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The Faculty of Health Sciences educates competent healthcare professionals for health services in a state of constant transition. Our research covers subject areas related to health, medicine, ethics and welfare to ensure an interdisciplinary approach to health and healthcare services.
The UiS based research centre SHARE was established in 2017. Together with the national partner at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Gjøvik (NTNU Gjøvik), the centre constitutes Norway’s largest research group studying quality and safety in healthcare.
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Join the library for an introduction to the data managment software NVivo.
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Welcome to the Norwegian psychometrics gathering! The gathering is a yearly workshop for methodological and applied researchers within the field of psychometrics.
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Øyvind Time's master's thesis can help make everyday life easier for healthcare personnel who must learn how to take a fluid sample from the spinal cord or administer an epidural.
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Repsol awarded a total of four prizes and NOK 120,000 to master students at University of Stavanger.
Tine Vigdel Bredal has investigated different methods for analyzing chalk at core level and right down to the smallest scale, the nano level. She defended her doctorate 5 June.
Master students from University of Stavanger won the prestigious student competition during the geology conference EAGE Annual 2024.
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The UiS board discussed Israel at its meeting on 6 June 2024.
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The largest, best, and most fun Nordic economic festival is being arranged for the eighth time!
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A conference for the future grandmasters of business.
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Philip J. Grossman, Monash University
Elise Ottesen-Jensens building, University of Stavanger
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The objective of the award is to promote outstanding presentation and community involvement at the University of Stavanger (UiS).
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Reidar Bratvold won the prize as Energy Professional of the Year at the SPE gala.
Jianan Zhang has performed research on the numerical modelling of the floating docks. On 31 May, she defended her doctoral thesis.
Here you can find the programme for the The 32nd Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research.
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A recent collaboration between Lyse and researchers at the UiS School of Business and Law has proven to be highly beneficial for both parties. While the researchers were able to test their hypotheses in a real-world setting, the energy and telecommunications company received valuable input from employees in a structured manner.
PhD Complete is a workshop series offered by UiS to support you throughout your PhD journey. The goal is simple: to assist you in completing your PhD.
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Join the library for an introduction to the reference screening tool Rayyan. Language: Norwegian.
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When the world-renowned writer Kathy Lette traced her roots in the Australian TV program "Who Do You Think You Are?", she ended up in Stavanger and at UiS.
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The world's largest anti-bullying conference, the World Anti-Bullying Forum, will be held in Stavanger, Norway, in 2025. The world's foremost researchers, kindergarten teachers, schoolteachers, kindergarten and school leaders, politicians and organizations will gather to find out how we can better research and work against bullying.
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In a remarkable demonstration of applied learning and industry collaboration, master's students from the UiS School of Business and Law recently presented their projects to a group of industry representatives as part of the collaboration with InGenious Program.
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The UiS Aerospace rocket launch took place successfully 27 April in Helleland.
Attending childcare for the first time can be extra challenging for shy children. To support shy children's well-being as best as possible, the staff needs to recognize children’s needs in different situations. A good collaboration between parents and childcare staff is extra important when there are shy children in the group.
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In a riveting showcase of industry knowledge and teamwork, the inaugural UiS Petro-Games competition proved to be a resounding success.
Stavanger University Library will be a driving force for knowledge development, value creation and welfare at the university and the society around us.
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Professor Merja Stenroos has been awarded the most prestigious grant from the EU, the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant. It is the first time a UiS research project has been awarded a grant from the ERC.
Voices of Women (VOW) Erasmus+ Educational Symposium for researchers, music educators, and graduate music students
October 10-11, 2024
Faculty of Performing Arts at the University of Stavanger, Norway
Activities within the research group EduWorkSoCo exhibit a thematic coherence centered around the following three perspectives: Graduate employment and entrepreneurship, international higher education and female researchers within the academic working environment.
The war in Gaza affects students and staff at the University of Stavanger and creates strong engagement. On this page, you will find information about how UiS is addressing the war.
The Responsible Tourism online seminar week (18th-22nd March 2024) organized in Nordic cooperation deals with current topics of responsible tourism, such as climate change and tourism, accessibility and ethics in tourism, concrete actions to promote responsibility and future of tourism.
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At a time when healthcare is at a crossroads, the "Global State of Patient Safety 2023 – Supporting Leaders" seminar hosted by SHARE - Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, served as the perfect precursor to the week-long kick-off of the EU project, Support4Resilience.
Doctors and surgeons from Stavanger University Hospital participate in the eHealth @ Hospital-2-Home project. This blog post features insights from two of these professionals, shedding light on their roles within the project and the motivation behind their involvement.
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Four projects which all aim to contribute to a sustainable healthcare service have been awarded seed funding from HelseCampus Stavanger.
The aim of the programme is to stimulate childist research across the academy, test and evolve the concept of childism, and inform childist social and political justice processes.
Radicalization of Gender and Anti-democracy: the Case of Incels in Nordic-Europe. INCELNOR-MA aims to generate and share insights into incel communities, shedding light on the broadcasting strategies employed by incels and exploring the visual culture that serves as a medium for communication and mobilization in the context of gender-radicalization and political masculinities.
Students from different study programs across UiS were invited to engage in a challenge-based learning activity, aiming at generating new ideas for developing the future hotel.
The HyTack project aims at developing and providing an educational base in the field of hydrogen technology to the students in the partner universities, partner countries, and to a wider community.
Special Networking Session during the Society of Experimental Finance Conference 2024 at the University of Stavanger Business School. The event is in cooperation with the Stavanger Chamber of Commerce.
- With a classical education, I haven't felt confident enough to improvise in years.
The University of Stavanger and the Society for Experimental Finance invite you to join the Experimental Finance Summer School 2024 at the University of Stavanger, Norway, June 8 - 10, 2024. Students are also invited to attend the Experimental Finance 2024 conference from June 10 – 13.
The 14th Conference for the Society of Experimental Finance takes place at the University of Stavanger, School of Business and Law from June 10 - 13, 2024. Prior to the conference, the SEF PhD Summer School will be on campus Saturday, June 8th until Monday morning, June 10th, For the first time the main conference will include a networking session on women in finance on Tuesday, June 11th.
- I dream of touring with my favorite jazz musicians like Joel Ross and Aaron Parks.
The eHealth@hospital-2-home-project has published the protocol for the randomised control trial of the nurse-assisted eHealth intervention for patients with heart failure and colorectal cancer post-hospital discharge.
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A new service that makes it easier for anyone to find and read Norwegian research related to the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) has been launched.
Master’s research in the eHealth@Hospital-2-Home project explores the impact of the nurse assisted digital health intervention on the family members of participants in the feasibility study.
Here you will find information about collaboration, our alumni network, how to get in touch with students, and an overview of our partners.
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The library organises writing groups for students writing a master's thesis.
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SHARE - Center for Resilience in Healthcare recently hosted an international seminar titled “The future of quality and safety in healthcare – emerging topics and possible solutions” with good attendance and engagement.
"Being a student at the University of Stavanger was one of the best experiences I have had in my career to date", says former PHCC-student Abi Wild.
Yucong Ma has researched dynamic analysis and design of subsea shuttle tanker systems.
Linn Tjemsland and Linn Elisabeth Furseth are both intensive care nurses who work in the cardiac intermediate unit at Stavanger University Hospital. In 2021 they took the opportunity to expand their nursing experience by being involved in the conduct of a research project.
- I wanted to study under professor Ellen Nisbeth and explore Scandinavian traditions.
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Students have been affected by the fire that occurred in the student accommodations at Stareveien in Sandal Sunday, December 10.
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Melissa Bond, associate professor 2 at the Knowledge Center for Education, has been appointed as a member of the editorial board of the journal Review of Education.
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What factors make the relationship work well between the kindergarten and multilingual parents? A forthcoming, systematic review will address this topic. The research project is presented as a protocol in KCE's new journal - Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education.
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SHARE – Center for Resilience in Healthcare at UiS is hosting Resilient Health Care Society’s summer conference at Sola Beach Hotel in 2024, which lasts from June 10th to 12th with a pre-conference on June 9th.
The Sustainable Futures in Education (SuFu) strategic research initiative is an interdisciplinary research programme which aims to expand our theoretical and practical understanding of how sustainability thinking and praxis can be integrated into higher education, and particularly within teacher education programmes.
Carlos Eduardo Lopes da Silva has compared the two oil cities Stavanger and Macaé in Brazil.
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Professor Dolly Jørgensen has won funding to research the links between cultural heritage and petrocultures and their connections to green transitions.
This blog will provide a short summary of presentations from members of the eHealth @ hospital-2-home research group.
Mathematical models enable a scientific understanding of natural phenomena around us, and the study and optimization of processes in society and industry.
The Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education (NJSRE) announces the first publication.
Developing a digital toolbox for Special Core Analysis (SCAL).
Nisar Ahmed has developed a workflow for seismic inversion methods to estimate the rock-properties in a reservoir.
The National IOR Centre has provided cost efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for improved oil recovery on the Norwegian Continental Shelf through academic excellence and close collaboration with the industry.
