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In May, new representatives will be elected for the university board. Suggest others or nominate yourself as a candidate. The deadline is April 22.

The candidates to become the next rector of the University of Oslo (UiO) are Hanne Flinstad Harbo, Giske Ursin and Ragnhild Hennum. 

The candidates in this spring¡¯s rector election will be announced on January 13th. Get to know the candidates and ask them questions in one of the upcoming election meetings.

Norway Life Science 2025 brings together the country's leading players in health, life sciences, and artificial intelligence to find solutions that ensure Norway reaps greater benefits from its significant investments in health research. 

A very generous monetary gift from The Savings Bank Foundation DNB ensures that children and youth can experience the Viking Age up close in the new Museum of the Viking Age.

21 projects have been granted funding to develop solutions to meet societal needs. We congratulate all the research groups!

Award winners Ajna Jusi?, Alen Muhi?, and Lejla Damon were all born as a result of sexual violence during the Bosnian War (1992-1995). They recieve the award for their pioneering work on behalf of war children, a group that is often forgotten.

As part of UiO¡¯s ongoing work on climate, environment, and sustainability, new solutions for secure bicycle parking are being tested at Campus Blindern. Try out the bicycle lockers and smart bicycle racks, or clean your bike at the new bicycle washing station.  

Most of the Department of Biosciences at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and parts of the Institute of Oral Biology at the Faculty of Dentistry will move into the new life science building.

Seven researchers from the University of Oslo (UiO) have been awarded Starting Grants from the European Research Council. These funds are given to researchers early in their career, with highly ambitious research projects that promise to make a significant impact.

Anders Jahre Award for Medical Research 2024 is given to Professor Lauri Aaltonen, University of Helsinki, and Professor Thomas Helleday, Karolinska Institutet. The Anders Jahre Award for Young Researchers goes to Associate Professor Nicolai Albrechtsen and Associate Professor Nicholas Taylor, both University of Copenhagen. 

On 24 June, the International Summer School (ISS) is welcoming about 500 students to the University of Oslo. For the 78th session of the summer school, students from 83 countries will attend various bachelor¡¯s and master¡¯s courses. 

An updated procurement strategy and revised ethical guidelines will be presented to the university board in September.

On Wednesday 19 June, there was an explosion in a building in Silurveien, where the University of Oslo rents premises for conducting examinations. Going forward, the exams will be held as planned.

A committee led by Professor Helge Jordheim has proposed a new language policy for the University of Oslo, which is now open for input. 

Wednesday 5 June the strike is over. 

The University of Oslo annually awards five prizes for research, young researchers, education, dissemination, and innovation.

Collaboration with international alliances, initiatives towards the Palestinian research and education sector, and nominations of Palestinian students to the Students at Risk programme. These are some of the measures UiO will implement in the time to come.

The University Board decided at its meeting on 14 May 2024 to say no to an academic boycott of Israel, while at the same time condemning all violations of international law and demanding an immediate ceasefire and a halt to the attacks against civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel.

The University Board decided on 14 May 2024 to offer Hanna Ekeli the position of Faculty Director at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo.

Congratulations to 11 research groups at the University of Oslo that have been granted seed funding! The researchers will use the funding to further develop their own innovation ideas with the aim to put the research to use.

UiO has developed new web pages with information, routines, and guidelines related to our international research and education collaborations.

Employees at the University of Oslo (UiO) are satisfied with the support from colleagues, management, and the work climate, while participation and flow of information score somewhat lower. Here are the results from the first joint work environment survey (ARK) at UiO.

This week the Green Office celebrates its one year anniversary. The students from the Green Office share some thoughts on the first year and their plans for the future.

Nobel Prize winner Emmanuelle Charpentier as well as Dr. Sjur Bergan and Professor Trond Petersen are among UiO's honorary doctors 2024. They will be formally appointed at UiO's Annual Celebration on 2 September, where topics related to academic freedom and democracy will receive special attention.