Previous events

Professor Vernon L. Smith, Chapman University, will give a lecture on how learning from economic experiments helps to inform the understanding of recessions and bubbles. Smith won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002 for having established laboratory experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis, especially in the study of alternative market mechanisms. 

Russian pianist Eduard Kunz plays for the first time in the University Aula. One of the world's finest young pianists today, Kunz is known to cast a spell on his audience. 

Master Ulrikke Rindal defends her doctoral dissertation for the degree of Ph.d.:

Meaning in English: L2 attitudes, choices and pronunciation in Norway.

Dr. Tarjei Mikkelsen will give a talk entitled Exploring gene regulation by reading and writing DNA.

Dr. Tarjei Mikkelsen will give a talk entitled High-throughput genomic and epigenomic profiling of directed differentiation.

The Research group Transitional justice and Livelihoods invites to a mini seminar and discussion.

KORK invites you to the premiere of a brand new trumpet concerto by Alfred Janson, specially written for this Saturday. Also on the programme: Works by Samuel Barber and Jean Sibelius.

The University of Oslo will host the 4th Microbial Genome Maintenance Meeting with the topic of Transformation and DNA Repair.

The deadline for Conference Registration is 21 April, 2013.

Universitetet i Oslo er vertskap for The 4^th Microbial Genome Maintenance Meeting med tema Transformation and DNA Repair.

Påmeldingsfrist: 21 April, 2013.

Experiences from the 'Solar Transitions project'

Welcome to a lecture by Harald Carlsen, Administrative Manager of the Department of Comparative Medicine, IMB, UiO.

Pizza will be served at 12:00.

Research shows extreme disparities in environmental conditions in the developing countries in comparison to wealthier nations. Is enough attention given to these disparities?

Professor Ernest Arenas will give a talk entitled Identification of endogenous midbrain LXR ligands as a novel family of neurogenic and survival factors.

Professor Ernest Arenas will give a talk entitled Function of Wnts in midbrain dopamine neuron development and regenerative medicine for Parkinson's disease.

This conference intends to explore the changing expectations of antibiotics over time. It will explore past (and some present) dreams, hopes and fears for the future, in the clinic, in politics, and in the laboratory settings.

The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra plays Igor Stravinsky's "L'histoire du soldat" and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20. The story is narrated by Teodor Janson.

Seminar to take stock of Brazil's development 10 years after the coming to power of former president Luis Inácio “Lula” da Silva and the Partido dos Trabalhadores.

Main speaker: André Singer, professor of political science at the University of São Paulo and author of a recent book on Lula and "lulism".  

The seminar is open for all.

This Saturday you're in for a treat: Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, played by Ingrid Fliter and Michael Daugherty's Metropolis Symphony, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero.

The passing away of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela has raised questions about the stability of the country and the implications of his departure from the international scene for the region. While the outcome of the presidential elections of April 14th will be decisive for the future of Venezuela, there will be major changes ahead irrespective of who wins.

Øyvind Eggen shares his experiences from working with aid both from 'within', in academia and in public debate.

Researchers from six universities will meet in Oslo to discuss how migration and remittances are changing access to land, land tenure and property rights to the land in rural Guatemala and Chiapas. They will also focus on how agricultural production is changing with the help of remittances and on the gendered dimension of such changes.

Master Leila Eve Ferguson defends her doctoral dissertation for the degree of Ph.d.:

Making sense of multiple texts: An investigation into epistemic beliefs and multiple-text comprehension when students read about controversial science topics.

A seminar on victims' engagement with transitional justice in Argentina and Peru.