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The University of Stavanger has introduced a new rights retention strategy for employees in order to achieve the goal of open access to publications.
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As a new partner, Section for Acute and Pre-hospital care at Oslo University Hospital strengthens research on prehospital patient safety in SHARE – Centre for Resilience in Healthcare
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In a historic European first, the European university alliance is rolling out centralized, tamper-proof micro-credentials to its learners.
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Statement from Rector Klaus Mohn and the academic community at the University of Stavanger.
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Assuring free access to scientific findings is the essence of Open Science. There are multiple ways of opening your research to the public, and the library can help you navigate the field of Open Science.
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Elin, Linda, and John David at the Stavanger University Library are passionate about research being open and transparent. Each year they help hundreds of researchers with open access, choosing the right journal, and publishing on UiS Publishing Platforms.
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SHARE – Center for Resilience in Healthcare is hosting an international seminar titled “The future of quality and safety in healthcare – emerging topics and possible solutions” at Ydalir Campus Hotel.
Use of histopathology to identify changes in marine species in response to contaminants is a long-known practice.
On 18-20 September 2024 The Norwegian School of Hotel Management at the University of Stavanger, will host the Nordic Symposium 2024 under the theme “The roles of humans and technology in shaping the future”.
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Students who have Norwegian as a second language will now be offered extended academic guidance during their first semester at UiS.
The research school gatherings will be held in March and October each year. In addition, summer and winter schools and writing seminars are offered.
From September 2023 until November 2024 you can visit the exhibition "Fabulous Animals" at Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger.
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A portable, low-magnetic MRI machine gives researchers an indication of whether a child is going to follow typical or atypical cognitive development. The results will be used to implement measures adapted to each individual child.
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The artist Hans Baumann has received a Fulbright-scholarship to spend four months at the University of Stavanger working on his film project "Carbon Permanence". The project examines the complex ethics of Norway’s energy transition, with a particular emphasis on the role of oil in shaping a post-fossil fuel future.
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Extraordinary gold find from the 6th century discovered on the island of Rennesøy, Stavanger.
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From 19. August 2024 innovation projects within the three strategic focus areas simulation, integration of care services, and security and safety will be able to apply for seed funding.
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Researchers at the University of Stavanger have received 6 million euros from the prestigious EU research program Horizon Europe.
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Professor Dimitrios G. Pavlou was recently awarded the prestigious Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing.
Our new Viking exhibition, focused on myths and stories from the Viking Period, opens Friday 25th of August. The current Viking exhibition is closed until the opening.
This article describes the second major phase of an intervention designed to enhance patient experiences during the critical transition from hospital to home.
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Rector Klaus Mohn welcomed the students to a new academic year during the opening ceremony at Campus Ullandhaug today. Read the speech here.
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The UiS researcher moves elegantly between equal opportunities and gender diversity, welfare and caring sciences research and artificial intelligence and science fiction.
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The library now gives you access to a new online resource for students in history and related fields.
Safety and Resilience Through Digital Technologies: A Participatory Study with Women at the Intersection of Gender-Based Violence and Immigration in Norway (SaRe-DiGT) is a Marie Curie research project on the interconnectedness of digital technologies, gender-based violence, and immigration in Norway.
Physics of Fluids (PoF) belongs to American Institute of Physics (AIP) academic journals and is traditionally known as one of the best fluid mechanic journals in the world.
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My summer job: The flute student works voluntary with arranging seminars in her home country during the summers
In his PhD work, Mehul Vora has contributed to new knowledge about the environmental risk related to shortlisted products and processes in improved and enhanced oil recovery.
The year 2022 was filled with significant achievements and activities for IAI (Information Access and Interaction) research group at the University of Stavanger. From hosting conferences to welcoming new members and engaging in group activities, IAI made remarkable contributions to the field of information retrieval. Here are some of the highlights and accomplishments from IAI in 2022.
Prediction of subsurface multiphase or single-phase flow processes is challenging, but important for oil and gas production, carbon storage and hydrogen storage and production.
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She joins the existing team of nurses who have developed and are testing the nurse assisted digital application that aims to support people with heart failure and colorectal cancer following a hospital admission.
New post-doctoral researcher joins the eHealth @H2H project. She will work on the analysis of data from the feasibility work, and help the team as they now deliver the next stage of the project.
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Fitjar is a professor in innovation studies and comes from the position of Vice-Rector for Innovation and Society at the University of Stavanger. He will assume the role as head of the Center for Innovation Research (CIR) on August 1st.
Only 34 young researchers around the world were selected to participate in the OMAE2023 Outreach for Engineers Forum. Three UiS researchers got a scholarship.
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Repsol and Vår Energi awarded a total of nine prizes and NOK 350,000 to bachelor and master students at UiS.
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Researchers at University of Stavanger have asked the industry to define their education needs in the years to come.
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Gitte Kolstrup has transformed Stavanger University Library (UBiS) into a unique library with color palettes, floral wallpaper, exotic birds, creative study rooms, a cartoon corner, sofa groups, and large plants.
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In order to improve the quality and relevance of the MSc in Business Administration program, UiS Business School has established an advisory board for the program. The board consists of external stakeholders representing the business, societal, and academic communities.
Find contact information for those who work within PhD administration, and other relevant contact persons.
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Scientists and engineers from all over the world were gathered in Olympia in Greece to take part in the first ever engineering Olympiad.
How to reduce cost of energy for future large offshore wind turbines in free-wind and wake conditions by using full-scale wind and response data from offshore wind farms.
The use of digital apps and wearables to track our health information is on the rise. Thus, eHealth is a resource that may promote health management and patient engagement.
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Students and researchers at UiS are convinced that exoskeletons can be a useful aid for operating room nurses during long operations.
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Joanna sought help from a student mentor when she struggled with her own bachelor's thesis. Now she helps other students at the library.
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Rune Sørsdal has been hired as the new library director at Stavanger University Library.
The goal is to find environmentally friendly solutions for shipping and transport in Arctic waters.
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During the conference “From Knowledge to Action – the role of carers is changing?” in Oslo on March 16 Stecy Yghemonos held the presentation “A European Care Strategy for caregivers and care receivers”.
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Put on your best clothes, wave flags with UiS in the parade and take part in the unique and traditional celebration!
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The Faculty of Health Sciences at UiS organized the course “Simulation-based learning in nursing education” from April 17th to April 21th, where nursing students from Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway participated.
As a part of the strategic priorities to improve the program’s quality and relevance, we seek to gain expert input from stakeholders from the business, societal and academic communities. One of the vehicles is the designated Program Advisory Board.
UiS researchers got funding for Polish-Norwegian collaboration.
From 2023, all applicants to studies at the Faculty of Performing Arts are required to upload a valid passport or national ID card to confirm citizenship. This is due to the introduction of tuition fees for applicants with citizenship outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland.
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Huong Huynh finished her PhD project at University of Stavanger October 2021. Now her PhD thesis has been selected as Best Norwegian PhD in Catalysis.
There will be a possibility to have workshops on the day after the main NIKT conference, Thursday November 30.
The NOKOBIT conference has been organized annually for the last 30 years as a national conference in information science and information systems.
NIK is a broad national conference aimed at being an important national venue for discussions, networking, and dissemination of research and advanced development work in informatics and computer science.
NISK 2023 will take place at the University of Stavanger, 27-30 November, co-located with the NIKT conferences.
A workshop that stimulated a fruitful discussion.
This year's conference theme: Subsurface for energy security and sustainability.
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Hesam Salehi has a master's degree in business administration with a specialisation in strategic marketing and analytics from UiS Business School.
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Patients and their families contribute to the resilience of healthcare systems. This is particularly evident as global health systems experience increased pressure. Dr. Harumi Kitamura and Carolyn Canfield shared their insights into how we can create environments that invite patient and family contributions to resilient systems in a recent webinar organised by the Resilient Health Care Society.
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Music production and recording was an opportunity to increase their experiences in the field
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The UiS Business School has announced the extension of its partnership with the business conference Norway Summit.
A new study describes important aspects in the development of a digital follow-up service for patients in need of long-term follow-up in the specialist healthcare service.
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A recent webinar organised by the Resilient Health Care Network focused on the intersection of individual psychological resilience and system resilience. Inger Johanne Bergerød (UiS), Elizabeth Austin (Macquarie Univeristy) and Ruth Baxter (University of Leeds) are responsible for these events.
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That's why he chose to study Business Administration at the UiS Business School.
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UiS Business School has gotten permission to start up a two-year master's program in law. The language of instruction will be Norwegian.
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How can European universities achieve a deeper, longer-term and flexible form of cooperation? With EU support, the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) is set to explore this question and the possibility for a European status for European Universities.
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PhD students doing research in sustainability and green transition can also now contribute to the interdisciplinary Green Transition PhD community. The community is a lively platform for young researchers who want to expand their network beyond disciplinary boundaries, and work on their transferable skills. Recently a retreat was organized in Sogndalstrand.
