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Latest news from UiS
Findings from Sensory Books project presented at the ECRO XXXIII conference
Dr Laura Speed, Assistant Professor at Radboud University and the project Advisory Board Member, presented findings from...
Seed Funding – Green Transition
In order to increase cross-faculty research collaboration and boost green transition topics within the education offered...
UiS must cut costs - does it affect me as a student?
The University of Stavanger does not escape cuts and tougher economic conditions. But as a student, you should hardly no...
Teaching students how to use AI
Acquiring proficiency in AI technology will be pivotal in the future job market. At the University of Stavanger Business...
New offer for students with Norwegian as a second language
Students who have Norwegian as a second language will now be offered extended academic guidance during their first semes...
Will study children's cognitive functioning with low-magnetic MRI machine
A portable, low-magnetic MRI machine gives researchers an indication of whether a child is going to follow typical or at...
Accompanying the teacher ‘into’ the classroom
In the INTERACT research project, teachers receive guidance from their own specially trained coaches. “I am lucky to be ...
Initiating multisensory reading research collaborations between Turku and Stavanger
In the months of August and September, professor Natalia Kucirkova had the pleasure to visit the University of Turku as ...
Combining art and science in a film project on the ethical challenges of the Green Transition
The artist Hans Baumann has received a Fulbright-scholarship to spend four months at the University of Stavanger working...
Drama is key to succesful longterm collaboration
Even with travelling restrictions during the pandemic and troubled times in Nablus and the West Bank; The Erasmus+ excha...
A research project to make teaching more engaging
Teacher Olaug Ueland receives feedback on her teaching from a personal coach. The goal is to make interaction with the p...
Early voting on campus
Students, employees and other residents have the opportunity to cast their early vote on campus Ullandhaug on Monday 28 ...
HelseCampus announces call for seed funding
From 21. August 2023 research and innovation projects within the three strategic focus areas simulation, integration of ...
Prestigious EU grant for Health Services Research
Researchers at the University of Stavanger have received 6 million euros from the prestigious EU research program Horizo...
Receives award for innovation in computing
Professor Dimitrios G. Pavlou was recently awarded the prestigious Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing.
Ingvil Hellstrand Wins Award for Dissemination and Societal engagement
The UiS researcher moves elegantly between equal opportunities and gender diversity, welfare and caring sciences researc...
The mayor's speech at the semester opening
Mayor Kari Nessa Nordtun welcomed new students to the Stavanger-region.
UiS-students with Jazz School for children
Do you know any children or youths who'd like to learn jazz? This Jazz School is run by the jazz students from UiS Facul...
Rektors tale til studentane ved semesterstart 2023
Rector Klaus Mohn welcomed the students to a new academic year during the opening ceremony at Campus Ullandhaug today. R...
New resource available for history students
The library now gives you access to a new online resource for students in history and related fields.
Concerts and Performances
Employees and students at the Faculty of Performing Arts host up to 200 concerts and performances per year. Here is an o...
Signe Østrem Furre is the newest member of eHealth@H2H research team
She joins the existing team of nurses who have developed and are testing the nurse assisted digital application that aim...
Rune Dahl Fitjar is the new head of the Center for Innovation Research
Fitjar is a professor in innovation studies and comes from the position of Vice-Rector for Innovation and Society at the...
10 million NOK for research on under-explored marine resources
Environmental changes from generation to generation aren’t always visible. A new research project exploring natural reso...
Cecilia inspires youth in Bolivia to make music
My summer job: The flute student works voluntary with arranging seminars in her home country during the summers
Industry awards to energy students
Repsol and Vår Energi awarded a total of nine prizes and NOK 350,000 to bachelor and master students at UiS.
Join a writing group for master's students
The Study Lab offers writing groups where master's students can receive feedback on their master's thesis.
What does the energy industry need?
Researchers at University of Stavanger have asked the industry to define their education needs in the years to come.
Reducing nurses’ workload with exoskeletons
Students and researchers at UiS are convinced that exoskeletons can be a useful aid for operating room nurses during lon...
Gitte created a unique university library
Gitte Kolstrup has transformed Stavanger University Library (UBiS) into a unique library with color palettes, floral wal...
New Program Advisory Board for MSc in Business Administration established
In order to improve the quality and relevance of the MSc in Business Administration program, UiS Business School has est...
Why can't ChatGPT just write my paper?
Since the fall of 2022, we’ve seen ChatGPT and similar AI-based programs become increasingly popular. Consequently, ther...
Olympiad in Engineering Science summed up
Scientists and engineers from all over the world were gathered in Olympia in Greece to take part in the first ever engin...
Joanna offers students free guidance at the library
Joanna sought help from a student mentor when she struggled with her own bachelor's thesis. Now she helps other students...
- We will continue to run the country's best library
Rune Sørsdal has been hired as the new library director at Stavanger University Library.
Syllabus books are now available for one-day loans
Syllabus books for one-day loans will be found on separate shelves, making it easier to find the book you are looking fo...
