From Thursday 22 October at 12:00 until Monday 26 October, it will not be possible to edit content on UiO's «For employees» web pages. The pages will remain available as usual for anyone who wants to read them.
The IT Department is committed to good, safe, and responsible use of AI at UiO. Courses and two sets of guidelines for usage are now being launched. The IT Director recommends that all employees take the course and familiarize themselves with the guidelines.
The local parties at the University of Oslo (UiO) have reached an agreement on general increases for the 2026 salary settlement.
All employees may use 1.5 working hours per week to exercise. Make use of courses offered this autumn semester!
You can now paste or upload red (confidential) data to GPT UiO. This enables new possibilities for research, teaching, and administrative tasks.
Do you have an innovative idea based on your research for a new product or service, but need funding to develop your early-stage technology or service further? Apply for seed funding NOK 50 000 or 200 000 from The UiO Growth House! We have allocated NOK 1,5 million for this call. The application deadline is 1 September 2026.
The topic was responsibility in international cooperation and preparedness. 2026 is the Total Defence year – how is UiO prepared for prolonged crises and, well... war?
Summer is here, and many bring their PC and phone while traveling. Remember to consider security even when you're in vacation mode, and bring along tips for good work if you're going to have a "summer home office".
The new representatives of the group of fixed-term academic staff on the University Board have been elected.
Rector Ragnhild Hennum welcomes employees to a meeting at Scene Humsam in Georg Sverdrup's hus on Friday 12 June, 09:00–09:40.
UiO is now launching an improved version of Meldeappen, the tool UiO uses to register and keep track of how the university processes personal data.
On Tuesday 28 April, all staff and students are invited to open consultation meetings on the review of the International Summer School (ISS) and UiO’s Norwegian language courses. The meetings will take place in Niels Henrik Abels hus, Abels utsikt (room 1259).
The University of Oslo has introduced a new procedure for registering holidays for academic staff. It was partially implemented in 2025, but from 2026 onwards holidays in July will be pre-registered for everyone in this staff category.
In recent weeks, there have been several minor arson incidents at Nedre Blindern and one case in Forskningsparken. All of them were quickly detected and extinguished. The police have opened an investigation into the events. Access card and code is now required to enter the buildings.
The University Board at UiO adopted on 10 March 2026 the Master Plan for the University’s IT for the period 2026–2029. The plan builds on successful measures and activities initiated under the framework of the first master plan from 2019. Strategic choices, measures and priorities have been adjusted in light of the status and framework conditions for IT operations in 2026.
Employees will receive an overview of saved links and easy access to important content will be maintained.
After problems occurred with many Windows PCs at UiO on March 4, most of the affected machines are now ready for use again. Here you will find answers to questions frequently asked to IT support in connection with the incident.
4 March 2026 an error occurred in the settings for a security mechanism on Windows machines at UiO. If you are experiencing problems with applications/programs not starting, or that you have a black screen after logging in to the machine, you have been affected by this error. The IT department is working to fix this on the affected machines.
Have you thought about how you can provide your new email address to your contacts if you leave UiO? The IT department has now developed the Viderekontakt application, which sends an automatic reply with your new email address to those who contact you.
Recent results from a national study survey show that students at the University of Oslo (UiO) are highly satisfied with their study programmes. Students are spending more time on organised learning activities and are largely present on campus.
The application deadline for stays during the summer school holidays is 15 February. Applications for stays outside the summer holidays are processed on a rolling basis. The Holiday Foundation’s cabins on Hvaler open at Easter.
1 March is the deadline for applying to the University Kindergartens for year 2025/2026 with start-up in August. The application form opens 1 February.
Are you a researcher with an innovative idea based on your research that can contribute to solving an important need in society, but need funding to develop the idea further? Check the UiO call for innovation funding within all academic fields. The call is aimed at both commercial and non-commercial projects. The application deadline was16 March 2026.
UiO has several different support schemes for innovative researchers: seed funding from the UiO Growth House and innovation funding from UiO as well as admission to the innovation programmes SPARK Norway and SPARK Social Innovation. In 2026, UiO plan to announce a total of NOK of at least 12 million from internal funds.
Applies only to private computers and telephones and other devices that are not operated by UiO.
From 6 January 2026 there will be an update to the security for the Eduroam wireless network at UiO. If you have incorrect Eduroam settings, you will need to set it up again the next time you change your password — or preferably before.
