Newsletter December 2025
Newsletter from UiO:Life Science
December 2025
Welcome to Norway Life Science 2026: Building the Future!
The Norway Life Science Conference 2026 highlights areas where Norway conducts world?class research and explores how we can foster knowledge?based innovation, build a competitive life sciences industry and increase national value creation.
Register today to secure your place.
Programme
Go to the programme
Plenary Programme - Debates - Young Talents - Parallel Sessions - Pitching Contest
Young Talents 2026
Attend the career event for master's students, PhD candidates and postdocs with a background in life sciences. Hear inspiring talks and attend networking meetings with companies.
Reception in Domus Bibliotheca
All participants of Norway Life Science 2026 are invited to a reception in Domus Bibliotheca after the first day of the conference.?
The event includes a guided tour of the Edvard Munch works displayed in the University’s Aula. You can sign up when you register for the conference.
Side Events
12–13 February it is possible to attend events that take place in Domus Bibliotheca and other places in Oslo.?
From research-based ideas to entrepreneurship
Five projects have completed UiO:Life Science’s innovation programme in health-related life sciences, SPARK Norway. One of the graduating projects won the Vaccibody Innovation Award.
News
- Hedvig Nordeng will lead new convergence environment
- Three convergence environments to The Department of Psychology
- New convergence environment to enhance knowledge of life’s earliest stages
- Convergence Environment Receives 17 million in Funding to Address Societal Challenges in Health
- Coen Campsteijn to lead new convergence environment (in Norwegian)
- Torgeir Mo from the convergence environment Percathe defended his thesis for the degree Philosophiae Doctor 20 November
Calls
- Summer research projects for students
Apply from 13 February at 8:00 - Provide summer research projects in life sciences
Deadline: 13 February - Course development support
Deadline: running - Open call
Deadline: running
Events
- 4 February SPARK Norway Educational Forum
- 10–11 February 2026 Norway Life Science 2026: Building the Future?
- 11 March SPARK Norway Educational Forum
- 8 April?SPARK Norway Educational Forum
- 6 May?SPARK Europe Educational Forum
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