Category: Kurs

Onboarding: Mottak av nyansatte ved UiB

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

Mottak av nyansatte ved UiB
Vi har alle vært nyansatt en gang. Uavhengig av om man er ny i arbeidslivet eller har noen år bak seg, legger et godt mottak av nyansatte grunnlaget for godt kollegaskap og rollemestring. En god mottakelsesprosess gir rom for avklaringer, trivsel og tilhørighet.

Kursinnhold
Kurset gir en innføring i de viktigste rutinene og rollene i forbindelse med mottaket, herunder

  • Gjennomgang av mottaksprosess for UiB
  • Onboardingplan
  • Mottak av nyansatte i lederhåndboken
  • Velkomstside for nyansatte

Påmelding
14. juni fra 09:00-10:00.
Kurset er digitalt og du får tilsendt påloggingsinformasjon etter at du har meldt deg på.

Skjema for påmelding finner du her.

Writing course: Horizon Europe and beyond

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

The reality is that writing research proposals is time-consuming with a low success rate. This course will provide a practical guide on how to build on past and current projects funded by the EU, navigate the vast Horizon Europe framework program, and write competitive research proposals.

Course content
The European framework program Horizon Europe is the EU’s main funding programme for research and innovation. Running from 2021 to 2027 with a budget of 95.5 billion euros, it is the most extensive research funding programme globally.

However, the complexity and documentation render the program challenging to navigate. These challenges are the drivers behind developing a practical how-to course on using the vast amount of data in the EU system to think outside the box and understand and navigate the Horizon Europe framework program.

Learning outcome
Participants will get an overview of:
• How to take advantage of past and current projects funded by the EU Commission to think outside the box?
• How to navigate Horizon Europe – Pillar II to find relevant ‘Call to Action’?
• How to write the core concept of a research proposal?

Target group
Suitable for those who want to learn more about practical creativity, Horizon Europe and writing research proposals. For this round, the target group is associate professors, professors and experienced researchers (with some years of research experience after their defense and interested in finding out what is relevant for them in the EU funding landscape).

Time and Venue
Tuesday 31 May at 09.00-11.30 at the Eitri Medical Incubator, first floor.

Registration
Please register by filling out this simple form: Horizon Europe and Beyond – a tool to navigate the EU landscape (uib.no)
There is a limited number of slots available.

Principle trainer
Hiwa Målen (PhD & RM), Department of Research and Innovation, University of Bergen.

Questions
If you have questions or comments, please contact Amra Grudic-Feta: Amra.Grudic@uib.no

Courses for scientists and students that use the national e-infrastructure

Posted onAuthorSiri S. Trosvik

NRIS On-boarding user course

What: NRIS HPC On-boarding User Course
When: 4-5 May 2022

Are you planning to use the national e-infrastructure services soon? Have you been using these services already, but would like to make sure you are getting the most out of them? Then this NRIS HPC On-boarding course is intended for you!

Who can join?
The course is aimed at students, researchers, and employees of any background. So, don’t hesitate to register. We assume no prior knowledge of what HPC is or how to use it.

For those who have little experience with UNIX-like operating systems such as Linux, or who have never worked on the command line of a terminal, NRIS offers a hands-on pre-course about UNIX a day before the HPC course.

Read more and register
Registration will close 25 April.

 

Best Practices on NRIS Clusters

What: Best Practices on NRIS Clusters
When: 23-24 May 2022

On-boarding is not enough? Don’t worry. Later in May our NRIS experts conduct a follow up to the NRIS HPC onboarding course.

The focus will be on different aspects related to the everyday usage of HPC facilities in order to facilitate an valuable and productive framework to develop your research. These include best practices and troubleshooting, resource management, software installation, gpu computing with slurm and advanced user support.

Who can join?
Our target groups are students, researchers and employees who want to deepen their knowledge of the usage of HPC facilities.

Read more and register
Registration will close 12 May

About NRIS – Norwegian research infrastructure services is a collaboration between the BOTT universities and Sigma2 to operate the national services for computational science and data storage.

Hva trenger du å vite om juridisk støtte til eksternfinansierte prosjekt ved UiB?