Here you can read about the auditions for studies in music performance. You will also find information regarding which day the various instruments will conduct their auditions in week 10.
Applies to studies starting in Autumn 2024.
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Check our Call for papers and get in touch. We look forward to your contribution!
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His research focuses on the theoretical and empirical study of companies' innovation and branding strategy and strategic consumer signalling.
Drinking juice with a lot of antioxidants, for example from blueberries, can be beneficial in preventing dementia. New research at UiS will examine this in more detail by analyzing gut bacteria from elderly people who are at risk of developing Alzheimer's.
All over the world, children are being bullied by adults in school. New research now shows that these students could also be at increased risk of being bullied by their fellow students
Philosopher, scientist and writer Henrik Steffens was born in Stavanger in 1773 and became a central figure in European cultural and intellectual history. He engaged himself in debates and argued for universities to take an active part in the public discourse.
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Elham Ghazimatin is awarded the «Robert Lusch Early Career Research Award» for her research in marketing.
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Three doctoral students and two master students share their experiences after one semester with engineering studies at the University of Stavanger.
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Klaus Mohn has been offered the rectorship of the University of Stavanger for four more years. He will now build the team for the new period and three vice-rectors will be hired.
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Teacher Olaug Ueland receives feedback on her teaching from a personal coach. The goal is to make interaction with the pupils even better, and for the teaching to be more engaging.
The SAFETY project, funded under the program ERASMUS+ Knowledge Alliances is intended to widen the learning process in the medical field with high fidelity guided experiences.
Panagiotis Aslanidis defended his thesis on wettability for core analysis. The purpose of his research was to link reservoir wettability to the properties of the crude oil, rock mineralogy and formation water composition.
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Two master students from UiS Business School have got their research published in an international journal
This review suggests that patients with heart failure should receive prompt follow-up after hospitalization, and eHealth interventions have the potential to improve their quality of life.
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An ongoing project between University of Stavanger and Metropolitan University of Prague addresses an important topic that has received little attention in the past, that of accessible tourism. The 2-year collaboration has led to knowledge exchange, curricula and course development and learning for all stakeholders, and will impact both future education and research.
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In Economics of Motivations at UiS Business School, students participated in a case competition as consultants. The winning team received 40 000 NOK from Sandnes Sparebank.
28 students participated in a trip to the Rosenberg Worley facilities in Buøy.
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– It was perfect that we could go out and see it with our own eyes, says Professor Gorm Kipperberg.
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Researchers from “Caring Futures: Developing Care Ethics for Technology-Mediated Care Practices” were interviewed and quoted for an article and television segment in TV2 News about challenges to the implementation of welfare technology.
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Three master students from UiS Business School are one of two finalists in the international marketing competition DMC.
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Professor Stephen Billett from Griffith University Australia, is involved in several of SHARE – Centre for Resilience in Healthcare's projects. He is visiting the research center for three weeks and encourages others to engage in similar activities.
The European Union is facing a pressing challenge to transition into a carbon neutral economy by 2050. Researchers from University of Stavanger are participating in a new research project to investigate the key elements of this transition.
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The European Union is facing a pressing challenge to transition into a carbon neutral economy by 2050. Researchers from UiS are participating in a new research project to investigate the key elements of this transition.
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Iranian students and staff talking about the current situation in Iran and how it affects them personally, made a profound impression on UiS rector Klaus Mohn under a recent meeting at the University Library.
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The academic environment in the Department of Accounting and Law at UiS Business School is strengthening.
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Op-Ed Columnist: We believe that master's students are our youngest researchers. We are therefore very worried that we will raise the threshold for recruiting international students to Norway.
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Rector Klaus Mohn's speech at the university's doctoral creation ceremony on 28 October 2022.
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Maja Hassel, next of kin and caregiver, thinks this year’s conference theme "Caregivers - from extra work to sound involvement?" is very relevant. However, she believes that not enough is being done on a regular basis to include caregiver perspectives.
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Marie Larsen Gellein holds three degrees at UiS Business School. After completing the MSc in Business Administration, she started working as an accountant.
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On the 25th of October 2022, Izwan Ahmad was awarded the 2022 Innovation Awards for master’s students by Rogaland county mayor Marianne Chesak.
There is a new, free, maths and physics drop-in support centre at UiS. The service is offered by Theta, the linjeforening for maths and physics students, with support from Department of Mathematics and Physics.
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Rosalynn Austin from the University of Southampton visited the Department of Public Health to discuss health promotion for people with health challenges. She comments on benefits of researcher mobility.
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UiS Business Schools' «Clean Energy Law and Economics Conference» is a new yearly conference in Stavanger that will explore all aspects of clean and renewable energy in an understandable way.
PhD candidate Bernardo Costa came out on top in the competition for best extended abstract during a wind engineering conference.
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Marianne Hafnor Bøe, Professor in Religious Studies, Department of Cultural Studies and Languages, UiS, explains what is happening in Iran now.
Fredrik Bjørheim, PhD candidate at the Faculty of Science and Technology, has investigated damage assessment and modeling of ageing structures.
We are developing functional materials and process chemistry for energy and environmental applications.
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Researchers at UiS have developed an energy converter that creates electricity from sea currents and river flows.
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The Norwegian Hotel School’s master’s students were welcomed to UiS with a three-day kickoff at Viste Strand Hotel.
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He is one of the foremost RCTs experts and has again taught PhD-students from all over Europe at UiS.
Reflections from the Green Transitions Fellows at The Greenhouse 2022
The reason of 98% of the failures of mechanical systems and 60% of the failures of structures subjected to variable loading conditions is fatigue.
UiS signed in 2011 for the Declaration of commitment to the Recommendation of the European Commission on the European Charter for researchers and the Code of Conduct for recruitment of Researcher (Charter & Code) – HRS4R.
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The Greenhouse was established as a research group in 2017 and quickly distinguished itself worldwide as a leading professional environment for environmental humanities. On its fifth anniversary, The Greenhouse is moving on, now as a research centre at UiS.
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It is impressive how she has qualified for tenure through this demanding tenure-track in a short amount of time, says Dean Ola Kvaløy.
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To be best prepared for two demanding years, the master's program in Business Administration at UiS Business School has started its own «BootCamp».
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The award comes from one of the worlds leading journals on management research.
Students from all over the world got the opportunity to meet some of the leading physicists at the 2022 XQCD PhD school.
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Professor in economics Magne Mogstad from the University of Chicago taught econometrics to PhD students from all over Europe at UiS Business School.
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The new expert group appointed by the Norwegian government is led by Mari Rege, an economics professor at UiS Business School.
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Filled with excitement and big expectations thousands of new students flocked to the university campus on Ullandhaug Monday, 15 August.
Information about our current research projects and research networks
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Welcome! Student starter kit covers some of the most common questions students wonder about.
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SHARE – Center for Resilience in Healthcare is hosting an international quality and safety in healthcare seminar at Ydalir campus hotel. Organizing such events is one of the key activities of the centre.
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On Thursday and Friday this week, UiS welcomes 600 new international students arriving at Stavanger Airport and offers them a free shuttle to student accommodation.
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How to be a student? Welcome! Student starter kit covers some of the most common questions students wonder about.
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My summer job: Computer student Dikshant Devkota works with cloud security at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), better known as the Oil Fund.
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Nhi Le's goal was to study and find the answers to how she could make the world a better place for human beings. The economic courses at UiS Business School have helped her with her goal.
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The European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) was granted the European Union Erasmus programme support to continue building ECIU University.
Micheal B. Oguntola has studied optimization and modelling of enhanced oil recovery injection strategies in his PhD project.
This research group works on topics related to geopolymers, subsurface well integrity, plugging and abandonment.
The CEMENTEGRITY project seeks to develop and test better materials for sealing wellbores exposed to CO2 stored in underground reservoirs.
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My summer job: Navid is working with simulation-based learning for healthcare education.
Anna Julie la Cour Vågen chose Stavanger as her destination when she was going on exchange in her fourth semester. The student enjoyed herself so much that she already has plans for another stay at UiS in the sixth semester.
The paper was awarded at the 40th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2021).
Only 25 young researchers around the world were selected to participate in the OMAE2022 Outreach for Engineers Forum. 6 PhD research fellows from UiS were awarded with a scholarship.
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Professor of Marketing at UiS Business School, Kenneth Henning Wathne, has received the publication prize of the most eminent and productive researcher in 2015-2021.
Smart Assets, Digital and Integrated Operations, and Condition monitoring and Maintenance Analytics.
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Anders Åkerman is promoted to Professor of Economics at UiS Business School. He is mainly working on issues related to the effect of globalization and new technology on income inequality and productivity.
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Marte Cecilie Wilhelmsen Solheim is promoted to Professor in Innovation Studies at UiS Business School. Her research combines insights from organizational theory, innovation studies and economic geography.
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Four editors representing four countries to helm flagship journal.
A delegation from The University of Havana visited UiS to discuss Norwegian/Cuban conference and how to increase the numbers of Norwegian exchange students to Cuba and vice versa.
The purpose of the new research project is to support advancement of Blastocystis research by bringing together professionals from various
disciplines and countries.
