sclerosis (MS). Adolescence may be a particularly susceptible life period for such vitamin D-based risk reduction.
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Celebrating four years and the continuation of the KGJN centre (29.06.2015)
Students and employees at the KGJN recently met for a scientific symposium at the Hotel Terminus. It was a successful meeting with many participants, interesting science and fun socializing.
NOR Openscreen
NRC supports the NOR-Openscreen infrastructure initiative (26.06.2015)
The Biorecognition group at the Department of Biomedicine represents one of the four nodes in the new NOR-Openscreen infrastructure. The infrastructure will support the discovery of biologically active substances in all areas of the Life Sciences by providing transnational, open access to the most advanced technologies, chemical and biological resources as well as expertise through Europe.
seriously ill infants
Predicting recovery time in sick infants (26.06.2015)
Being better able to identify the most seriously ill infants is of great importance in terms of being best able to prioritise health resources, particularly is developing countries where such resources are limited. Two researchers from the Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health (CISMAC) were part of a study that has identified predictors of recovery time in infants with... Read more
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Give and take in sick leave negotiations (26.06.2015)
A focus-group study involving 2 researchers from the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) found that General Practitioners (GPs) seem to consciously negotiate when dealing with sick leave issues.
Girls from Zambia teach other youth about their right to education. Photo: Jessica Lea/DFID (Flickr, CC license)
CISMAC study in Zambia receives GLOBVAC funding (25.06.2015)
The study will examine links between adolescent pregnancies and different approaches to empower adolescent girls in Zambia.
COST-Action (TD1005) International researchers
Gather to share research about dementia (25.06.2015)
The 7th International Congress of Pain in Dementia gathered leading researchers on dementia in Bergen, Norway. The goal was to share knowledge, raise awareness and find solutions to challenges related to pain in people with dementia.
Makerere project Drug Shop Integrated Care
Social Innovation Recognition for PhD Candidate (22.06.2015)
PhD Candidate Phyllis Awor is part of a research group working on improving quality of care at drug shops in Uganda.
SGroup of photos from the CCBIO labs
Full CCBIO Research School course activity this fall (19.06.2015)
No less than 3 new CCBIO research school courses will start up this fall, and the Junior Scientist Symposia also have news to share.
sustainable development
Sustainable Development Goals to meet Global Development Challenges (19.06.2015)
The University of Bergen’s (UiB’s) Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS) 2015 is being held 15-27 June. The faculty team leading this summer’s programme are largely based at UiB’s Centre for International Health (CIH).
Jim Lorens receives the Best Research Group of the Year Award 2014 by Dean Nina Langeland.
Jim Lorens' group wins the faculty award Best Research Group of the Year 2014 (19.06.2015)
Jim Lorens' research group in Tumor Cell Plasticity was June 18th 2015 awarded with the Best Research Group of the Year 2014 by the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen.

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