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

Nytt kurs i UiB Opp: Hva trenger du å vite om juridisk støtte til eksternfinansierte prosjekt ved UiB?

NFR-prosjekter – fra tildeling til kontrakt

Formålet med kurset er å gjøre rådgivere og andre som jobber med NFR-prosjekter ved fakultet/institutt kjent med kontraktsfasen i NFR-prosjekter. I løpet av kurset vil kontraktsrådgiverne snakke om blant annet:

  • Hva må fakultet/institutt må være obs på i søknadsfasen som kan få betydning for kontraktsinngåelse og prosjektoppstart, herunder klassifisering av prosjekt (samarbeid/oppdrag/underleverandør og F&U-leverandør)
  • Tildeling av NFR-prosjekt og utarbeiding av samarbeidsavtale/andre avtaler med partnere
  • Oppfølging av kontrakten og samarbeidsavtaler/andre avtaler i prosjektets levetid.

Det vil i forkant av kurset deles ut kursmateriell, blant annet en case som må løses på forhånd.

Kurset er for alle som arbeider med NFR-prosjekter, og som ønsker å lære med om kontraktsfasen.

Språk: norsk eller engelsk
Tid: 16. juni 2022 kl. 09.00-12.00 (3 timer)
Sted: Jussbygget Seminarrom 3
Kursholdere: Kontraktsrådgivere fra FIA

Påmeldingsfrist er 7. juni kl. 12.00. Lenke til påmelding finner du her.

Workshops for scientists and students that use the national e-infrastructure

Posted onAuthorSiri S. Trosvik

CodeRefinery workshop

What: CodeRefinery workshop
When: 22-24 & 29-31 March

In this online course, you will become familiar with tools and best practices for version control and reproducibility in modern research software development. The main focus is on using Git for efficiently writing and maintaining research software.

This is an informal and interactive online event with type-along type of presentations, live coding, and demos. Short tutorials alternate with practical exercises.

More information and registration: https://coderefinery.org/2022-03-22-workshop/

GPU Programming with OpenACC

What: GPU Programming 
When: 29 March @ 10.00 – 15.30

Registration is open for a 1-day hands-on physical course for Introductory GPU Programming with OpenACC. The course is designed for beginners in GPU-programming who want to get familiar with available directives programming models with a special focus on the OpenACC offloading.

The training is conducted by UiBs Scientific Computing group, in collaboration with NRIS.

More information and registration: https://wiki.uib.no/hpcdoc/index.php/Introduction_to_GPU_Programming_with_OpenACC

NRIS HPC On-boarding User Course

What: NRIS HPC On-boarding User Course 
When: 4 – 5 May 2022

Are you planning to use our e-infrastructure services soon? Have you been using these services already, but would like to make sure you are getting the most out of them? Then this NRIS High Performance Computing On-boarding course is intended for you!

Who can join? 
The course is aimed at students, researchers, and employees of any background. We assume no prior knowledge of what HPC is or how to use it.

For those who have little experience with UNIX-like operating systems such as Linux, or who have never worked on the command line of a terminal, we will offer a hands-on pre-course about UNIX a day before the HPC course.

Please find detailed information on how to register here.
Registration will close 25 April.

CCBIO courses spring 2022

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

Dear all

We are happy to be inviting you to three great courses at CCBIO for the spring term! Note the registration deadline February 1. The courses are primarily intended for PhD candidates and other students and young researchers, but are open to all. We aim for hybrid solutions, where those who want, can join in the auditorium (pandemic permitting), and the rest through online attendance.

Registration: If you are already enrolled at the University of Bergen (UiB), you register through Studentweb. If you are not enrolled at the UiB, but need the ECTS, you register through Søknadsweb, where you simultaneously apply for UiB guest student status (also deadline Feb. 1). If you don’t need the ECTS (credits/studiepoeng) and just want to be updated in the field, the courses have separate registration links for non-ECTS participation.

CCBIO906 Cancer Genomics, February 21-23, 2022

This 3 ECTS course will provide broad understanding of aspects of cancer genome biology and its investigation by next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. Methods for analyzing DNA variation and structure and RNA expression patterns will be covered, as well as nuclear and chromatin structure. Also, ethical, legal aspects, and hereditary predisposition will be taught.