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Eldar Søreide is the new dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Stavanger from September 5th, 2022.
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Researchers at the University of Stavanger (UiS) have managed to run a gas turbine on 100 percent hydrogen.
Our planet faces many challenges that we can only tackle in an interdisciplinary manner. The One Health ambition encompasses human, animal, plant and environmental health by focussing on the interaction between disciplines and effect on the total environment.
This project (SUBSET) aims to increase the relevance of subsurface course content to actual needs in the energy
industry of the future by establishing an arena for dialogue and collaboration between academia and industry.
How can the established theory of particle physics, the Standard Model, be used to predict the material properties of the cores of neutron stars? Researchers at the University of Stavanger might have the answer.
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Dengjun Zhang is promoted to professor of accounting at the UiS Business School. His recent research focuses on economic sustainability and sustainable finance.
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The PARTICIPATE Project has been awarded NOK 6 million for research on cyber bullying and the role of the parent. "More research on this subject is crucial", Hildegunn Fandrem says.
Our research aims to contributing on a sustainable use of the red seaweed Palmaria palmata in aquaculture. The work focuses on life cycle and nutritional potential.
Marine Sewage Outfalls – Environmental Impact Evaluation (SANOCEAN) focusing on ocean research including blue economy, climate change, environmental research and sustainable energy.
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As a new professor at UiS Business School, Hongyan Shi wants to help students build their skills in decision-making.
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The number of international applicants to the Master of Science in Business Administration has increased by over 70 percent.
A creative process with digital technology is a complex process consisting of traditional non-digital and new digital activities. It is important that educators use different pedagogical strategies when involving young children in the process. However, it is not enough to focus merely on the process – the finished product is also important to the children.
The project will investigate beacons or warning fires that were lit during attacks on the country in the Viking Age and the Middle Ages. We will uncover the deeper social organisations at work when a society is facing recurrent threats and explore how war and fear-driven reactions affects and institutionalises societies.
The Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS has several laboratories within the field of geology and reservoir. Here is an overview of relevant equipment and facilities.
The Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS has several laboratories within the field of chemistry and environmental technology. Here is an overview of relevant equipment and facilities.
Within the field of microscopy, there are several laboratories linked to the Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS. An overview of equipment and facilities follows.
The Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS has several laboratories within the field of biology and molecular biology. Here is an overview of relevant equipment and facilities.
The Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS has several laboratories within the field of sustainable energy systems. Here is an overview of relevant equipment and facilities.
The Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS has several laboratories within the field of automation technology. Here is an overview of relevant equipment and facilities.
The Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS has several laboratories within the field of materials science. Here is an overview of relevant equipment and facilities.
The Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS has several laboratories within the field of computer technology. Here is an overview of relevant equipment and facilities.
The Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS has several laboratories within the field of construction and building materials. Here is an overview of relevant equipment and facilities.
Within the field of drilling and well-technology, there are several laboratories conected to the Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS. An overview of equipment and facilities follows.
The Faculty of Science and Technology at UiS has several laboratories within the field of design, modelling and simulation. Here is an overview of relevant equipment and facilities.
Sina Furnes Øyri and Inger Johanne Bergerød have been awarded a contract research project on a nationwide supervision of the child welfare service's follow-up of children in foster homes in 2022-2023.
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Professor Kenneth H. Wathne from the UiS Business School is appointed member of the 2022 Louis W. Stern Award Committee.
The research group for mechanical engineering and materials technology has broad expertise in the design of mechanical components, testing and development of materials, manufacturing methods and methods for load calculations and fluid dynamics.
A large-scale study counters the belief that speaking two or more languages gives children a cognitive advantage.
Mezzosoprano Bettina Smith, Professor of singing at the Faculty of Performing Arts, University of Stavanger, is during the spring of 2022 initializing her project highlighting women in the arts.
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The University of Stavanger has allocated 2.5 million NOK in earmarked grants to Ukrainian researchers fleeing due to the Russian attack on Ukraine, and to researchers connected to the political opposition in Russia.
On this page you will find information for students and staff affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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The Swedish Corona Commission released its report on February 24. Associate professor Anders Åkerman at UiS Business School was one of the researchers who worked on the economic part of the commission. Åkerman worked on analysing the recession and the efficiency of the economic policy that was introduced to mitigate the crisis.
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The University of Stavanger wholeheartedly supports the condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
CIIP’s goal is to become an international leading research centre with the primary objective to analyse how technological change and disruptive innovation are changing societies and their production systems – and how this is resulting in economic (low productivity growth, unsecure employment), social (inequality) and political (discontent) challenges in Europe and the USA.
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The Study Lab offers writing groups where master's students can receive feedback on their master's thesis.
Is there a common Nordic model or a characteristic Nordic approach to evaluation and assessment of quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC)? A new study conducted by FILIORUM – Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care, together with Early Childhood Research Centre at Dublin City University (DCU ECRC), has examined this.
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There have been heated exchanges on Twitter and in Khrono about last autumn’s debate on internationalisation. This recently went "live" in Stavanger. Much of the debate called on academics to intervene in order to safeguard international employees, Norwegian academic terminology and our own knowledge bank.
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Elham Ghazimatin's dissertation paper “Mobilizing the Temporary Organization: The Governance Roles of Selection and Pricing” has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2021 Shelby D. Hunt/Harold H. Maynard Award. This award recognizes the article published in the Journal of Marketing that makes the most significant contributions to marketing theory in a given calendar year.
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Professor Mattias Hamberg is honoured with the Best Paper Award 2021 by the European Accounting Association for a paper published in the journal Accounting in Europe. The research study examines how companies distribute the purchase price in accounting in connection with acquisitions.
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University of Stavanger continues its collaboration with the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) network, and looks to strengthen its position as a European University.
The artistic research dance project All Tomorrows Parties by Brynjar Åbel Bandlien aims to investigate the impact that the HIV and Aids pandemic had on the Norwegian dance scene, the performing arts and cultural life in 1980s and 1990s.
The Subsurface Utilisation and Renewable Energy group addresses the latest issues related to the energy transition, underground hydrogen storage, geothermal heat production and geo-sequestration of carbon.
ScERC is an innovative research cluster that focuses on the circular economy aspects of various eco-friendly technologies with sustainability context.
The University of Stavanger (UiS) is responsible for the processing of personal data that we register, process and store in connection with your student and applicant relationship at UiS. This privacy policy provides you with information about how we process your personal information, what rights you have and who you can contact with inquiries concerning your personal information.
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Iryna Overko is studying in Stavanger for her master's degree in Business Administration, specialising in Strategic Marketing and Analytics.
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Iryna Overko is studying in Stavanger for her master's degree in Business Administration, specialising in Strategic Marketing and Analytics.
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Tanveer Ahmed has a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Stavanger Business School. He now works at Bolder AS as a project manager.
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Daniel André Hamre Bjørnstol has a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Stavanger Business School, majoring in Strategic Marketing and Analytics. He now works as a business consultant at EY.
As a secret agent, you may need to send messages. But how can you keep your message hidden? Of course, Inge and Magne have the solution.
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University of Stavanger (UiS) and Stavanger University Hospital (SUS) will work together to find solutions for patients with chronic intestinal diseases.
Many children have tried to make a Cartesian diver with a pipette in a bottle of water, but it can be a little difficult to find the right amount of air in the pipette so that it works. We will show an easier way to do it, with lemon or orange peel.
No, this sugar roll isn't candy. Today, Inge and Magne show how much carbon sugar contains.
Four days before Christmas Eve, Inge and Magne do electrolysis of water and form hydrogen.
Inge tries his hand at magic by making an egg float in the middle of the water. But is it really magic?
What is the fastest way to get water into a bottle? Inge and Magne experiment with candles and water in today's episode.
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Associate Professor and Head of Centre for Innovation Research, Marte C. W. Solheim at the University of Stavanger Business School is awarded the Stavanger-region Chamber of Commerce Award for Competence Sharing for 2021.
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The Research Council of Norway is awarding NOK 28 million to a project entitled Biocircle: Increased Innovation Capacity and Innovation Rate for Circular Economy in Western Norway. This project is a collaborative venture between Norce, the UiS, the UiB and several businesses.
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A new collaboration project for further development of a more environmentally friendly solution for the treatment of drilling mud waste has received 2.8 million from the Research Council of Norway.
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The Research Council allocates NOK 28 million to the ImpactWind Sørvest project, led by NORCE. UiS is an important research partner in the project. Professor Muk Chen Ong leads one of the work packages.
SHARE at UiS arranged a fully digital international symposium for early career research at the end of November.
Inge and Magne show how you can easily make water boil at a low temperature by lowering the air pressure.
Have you ever wondered how much gas an effervescent tablet develops?
A meter of radio? Far from it! A radiometer converts heat into motion. It was invented by William Crooks in 1873.
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University of Stavanger with partners have been awarded the National Centre for Sustainable Utilization of Energy Resources on the Norwegian Shelf (NCS2030).
