Newsletter October 2026
Closing event for UiO:Life Science's summer students
The closure of this year's summer research projects for students was marked by inspirational talks and a poster exhibition. Chemistry student Per Sivert Seglen and bioscience student Malin Støten Kjerre won the poster awards.
Funding & Partnerships − Turning Your Idea into a Business

Join SPARK Norway Education Forum on 11 November when Miao He, an experienced investment professional will share practical insights on raising venture capital and building partnerships that bring products to market.
Considering applying for SPARK Norway?
Do you have an idea that could help solve health challenges in humans or animals? Then you should apply for admission to UiO:Life Science’s innovation programme SPARK Norway. Note that the application deadline is 12 November.
Event funding
Planning to organise an open life science event aimed at a general audience? Then you should take a look at our event funding scheme, which offers up to NOK 100,000 in financial support.
Illustration photo: Jarli&Jordan
Internationalization support
Life science researchers seeking funding to strengthen international collaboration can apply for our internationalization funding scheme, which provides up to NOK 100,000 in financial support. The application deadline is 1 of December.
Illustration photo: Colourbox
Events
- 2 November Life Science Writing Club
- 5 November Get to know your neighbours in the Life Science Building
- 5 November The Jahre Lectures 2026
- 5 November Award Ceremony for the Anders Jahre Medical Prizes 2026
- 11 November SPARK Norway Educational Forum: Funding & Partnerships − Turning Your Idea into a Business
- 12 November Get to know your neighbours in the Life Science Building
- 19 November InLifeScience 2026: Securing the Future
- 26–27 November Mycology Nordics 2026
- 1–5 December 16th NorMIC workshop on Microscopy Image Processing
- 7–11 December Oslo Bioinformatics Workshop Week 2026
9–10 February 2027 Norway Life Science Conference
Calls
- SPARK Norway innovation programme
Deadline: 12 November - Event funding
Deadline: 1 December - Internationalization support
Deadline: 1 December - Incentive funding for FRIPRO-applications
Deadline: End of 2026 or until the funds run out
Note: There are no funds left for category 1. - Course development support
Deadline: rolling - Open call
Deadline: rolling
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