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Latest news from UiS
Easter Opening Hours at the library
An overview of the opening hours at all our library branches during Easter 2023.
The importance of parents in the work to prevent cyberbullying
What role do parents have in the prevention of cyberbullying? The international research project PARTICIPATE will seek a...
– The program is top-notch, prestigious, challenging, engaging, and world-class
Hesam Salehi has a master's degree in business administration with a specialisation in strategic marketing and analytics...
Patients and families engaged in resilient healthcare systems
Patients and their families contribute to the resilience of healthcare systems. This is particularly evident as global h...
Priscila got to work with high-level musicians and performers
Music production and recording was an opportunity to increase their experiences in the field
Extended partnership between UiS and Norway Summit
The UiS Business School has announced the extension of its partnership with the business conference Norway Summit.
Change the way you learn and create real impact
UiS offers unique learning opportunities through ECIU University. Right now there are five student challenges and eight...
Indigenous stories, and the weather in Calcutta: Two new Marie Curie postdoctoral fellows at The Greenhouse
The EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (MSCA) are an attractive and prestigious mobility award that give r...
Greater focus on the role of informal caregivers
Maja Hassel, next of kin and caregiver, thinks this year’s conference theme "Caregivers - from extra work to sound invol...
Two worlds colliding: exploring the boundaries between system resilience and individual resilience
A recent webinar organised by the Resilient Health Care Network focused on the intersection of individual psychological ...
Chandan hopes to be a pioneering marketer and entrepreneur
That's why he chose to study Business Administration at the UiS Business School.
Master program in Law for UiS
UiS Business School has gotten permission to start up a two-year master's program in law. The language of instruction wi...
Compassion with the earthquake victims
Rector Klaus Mohn calls on staff and students to take care of those affected by the earthquake in Turkey.
Digital national conference on informal caregivers’ challenges
The pandemic created practical difficulties in organizing the annual national caregiver conference as usual, but in retr...
ECIU to find solutions for closer international university cooperation
How can European universities achieve a deeper, longer-term and flexible form of cooperation? With EU support, the Europ...
UiS has established a PhD community focused on the green transition
PhD students doing research in sustainability and green transition can also now contribute to the interdisciplinary Gree...
Robert Kreuzbauer is promoted to Professor in Strategy
His research focuses on the theoretical and empirical study of companies' innovation and branding strategy and strategic...
Communication training at HelseCampus
Paramedical students in their third year of study and nurses from the municipal health service participated in a joint t...
Prestigious award to a researcher from UiS Business School
Elham Ghazimatin is awarded the «Robert Lusch Early Career Research Award» for her research in marketing.
Data privacy and secure storage in bachelor's and master's theses at UiS
Are you wondering how to store data and your thesis safely? Are you a bachelor's student considering processing personal...
New dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Eldar Søreide is the new dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Stavanger from September 5th, 2022.
From Ethiopia to UiS to study mechanical engineering
Three doctoral students and two master students share their experiences after one semester with engineering studies at t...
– What I liked most about UiS and the Business School is the degree of internationalization
UiS Business School and Centre for Innovation Research have had two guest researchers this semester.
Four more years with Klaus Mohn as rector at the University of Stavanger
Klaus Mohn has been offered the rectorship of the University of Stavanger for four more years. He will now build the tea...
– UiS ticked all the boxes for an appropriate international master's program
Syed Aqib Ali is taking the MSc in Business Administration at UiS Business School. He patted himself on the shoulder for...
New book: Inspirational Women in Academia
Stereotypical expectations prevail and harm the aspirations of many females working in academia, especially those with a...
– To get the opportunity to publish our own research means a lot
Two master students from UiS Business School have got their research published in an international journal
Students learn about motivation through working as consultants
In Economics of Motivations at UiS Business School, students participated in a case competition as consultants. The winn...
Accessible tourism – rethinking sustainable tourism development
An ongoing project between University of Stavanger and Metropolitan University of Prague addresses an important topic th...
MSc students brought their case studies to a wind farm
– It was perfect that we could go out and see it with our own eyes, says Professor Gorm Kipperberg.
The Caring Futures project on TV2 News
Researchers from “Caring Futures: Developing Care Ethics for Technology-Mediated Care Practices” were interviewed and qu...