Learn:

  • What kinds of mutations may predispose for, contribute to, or appear during cancer development
  • How these variants can be detected by NGS methods and be analyzed bioinformatically
  • How to employ these methods to stratify patients both diagnostically and therapeutically
  • The different implications of the same aberrations depending on tissue type
  • Ethical and legal regulations regarding genetic analyses of patient samples

If you have any questions, please contact course coordinator Rebecca Nguyen (rebecca.nguyen@uib.no) or academic responsible Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen (liv.vestrheim@uib.no) and Erling Høivik (erling.hoivik@uib.no).

More info at this website.

CCBIO904 Biomarkers and tumor biology in clinical practice, April 20-22, 2022

CCBIO904 is a 4 ECTS course covering tumor biological aspects important for the understanding of why cancer develops and which mechanisms are important for tumor growth, metastases and morbidity in patients. The course will focus especially on tumor biological changes that may have or already have significance for personalized cancer treatment and clinical trial studies of new diagnostics and treatment.

Get deeper insight into:

  • Tumor biological aspects of cancer.
  • Oncogenes, tumor-suppressor genes, gene re-arrangements, DNA repair, apoptosis and growth factors.
  • Different methods applied for «Gen-mapping». DNA analysis and sequencing.
  • Principals for cytokine therapy, gene therapy, rational «drug design,» monoclonal antibodies and protein engineering.
  • The interaction between tumor cells and microenvironment.
  • Relevant methods for specimen collection in the clinical setting for use of molecular techniques.

If you have any questions, please contact course coordinator Reidun Kopperud (reidun.kristin.kopperud@uib.no)

or academic responsible Oddbjørn Straume (oddbjorn.straume@uib.no).

More info at this website.

CCBIO908 Scientific Writing and Communication Seminar May 23-24, 2022

This 2 ECTS course is part of the CCBIO/INTPART program, where students’ education and exchange is promoted through collaboration between CCBIO and the Boston based Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School. Lecturers are Christine Møller, an experienced lecturer in medical and scientific writing with many years of experience as assistant editor of APMIS, Randy Watnick, assistant professor at the Vascular Biology Program, Harvard Medical School, and Media Advisor Marion Solheim who will be adding a lecture on science presentation.

Learn:

  • How to organize your ideas and improve your manuscript
  • How to use clear writing
  • How to organize your results and message
  • How to avoid common mistakes
  • How to present the problem statement
  • How to write titles and abstracts
  • How to use proper grammar, punctuation and numbers
  • What makes a manuscript memorable
  • Writing a convincing cover letter
  • How to avoid death by PowerPoint

If you have any questions, please contact course coordinators Vandana Ardawatia (vandana.ardawatia@uib.no) and Harsh Dongre (harsh.dongre@uib.no) or academic responsible Elisabeth Wik (elisabeth.wik@uib.no).

More info at this website.

Welcome all!

Enhet for læring sitt tilbud våren 2022

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

Her følger kurstilbudet i regi av Enhet for læring for våren 2022:

  • MEDDID601: Innføring i medisinsk- og helsefaglig didaktikk. Emne på 5 studiepoeng som strekker seg fra mars til juni. Oppstart 10. mars.

  • MEDPVEIL602: Kurs i praksisveiledning. Kurset består av tre halvdagssamlinger i februar samt arbeid før og mellom samlingene. Gir 2-3 studiepoeng.

  • Pedagogisk påfyll: Webinarrekke for alle ansatte ved fakultetet, kl. 14:30-15:30, én gang i måneden. Se detaljert program på nettsidene.

  • Workshops i pedagogiske mapper: 15. mars fra kl. 09:15-12:00

Detaljer for det enkelte kurs, datoer og påmeldingsinfo finnes på Enhet for læring sine nettsider.

Høsten 2022 vil følgende kurs tilbys:

  • PHDPED900: Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Health Sciences for PhD candidates and Post doctors

  • PHDMED901: Journal Club, medisinsk pedagogisk forskning

  • Avhengig av ressurssituasjonen vil det kunne tilbys flere aktiviteter høsten 2022. De vil annonseres fortløpende og så raskt man ser om det er mulig å gjennomføre.

