Upcoming 5 days

today Nov.
Time and place: –, Eilert Sundts hus, A-blokka Auditorium 5 (BL09113)

We are pleased to host PhD candidate Orwa Ajjoub who will speak about "How Leaders Reshape Social Identity in a Jihadi Group? The Case of the Syria Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham 2013-2017".

Time and place: –, Auditorium 4, Eilert Sundts House, Block A

Welcome to HumAIn talks #11! This time, we are joined by Olga Goriunova, Professor of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, who will present her new book Ideal Subjects: The Abstract People of AI. 

Time and place: , Runde auditorium, Domus Medica, Sognsvansveien 6

Cand.med. Mariam Anjum at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Atrial fibrillation and stroke: Intermediate stroke risk, risk reassessment and trends in stroke incidence. Nationwide registry-based studies from AFNOR (Atrial Fibrillation in Norway)” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Auditoriet i Forskningsbygget (K-bygget), Radiumhospitalet, Montebello

MSc Marek Feith at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Nanoparticles for breast cancer therapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Auditoriet i Kreftsenteret (bygg 11), Ullevål sykehus

MSc Randi Simensen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Pre-Hospital Pain Management with Non-Intravenous Analgesics - Will inhalational methoxyflurane or intranasal fentanyl do the job?” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Auditorium Nye Nord, 5.etasje, Akershus universitetssykehus, Sykehusveien 25

Cand.med. Joanna Sulkowska at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Mechanics Behind the Pump: Pathophysiological Insights and Data-Driven Signatures of Cardiac Function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Helga Engs hus, aud. 2

Master Ingvild Kristine Melby at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas will defend her thesis Cutting into Colonial Visual Regimes: Form, Ethics, Opacity, and the Collages of Frida Orupabo for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).

09. Nov.
Time and place: –, 1204 at Eilert Sundts hus

Department seminar. Bence Bardoczy, is an Assistant Professor in Economics at BI Norwegian Business School. He will present the paper: "The Expected Fiscal Reaction to Monetary Polic".

Time and place: , Grønt auditorium, Rikshospitalet (B), Sognsvannsveien 20

Cand.med. Ammar Khan at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Expanding the boundaries of transplant surgery: Techniques applied in non-transplant settings” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor)

10. Nov.
Time and place: , Gamle festsal, Domus Academica, Karl Johans gate 47

Cand.odont. Hero Ibrahim Hassan at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Oral health in older adults receiving home care services: Exploring oral health status, dental health services utilization, and healthcare personnel's beliefs” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: , Auditorium U40, Domus Theologica, Blindernveien 9

Cand.med. Maria Bengtson Argren at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Prevalence and burden of headache disorders in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Time and place: –, GM 452

Ashwini Lakshminarayanan (University of Oslo)

Further upcoming events

Time and place: –, Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus

Master of Psychology Christian Andrés Palacios Haugestad will be defending his dissertation at the Department of Psychology:

The Discursive Life of Eco-Anxiety: Constructing and Negotiating Ecological Distress in Conversations, News Media, and Social Media

Time and place: –, LVB Auditorium 3

NCMBM is organising a new seminar series in the Life Science Building this autumn. The series will give researchers and colleagues working in and around the building an opportunity to get to know each other’s research and the different research environments.

Speakers: Liebert Parreiras Nogueira and Chloe Steen

Time and place: –, 1204 at Eilert Sundts hus

Department seminar. Simran Sahajpal is a Business Analyst and Kristoffer Gulestø is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Norges Bank Investment Management. They will give a presentation on "Experiences Integrating AI into Work at the Norwegian Oil Fund". 

Time and place: –, Harriet Holters hus, seminarrom 101

What’s new in Irish poetry? Three brilliant poets present their recent work in a lively and informal session of readings and conversation.

Cand.med. Tordis Böker at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “A radiological study of adults with Marfan syndrome: 10-year follow-up and evaluation of radiological investigations in a Norwegian cohort” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).