Facts and Figures
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo was established in 1814 and is Norway’s oldest medical school. The teaching and research at the Faculty ranges from basic biomedical subjects, via clinical subjects, to health subjects, and has a prominent international profile. The Faculty attaches importance to dissemination and innovation activities.
Key figures 2019 |
Faculty of Medicine |
Institute of Health and Society |
Institute of Basic Medical Studies |
Institute of Clinical Medicine |
Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM) |
|
Scientific publications | 2494 | 469 | 381 | 1569 | 60 | |
Professional study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
Master’s programmes | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | |
Bachelor’s programmes | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
Registered students1 | 2165 | 834 | 552 | 717 | – | |
Candidates on the PhD programme2 | 1340 | 231 | 149 | 952 | 5 | |
Completed doctorates | 187 | 34 | 29 | 122 | 2 | |
Academic full-time equivalents | 812 | 177 | 231 | 319 | 43 | |
Academic employees | 1482 | 468 | 278 | 658 | 67 | |
Technical full-time equivalents | 160 | 4 | 66 | 69 | 16 | |
Technical employees | 202 | 5 | 81 | 89 | 24 | |
Administrative full-time equivalents | 256 | 46 | 39 | 82 | 10 | |
Administrative employees | 311 | 59 | 47 | 104 | 14 | |
Finances – total income | 1410 million | 214 million | 328 million | 506 million | 88 million | |
Proportion of the budget funded by external sources3 | 43 % | 53 % | 42 % | 46 % | 59 % | |
Active research projects throughout the year with external funding | 771 | 176 | 208 | 341 | 36 |
1 The Faculty's professional study programme in medicine consists of 12 semesters and has a total of 1,278 students. The cited number of student for the institutes includes the institute’s share of the medical students and the number of students on bachelor's and master's programmes (a total of 825 at the Faculty). The number of students at the Faculty also includes 7 students on the research option, 52 visiting exchange students (36 on the professional study programme in medicine, 10 at the master's level and 6 at the bachelor's level) and 3 exchange students in clinical internships.
2 The number of candidates as per spring 2019 was reported to the Database for Statistics on Higher Education (DBH) on 15 February 2020.