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 2017 |
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 | 2391 | 481 | 385 | 1469 | 55 | |
| Professional study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Master’s programmes | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Bachelor’s programmes | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Registered students1 | 2161 | 783 | 587 | 740 | – | |
| Candidates on the PhD programme2 | 1352 | 209 | 131 | 1003 | 6 | |
| Completed doctorates | 223 | 28 | 22 | 167 | 3 | |
| Academic full-time equivalents | 753 | 172 | 197 | 300 | 47 | |
| Academic employees | 1375 | 458 | 239 | 620 | 49 | |
| Technical full-time equivalents | 150 | 3 | 56 | 69 | 18 | |
| Technical employees | 187 | 4 | 70 | 92 | 18 | |
| Administrative full-time equivalents | 237 | 44 | 32 | 75 | 8 | |
| Administrative employees | 281 | 52 | 40 | 97 | 8 | |
| Finances – total income | 1294 million | 202 million | 301 million | 486 million | 14 million3 | |
| Proportion of the budget funded by external sources | 41 % | 53 % | 45 % | 49 % | 36 % 4 | |
| Active research projects throughout the year with external funding | 741 | 176 | 210 | 308 | 38 | |
1 The Faculty's professional study programme in medicine consists of 12 semesters and has a total of 1,244 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 866 at the Faculty). The number of students at the Faculty also includes 10 students on the research option, 37 visiting exchange students (25 on the professional study programme in medicine, 5 at the master's level and 7 at the bachelor's level) and 4 exchange students in clinical internships.
2 The number of candidates as per spring 2017 was reported to the Database for Statistics on Higher Education (DBH) on 15 February 2018.
3 This figure shows part of the recognised income in the Faculty of Medicine’s budget. NCMM has a total income of NOK 106 million in its budget, including all external funding.
4 This figure indicates the share of external funding in the recognised income in the Faculty of Medicine’s budget. NCMM’s own figures, including all external funding, is 55%.