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What is "necessary training" in health-related research ethics? (21.06.2017)
Associated Professor Kristine Bærøe spent one month as a visiting researcher at the Ethox Centre at Oxford University. She recently published a blog post on Ethoxblog, addressing the question of necessary training in research ethics.
CCBIO postdoc får forskningspris i onkologi
CCBIO postdoc får forskningspris i onkologi (26.05.2017)
CCBIO postdoc får forskningspris i onkologi
Camilla Krakstad awarded with the Falch Junior Prize for young researchers
Camilla Krakstad awarded with the Falch Junior Prize for young researchers (26.05.2017)
Camilla Krakstad awarded with the Falch Junior Prize for young researchers
Department Day
Department Day 2017 in the Aula (26.05.2017)
The Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) held its annual Department Day in the University Aula, 10 May.
Congress logo and VIRTES title
Results from the VIRTUES study (18.05.2017)
Results from the VIRTUES study will be presented at a focused symposium at the 2nd Congress for Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 22-24 May 2017 in Maastricht, the Netherlands
Cutting of ribbon Global challenges
Opening of Global Challenges (16.05.2017)
The book cover of "Cancer Biomarkers: Ethics, Economics and Society"
First CCBIO book release (09.05.2017)
The ethics, economics and ELSA research groups of CCBIO are coordinating their research activities ever more. In April they published their first joint book volume "Cancer Biomarkers: Ethics, Economics and Society".
old man walking.
Physical activity is independently associated with reduced mortality: 15-years follow-up of the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK) (02.05.2017)
A new study from the University of Bergen shows that adults from Hordaland that are physically active are at lower risk of dying than others – and that the level of physical activity required for a protective effects is surprisingly low.
malaria net
Fair priority setting is compatible with the right to health (27.04.2017)
GHP Professor Ole Frithjof Norheim is co-author on a new Lancet article discussing fair priority setting and the human right to health in relation to universal health coverage.
Portrait of Emilia Hugdahl.
Award to CCBIO PhD candidate Emilia Hugdahl (26.04.2017)
Congratulations to Emilia Hugdahl for the YDF-award from the Norwegian Society of Dermatology and Venereology!
Collage of photos from the CCBIO Annual Symposium 2017, lots of people in different settings.
CCBIO's 5th Annual Symposium (2017) (26.04.2017)
The Centre for Cancer Biomarkers CCBIO met for the 5th time at their Annual Symposium at Solstrand 19-20 April. "We wish to motivate, especially the younger researchers, to perform excellent cancer research," says Center Director Lars A. Akslen.
GLOBVAC
Does prolonged malaria treatment save lives? (24.04.2017)
A new GLOBVAC project will examine whether it is safe and effective to routinely provide antimalarial drugs during the first three months after discharge from hospital.
Trial lecture: Pugazendhi Murugan Erusappan (21.04.2017)
Pugazendhi Murugan Erusappan
Disputation: Pugazendhi Murugan Erusappan (21.04.2017)
PhD-candidate Pugazendhi Murugan Erusappan will defend his thesis: “Molecular Aspects of Integrin α11 Function”
KOSMOS lommekort
COSMOS implementation (20.04.2017)
COSMOS provides new opportunities to improve nursing home patients' quality of life.
Ultradian film (19.04.2017)
We propose to transform current endocrine diagnostics from time-consuming single-analyte and complex function tests to dynamic endocrine diagnostics which can be performed at a “one stop clinic” appointment.
Årsmelding SEFAS 2016
SEFAS annual report 2016 (18.04.2017)
Read about our research, education and dissemination.
Melanie Ostermann
Award to PhD Candidate Melanie Ostermann (04.04.2017)
Melanie Ostermann has received an award for her presentation at the International Conference of Nanoparticles.

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