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 fall 2023. The ap...
Join UiS, Stavanger and the rest of Norway in the celebration of 17 May!
Put on your best clothes, wave flags with UiS in the parade and take part in the unique and traditional celebration!
A Care Strategy for caregivers and care receivers by the EU
During the conference “From Knowledge to Action – the role of carers is changing?” in Oslo on March 16 Stecy Yghemonos h...
Simulating the future
The Faculty of Health Sciences at UiS organized the course “Simulation-based learning in nursing education” from April 1...
Upcoming events
UiS Business School Seminar: Buyback option pricing in rural old regime France
Wed. 04.10.2023
12:15-13:15
Language café in the library
Wed. 04.10.2023
15:30-17:00
Researcher breakfast, UiS IRN: Empowering Research for a Stronger University
Thu. 05.10.2023
09:00-10:00
Waffle Thursday at UiS Bjergsted with the student chaplain
Thu. 05.10.2023
11:00-13:00
UiS Business School Seminar: The (un)importance of school assignment
Fri. 06.10.2023
12:30-13:30
Language café in the library
Wed. 11.10.2023
15:30-17:00
Concert with Bjergsted Wind Ensemble and the conducting students
Thu. 12.10.2023
18:00-19:30
Organ Night with Flute students from UiS
Sat. 14.10.2023
20:30-23:00
Disputation for Daniel Alvestad
Mon. 16.10.2023
10:00-15:00
Open Science for dummies - defining and mythbusting
Tue. 17.10.2023
10:15-11:00
Introduction to EndNote
Wed. 18.10.2023
10:15-12:00
UiS Business School Seminar: How Uncertainty Shapes the Spatial Economy
Wed. 18.10.2023
12:15-13:15
Language café in the library
Wed. 18.10.2023
15:30-17:00
Open your research to the public - Why publish and share your scholarly writings openly?
Thu. 19.10.2023
10:15-11:00
Ensemble concert with the Cello students
Sat. 21.10.2023
18:00-19:30
Greenhouse online environmental humanities book talks series: "The Atomic Archipelago" by Davide Orsini
Mon. 23.10.2023
16:00-17:00
Autumn concert with the cello students
Tue. 24.10.2023
19:30-21:00
PhD skills course: Presenting Science Visually
Wed. 25.10 09:30
thu. 26.10 15:30
Språkkafé/Language café in the library
Wed. 25.10.2023
15:30-17:00
Greenhouse online environmental humanities book talks series: "Shaping Roman Landscape" by Mantha Zarmakoupi
Mon. 30.10.2023
16:00-17:00
Chamber music concert, part I
Tue. 31.10.2023
19:30-20:30
UiS Business School Seminar: The Birth of a Multinational: Innovation and Foreign Acquisitions
Wed. 01.11.2023
12:15-13:15
Webinar: Introduction to open research
Thu. 02.11.2023
09:15-11:00
Waffle Thursday at UiS Bjergsted with the student chaplain
Thu. 02.11.2023
11:00-13:00
PhD Skills Course: Staying well and being productive
Wed. 08.11.2023
09:00-11:30
Webinar: Data security and privacy in research projects
Thu. 09.11.2023
09:15-11:00
Learning Environment Committee meeting 15.11.2023
Wed. 15.11.2023
12:00-15:00
UiS Business School Seminar: Product ratings and externalities
Wed. 15.11.2023
12:15-13:15
Webinar: Introduction to data management plans (DMPs)
Thu. 16.11.2023
09:15-11:00
SHARE autumn seminar 2023: The future of quality and safety in healthcare - emerging topics and possible solutions
Tue. 21.11.2023
09:00-12:00
NIKT 2023
Mon. 27.11 09:00
thu. 30.11 16:00
COTech 2023 Conference
Thu. 30.11 09:00
fri. 01.12 16:00
Webinar: Sharing and archiving data
Thu. 30.11.2023
09:15-11:00
Concert with Bjergsted Vocal Ensemble
Thu. 30.11.2023
19:30-21:00
PhD Skills Course: On Stage - voice, body, language and nerves
Wed. 06.12 09:00
thu. 07.12 12:30
Is the Smart City loosing traction – and what may come next?
Wed. 06.12 09:00
thu. 07.12 16:00
Waffle Thursday at UiS Bjergsted with the student chaplain
Thu. 07.12.2023
11:00-13:00
Christmas Concert with the vocal students
Sun. 10.12.2023
14:00-15:30
Christmas Concert with Bjergsted Jazz Ensemble and Bjergsted Vocal Ensemble
Wed. 13.12.2023
20:00-22:00
The University of Stavanger's Christmas Concert
Sat. 16.12.2023
18:00-20:00
Latest research news
Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention
This article describes the second major phase of an intervention designed to enhance patient experiences during the crit...
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 is a resource that m...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Can remote ultrasound training be as effective as standard classroom training?
How can we organize ultrasound training in a pandemic situation and across national borders? Researchers at the Universi...