Inge and Magne mingle with Bernoulli and use howling tubes to show how the air pressure drops when the air moves.
Oceans cover more than 70 % of the earth’s surface. However, those are still much unexplored.
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Founder and entrepreneur Murshid M. Ali defended his dissertation for the Ph.D. degree in Management, Economics, and Tourism at the UiS Business School on December 6th, 2021.
Inge and Magne are on fire over today's episode where they precipitate metallic copper.
In today's episode, Inge and Magne show why it is eggstremely important to have good peripheral vision!
Phenolphthalein, which is a crystalline substance, gets pretty in pink when it hits the basic solution.
Today Inge and Magne are looking for the WHOOSH sound. Rapid combustion of methanol in a bottle creates a powerful "whoosh".
Did you know that you can turn a regular Pringles box into a rocket? In the first door of this year's Christmas calendar, Inge and Magne make a hydrogen gas rocket that goes off with a bang.
Here you will find an overview of the staff in the faculty's theory section on jazz. Theodor Barsnes Obarheim is the head of the section.
Here you will find an overview of the staff in the faculty's classical theory section.
Here is a list over all employees in the section of classical piano and voice.
Here you will find an overview of the staff at the classic wind section.
The section consists of staff members for brass and woodwind.
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A total of 12 companies are on the list of the industry partners of The National IOR Centre of Norway. Chair of Board Thierry Laupretre (Aker BP), sums up the collaboration.
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Once again this year, students in the course "Economics of Motivation" had the opportunity to work as consultants in the workplace to test theories in practice. The assignments are based on how companies motivate their employees, and the students are tasked with analyzing and recommending measures that can increase motivation. The best reports were presented in the finals of the Sandnes Sparebank Case Competition at the UiS Business School on November 14th.
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In the course "Economics of Motivation" the students get to try themselves as consultants in working life to test theories in practice. The assignments are based on how companies motivate their employees, and the students must analyze and recommend measures that can increase motivation. The best report was awarded NOK 40,000 in the Sandnes Sparebank Case Competition on November 24.
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Several researchers from the UiS Business School feature in two different rankings of the world's most cited researchers. One of these rankings shows the top 2% of the world's most cited researchers in their field, and the other shows the top 1%.
The DiCoTe project aims to increase digital competence in Norwegian kindergartens by developing resources that can be used in Early Childhood Education Training.
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Doctoral research fellows from all over Scandinavia were gathered in Stavanger when Magne Mogstad taught econometrics at the University of Stavanger Business School last week. Mogstad is one of the world’s foremost experts in the field.
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Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), will be appointed honorary doctor of the University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway.
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At last we can once again come together in Tjodhallen to celebrate the events of the past year. For the first time in seven years, a new honorary doctor of UiS will be appointed.
In this project the main aim is to procure knowledge about the concept user participation applied on infants.
The most common thing about countries that are 'successful' in PISA, is a higher level of gender equality in the population.
Find seminars on economics and finance. Seminars are held Wednesdays from 12:15 to 13:15 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
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Eight creative student teams spent a whole weekend developing sustainable solutions during the Future Energy and Autonomy Hack.
Strategy 2021–2030 for the UiS Business School was adopted by the faculty board on 4 June 2021.
We are an internationally oriented business school with a regional identity. We aim to attract top
research faculty and motivated students to an international research and learning environment
in an attractive and vibrant region. Our strategic location, in a region at the heart of the
Norwegian energy industry, which is now embarking on a green transition, provides us with a natural
advantage in making sustainable changes to business and management practices.
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University of Stavanger, NORCE, IFE and University of Bergen are partners in an application for a new petrosenter, focusing on subsurface research.
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Professor Jennifer Clark of the Knowlton School of Architecture at Ohio State University is appointed adjunct professor at the UiS Business School and the Centre for Innovation Research and affiliated with the UiS Research Network for Smart Sustainable Cities.
Five petroleum engineering students from University of Stavanger reached the finals in the prestigous PetroBowl contest.
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Former PhD Student at UiS Business School Jonathan Muringani has won this year's Paul Benneworth PhD Student Award from the Regional Studies Association for best paper in the field authored by a PhD student.
University of Stavanger is participating in two new research projects led by NORCE. Together the partners seek new solutions for computing technologies; 3D machine vision and automated well monitoring.
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A UiS-led investment in sustainable aquaculture receives almost NOK 100 million from the government's Green Platform Initiative. The investment will improve fish welfare and reduce the environmental and climate footprint of aquaculture - and is based on expertise from the oil industry.
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University of Stavanger (UiS) makes a strong debut in the prestigious Times Higher Education ranking.
The UNESCO Chair is a collaboration between The University of Stavanger and the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) with a purpose to enable leadership, innovation and anticipation in support of the delivery of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals - and beyond - through the application of futures literacy.
Ola Kvaløy is dean and professor of economics at the University of Stavanger School of Business and Law. He received his PhD from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in 2003, and is currently affiliated with NHH as adjunct professor.
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After 15 years at British universities followed by two years at the UiS Business School, Rune Todnem By joins the established leadership and organisational change community at the University of Stavanger Faculty of Social Sciences as Professor of Leadership.
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Alina Isaevskaya holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Stavanger Business School. As a consultant at Korn Ferry, she helps companies and organisations design reward strategies that attract and motivate employees.
Attendance requirements at the Faculty of Performing Arts (UK) are an elaboration of the course descriptions' work requirements, which entail compulsory attendance; Regulations relating to studies and examinations at the University of Stavanger § 3-8.3. These rules are intended to address the particularity of UK performing studies.
Welcome! In the library, you will find books, reading areas, and digital offers such as electronic books and journals, databases, and other online resources.
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Could the bacteria in our guts help us improve cancer treatment? This is one of the key questions in a new research collaboration between University of Stavanger and Stavanger University Hospital.
Here you’ll find links to statistical and market data resources and links to databases where you can find the newest research in hospitality and tourism. The Library can help you search for literature and give you access to research and academic resources useful for students and staff at Hotel Management School.
This is the library's subject page for studies linked to The department of Early Childhood Education, The department of Education and Sports Science, Norwegian Reading Centre, and Centre for Learning Environment.
The library is open to staff, students, and anyone interested in our fields of study. Our specialist areas are archaeology, conservation, museology, botany, art history, medieval history, and the history of Stavanger and Rogaland.
The library for performing arts covers the subject areas of music and dance.
Here you find relevant resources for study and research in the humanities.
Information and useful links to scientific and subject-relevant sources for research and studies in media and social sciences. The library gives you access to resources in sociology, political science, change management, media studies, documentary production and energy, environment, and society.
Learning how to write academic texts is an important part of being a student. Here you will find useful information and resources to help you get started with your academic writing.
Associate professor of Innovation and Regional Studies at the University of Stavanger Business School.
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In December 2020 the Research Council of Norway announced that KATS will receive funding for phase 2, and the project will therefore continue until March 2024.
The PlaySpace (PS) editorial team now calls for new submissions dedicated to artistic research focusing on decolonization.
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Adnana Osmanbasic is studying to become an economist and has chosen to specialise in "Leadership in a Digital Economy". She believes that education will give her the tools she needs to solve the challenges of the future.
Anja Fintland (26) has just completed her Master's degree in Business Administration at the University of Stavanger Business School. She is now starting work as a consultant at PwC.
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Do you want to learn more about the smallest building blocks in nature? UiS have invited three world famous physicists to tell us in everyday language about the role particles play in nature and the strong forces binding them together.
Do you need help? Here you can see who helps with what in the study administration at the Faculty of Performing Arts.
Students and staff at the Faculty of Performing Arts can book rooms for individual activities at the faculty.
At Campus Bjergsted, you need your own key tag to get around inside the buildings.
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A look at how the Centre for Innovation Research in Stavanger has evolved in line with rapidly changing surrounds and shifting views on innovation policy. What has the Centre learnt through the last few years?
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Professor Natalia Kucirkova has won the UKLA Academic Book Award 2021 for her book ‘How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books’.
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The CIIP – Centre for Innovation, Institutions and Policy – will investigate to see how technological changes and innovation will change businesses and what the consequences of such will be. This time the UiS has submitted a total of six applications.
The University of Stavanger celebrates research, education, presentation, innovation, and contributions to a good working environment through several awards.
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– My dream of getting a consulting job became a reality through a master's degree in business at UiS
Kristoffer Svanes is studying for a master's degree in Business Administration at UiS and specialises in finance. Even before graduating, he has landed a consulting job at BDO.
How can we achieve better health for humans, animals, and the environment? This is the challenge students and researchers will work on when the education project NorBra receives support for four new years.
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– Today's economics students will take up more innovative and less traditional positions than before
Gehan Skhmot has a master's degree in Business Administration and has specialised in economics. She now works as a consultant in finance and procurement at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (Nav).
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Cathrine J. Sønvinsen (26) is studying for a master's degree in Business Administration and is specialising in Strategic Marketing and Analytics.
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Einar Øglænd Torjusen took a master's degree in Business Administration at the University of Stavanger Business School.