Pandemisenteret starter tverrfaglig ph.d.-kurs for å lære av koronapandemien

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

Fra 3.-14. januar tilbyr Pandemienteret et to ukers kurs for studenter om læring av covid 19-pandemien. Kurset er åpent for både ph.d.- og masterstudenter fra alle fagfelt ved universitetet.

Kurset vil være innom både medisinske problemstillinger knyttet til vaksiner, erfaringer fra pandemier i et historisk perspektiv, samt juridiske og etiske dilemmaer.

Mer info om kurset (ELMED328) finner du her.

Bibliotekskurs våren 2022 / Library courses spring 2022

Posted onAuthorSiri S. Trosvik

Biblioteket tilbyr følgende kurs våren 2022:

  • Introduksjon til Endnote
  • Søkekurs i PubMed og Embase
  • Introduksjon til systematiske oversikter

Kursene skal etter planen holdes som hybridløsning, hvor det er mulighet for å delta både fysisk og digitalt via Zoom. Kursene er fortrinnsvis for ansatte og stipendiater. De fleste studenter får bibliotekkurs som en del av sin studieplan. Dersom ikke det er tilfelle kan de melde seg på disse kursene.

Kursdatoer, påmelding og mer informasjon finnes på https://www.uib.no/ub/126018/kurs-og-veiledning#kurs-med-p-melding

Litt mer om kursene:

Introduksjon til EndNote: I kurset lærer du å bygge opp et EndNote-bibliotek og lage en referanseliste i Word. Kurset består av korte demonstrasjoner og praktiske øvelser. Kurset dekker: Lage et EndNote-bibliotek, importere referanser, manuell innlegging, lage grupper, finne fulltekst, sette inn referanser i en tekst, lage og formatere en litteraturliste.

Søkekurs i PubMed og Embase: Alle bruker PubMed, men med litt ekstra kunnskap kan du gjøre mer effektive søk. I kurset viser vi for eksempel hvordan du kan bruke emneordene MeSH, eller utnytte filtre i Clinical queries. Embase er den andre store medisinske artikkeldatabasen som dekker en del andre tidsskrifter enn PubMed/Medline. For å få et bedre overblikk over litteraturen innenfor ett fagområde er Embase er derfor et viktig supplement til PubMed.

Introduksjon til systematiske oversikter (systematic reviews): Kurset gir en introduksjon i temaet systematiske oversikter. Vi gjennomgår ulike databaser for å finne systematiske oversikter, og prosessen å selv utføre en systematisk oversikt som å skrive en protokoll, forberedelser til søking, tips og verktøy for datahåndtering og kvalitetsvurdering, og rapportering. Vi gir også informasjon om hvilken hjelp og støtte biblioteket kan gi i arbeidet med systematiske oversikter.

Vennlig hilsen
Bibliotek for medisin, BBB

Courses offered at the Medical library, Spring 2022:

  • Introduction to Endnote
  • Searching in PubMed and Embase
  • Introduction to systematic reviews

The courses are planned as a hybrid solution, with the option of attending either physically or online through Zoom. The courses are mainly for employees and PhD candidates at the Faculty of Medicine and for employees at Helse Bergen. Courses for students are normally given as a part of their study program. If that isn’t the case, they can attend these courses as well.

Dates, registration and more information can be found on the library’s web page:

Courses in English: https://www.uib.no/en/ub/128609/courses-and-guidance#courses-requiring-registration

Courses in Norwegian: https://www.uib.no/ub/126018/kurs-og-veiledning#kurs-med-p-melding

Short description:

Introduction to EndNote: EndNote is a tool for managing references. The course covers how to build your own EndNote library, how to use references from EndNote in the writing process with Word, formatting the text and generating literature lists.. Other functionalities like manually adding references, grouping, removing duplicates, and importing full text will also be covered.

Searching in PubMed and Embase: Everyone can use PubMed. However, with some extra knowledge you can search more efficiently. In the course we demonstrate the use of subject headings MeSH, and the use of filters for quick limiting to clinical queries (like diagnostic studies, or intervention studies). Embase is another important medical database which covers a number of different journals than PubMed/Medline. Therefore, it is a valuable supplement to PubMed, if you want to get a better overview over the literature within your field.

