Upcoming 5 days

today Dec.
Time and place: , Auditorium 2, Eilert Sundts hus

Master of Social Sciences in Political Science Sofi Gran? will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Political Science:

Economic inequality and electoral participation: A register-based study on the effects of contextual factors and economic disparities in Norwegian neighbourhoods.

Time and place: , Store Auditorium, Frontbygg, Akershus universitetssykehus, Sykehusveien 25-27, L?renskog

Cand.med. St?le ?rstavik Clementsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Distal Radius Fractures Aspects of Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Domus Juridica, auditorium 1

Master Tyler Barrott at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History will defend his dissertation Powering a Nation: Hydropower Development and the Tanzanian-Norwegian Relationship, 1989-2003?for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).

12. Dec.
Time and place: , Henrik Wergelands hus 421

This talk explores the acoustic features of Infant-Directed Speech (IDS) in Tashlhiyt Berber, focusing on how variations in hyper-articulation and consonant neutralization by caregivers may affect language perception and phonological development in infants, while also testing theories related to the facilitative role of IDS in phonemic acquisition. Also on zoom https://uio.zoom.us/j/63633923986?

Time and place: , Runde auditorium, Domus Medica, Sognsvannsveien 9

M.Sc. Elna Hamilton Larsen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “End of Treatment: What Now? Ensuring a good transition from active treatment to follow-up care for adolescents with cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Bl?tt auditorium, ?yeavdelingen (bygg 36), Ullev?l sykehus, Kirkeveien 166, Oslo

Cand.med. Ragnhild Holmberg Aunsmo at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Depression, anxiety and loneliness as risk factors for dementia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , R?dt auditorium, Laboratoriebygningen (bygg 25), Ullev?l sykehus, Kirkeveien 166

Cand.med. Magnus Borgan Berge at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Fetal surveillance during delivery: A population-based comparison of STAN versus fetal scalp blood lactate as adjunct analyses during cardiotochography monitoring” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Auditorium 13, Domus Medica, Sognsvannsveien 13, Oslo

MD Mirad Taso at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

15. Dec.
Time and place: , 1249 at Eilert Sundts hus

Department seminar. Ester B?ckmann is a Researcher at Fafo.

Time and place: , R?dt auditorium, Rikshospitalet (B), Sognsvannsveien 20

MD Christian Kullmann Five at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Mitral Valve Prolapse: Clinical Risk Stratification and Systemic Associations” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Bl?tt auditorium, Rikshospitalet (B), Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo

M.Sc. Simen Hyll Hansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Diagnostic and Prognostic Potential of the Gut Microbiome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Further upcoming events

Time and place: , Eilert Sundts hus, blokk B, Meeting room 1249 & ZOOM (link below)

Daniela Sant'Ana is a PhD candidate at the TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture. This seminar marks her midway evaluation.?

Time and place: , ARENA, Gaustadallén 30

Tomasz Wo?niakowski presents the paper?Invisible taxes, visible defense: lessons from US fiscal-military history for financing European security at?the Tuesday Seminar on 16 December 2025.

Time and place: , Auditorium 2, Helga Engs hus

Master of Science?Oleksandra Mittal at?Department of Teacher Education and School Research will be defending the thesis "Educational Equity Revisited: Validity evidence and factors associated with narrowing socioeconomic and minority achievement gaps" for the degree of PhD.

Time and place: , Bl?tt auditorium, ?yeavdelingen (bygg 36), Ullev?l sykehus, Kirkeveien 166

Cand.psychol. Alma Viktoria Johansen Birken?s at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “From Psychometric Validation to Prediction: Exploring a Measure of Psychotic Experiences as a Tool for Psychosis Detection” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Eilert Sundts hus, A-blokka Auditorium 4 (BL09113)

This seminar will be based on Marc Lynch’s recent book, America’s Middle East: The Ruination of a Region (Hurst, 2025).