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Gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, and preterm birth can be warning signs that a mother has a genetic vulnerability to cardiovascular diseases.

When it comes to lung cancer, we know of more than 30 substances that are carcinogenic. But when researchers began investigating why there is a higher incidence of prostate cancer in firefighters, they had little to go on.

The Research Council of Norway's FRIPRO - Radical Research Ideas for Early Career Scientists is planned. Deadline: Open-ended.

Wellcome and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) have announced funding to establish a research collaboration with a focus on mental health. Deadline: 30 April 2025.

The Research Council of Norway's FRIPRO Top Researchers ¨C Researcher Projects to Develop World Leading Research Communities is planned. Deadline: Open-ended.

The Horizon Europe Health Cluster is planning several single-stage and two-stage calls. Deadline: various dates.

The Research Council of Norway (RCN) has announced a call for innovation processes that can increase sustainability in health and care services and stimulate value creation in Norwegian trade and industry. Deadline: 24 September 2025.

Dean Hanne Harbo and Vice-Dean for Research and Research Education Grete Anita Dyb talk about this year's NorDoc Summer School for young researchers. The school is a collaboration between 20 Nordic universities. This year, they have also invited colleagues from Ukraine.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has issued a call for its 2025 calls cycle. Deadlines for EOI: 4 July 2025.

Cancer Grand Challenges has announced seven new Challenges to address the most urgent, complex problems in cancer research that require collaboration across borders and disciplines. Deadline EOIs: 18 June 2025. 

Congratulations on International Women's Day! NorDoc Summer School for young researchers is being held in Oslo for the first time. Lillehammer has been chosen as the place of study for Innlandet. Rector election 2025: Two election meetings remaining. Use your right to vote between 24th March and 4th April.

The Norwegian SIDS and Stillbirth Society (LUB) has announced funding for research on stillbirth, infant and child death, grief management, and health and care services. Deadline: 1 June 2025.

The Research Fund for Asthma and Allergy has announced funding to promote research on asthma and allergy. Deadline: 20 October 2025.

The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) has published its call for excellent researchers under the age of 40, Young CAS Grant. Deadline is 21 May 2025.

Faculty director Hanna Ekeli and dean Hanne Harbo provide an update on efforts to adjust the faculty's finances to the new economic situation. Finally, they also share a useful tip about a strong support offering for our teachers.

NordForsk has announced a call for proposals on responsible use of Artificial Intelligence based on a Nordic-Baltic initiative. Deadline: 13 May 2025.

Adapting to a new economic reality at UiO. An extra half billion for groundbreaking research provides new FRIPRO opportunities; sign up for the webinar. Four of our researchers have received FRIPRO grants. Read about the life sciences conference in 2025. Rector election 2025: two meetings left. Use your vote between 24th March and 4th April.

The 2025 INTPART - International Partnerships for Excellent Education, Research and Innovation - call has been launched. Applications must be approved by UiO and there are internal deadlines. First internal deadline is 7 April 2025.

From 24 March to 4 April, you can cast your vote in the rector election and help shape UiO's future. If you missed the election meeting at the Faculty of Medicine, it's not too late.

Our research advisers in the External Funding Office (EEF) are up-to-date on this spring¡¯s calls. Get in touch with them if you are planning to apply.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo and Pro-Dean Jan Bjaalie provide insight into some of the strategic measures and initiatives being undertaken by the faculty this year.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo and Pro-Dean Magnus L?berg are currently strongly involved in further development of the faculty's study portfolio. Here, we provide a brief update some of the essential work in progress.

Research and Innovation in 2025. Get help recruiting an MSCA at the webinar on 24 February. EU funding. Ivar Skeie awarded the King's Medal of Merit. Organisation of IT services at MED. Rector Election. Attend election meetings and exercise your right to vote!

A working group headed by Pro-Dean Jan Bj?lie has investigated the implications of a potential merger of IT services at MED with the rest of the IT department at UiO.

Do you know of a talented postdoctoral candidate that would like to move to Oslo and become part of your research group? Then you should explore the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow programme.  Application deadline is 10 September 2025.