UiB's MSCA COFUND Annual Meeting Programmes: 17-20th November 2025
Come and meet the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND postdocs from SEAS and LEAD AI
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With a combined budget of over 25 million euros, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUNDs - SEAS and LEAD AI - are two of the largest programmes ever funded at UiB. Employing a total of 56 postdoctoral research fellows between 2022 and 2028 (37 SEAS, 19 LEAD AI), spread across 6 faculties, the programmes represent a huge investment in early stage researchers for UiB.
This year we are showcasing the two MSCA COFUNDs with an open evening on Wednesday 19th November, with a series of talks from some of the SEAS and LEAD AI fellows. We also invite everyone interested to come and mingle with our fellows during one (or more!) of our open lunchtime poster sessions at the UiB Learning Arena in Nygårdsgaten 5.
The open sessions are Tuesday - Thursday 12.00-13.00 (poster-lunch sessions) and Wednesday 16:00-18:30 (with oral presentations).
Full Programme
Monday 17th November
LEAD AI Annual Meeting - closed event
| Time | Session | Chair/Responsible | |
| 08:00 - 11:30 | Welcome and presentations from all LEAD AI fellows | LEAD AI | Closed |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Lunch | Closed | |
| 12:00 - 13:45 | Parallel sessions | Closed | |
| 13:45 - 15:30 | Closed session for fellows and LEAD AI team only | Closed |
Tuesday 18th November
| Time | Session | Chair/Responsible | |
| 08:45 - 10:15 | What can the cofunds learn from each other? | COFUND fellows | Closed |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | ||
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Digital Design Workshop | COFUND fellows | Closed |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Lunch and mingling for fellows | ||
| 12:00 - 13:00 | OPEN POSTER SESSION Session is open to all, including lunch | COFUND fellows | OPEN |
| 13:00 - 14:45 | Digital Design workshop | COFUND fellows | Closed |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Break | ||
| 15:15 - 17:00 | Digital Design workshop | COFUND fellows | Closed |
| 17:30 | Conference dinner | Closed |
Wednesday 19th November
| Time | Session | Chair/Responsible | |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Lunch and mingling for fellows | COFUND fellows | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | OPEN POSTER SESSION Session is open to all, including lunch | COFUND fellows | OPEN |
| 13:15 - 15:15 | "Something about Ethics" | SEAS fellow Thomas Volker, SEAS Coordinator Amund Måge, Professor Anders Goksøyr | Closed |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Break and preparation time | ||
16:00-16:30 | OPEN EVENING: Mingling, light snacks and posters in Nygårdsgaten 5 | COFUND fellows | OPEN |
16:30 - 18:30
| Open session: Presentations by COFUND postdoctoral fellows With Introduction from Vice-Rector Professor Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt
Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5
| COFUND fellows: From SEAS:
From LEAD AI:
| OPEN |
| 18:00 | End |
Thursday 20th November
| Time | Session | Chair/Responsible | |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Law of the Sea | SEAS fellows Leila Neimane, Monica Pons Hernandez, Ola Berta Gunhildrud | Closed |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break | ||
10:45 - 11:45 | SEAS Discussion | SEAS fellows | Closed |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Lunch and mingling for fellows | COFUND fellows | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | OPEN POSTER SESSION Session is open to all, including lunch | COFUND fellows | OPEN |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Time Management | Professor Laura Saetveit Miles | Closed |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Break | ||
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Wrapping up | SEAS Office | Closed |
| 16:00 | End | ||
When & Where?
Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th & Thursday 20th November 2025
Open poster sessions: 12:00 - 13:00 Tues, Wed, Thurs
Open afternoon: 16:00 - 18:00 Wed
Nygårdsgaten 5, Læringsarena - Storsalen
LEAD AI
Bergen research and training program for future AI leaders
19 postdoctoral positions at six faculties
5 years duration: 2024 - 2028
Funded by UiB faculties and the European Union. 130 MNOK (€11,47 million) over five years
Led by the Department of Informatics
Contact: Guro Akre
SEAS
- Career and mobility fellowship programme for future leaders in marine sustainability
- 37 postdoctoral positions at six faculties
- 5 year duration: 2022 -2027
- Funded by UiB faculties and the European Union. 160 MNOK (approx €14 million) over five years
- Hosted by the Faculty of Science and Technology
- Contact: seas@uib.no (Kristin Bakken & Elizabeth Farmer)