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Master student Sharath Chandar Joghee is collaborating with the local company Energy Innovation to implement new safety solutions for the wind industry.
På vegne av Universitetet I Stavanger og Bjergsted Trombonelaug er det en stor glede å ønske musikkstudenter ved høyskoler/universiteter, profesjonelle utøvere og pedagoger velkommen til Bjergsted Brass Festival i uke 38 – 2024.
Dette året har vi lykkes å skaffe oss mange fantastiske gjesteartister og gjesteensembler. Årets tema er “Early Brass” og vi vil fremføre repertoar både på moderne og på historiske messinginstrumenter.
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You can secure your dream job by completing a course of study with good grades. Learn how to work efficiently and wisely during your course.
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Torill Hebnes (23) is studying for a master's degree in Business Administration and is specialising in strategic marketing and analytics.
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The Department of Energy Resources at UiS is investing in new equipment and new research areas within geotechnics and geophysics, in collaboration with Anko. This gives our students the opportunity to learn subjects and techniques that can also be used outside the petroleum industry.
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The research group Synapse Lab develops measures to improve motivation and learning in education and in working life. The investment company TD Veen will now support Synapse Lab’s work with NOK 5 million over the next five years.
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Six different research communities at the University of Stavanger (UiS) have applied to become Norwegian centres of excellence in research. In addition, researchers at the university are working in close collaboration on two applications from Stavanger University Hospital.
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As part of the very first ECIU University pilot, students Arne Kragseth and Elisabeth Stene came up with a triple solution for a better mobility in the Stavanger region.
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Professor Kenneth H. Wathne at the University of Stavanger Business School is honored with the "Outstanding Reviewer Award 2020" by the Journal of Marketing, the highest ranked international journal in marketing.
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In 2020 the use of social media platforms like Tik Tok increased in all Nordic countries. Find more statistics and reports like this in the database Statista.
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The University of Stavanger Business School is the first Norwegian business school to receive the EFMD Programme Accreditation.
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The University of Stavanger is investing in hydrogen research. Olena Zavorotynska is one of several researchers who, with the support of the Akademia agreement, will take a closer look at the opportunities hydrogen provides us in the energy mix of the future.
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Professor Tatiana A. Iakovleva at the UiS Business School is part of an international research team that are doing a global study of entrepreneurs' resillience and well-beeing and how to support entrepreneurship during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Their first global report is published by King's Business School.
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Janine Anne Campbell is the first researcher to publish in the UiS archive for open research data.
A digital exhibition chronicles the reintroduction of beavers in Scandinavia 100 years ago.
Running research projects in the Energy Systems Engineering group.
Our work connects researchers, educators and students at UiS with partners in industry, business and public sector with focus on energy technology.
In this page you find the courses taught at University of Stavanger related to energy technologies and system integration.
We use state-of-the-art tools like advanced physical models, artificial neural networks, and integrated design, control and optimization algorithms.
Energy transition towards clean, sustainable, and affordable energy solutions is on top of the global, national, and local agenda.
Energy transition towards clean, sustainable, and affordable energy solutions is on top of the global, national, and local agenda.
The group focuses on developing innovative techno-economically sustainable solutions and has a broad network of academic and industrial partners.
Distributed energy conversion technologies, using fuel flexible solutions, energy storage and smart technologies are essential parts of the energy transition towards carbon free solutions.
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2winners is a student group initiated by Diku-Eurasia Project «EduInd4.0» to encourage students to build their first digital twins.
UiS is responsible for research conducted at the university being performed in accordance with laws and existing standards and principles.
The NewbornTime project is about improved newborn care by using artificial intelligence (AI) for activity and event recognition in video from the time during and after birth.
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Professor Kjersti Engan is listed as the 11th most influential woman in the field of artificial intelligence.
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Here we present a project that will substantially build on the findings of SAFETY+ and offers possibilities for future dissemination activities for SAFETY+.
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Two medical emergencies have been outlined in this article. The SAFETY Project is about trying to understand different types of emergencies and which skills healthcare professionals require.
The project shall improve the quality and internationalization of education in social work and sociology at the partner institutions, through student and staff mobility between Cuba and Norway in both directions.
A proposed centre of excellence (SFF), Quark-Lab will build a bridge between the collider physics and gravitational wave astronomy communities based on fundamental theory.
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Gorm Kipperberg has been promoted to professor of environmental economics at the UiS Business School. His research focuses on applied issues in environmental, resource, and energy economics
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Statista gives you an overview of statistical data from the media, finance, health, politics and more.
We congratulate Professor Bettina Smith on her new release. Together with pianist Jan Willem Nelleke, Smith has released the CD "The Artist's Secret" with works for song and piano, written by female composers.
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UiS employee Roderick Dale had hardly imagined that he would contribute to making video games when he studied Old Norse literature and Viking history. Now he has translated dialogue in the game Assassin's Creed Valhalla into Norse.
The 7th IOR NORWAY is arranged 26-28 April 2021. The digital event will be co-organized with the 14th International Symposium on Reservoir Wettability and its Effects on Oil Recovery.
270 participants caught up on the newest in IOR research at this year's big IOR event at University of Stavanger.
The sixth annual conference hosted by The National IOR Centre of Norway is history. Hopefully the participants got a refill of both knowledge and entertainment.
Our electronic map MazeMap will lead you straight to the office or the auditorium you are looking for! The map also contains other important information about buildings and outdoor spaces.
Our advisors help journalists find information or the right person to interview.
– I carry out risk analyses and assessments related to accident incidents/accident loads for Ferry-free E39, says Daniel.
– You are given the opportunity to study risk analysis in one of the most internationally acknowledged research environments within this discipline, says Ingrid Glette-Iversen.
The research community Transforming Education – towards a sustainable future brings together researchers from different disciplines within the Faculty of Arts and Education to study transformative approaches to educational aspects of sustainable development.
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The prestigious Harvard Business Review has published the article "Don't Count on Free Trials to Win You Customers" by Associate Professor of Marketing Hongyan Shi at UiS Business School.
We will be an open and innovative university that demonstrates a high quality of education, research and artistic development work.
UiS is part of the Lean 6σ Learning Academy, organised by European Networks for Performance Enhancement in Mechanical (Manufacturing) and Construction Industry.
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Two years, up to four different countries, several class committees, two births and a pandemic. The MFamily class of 2020 have shared a lot and had many learning experiences. Maria Martinsson believes it has made them more resilient and flexible.
We aim to answer following RQ: How to enable the eco-system to ensure diffusion of responsible digital innovations in welfare sector?
We aim to answer following RQ: How to create a boundary innovation space to activate user driven or user-inspired innovations?
We aim to answer following RQ: What are attitudes, concerns and expectations of users in relation to welfare technology?
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Repsol, IKM Acona and Vår Energi awarded a total of nine prizes and NOK 275,000 to bachelor and master students at UiS.
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The best first year master students in petroleum geosciences and petroleum engineering got a well-deserved Christmas present from Acona.
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According to a new report headed by Professor Ragnar Tveterås at the UiS Business School, the most optimistic estimates suggest that 1,8 million tonnes of salmon each year can be produced in cages offshore within 30 years.
The Pumps and Pipes initiative fosters collaboration and transfer of knowledge between oil and gas and the health sector.
Ocean Technology Innovation Cluster Stavanger (OTICS) connects researchers, educators and students at UiS with partners in industry, business and public sector with focus on ocean technology.
Cultural sociology studies the repertoires of meaning and interpretation that people deploy when they navigate everyday life, work life, lifestyles, family, and civil society. The research group explores the significance of micro interaction.
The demand and development of global wind power energy have significantly increased in the past decades. The wind power could be captured and converted into electricity through the wind turbine.
This area focuses on Wind and Wave Load and Response Modelling and Monitoring.
Research and education today cannot be conducted without using state of the art software products. For an academic institution usual marked prices are unaffordable. We are thankful that software companies generously donate software that we can use in public research and the education of bachelor, master, and PhD students.
We are happy to announce the Synapse Lab Seminar for UiS researchers interested in randomized controlled trials.
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The University of Stavanger Business School recently submitted two applications to the Research Council of Norway to become Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF). The Norwegian Centres of Excellence scheme is the RCN`s most prestigious call. It allows scientific areas to organize themselves in centers to achieve ambitious scientific goals through cooperation and long-term funding.
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FILIORUM-The Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care at the University of Stavanger and the Early Childhood Research Centre at Dublin City University (DCU ECRC) have entered a collaboration on a new research project on Nordic Approaches to Evaluation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education and Care.
The faculty is led by dean Ola Kvaløy and faculty director Egil Kristensen. Ingeborg F. Solli is vice dean for education, and Ragnar Tveterås is vice dean for research. The department heads also form part of the management team.
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– I want you to know that I am very proud of you. The efforts you have made are an important reason why the University of Stavanger has kept afloat during the pandemic. You have all loyally and successfully complied with infection control measures. In addition, we have had some well-deserved luck. There is very little infection at our university.
