CCBIO908 Scientific Writing and Communication Seminar 2026

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CCBIO is happy to invite you to a seminar on scientific writing and communication, May 19–20, 2026. The seminar is open to all (requires registration). 

Learn how to:

• Organize ideas, results, and messages in a scientific paper
• Improve titles and abstracts
• Present a clear problem statement
• Use punctuation, grammar, and numbering in a text
• Write an informative and convincing cover letter

The course will also present and discuss what good research communication is.

Even with the introduction of AI, there is something to learn for all of us! We strongly encourage students at all levels, including postdocs, to prioritize this and attend! Senior staff are also very welcome. The seminar is also open to national and Nordic visitors, and is free of charge.

Lecturers

Christine Møller (external link), an experienced lecturer in medical and scientific writing with many years of experience as assistant editor of APMIS (external link) (Acta Pathologica Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica).

Randy Watnick, assistant professor at the Vascular Biology Program, Harvard Medical School.

Media Advisor Marion Solheim will be adding a lecture on science presentation, showing how to make a presentation stick - in a good way. 

Erling A. Hoivik is coordinating the program. The course is a part of CCBIO's Research School, with course ID CCBIO908; Scientific Writing and Communication.

Program

Not yet available, will be sent to the registered participants. 

Registration

If you are already enrolled at the University of Bergen (UiB), you register through Studentweb (external link). 

If you don't need the ECTS (studiepoeng) registered as part of an education/degree, and want to join the lectures for a professional update, you register through this separate link (external link). (This is a non-ECTS link.)

Deadline is May 1, or earlier without notice when fully booked. Please note that we cannot confirm your seat until after the deadline and a review of the list. 

Where

Birkhaugsalen, Sentralblokka 3rd floor, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen. In-person attendance.

When

May 19–20, 2026.

Who

Open for all, but if the course gets fully booked, participants are included based on first-come, first-served, with priority to ECTS-providing attendance.

Credits

This course provides 2 ECTS. You need to be registered as a student at the University of Bergen to get the ECTS registered.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the academic responsible, Erling A. Hoivik, erling.hoivik@uib.no