Divergent Approaches to the Future of the Health Sector
The Caring Futures research project invited five regional participants to a panel discussion at Sølvberget Library and C...
– This is an excellent achievement for our master' students
Three master students from UiS Business School are one of two finalists in the international marketing competition DMC.
It is not too late to give your opinion on the quality of your study program
The deadline has been postponed till November 21. Therefore all those in their second, third or fifth year of study can...
Deeply moved by the stories of Iranian employees and students
Iranian students and staff talking about the current situation in Iran and how it affects them personally, made a profou...
Bringing together stakeholders in care technology
In the end of September, Health Campus Stavanger, in collaboration with the Caring Futures research project invited rese...
Calls for more international research collaboration
Professor Stephen Billett from Griffith University Australia, is involved in several of SHARE – Centre for Resilience in...
Become a teaching assistant at UiS Business School!
We are looking for talented and motivated students who want to combine their studies with a job during spring 2023. The ...
Become a teaching assistant at UiS Business School!
We are looking for talented and motivated students who want to combine their studies with a job during spring 2023. The ...
Upcoming events
Disputation for Ilia Zlotnikov
Mon. 27.03.2023
14:00-18:00
Greenhouse online environmental humanities book talks series: Atomic Environments by Neil Oatsvall
Mon. 27.03.2023
16:00-17:00
Vakkert og virtuost 4
Tue. 28.03.2023
19:30-21:00
Disputation for Sammy Alaoui Soulimani
Wed. 29.03.2023
10:00-15:00
UiS Business School Seminar – Simon Says: Examining gender differences in advice seeking and influence in the lab
Wed. 29.03.2023
12:15-13:15
Exam performance by our dance students
Wed. 29.03 19:00
thu. 30.03 20:30
Disputation for Erik Dirdal
Thu. 30.03.2023
10:00-15:00
Concert with Stine Janvin and students
Thu. 30.03.2023
19:00-20:30
Concert with the concucting class at UiS and Gjallarhorn
Thu. 30.03.2023
19:00-20:30
Master class with Jan Willem Nelleke and student concert
Fri. 31.03.2023
18:00-19:00
Orchestra concert with Are Sandbakken
Fri. 31.03.2023
19:30-21:00
Researcher Breakfast: Uncovering the nature of dark matter in the multi-messenger era
Thu. 13.04.2023
09:00-10:00
Waffle Thursday at UiS Bjergsted with the student chaplain
Thu. 13.04.2023
11:00-13:00
Webinar: Introduction to NVivo
Tue. 18.04.2023
09:15-12:00
Drop-In: Get your computer ready for digital school exam
Tue. 18.04.2023
12:15-14:00
Concert with Bjergsted vocal ensemble
Thu. 20.04.2023
19:30-21:00
Greenhouse online environmental humanities book talks series: Caroline Grego, Hurricane Jim Crow
Mon. 24.04.2023
16:00-17:00
Drop-In: Get your computer ready for digital school exam
Tue. 25.04.2023
12:15-14:00
Innovation Seminar Series: Crafting 'Responsible AI'
Tue. 25.04.2023
13:15-14:15
Innovation Seminar Series: Natural Resources and Innovation
Thu. 27.04.2023
11:30-12:30
Waffle Thursday at UiS Bjergsted with the student chaplain
Thu. 04.05.2023
11:00-13:00
Innovation Seminar Series: Social system theory and high-tech entrepreneurship
Thu. 11.05.2023
11:30-12:30
Olympiad in Engineering Science – OES 2023
Tue. 23.05 10:00
sat. 27.05 16:00
Exam concert with conducting student Omer Shteinhart
Tue. 23.05.2023
13:00-13:45
Learning Environment Committee meeting 24.05.2023
Wed. 24.05.2023
12:00-15:00
12th edition of the Field Days - Experiments outside the laboratory
Mon. 05.06 09:00
tue. 06.06 15:30
Learning Environment Committee meeting 27.09.2023
Wed. 27.09.2023
12:00-15:00
Learning Environment Committee meeting 15.11.2023
Wed. 15.11.2023
12:00-15:00
NIKT 2023
Mon. 27.11 09:00
thu. 30.11 16:00
Latest research news
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 patients in need of long-t...
