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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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Welcome to professional lunch with Victoria Brazil.
in HelseCampus Stavanger Innovasjonsparken bygg i2, Professor Olav Hansens vei 7A
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A Centre for Innovation Research seminar: Environmental, economic and social sustainability - Perspectives from the Fishery and Aquaculture Performance Indicators.
UiS School of Business and Law, Elise Ottesen-Jensens hus
Center management and all employees at Centre for learning environment. Click on "Page content " to find a specific person.
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News from the rector
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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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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PhD-candidate Xiangyu Quan at the UiS School of Business and Law will have her Public Defence for her dissertation «Sailing through Uncertainty: The role of inter-organizational collaboration in addressing complex problems» for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Kjølv Egelands hus
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Start your workday with inspiring sessions while enjoying breakfast!
Universitetsbiblioteket, campus Ullandhaug
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The largest, best, and most fun Nordic economic festival is being arranged for the eighth time!
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Drop by the library to join our language café.
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Drop by the library to join our language café.
Universitetsbiblioteket, campus Ullandhaug
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Join us as we prepare for the Stavanger Pride Parade with a creative café. Visit the library to make yourself a bracelet and have a waffel for free.
Universitetsbiblioteket, campus Ullandhaug
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Join the library for an introduction to the reference screening tool Rayyan. Language: Norwegian.
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Join the library for a class about the reference managment tool Zotero.
The Ullandhaug Library
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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 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.
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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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.
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.
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Interested in trying out business studies? Now you can take a one-year program in business and management at the University of Stavanger!
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 NHS – Department of Leadership and Service Innovation
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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Acquiring proficiency in AI technology will be pivotal in the future job market. At the University of Stavanger Business School, students are not only introduced to AI technology but are also taught how to leverage it effectively in both their studies and future careers.
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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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The innovation projects should be within the three strategic focus areas simulation, integration of care services, and security and safety. The deadline is 13 September 2024.
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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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News from the rector
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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Syllabus books for one-day loans will be found on separate shelves, making it easier to find the book you are looking for.
Stavanger University Library is a modern library and a great meeting place. You are welcome to read, work on assignments, or participate in events and courses at the library.
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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.
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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
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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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Here you will find links to articles about the Three Little Pigs exhibition and the Sensory Books project.
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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Researchers at the University of Stavanger (UiS) have managed to run a gas turbine on 100 percent hydrogen.
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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.
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 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.
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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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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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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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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 NHS – Department of Leadership and Service Innovation.
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.
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.
Here you find relevant resources for study and research in the humanities.
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.
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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.