Introduction to systematic reviews: The course gives an introduction to systematic reviews. The library presents several databases for finding systematic reviews, and gives an overview over the process of doing your own systematic review: write a protocol, prepare the search, data management, quality appraisal, and guidelines for reporting. We will also inform about the role of the library in the different phases of the work with a systematic review.

 Kind regards from the Medical library

Brannvernopplæring høsten 2021 / Fire prevention course autumn 2021

Posted onAuthorSiri S. Trosvik

Alle ansatte ved UiB skal ha gjennomført brannvernopplæring som består av digitalt brannvernkurs og praktisk slukking. Dette kravet er lovfestet i brannloven og HMS-forskriften.

Digitalt brannvernkurs kommer på e-post, og tar ca. 30 minutter å gjennomføre.

Ansatte må selv melde seg på praktisk slukking ved å bruke skjemaker-lenkene under. Kurset tar 1 time og har oppmøte på plassen mellom Sjøfartsmuseet og Sydnesplass 7 – HF-bygget.

UiB har engasjert Teknisk Industrivern AS til å gjennomføre digitalt brannvernkurs og kurset i praktisk slukking.

Kostnad pr. deltaker er kr. 300. Dette dekkes av den ansattes fakultet/institutt/avdeling og gjelder kurset i praktisk slukking.

Kurs høsten 2021

Spørsmål til kursholder:
Teknisk industrivern ved Rene Samdal. E-post: rene.samdal@teknisk-industrivern.no. Mobil: 934 74 522.

Teknisk industrivern kan holde kurs på arbeidsplassen med mange påmeldte fra samme avd./institutt. Avtal i så fall direkte med dem – mobil: 934 74 522.

Er det spørsmål om innholdet kan det rettes til brann- og sikkerhetsleder ved UiB, Tore Reigstad, på mobil: 910 01 919.

All UiB Employees must complete a fire prevention course whish consists of a digital part, and a practical part on how to put out fires. This is required by law.

The digital part of the course will be sent to all participants by email. It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Employees are required to sign up for the practical part of the course themselves. You can do this by following the link to the form for your preferred date and time below. (Note: the forms are in Norwegian).

The practical course takes 1 hour to complete. Place of assembly is the square between Sjøfartsmuseet and Sydnesplass 7 (the HF-building).

UiB have hired Teknisk Industrivern AS to hold our fire prevention courses.

There is a 300 NOK fee per participant to cover the cost of the practical course. This will be paid by the participant’s faculty/department/division.

Dates for the 2021 autumn practical courses

Questions about the fire prevention course:
Teknisk industrivern, Rene Samdal. E-mail: rene.samdal@teknisk-industrivern.no. Phone: 934 74 522.

Teknisk industrivern can also arrange special sessions of the course for employees of the same faculty/department/division. Contact Teknisk industrivern directly for this kind of solution – phone: 934 74 522.

Any questions regarding the content of the course can be directed to the fire and safety leader at UiB, Tore Reigstad, phone: 910 01 919.

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Useful courses for handling research data

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

The goal of the University of Bergen is that data resulting from research activity should be made readily available for reuse in accordance with FAIR-principles. UiB Library Research Support offers following courses to help meet these requirements:

Data management Plan

The Norwegian Research Council and Horizon 2020 require projects to submit a data management plan (DMP). A data management plan describes how data in a research project will be collected, processed and made available.

The courses «Introduction to DMP” and “DMP workshop” give you a short introduction to what a data management plan is, why you need it, and how to write one.

In the workshops you will have the opportunity to work on your own DMP using a digital DMP tool, and then share your DMP with other participants and get feedback from peers and experts on your own DMP.

  • September 17th at 10:00-14:00 (introduction to DMP + workshop). Read more. Sign up here.
  • October 15th at 10:00-10:45 (introduction to DMP, in Norwegian). Sign up here.
  • November 12th at 10:00-14:00 (introduction to DMP + workshop). Read more. Sign up here.

