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Health students' trip to Geneva written by student Janessa Sochima Aneke.

NCMM’s engineers met to discuss the results of the ARK survey; the purpose of the meeting was two-fold, to reinforce cohesion across the research groups, and to explore ways of improving their work environment.

 Professor Arnoldo Frigessi, leader of Integreat, was surprised and delighted when he was recently awarded the NORA Lifetime Achievement Award for his eminent academic contributions to research and for his supervision of innumerable students.

“I realized that antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats we are facing in global health today.”

With his research project “EquityAMR”, Professor Sundeep Sahay from the Department of Informatics explores AMR as it is one of the biggest threats we are facing in global health. Through his research project he aims to build a more multidisciplinary view on AMR and strengthen public health systems.

The bioscience students Maren Mansika and Marie Kristine Kvendseth Rimstad are well underway with their summer project. They are among 50 students who have been awarded a scholarship by UiO:Life Science to conduct research on a real research project this summer.

UiO:Life Science funds convergence environments - interdisciplinary research groups that work on major societal challenges within life science related to health, environment, and sustainability. A new application round will start in the autumn. 

The University of Oslo's board has decided to continue the UiO:Life Science initiative for a new five-year period. This will be the third period for the temporary initiative that was established in 2015.

Shared offices will strengthen the Sustainable Health Unit

The Norwegian Bioinformatics Days 2024 were held in Bergen at the end of May 2024. The program offered talks, discussions, and workshops on topics such as genomics, diagnostic bioinformatics, machine learning, and molecular modelling.

On the 3^rd to 4^th of June, NCMM and Associate Investigators gathered at Oscarsborg in Oslo fjord, for two days of scientific talks and networking.

In 2019, eight convergence environments were established. They were selected after a thorough application process and were to solve major societal challenges in health and the environment. On Thursday 30 May, UiO:Life Science invited to a gathering where representatives from the interdisciplinary research groups shared their experiences and results. Vice-rector Per Morten Sandset opened the event.

The faculty is allocating just under NOK 1.7 million to stimulate academic development and research on the consequences of the war in Ukraine.

During his PhD, Lin Xue would spend hours at the microscope, observing the possible first steps of creating living cells on the early Earth.

“Trust is really the glue of society. It is what binds us together.”

With his research project ‘Pandemic Rhetoric’, Professor Øyvind Ihlen from the Department of Media and Communication explores understanding on how trust is built during a pandemic outbreak. In his research he aims to understand the processes and negotiations that are taking place regarding risk and trust as well as to understand how public health authorities are communicating throughout a crisis.

The NCMM annual report for 2023 is now available online.

“We know even less about the immune system as compared to the virus, so clearly, that is where my focus should be”.

Gunnveig Grødeland, head of P1H, explores the understanding of the interaction between a virus and a host. Furthermore, she works on the use of vaccination to modulate immune responses to achieve optimal protection against new and emerging viruses. 

Students want to specialise in sustainable health while studying for their master's degree.

An international meta study reveals that there may be less of certain mould toxins in organically grown grain, compared to grain grown in the conventional manner. This, and other findings from research into agricultural products, can have major consequences.

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.

With a shared goal of implementing AI technology to propel molecular medicine research, NCMM and Simula Research Laboratory organized a joint seminar for the two to meet and identify possible synergies.

We can fill two needs with one deed by following dietary guidelines: improve our health and reduce our climate and environmental footprint both nationally and internationally.

We have almost managed to forget the corona pandemic and all that it entailed, but we remember that good vaccines were quickly made. Can we expect the same next time?

Are you curious about interdisciplinary research collaboration? Do you want to learn more about interdisciplinary research leadership in practice? Join us for a pleasant gathering in honour of our second generation convergence environments on Thursday, 30 May in the Sophus Lie Auditorium.

Concepts that Matter – Debating Democracy is a new Honours Certificate at University of Oslo. Application deadline is July 1, 2024.

Infection with influenza H7N9 ("bird flu") has a mortality rate of around 39%. Should the virus change so that it can spread from person to person, we are likely to face a serious pandemic.