Faculties and administration
At the UiO main campus, Blindern, you will find the administration for The Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and the Faculty of Theology. The central university administration is also located at the main campus.
The University of Oslo’s original campus is located in the city centre, and here you find the Faculty of Law.
Libraries and book shop
There are several university libraries on campus. On the Blindern campus there is also a book store, Norli, where you can buy all the books and study materials for your courses.
Welfare services
On campus you will find student and employee welfare services, student organisations, and several shops and cafeterias.
- In Kristian Ottosens hus on Blindern you find the UiO Card Centre where registered students can obtain a key card.
- The student welfare organisation SiO (sio.no) is in charge of welfare services such as the Student Counselling and the Student Health Centre with general practitioners, nurses, psychiatrists, psychologist and dentists. These services are located on the second floor of Kristian Ottosens hus on Blindern Campus. Please see SiO Health Services (sio.no).
- You will also find a sports centre on campus, Athletica Blindern (sio.no). The main students sports centre, Athletica Domus (sio.no), is located at Vestgrensa, a ten-minute walk from Blindern Campus.
- Do you want to start or join a student association? Visit the website SiO Associations (sio.no) or the office of SiO Foreninger in Kristian Ottosens hus.
- The Green Office is also located on the ground floor of Kristian Ottosens hus.
Shops and cafeterias
At Blindern campus there are several student cafeterias where you can have breakfast, lunch and dinner, or just a coffee. The largest cafeteria, Frederikke, is located on the second floor of the Frederikke building.
In the Frederikke building there is also:
- supermarket with post services
- hairdresser
- book store
- a smaller restaurant
- Union371 (sio.no)
There are also several other coffee bars and cafeterias on campus, see SiO Food and beverage (sio.no) for an overview.
Career services
If you are looking for a part time job, or if you are starting to plan for your career, get input from Jobs and career.
How to get to campus
From the city centre you can easily get to campus Blindern by metro (T-bane) or by tram. There are several bus lines with stops close to campus, or you may arrive on bike or by foot.
Getting around UiO
UiO is a green campus with short walking distances between buildings and services.
Read more about our campus areas, buildings, museums, see where to find city bikes, where to park, etc. on our website with maps of university areas.