How can you make your research data open and FAIR?

Researchers are encouraged to make their data openly available as early as possible in the research process, and most funders, e.g. Norwegian Research Council or Horizon Europe, and publishers require that the research data from a project is made openly available. But how can you do this in practice, and where?

In the course you will get a short introduction to how you can make your research data open and FAIR, and how to archive your data in our institutional archive UiB Open Research Data.

  • September 3rd at 10:00-11:30. Sign up here.
  • October 1st at 10:00-11:30. Sign up here.

Finding & reusing research data

Sharing and re-using quality-assured research data is considered good scientific practice. Re-using existing datasets as secondary data avoids unnecessary duplication of efforts and can inspire new avenues of research.

For example, new questions or methods can be applied to a dataset, or data from different studies or disciplines can be integrated. In this course you will learn how you can use existing datasets as a resource for your research. The course consists of three short modules, and you can participate in either or all of the modules.

  • August 27th  at 09:30–12:00. Sign up here
  • November 26th at 09:30-12:00. Sign up here

Want to know more about Open Data and Data management? See our webpages:

Open Access to Research Data

Data Management Plans

Software Carpentry course in research computing skills: Shell, Python, Git

Reproducible research benefits strongly from learning some research computing skills. Are you tired of manually moving files? Would you like to be able to efficiently analyze data and create fancy plots? Would you like to learn programming, but you do not know where to start? Would you like your data analysis to be more reproducible? This is the course for you!

The Software Carpentry course in research computing skills will provide researchers with computational tools to address their research questions in new or more efficient and reproducible ways. The course is aimed at novices and no previous programming knowledge is required.

 

Enhet for læring sitt tilbud høsten 2021

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

Kjære kollegaer!

Ved oppstart av nytt semester ønsker jeg å orientere om Enhet for læring sitt pedagogiske kompetansehevingstilbud til fakultetets ansatte.

Det er ledig plass på alle kursene, så her er det førstemann til mølla.

  • Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Health Sciences (PHDPED900) – For PhD candidates and Post doctors, 5 ects credits.

  • Kurs i praksisveiledning (MEDPVEIL602) – gir 2-3 stp. uttelling som del av utdanningsfaglig basiskompetanse

  • Journal Club – medisinsk og helsefaglig pedagogisk forskning (PHDMED901) – drøfting av utvalgte artikler og relevans for eget pedagogisk arbeid.

  • Webinarrekken Pedagogisk Påfyll har et variert program. Arrangeres én gang i måneden, kl. 15-16, på Zoom.
    • Å sette fjes på diagnosen – digitale pasienthistorier som virkemiddel
    • Bruk av polls i undervisningen 
    • Hva skal til for å bli merittert underviser?
    • Hva har valg av vurderingsform å si for utdanningskvalitet?
    • Hopp, men hvor høyt? Om grensene mellom undervisning og underholdning
  • Workshops i pedagogiske mapper. Velg mellom 9/9 og 23/11 (kl. 9-12)

For mer informasjon og påmelding: Aktiviteter ved Enhet for læring høsten 2021 | Enhet for læring | UiB

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Bibliotekskurs høsten 2021 / Library courses autumn 2021

Posted onAuthorSiri S. Trosvik

Biblioteket tilbyr følgende kurs høsten 2021. Kursene er planlagt å holdes digitalt og fysisk i biblioteket.

  • Introduksjon til EndNote
  • Introduksjon til Zotero
  • Søkekurs i PubMed og Embase
  • Introduksjon til systematiske oversikter

Kursene er fortrinnsvis for ansatte og stipendiater. De fleste studenter får bibliotekkurs som en del av sin studieplan. Dersom ikke det er tilfelle kan de melde seg på disse kursene.

Kursdatoer, påmelding og mer informasjon finnes på https://www.uib.no/ub/126018/kurs-og-veiledning#kurs-med-p-melding

Litt mer om kursene:

Introduksjon til EndNote: I kurset lærer du å bygge opp et EndNote-bibliotek og lage en referanseliste i Word. Kurset består av korte demonstrasjoner og praktiske øvelser. Kurset dekker: Lage et EndNote-bibliotek, importere referanser, manuell innlegging, lage grupper, finne fulltekst, sette inn referanser i en tekst, lage og formatere en litteraturliste.

