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Cardiovascular researcher Jan Magnus Aronsen has been appointed as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Open Research Europe.

Ear infections lead to extensive use of antibiotics, which in turn contributes to antibiotic resistance. Professor Jukka Corander has now been awarded NOK 10 million to research a vaccine against the bacterium H. influenzae.

Improving the effectiveness, safety and precision of treatment for rheumatic diseases has been a central focus throughout Professor Espen A. Haavardsholm’s research career. He has now been awarded the 2026 Gleditsch Prize.

Academic staff, postdoctors and PhD-students within the life sciences at the University of Oslo can apply for funding to strengthen collaboration with international research environments. The next application deadline is 1 December 2026.

Academic staff, postdoctors, PhD-students and student associations at the University of Oslo can apply for funding to partially finance open events targeted at a general audience. 

Professor Victor Greiff has received NOK 12 million in funding from the Research Council of Norway’s FRIPRO scheme for a project that aims to improve our understanding of how antibodies can be engineered. The research could ultimately support the development of medicines that are more precise and effective.

It is already known that the brain uses the hippocampus to form memories of place. Now, Koen Vervaeke has been awarded NOK 12 million to investigate the role of another brain area that is also involved.

Research on mental health has traditionally focused on the brain and on genes. Now, Laura Anne Wortinger has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant to investigate how life before birth may shape depression in mothers and mental health in children.

Many newly recruited young researchers are now joining us. Some will have the new Life Science building as their workplace, while others will be based elsewhere at UiO. All of them will work in interdisciplinary life sciences.

Junbai Wang is one of the researchers chosen to receive FRIPRO funding. His project integrates advanced data mining and machine learning methods with biophysical models to gain a better understanding of genome regulation in cancer.

Do you have an idea that could help solve health challenges in humans or animals? Apply for admission to UiO:Life Science’s innovation programme SPARK Norway, and learn how to develop your idea into a new technology, treatment or solution.

The UiO Growth House runs innovation courses at different levels that will increase innovation competence among UiO employees: PhD candidates, postdocs, researchers and other employees. The courses are free for UiO employees. Sign up for courses in October and November!

Current Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo is now looking forward to a new term as Dean of our faculty.

Sune Dueholm Müller is a professor at the University of Oslo and a leading researcher in information systems. For years, he studied the intersection between information systems and healthcare. He is involved in many different projects that investigate socio-technical aspects of health information systems development and use in different organizational contexts.

"Climate variability or climate change really have negative impacts on countries in the global south. I want to dedicate a substantial part of my research time to help address those problems."

The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Norway is rising. The new network Nordic NOIR will increase the quality of Norwegian IBD research through Nordic collaborations and better utilization of resources.

The professor is recognised for her groundbreaking work in autophagy and cancer, and for her central role in building a world-leading research environment at the University of Oslo. “I have always followed the paths where research has taken me,” the prize winner says.

The heart researcher is recognized for his outstanding efforts as a cardiac researcher. His commitment to clinical studies and the development of national research infrastructure, as well as his communication and teaching efforts have strengthened both the field and the recruitment of new talent.

The University of Oslo (UiO) is joining forces with leading universities, research institutions and industry in a major medical initiative to develop countermeasures against the virus that causes the infectious diseases smallpox and mpox.

The UiO Growth House is the unit for innovation and industry collaboration in the Life Science Building. The UiO Growth House works both internally at the University of Oslo (UiO) to strengthen the innovation culture and collaborates with the innovation ecosystem. In this way, the UiO Growth House contributes to more research from UiO being put to use and that the activities in the lavish building strengthen Norway's international competitiveness within life sciences.

Psychology student Skage Christensen Ekelund is well underway with his summer project. He is one of 50 students who receive a scholarship from UiO:Life Science to take part in a research project for six weeks this summer. We have been invited into the Socio-Cognitive laboratory in the Henrik Wergeland building at Blindern to gain insight into the tasks he will be doing.

Research on new targets for immunotherapy against cancer, better methods for pain relief in prehospital emergency medicine, and a large Nordic study that changes the way beta-blockers are used after heart attacks are among the winners.

Each year, Oslo University Hospital (OUS) bestows several awards to researchers who have distinguished themselves. This year’s winners are researchers on heart disease, DNA reparation and autoimmune diseases.

She is being distinguished for her innovative work with immunotherapy and her groundbreaking ability to find cancer's weak points, bringing the findings to patients.

Antibiotic resistance is considered one of the ten greatest global health challenges. Jukka Corander is awarded NOK 28 million to continue investigating how strains of E. coli bacteria compete with one another in the human gut.