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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 the Norwegian psychometrics gathering! The gathering is a yearly workshop for methodological and applied researchers within the field of psychometrics.
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The SV Faculty organised Kaleidoscope for the first time this week. A great festival day with good content at Sølvberget.
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Master's students at the Department of Media and Social Sciences have the opportunity to do an internship through an elective course. This week they were invited to Lykketreff. An event that creates a unique platform where students and organisations can meet to explore opportunities.
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Kaleidoskop is a festival that focuses on important events, life changes and critical perspectives. By presenting different points of view from both academia and other active social actors, the festival aims to create and develop new ideas and opportunities.
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In February, the Research Council of Norway announced funding for research projects for young talents. The upper funding limit was eight million kroner, which is exactly what Liv Sunnercrantz's project was awarded.
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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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The Caring Futures research project invited five regional participants to a panel discussion at Sølvberget Library and Culture House, to discuss challenges related to future health and welfare services, with the spotlight on technology, ethics and care.
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In the end of September, Health Campus Stavanger, in collaboration with the Caring Futures research project invited researchers, clinicians, technology suppliers and next of kin to share their perspectives on ethics in the development and use of care technologies in the health and welfare sector.
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This is a theme of interest to both the author Cathrine Knudsen and the artist Kari Telstad Sundet. The event, Science Fiction from the Welfare State was hosted by the Kapittel festival on the premises of the art exhibition CARING FUTURES at Sølvberget Galleri. Associate Professor Ingvil Hellstrand (UiS) led this conversation between the two artists before an eager and engaged audience.
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The pandemic created practical difficulties in organizing the annual national caregiver conference as usual, but in retrospect, adopting a digital streaming solution led to increased conference participation.
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After a long and close collaboration, Ingvil Hellstrand (UiS) and curator Hege Tapio were able to deliver their opening speeches to mark the opening of the art exhibition CARING FUTURES at Sølvberget Galleri.
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The CARING FUTURES ART EXHIBITION takes place at Galleri Sølvberget 17 September –18 December 2022. The exhibition raises questions about ethics, technology and care at a time when the welfare state is changing.
Welcome to the annual National Conference in Political Science at the Department of Media and Social Science at the University of Stavanger.
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.
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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.
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 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.
This research groups mission is to promote a sense of mattering and belonging where people can connect to a sense of meaning and purpose in ways that also contribute to the common good at a societal and global level.
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.
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 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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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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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.
On 18-20 September 2024 The Norwegian School of Hotel Management at the University of Stavanger, will host the Nordic Symposium 2024 under the theme “The roles of humans and technology in shaping the future”.
The research school gatherings will be held in March and October each year. In addition, summer and winter schools and writing seminars are offered.
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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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Researchers at the University of Stavanger have received 6 million euros from the prestigious EU research program Horizon Europe.
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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The UiS researcher moves elegantly between equal opportunities and gender diversity, welfare and caring sciences research and artificial intelligence and science fiction.