Introduksjon i Zotero (in English): Zotero is a free referencing tool. The Zotero browser extension (Zotero Connector) can export references from web pages, search engines and reference databases. This course should allow you to get started with Zotero for collecting references and generating citations/reference lists.

Søkekurs i PubMed og Embase: Alle bruker PubMed, men med litt ekstra kunnskap kan du gjøre mer effektive søk. I kurset viser vi for eksempel hvordan du kan bruke emneordene MeSH eller utnytte filtre i Clinical queries. Embase er den andre store medisinske artikkeldatabasen som dekker en del andre tidsskrifter enn PubMed/Medline. Den er derfor et viktig supplement til Medline, for å få et bedre overblikk over fagets litteratur.

Introduksjon til systematiske oversikter: Kurset gir en introduksjon i temaet systematiske oversikter. Vi gjennomgår ulike databaser for å finne systematiske oversikter, og prosessen å selv utføre en systematisk oversikt som å skrive en protokoll, forberedelser til søking, tips og verktøy for datahåndtering og kvalitetsvurdering, og rapportering. Vi gir også informasjon om hvilken hjelp og støtte biblioteket kan gi i arbeidet med systematiske oversikter.

Vennlig hilsen
Bibliotek for medisin, BBB

The medical library offers courses in autumn 2021. Courses are planned being hold digitally or physically.

  • Introduction to Endnote
  • Introduction to Zotero
  • Searching in PubMed and Embase
  • Introduction to systematic reviews

The courses are mainly for employees and PhD-candidates at the Faculty of Medicine and for employees at Helse Bergen. Courses for students are normally given as a part of their study program.

Dates, registration and more information can be found on the library’s web page:

Courses in English: https://www.uib.no/en/ub/128609/courses-and-guidance#courses-requiring-registration

Courses in Norwegian: https://www.uib.no/ub/126018/kurs-og-veiledning#kurs-med-p-melding

Short description:

Introduction to EndNote: EndNote is a tool for managing references. The course covers how to build your own EndNote database, how to use references from EndNote in the writing process with Word, formatting the text and generating literature lists. Other functionalities like grouping, removing duplicates, and importing full text will also be covered.

Introduction to Zotero: Zotero is a free referencing tool. The Zotero browser extension (Zotero Connector) can export references from web pages, search engines and reference databases. This course should allow you to get started with Zotero for collecting references and generating citations/reference lists.

Searching in PubMed and Embase: Everyone can use PubMed. However, with some extra knowledge you can search more efficiently. In the course we demonstrate the use of subject headings MeSH, and the use of filters for quick limiting to clinical queries like diagnostic studies, or intervention studies. Embase is another important medical database which covers a number of different journals than PubMed/Medline. Therefore, it is a valuable supplement to Medline, if you want to get a better overview over the literature within your subject.

Introduction to systematic reviews: The course gives an introduction to systematic reviews. The library presents several databases for finding systematic reviews, and gives an overview over the process of doing your own systematic review: write a protocol, prepare the search, data management, quality appraisal, and guidelines for reporting. We also inform about the role of the library in the different phases of the work with a systematic review.

 Kind regards from the Medical library

Registration possible from July 1 for fall term courses; CCBIO903, CCBIONEUR910, CCBIONEUR911 and CCBIONEUR912

Posted onAuthorSiri S. Trosvik

From July 1, it is possible to register for the fall term courses from CCBIO and Neuro-SysMed, and deadline is September 1. For all courses, please register in Studentweb if you are already enrolled at the UiB. If you are not enrolled at the UiB, you register through Søknadsweb, where you simultaneously apply for UiB guest student status.

