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PhD Defence for Elin Svensen

Fri. 08.12.2023

10:00-14:00

Arne Rettedals hus, AR V-101

The Nobel Prizes explained for you

Sat. 09.12.2023

18:00-20:00

Møteplassen
Sølvberget

Christmas Concert with the vocal students

Sun. 10.12.2023

14:00-15:30

Skur 2
Skansenkaien

Greenhouse online environmental humanities book talks series: "Bonhoeffer and Climate Change" by Dianne Rayson

Mon. 11.12.2023

10:00-11:00

Zoom

Disputation for Quing Li

Mon. 11.12.2023

10:00-15:00

Kjølv Egelands hus
E-164

Centre of Innovation Research Seminar: The dark side of innovation in financial centres: legal bricolage and territorialities of law

Mon. 11.12.2023

11:30-12:30

Elise Ottesen-Jensens building, University of Stavanger
EOJ 276/277

Disputation for Muhammad Tauqeer

Wed. 13.12.2023

10:00-15:00

Online in Zoom

UiS Business School Seminar: The role of the corporate sector in combatting marine plastic pollution – from an EU law perspective

Wed. 13.12.2023

12:15-13:15

Elise Ottesen-Jensens building, University of Stavanger
EOJ 276/277

Christmas Concert with Bjergsted Jazz Ensemble and Bjergsted Vocal Ensemble

Wed. 13.12.2023

20:00-22:00

Spor 5, Stavanger

Disputation for Luca Tomasetti

Fri. 15.12.2023

10:00-15:00

Arne Rettedals hus
Ø-130

The University of Stavanger's Christmas Concert

Sat. 16.12.2023

18:00-20:00

St. Petri kirke, Stavanger

Disputation for Chinwe Oramah

Mon. 18.12.2023

10:00-15:00

Kjølv Egelands hus / Zoom
E-164

Introduction to Zotero

Tue. 16.01.2024

12:15-14:00

Universitetsbiblioteket, kursrommet
KE A-253

Information meeting: Outbound exchange autumn 2024

Tue. 16.01.2024

12:15-13:00

Digital

Workshop for TekNat students (EN): Find good sources for your thesis

Wed. 17.01.2024

09:15-11:00

Dataverkstedet
KE A-259

Drop-in: Outbound exchange autumn 2024

Wed. 24.01.2024

09:00-14:30

Kitty Kiellands Hus
KK-S344 Sommernatt

Webinar: Workshop for TekNat students: find good sources for your thesis

Thu. 25.01.2024

09:15-11:00

Teams

Workshop: Smart education for innovative teaching

Wed. 31.01 09:00

fri. 02.02 15:30

Kjølv Egelands hus
A-259 (Dataverkstedet)

Get help with EndNote

Wed. 31.01.2024

09:15-11:00

University library, the library course room
KE A-253

Application deadline: Outbound exchange autumn 2024

Thu. 01.02.2024

23:59-23:59

Søknadsweb

Webinar: Introduction to Zotero

Tue. 06.02.2024

12:15-14:00

Teams
Language: English

Information meeting: Students who have applied for outbound exchange autumn 2024

Tue. 06.02.2024

13:15-14:00

Digital

Webinar: Introduction to Rayyan

Wed. 07.02.2024

09:15-11:00

Teams
Language: English

Webinar: Introduction to NVivo

Tue. 13.02.2024

09:15-12:00

Online on Teams

Academic Writing for Students Writing in English

Thu. 15.02.2024

10:15-11:15

University library
The Data Lab

Introduction to Zotero

Mon. 04.03.2024

10:15-12:00

The Ullandhaug Library
KE A-253

Get help with EndNote

Wed. 06.03.2024

12:15-14:00

University library
KE A-253

Energy Norway 2024

Mon. 15.04 09:00

wed. 17.04 16:00

Tjodhallen

Caring science - the heart of multi-professional care

Wed. 24.04 08:00

thu. 25.04 14:30

The Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Stavanger

Nordic Rheology Conference 2024

Wed. 29.05 10:00

fri. 31.05 16:00

University of Stavanger

20th Nordic Symposium on Catalysis

Mon. 03.06 09:00

wed. 05.06 16:00

Sola Strand Hotel

Resilient Health Care Society Summer Meeting

Sun. 09.06 15:00

wed. 12.06 21:00

Sola Beach Hotel

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New offer for students with Norwegian as a second language

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Combining art and science in a film project on the ethical challenges of the Green Transition

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Prestigious EU grant for Health Services Research

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Receives award for innovation in computing

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10 million NOK for research on under-explored marine resources

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Cecilia inspires youth in Bolivia to make music

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A Care Strategy for caregivers and care receivers by the EU

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Simulating the future

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Won prize for best PhD project

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Winners of the Chamber Music Competition 2023

Two ensembles won the 25 000 NOK from Skjeies chambermusic scholarship.

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Frida studied music production and recording, and is now running and administrating a sound studio

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