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Associate Professor Ari Tarigan from the Department of economics, safety and planning is part of a group of researchers from Polish and Norwegian universities that was awarded almost 2 million euros for their project “Greencoin”, an interactive system that will promote environmentally friendly behaviour among citizens through a reward system.
This research program area is aimed at preparing better graduate and postgraduate candidates.
This and much more was discovered by Gunnar Nerheim when he dived deep into the history of the first Norwegians in Texas.
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Professor Natalia Kucirkova from the Centre for Learning Environment is awarded the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship for the period 2021-2023. She is the first Jacobs Fellow from a Norwegian University.
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We are looking for talented and motivated students who want to combine their studies with a job during fall 2024. The application deadline is May 16th.
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From 27.-31. July over 500 students from 142 institutions and 53 countries participated in the international summer school “Offshore Field Development” via screen.
UiS researchers have developed and tested a structured play-based curriculum for children at their last year of preschool, to foster a more even and better foundation before school start through care, play and learning.
The Data Lab offers classes in software to help you with reference management, and with analysis and visualizing of data. The room can also be used for teaching, events and as a study space.
The Library hosts both academic and social events that are free and open to all, both in Norwegian and English. Contact us if you wish to host an event at the library.
Principal investigator Randi Wågø Aas is professor in Occupational Health at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences.
Principal investigator Eva Leibinger is associate professor at the Department of Education and Sports Science, Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Stavanger.
By developing a new joint curriculum of PhD courses, candidates will be better equipped in areas of innovation and science.
The ROADMAP project has the overall objective to establish a European «doctrine on disaster risk and crisis management», funded on the mutual cooperation between scientific communities and disaster risk management authorities.
The RISKSEC 2.0 project studies local climate change adaptation – from risk governance to securitisation strategies?
Aiming to promote innovation and achieving increased tunnel safety, a research group has been established at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IDE) at the UiS with its members and collaborators representing the fields of ICT and tunnel safety.
Professor Dimitrios Pavlou at Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science recently became member of the editorial advisory board in the journal Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
UniPed is a unit that helps the University of Stavanger (UiS) achieve excellence in education. UniPed’s goal is to foster a culture of quality-centred teaching that benefits both students and staff.
Stavanger AI Lab opens up for several types of collaboration with society. We see it as our social mission to raise competence in AI. At the same time we want to be contributors to innovation in the field of artifical intelligence.
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In 2030 ECIU University, of which University of Stavanger is a member, will solve multi-disciplinary societal challenges in entrepreneurial, innovative ways.
Solheim is an engaged academic and communicator. She is Professor of Innovation and Vice Rector for Innovation and Society at the University of Stavanger. Solheim is a public speaker on diversity and innovation.
The Applied AI and Digitalization in Drilling Group at IEP, Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Stavanger, bridges the gap between industrial domain expertise and latest advances in Artificial Intelligence.
The University Board is elected for the period of 2019 to 2023.
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A young an amibitious research group received the Lyse Research Prize for 2019, having been recognized on the national and international physics scene.
The UiS-IT department consists of 45 employees who provide IT services for 1600 employees and 12000 students.
Structural geology is the study of tectonic deformation. We focus on the deformation of the upper crust and how it affects erosion and sedimentation in sedimentary basins, forms faults and folds that compartmentalize reservoirs, and makes ductile materials, such as salt, flow.
Basin scale studies focus on improving the understanding of paleogeographic evolution, tectonic and sedimentary interaction, and petroleum systems by integrating surface and subsurface data.
Provenance research tracks the transport routes of sediment. Such research is done for various reasons, such as paleogeographic, paleogeologic, and tectonic reconstructions of basins, basin surroundings, and continental-plate configurations.
Light detection and ranging (lidar) research focus on the planning and collection of lidar data as well as the processing and interpreting of 3D outcrop models.
Geophysics uses measurements of physical quantities to make inferences about the geological properties of the Earth and other planets. Geophysical methods are used in many fields of science and engineering. Specialized areas include environmental geophysics, exploration geophysics, and near-surface geophysics.
Geographic information science (GIS) research focuses on the analysis of spatial relationships, defining uncertainty, and using GIS for decision-making.
Value can only be created through our decisions. Uncertainty is inseparable from all significant decisions. You can’t make good decisions without embracing uncertainty.
Geosciences is an important expertise area within the energy sector, environment, construction among others.
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Employees and students at the Faculty of Performing Arts host up to 200 concerts and performances per year. Here is an overview over upcoming events.
UiS Alumni is a network to develop professional collaboration with former students.
The Centre for Industrial Asset Management (CIAM) is a collaborative network comprising various companies and a university focusing on industrial asset management.
The University Library have an agreement with Norsk Standard which gives students and staff at UiS a 70% discount when buying standards.
The UiS School of Business and Law administration is responsible for administration, student counseling and case processing at the faculty. The faculty also get administrative support by the central administrative departments and offices at the University of Stavanger. The administration is led by the Faculty Director, Egil Kristensen.
The University of Stavanger comply with regulations on privacy and data protection and the principles outlined by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The department comprises the two subject areas of economics and finance. The department's research topics include game theory, the benefits of early educational investments, the national budget, stock markets, environmental economics, and energy economics.
The department has a among the faculty an exiting combination of expertise in both the areas of accounting and law.
The department spans a wide range of disciplines and research areas. It delivers teaching to the various programs at the UiS Business School within Strategy, HRM, Organization and Management, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Operation and Lean Management, Marketing, and International economics.
The Cognitive Lab is the only arena at UiS where all faculties meet and collaborate on research at the highest level. The lab provides the natural sciences with a meeting place for the health sciences, psychology and various disciplines that study social conditions, human behaviour and learning.
The International Office provides strategic and operational support and advice to the management, academic groups and students regarding internationalisation of educational programmes, mobility and partnerships.
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The Cognitive Lab provides the natural sciences and research on cognition and artificial intelligence with a meeting place for the health sciences, psychology and various disciplines that study social conditions, human behaviour and learning.
Doctor philosophiae (dr. philos.) is a non-supervised doctorate that can be awarded to academics who have completed research and a doctoral thesis without affiliation to the University of Stavanger.
Doctor philosophiae (dr. philos.) is a non-supervised doctorate that can be awarded to academics who have completed research and a doctoral thesis without affiliation to the University of Stavanger.
The joint services at UiS are organised into four divisions and headed by the prorector for research, the prorector for education, the prorector for innovation and society and the the director for organisation and infrastructure.
Are you employed in a technology company or work with technology in the public sector, and want to earn a PhD while working? The industrial or public sector PhD schemes may be something for you and your company.
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Two Cuban master students at Nordic Master of Social Work and welfare came on a three month stay to Stavanger one week before Norway closed down.
A dance performance by Hagit Yakira, associate professor at the Faculty of performing arts.
Start your workday with inspiring sessions while enjoying your breakfast!
Meet other researchers, expand your network, catch up on the latest research at UiS, get useful tips and training.
The Researcher Breakfasts are for researchers, PhD students and anyone else interested. Hosted by the Research Department and the University Library.
There are a number of exciting vacant positions at the University of Stavanger. Click the blue arrow to read more about the positions. Below you will also find information about working at UiS.
Due to an increase in the amount of data available through technological advancements, AI and machine learning approaches can be employed to convert the data into contextual information, leading to a step change in the field of energy and petroleum engineering.
A book project about improvisation, by Petter Frost Fadnes
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The entanglement of choreographic and pedagogic practices is the theme of the PhD project of Mari Flønes at The Faculty of Performing Arts.
NETTOP is a department that develops digital teaching and e-learning in collaboration with the academic divisions at the university. We create everything from complete online courses to games, videos, apps, podcasts, simulations and other digital tools that contribute to learning.
The Learning Environment Committee (LEC) at UiS is been appointed by the University Board. The LEC attend to the environment that the studies and their contents are offered within. This includes the physical, digital, psychosocial, organisational and educational learning and study environment.
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioural Research in Education (Centre for Learning Environment), University of Stavanger, is both a research centre and a National Education Centre, assisting the national educational authorities in their work to implement the national educational policy in preschools and schools in Norway.
An overview of the managers at Stavanger University Library and the staff at the library departments.
In 2020 The University of Stavanger (UiS) was awarded a UNESCO professorship on the topic of diversity, inclusion and education.
Our bachelor in dance is a performing study focusing on contemporary dance. It is a three-year education that prepares you for a professional working life as a performing and co-creating dance artist or for further studies in dance.
Robert Moshiro defended his thesis on making births in low-income countries safer.
How and why do I cite? Which citation style should i choose? What should my citation look like, and is my bibliography correct? This page gives you information and useful links to answer these questions.
Would you like to learn more about 3D-printing? Get an introduction and access to the 3D-lab at the University Library!
The University of Stavanger interacts with society and working life. Here you will find a comprehensive overview of various forms of cooperation that we offer.
Rayyan is a free, web-based tool that lets you screen your references for systematic reviews or other large literature reviews. Rayyan facilitates collaboration by allowing multiple people to screen the same references independently (blinded). You can use Rayyan after you have performed your literature search and collected the results in EndNote or Zotero.