CCBIO903 – Cancer Research: Ethical, economic and social aspects
When: September 6-10 and October 11-15, 2021
Focus: The course will focus on aspects such as how to assess the cost-effectiveness of cancer biomarkers, how to make medical decisions when surrounded by risks, uncertainties and even ignorance, what the ‘good life’ can actually mean, and what the future may hold for cancer research. PhD candidates and students will be invited to reflect upon the ethical, economic and social aspects of their own research, in interaction with scholars and other students as well as in an essay.
Responsible: John Cairns, Roger Strand and Anne Blanchard Bremer are academic responsible for the course.
Study points: 5 ECTS
Place: University of Bergen campus, room will be announced. Lunch and coffee/tea will be included. Limited seats available.
Registration (for ECTS): Studentweb or Søknadsweb, deadline September 1. (Registration opens July 1)
Available for non-ECTS participation: No
More info: at the website and the student pages.

CCBIONEUR911 – Clinical Trials
When: September 29 – October 1, 2021
Focus: Aspects of clinical trials – from design planning to execution – with learning examples from cancer research and neurological research. The completed program qualifies for a Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certificate.
Responsible: Line Bjørge (CCBIO) and Øivind Grytten Torkildsen (Neuro-SysMed) are academically responsible, and administrative coordinators are Benedicte Sjo Tislevoll for CCBIO and Hilde Norborg for Neuro-SysMed.
Study points: 2 ECTS
Place: University of Bergen campus, room will be announced. Lunch and coffee/tea will be included. Limited seats available: Will not be run through digital platform unless the pandemic situation does not allow on-site participation.
Registration (for ECTS): Studentweb or Søknadsweb, deadline September 1. (Registration opens July 1)
Available for non-ECTS participation: Yes, will be available in separate registration link.
More info: at the website and the student pages.

CCBIONEUR910 – Patient and Public Involvement in Medical and Health Research
When: November 3-5, 2021
Focus: To inspire increased user participation in research trials, and will present methods on how to involve user representatives. This is highly relevant to all biomedical research fields, and Patient and Public Involvement is documented to positively impact the relevance and efficacy in medical research. Note: The primary language for this course will be Norwegian.
Responsible: Nina Jebsen (CCBIO), Kjell-Morten Myhr (Neuro-SysMed) and Tone Skår (Neuro-SysMed and VIS) are academic responsible, and coordinators are Pål Tore Bentsen from CCBIO and Hilde Norborg from Neuro-SysMed.
Study points: estimated 2 ECTS
Place: University of Bergen campus, room will be announced. Lunch and coffee/tea will be included. Limited seats available: Will not be run through digital platform unless the pandemic situation does not allow on-site participation.
Registration (for ECTS): Studentweb or Søknadsweb, deadline September 1. (Registration opens July 1)
Available for non-ECTS participation: Yes, for a limited number of patient representatives.
More info: at the website and the student pages.

CCBIONEUR912 – Health Innovation
When: November 8-9 and December 2-3, 2021
Focus: To teach PhD candidates and other researchers how to recognize the close connection between research findings and innovation potential. The course will use examples from our own research environments as well as internationally, to showcase the practical route from idea to patent – and beyond.
Responsible: Academic responsible are Agnete Engelsen from CCBIO and Nina Grytten Torkildsen and Magnus Alvestad from Neuro-SysMed. Administrative coordinators are Ning Lu from CCBIO and Hilde Norborg from Neuro-SysMed.
Study points: 4 ECTS
Place: University of Bergen campus, room will be announced. Lunch and coffee/tea will be included. Limited seats available: Will not be run through digital platform unless the pandemic situation does not allow on-site participation.
Registration (for ECTS): Studentweb or Søknadsweb, deadline September 1. (Registration opens July 1)
Available for non-ECTS participation: No.
More info: at the website and the student pages.

Webinar May 11th – self management

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

Utviklingstid at UiB invites everyone to to webinar May 11th about self management.

We will discuss how to develop healthy work habits to help us manage time, our feelings about time, our motivation, and our focus.

Held in English.

For more information and registration, see the web pages here.

How to combine performance and health during PhD

Posted onAuthorKjetil U. Harkestad

The webinar will be held in English by psychologist Per Sjøberg. Per Sjøberg has extensive experience with guidance in high-performance professions, with top athletes and in crisis psychology.

The webinar addresses topics such as:

  • Maintaining motivation in challenging times
  • To work with high demands on performance
  • Stress management strategies

Please note the date for the webinar: 05.03.2021

More information and registration link can be found here.

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