The summer projects provide bachelor's and master's students with practical experience with research projects which address a social challenge in health or the environment. The initiative was created by UiO:Life Science in 2018 and is very popular among the students.
Poster exhibition, presentations and prize ceremony
The programme of the event included a poster exhibition summarizing the students' research projects, former summer student, Marlene Metz who is now a Ph.d. student at the convergence enironment GENESIS, held an inspirational talk and Jakob Fallaas, COO of Insj UiO, presented the innovation opportunities for students at the University of Oslo.
In addition, student Eiliv Iversen Moi presented his summer research project, while the Director of UiO:Life Science, Carl Henrik Gørbitz introduced the initiative.
The event ended with a prize ceremony for the best poster in two categories. Per Sivert Seglen, a master's student in organic chemistry, received the most votes from the particpants and won the prize for best popular science poster. A jury consisting of UiO:Life Science' own PhDs and postdocs evaluated the posters on the basis of their academic quality. The award for best academic poster went to Malin Støten Kjerre, a master’s student at the Department of Biosciences.
A new announcement expected in December 2026
The initiative with the summer project will be continued in 2027. Information about the next announcement will be posted in December 2026.
Read more about summer research projects for students