PhD Education at the University of Stavanger
The University of Stavanger has five PhD programmes that cover a wide range of disciplines.
Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention
This article describes the second major phase of an intervention designed to enhance patient...
What do patients say a future eHealth service needs?
The use of digital apps and wearables to track our health information is on the rise. Thus, eHealth...
Designing a future eHealth service for posthospitalization self-management support
A new study describes important aspects in the development of a digital follow-up service for...
Can blueberries prevent dementia?
Drinking juice with a lot of antioxidants, for example from blueberries, can be beneficial in...
Teachers bullying children – a global problem
All over the world, children are being bullied by adults in school. New research now shows that...
Posthospitalization follow-up of patients with heart failure using eHealth solutions
This review suggests that patients with heart failure should receive prompt follow-up after...
This invention produces electricity from marine and riverine currents
Researchers at UiS have developed an energy converter that creates electricity from sea currents and...
Norwegian-led research project on childbirth and newborn resuscitation can save 25,000 lives annually in Tanzania
After completing their PhD-projects on childbirth and newborn resuscitation at the University of...
In the core of a neutron star
How can the established theory of particle physics, the Standard Model, be used to predict the...
All tomorrows parties
The artistic research dance project All Tomorrows Parties by Brynjar Åbel Bandlien aims to...
Integrated solar panels in walls and roofs can be efficient power sources
“Norway’s cold climate is very suitable for building-integrated photovoltaics,” says researcher...
Countries that do well in the PISA assessment have one thing in common
The most common thing about countries that are 'successful' in PISA, is a higher level of gender...
Impact case: Breast Cancer School
UiS researchers at the Faculty of Health has identified the urgent need to develop an educational...
Ethics in research
UiS is responsible for research conducted at the university being performed in accordance with laws...
Nominate for the University Fund’s Presentation and Community Involvement Award
The objective of the prize is to promote outstanding presentation and community involvement at the...
Burden of treatment in patients with chronic heart failure
In this new paper, researcher at the University of Stavanger explore the associations between burden...
Easier to say recovery than to do recovery
Health and social services in Norway have adapted recovery as base for the mental health and...
Back to Blood: Pursuing a future from the Norse Past
Why are Vikings and the Norse past increasingly popular?
Bettina Smith: The Artist's Secret
We congratulate Professor Bettina Smith on her new release. Together with pianist Jan Willem Nelleke...
Occupational health services should have an active role in alcohol prevention
Research shows that occupational health services may be an abeyant asset for alcohol prevention, but...
14 recommendations for a successful disputation
A disputation, the public defence of a PhD candidate’s thesis, is a serious matter. How can you...
Universities must take a leading role in regional development
Not all regions are like Silicon Valley, and not all universities can or should be like Stanford...
The importance of religion in encounters with death at work
How do migrant nursing home staff relate to religion in their work with patients who are approaching...