LaTeX is an advanced document preparation system designed for large and complex documents. LaTeX is a great tool if you are writing a paper containing mathematical equations and symbols. The built-in algorithms ensures that the document will have consistent structure, high typographical quality and a professional look.
Overwhelmed by large amounts of non-numerical data? NVivo is a great tool if you need to sort through qualitative data such as interviews, surveys, articles or data from social media. NVivo can help you structure your data analysis process, and make your work more efficient.
Tableau allows you to quickly make large and unmanageable data into easy-to-read overviews. You can convert data into charts, tables and other graphic visualisations. These visualisations can easily be shared with others.
Zotero is a free and user-friendly program that creates references and bibliographies for you. Zotero collects and keeps track of all the sources you use. If you use Zotero correctly you will get a correct bibliography and references in the right place in your document. Zotero is well integrated in Word, and it works with LaTeX and Google Docs.
It can be challenging to keep track of the literature you use of in your studies and research. It is not always easy to know how to display your in-text citations correctly in your work, or what the requirements are for a complete and correct reference list. EndNote is a tool that can help you with this. EndNote is used at most universities and colleges.
The Norwegian School of Hotel Management has been educating hotel managers and other leaders in the tourism and service sector since 1912, and is the second oldest school of hotel and tourism in the world.
Welcome to Café Ask and Embla, a delightful culinary destination at the Museum of Archaeology and the Iron Age Farm.
The Department of Social Studies trains social workers and child care welfare officers.
The Department of Media and Social Sciences offer academic programmes within, and do research on, media, sociology and political science as well as change management and energy, environment and society.
Need help with academic writing? Book guidance with student mentors at Stavanger University Library. OBS: The study lab is now closed, and will reopen on September 3.
Do you know any children or youths who'd like to learn jazz? This Jazz School is run by the jazz students from UiS Faculty of Performing Arts. Application deadline is October 22nd.
At the Museum of Archaeology, you meet the past in new and modern exhibitions. Here you get the story of all those who have lived and worked here before us, and experience how they have lived their lives and adapted to the changing climate and natural environment through the millennia.
Welcome to a new academic year! Find all the information you need about the start of studies at Bjergsted Campus.
Education and research at the Faculty of Social Sciences is diverse, and includes hotel and tourism management, media studies, sociology, social sciences, gender studies, psychology and social studies.
The library offers classes that helps you with academic writing and reference management. We offer open classes for students and staff at UiS. Lecturers at UiS can request classes from the library for a student group.
Opening hours for all our library branches: Ullandhaug Library, Bjergsted Library, the library at the Museum of Archaeology, and the Medical and Psychiatric libraries at SUS.
On this page you can find an overview over the appointment process and national regulations regarding appointment and promotion to various teaching and research posts.
The University is always in need of new staff who can help to reinforce our operations in respect of education, research, creative development, knowledge transfer and innovation. We need a broad range of skills and background experience, and we are grateful that you are considering applying for a job with us.
One of the university’s strategic objectives is to be an open, user-oriented and learning organisation known for its good work and learning environment and a culture of cooperation characterised by innovation, engagement and mutual respect. We are aiming for further development of the quality within our organisation by means of good skills development schemes.
From the language, where to live, what to see and what to do, to your family's wellbeing. All these factors are of paramount importance once you have decided to move to Stavanger, whether for a limited period or maybe forever. UiS will strive to extend a warm welcome to you and make you feel right at home!
Our societal mission is higher education, research and artistic development work, dissemination and innovation. We have condensed this mission into our motto: “We will challenge the well-known and explore the unknown.”
Should a crisis occur when you are abroad, it is important that you know what to do and who to contact.
Do you want to come to Stavanger and the Faculty of Performing Arts?
We offer exchange programs for Bachelor and Master in Music performance, jazz and classical music, Bachelor in Dance performance and One year extension studies ("post-bachelor") in Music Production and Recording.
The Museum of Archaeology at UiS conducts research, administration and dissemination regarding human beings and their environments, mainly from prehistoric times and the Middle Ages. In addition to the dissemination work performed at the museum at Våland, the Museum of Archaeology is also responsible for disseminating information about the reconstructed Iron Age Farm at Ullandhaug.
Campus Bjergsted is located in Bjergstedparken near Stavanger city center. The Faculty of Performing Arts is located with among others, Stavanger Concert Hall, Stavanger Cathedral School, Bjergsted Department and Stavanger Cultural School.
The faculty board is responsible for determining the overall goals, priorities and strategies for the faculty.
Here you will find an overview of our employees in the administration.
Opening hours and prices at the Museum of Archaeology and the Iron Age Farm.
The Organ Section belongs to the Section of Piano and Vocal, and is a part of the Department of Classical Music.
The theory department has employees from the Department of Classical Music and the Department of Jazz, Dance, PPU and Music Production.
The section for Wind Instruments consists of woodwind and brass and is organized under the Department of Classical Music at the Faculty of Performing Arts.
Meet the staff of the Faculty of Performing Arts. Find bio, subject, and contact information of our management, teaching body, and counselors, divided into departments and sections.
Get access to e-books, e-articles and databases that the Stavanger University Library provides anywhere, anytime!
The department carries out research and offers study programmes at all levels within Risk management and societal safety, Industrial economics and City and regional planning.
The Learning Support Center offers individual guidance to students at UiS who have dyslexia and/or ADHD.
UiS Alumni is a social and professional network for everyone who has completed an education at UiS. As a member of UiS alumni, you also get benefits at SiS sports centre.
The conducting programme at the University of Stavanger is one of Norway's leading programmes. We offer courses and study programmes with specializations in conducting on all levels.
The Faculty of Performing Arts' PPU education has a unique profiling of pedagogy in music, dance, drama and theater.
Music production and recording is organized under the Department of jazz, dance, PPU and music production at the Faculty of Performing Arts.
The Jazz Education in Stavanger is located on Bjergsted Campus in the heart of Bjergsted Culture Park.
Department of Jazz, Dance, PPU, and Music Production at the Faculty of Performing Arts, University of Stavanger, is located in the heart of Bjergsted Cultural Park.
Department of Classical Music at the Faculty of Performing Art, University of Stavanger, is located on Bjergsted campus close to the city center in the heart of Bjergsted Cultural Park, with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and the Stavanger Concert Hall as its nearest neighbors.
Visit the Iron Age Farm at Ullandhaug and experience life in the Late Iron Age. Sit around the open fire and hear stories about everyday life 1500 years ago. As the only one of its kind in Norway, the Iron Age Farm has been rebuilt on the original remains and ruins of a farm that dates back to the Migration Period, approximately 350 – 550 AD.
The Department educates primary school teachers and offers sports studies, as well as a Master’s degree in Special Needs Education. The Department also has an abundance of continuing and further education courses.
The research group PARTAKE focuses on community participation as a goal and means to achieve health, coping, good services and participation in working life.
Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering is focused on research, innovation and education in the natural and life sciences.
The Department of Early Childhood Education (IBU) offers a Bachelor's degree in Earcly Childhood Education Teacher Training, a Master's degree programme in Early Childhood Education Science and a number of continuing and further education programmes, as well as a PhD programme.
The Department of Cultural Studies and Languages (IKS) is involved in teaching, research and dissemination related to religion, culture, languages, literature, history and pedagogy.
The Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering (IEP) conducts research within drilling and well engineering, energy systems engineering, catalysis and reaction engineering, computational engineering and rheology.
The Department of Energy Resources is a strong academic environment with international top-level research and education.
The Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science is a leading academic environment for education and research within offshore technology as well as land-based industry.
Theme 2 works with the integration of field data such as pressure, temperature, seismic data, tracer data, geophysical data, and geological data into a field scale simulation model.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is responsible for teaching, research and development within electrical and computer engineering at UiS.
The Department of Mathematics and Physics performs research and offers education in the fields of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics.
The National IOR Centre provides solutions for improved oil recovery on the Norwegian continental shelf through academic excellence and close cooperation with the industry.
The network brings together researchers, clinical practitioners, and representatives of other stakeholder groups to strengthen carer research.
The department’s main objective is to contribute to the prevention of acute and chronic health problems and increase participation in school and work, by disability prevention strategies.
The department’s main objective is to develop and disseminate interdisciplinary knowledge of care and ethics, to assure high quality, sound practice and considerate help in health services.
The department’s main objective is to facilitate high-quality care for patients and users in healthcare services.
The top management team at the UiS consists of rector, prorector for research, prorector for education, prorector for innovation and society, and the director of organisation and infrastructure.
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Dr. Kristoffer Svendsen started as an associate professor in law at UiS Business School earlier this year. He is a lawyer educated in Australia, Russia, USA and Norway.
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The University of Stavanger took part in INTED in Valencia to present the DIGISIM app, a three-year long development project co-funded by the EU. The result is an interactive simulation app that makes it easier for students to train on practical nursing procedures on their own.
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After 20 years studying and working in British universities, whereof six years as Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Rune Todnem By is joining the University of Stavanger Business School as Professor of Leadership.