Teachers bullying children – a global problem
All over the world, children are being bullied by adults in school. New research now shows that these students could als...
Can blueberries prevent dementia?
Drinking juice with a lot of antioxidants, for example from blueberries, can be beneficial in preventing dementia. New r...
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 hospitalization, and eHealth...
This invention produces electricity from marine and riverine currents
Researchers at UiS have developed an energy converter that creates electricity from sea currents and river flows.
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 equality in the populat...
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 Stavanger, the four Tan...
Ethics in research
UiS is responsible for research conducted at the university being performed in accordance with laws and existing standar...
In the core of a neutron star
How can the established theory of particle physics, the Standard Model, be used to predict the material properties of th...
All tomorrows parties
The artistic research dance project All Tomorrows Parties by Brynjar Åbel Bandlien aims to investigate the impact that t...
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 Hassan Gholami. He compl...
The «Forskningsdagene» Research Festival
The research festival Forskningsdagene is a national, annual ten-day festival under the auspices of the Research Council...
The «Forskningsdagene» Research Festival
The research festival Forskningsdagene is a national, annual ten-day festival under the auspices of the Research Council...
Impact case: Breast Cancer School
UiS researchers at the Faculty of Health has identified the urgent need to develop an educational program for Breast Can...
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 University of Stavang...
Burden of treatment in patients with chronic heart failure
In this new paper, researcher at the University of Stavanger explore the associations between burden of treatment, psych...
Easier to say recovery than to do recovery
Health and social services in Norway have adapted recovery as base for the mental health and substance use services. Res...
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, Smith has released...
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 need competence, ti...
14 recommendations for a successful disputation
A disputation, the public defence of a PhD candidate’s thesis, is a serious matter. How can you prepare as best as possi...
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. Universities play vari...
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 death?
Who has the most and the least stressful jobs?
A study showed that 15 % of the employees had high-strain jobs. Being female, having low education level, doing shift wo...
Extended individual placement and support (IPS) contributed to participation in job and education
With an expanded model for IPS, 63% of people with severe mental illness who were unemployed found a job or started educ...
Employees with high alcohol consumption may experience impaired work performance
A review of research conducted on more than 92 000 employees in 15 countries suggests that employees characterized by hi...
Midway assessment
All PhD candidates enrolled in the PhD-program in the Social Sciences must go through a midway assessment.
Impact case: The Agder Project
UiS researchers have developed and tested a structured play-based curriculum for children at their last year of preschoo...
Regulations and forms related to PhD education
Overview of regulations, guidelines, forms and templates for use in the PhD education at the University of Stavanger.
Became editor of the highest impact factor journal in Civil Engineering
Professor Dimitrios Pavlou at Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science recently became ...
Children need self-regulation to learn
According to a new study, there is a strong link between self-regulation and mathematical skills in Norwegian children. ...
Co- creating choreographic-pedagogic entanglements through a dance project in primary school
The entanglement of choreographic and pedagogic practices is the theme of the PhD project of Mari Flønes at The Faculty ...
Jazz on the Line: Improvisation in Practice
A book project about improvisation, by Petter Frost Fadnes (Routledge, 2020)
Perceived emotional support from the teacher is associated with higher achievement in reading
A recent Norwegian study shows strong associations between first grade students feeling liked and respected by their tea...
Four signs that your toddler is (about to become) a reader*
Do you read for your toddler? Have you noticed that toddlers that are used to being read to, already have learned a lot ...
Recent PhD thesis: Great potential in letting pupils read demanding literature
When secondary school pupils read demanding fiction, they become engaged by the difficult nature of the texts, and appro...
Caring Futures: Developing Care Ethics for Technology-Mediated Care Practices
The research project Caring Futures: Developing Care Ethics for Technology-Mediated Care Practices will further develop ...
Internal series from UiS
UiS publishes two internal series: Reports from the University of Stavanger and Notes from the University of Stavang...
Developing simulation training using 360 ° video
360ViSi is an international collaborative project with the aim of developing innovative learning methodologies in health...
The use of personal life stories in care work
The project "Life Sheet" maps the use of patients’ personal life stories as part of care work practices in nursing homes...