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Doctoral degree and research training

PhD in medicine and health sciences
After you have completed a master's degree, you can take a PhD degree. The education is stipulated to three years.
National research schools
The national research schools are formal networks for PhD training. They arrange joint courses and seminars, supplement supervision capacity and share laboratory facilities where relevant.

The Medical Student Research Program
The Medical Student Research Program (MSR) is an optional program for medical students at the University of Oslo who want to develop a research project during their medical studies.
Scientia Fellows
Scientia Fellows is an international postdoctoral fellowship programme in Health Sciences.

Research news

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Diabetes and pollutants

Environmental pollutants play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes

Even low concentrations of such pollutants can result in cells producing less insulin.

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The brain

Believe it or not: your're a maths nerd!

Are you impressed when NASA manages to calculate the time and speed of a rocket’s trajectory? A new study shows that your brain has a “nerd centre” capable of even more complex calculations.

Sustainability

We should use more of the fish for human consumption

In Norway, a third of the fish we produce is used for animal feed. This could better be used for human consumption, providing more vitamin B12 and selenium, a new study shows.

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