Upcoming events
This presentation explores methodological and ethical approaches to researching family language policies in multilingual migratory contexts such as Switzerland, highlighting collaborative strategies for Spanish language maintenance in Swiss bilingual preschools.
M.Sc. Maria Jensberg Leirbakk at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Development of a salutogenic early intervention home visiting program integrated in public child health clinic service in a multiethnic population in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Master Karl Farrugia at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies will defend his dissertation Representations of the Muslim Other in Old Norse Literature,1050-1350 for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
Master Paul Sbertoli-Nielsen at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages will defend his dissertation How do we do listening across languages and cultures? Structurally aligning with projected continuation in Norwegian and in Peninsular Spanish for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).
M.Sc. Elin Hjorth-Johansen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Evaluation of the Heart Observation app – A mixed method study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
M.Sc. H?kon H?ydal Nestvold at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term prescription opioid use: Associated risk factors and outcomes” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Department seminar. Stanislav Avdeev is a PhD student in Economics, University of Amsterdam.
Cand.med. Karen Eline Stensby Bains at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The effect of maternal use of snus in pregnancy on infant lung function” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Elisabeth Gjefsen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Chronic low back pain; Modic changes and inflammation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
The conference considers how the intersections between modern art and medicine have been curated in the past and are being curated today. The conference is a collaboration with MUNCH, and partners in Canada and USA.
We will explore how to harness AI’s potential responsibly, prevent misuse, and safeguard the principles of transparency, reproducibility, and ethical conduct in research.
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Department seminar. Jan Knoepfle is an Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Queen Mary University of London.
Philosophical Seminar with Rob Simpson
In this seminar, Professor Frank Weigelt will outline the central functional principles of the system of Arabic politeness formulas and explore the religious and cultural foundations on which it rests. His analysis will focus on the dialect of Damascus.
Department seminar. Alison Andrew is an Associate Professor of Economics (without tenure) at the University of Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow at Trinity College, Oxford. She will present the paper "Flexibility versus Performance: The Determinants of Labor Contracts in Nairobi, Kenya" (written with Nathan Barker, Inbar Amit, Rob Garlick, Kate Orkin, and Carolyne Nekesa).
M.Sc. Andrea Mathisen Bratsberg at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “On variable selection in high-dimensional omics data in the presence of latent variables” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
This presentation explores dual language programs in the U.S. and their potential to promote social justice for U.S. Latinos.
M.Sc. Aminata Shamit Koroma at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Integrated Nutritional and Healthcare Interventions to Combat Maternal Undernutrition and Enhance Infant Birth Outcomes in Resource-Limited Rural Sierra Leone” for the degree of Dr.Philos (Doctor Philosophiae).
Guy Bradley (Univ. of Cardiff)
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Torjus Solheim Eckhoff is a PhD candidate at the TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture. This seminar marks his midway evaluation.
Department seminar. Terrence Iverson is a Professor at Colorado State University.
Cand.med. Hanne Kristin Jahr Blakstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Glioblastoma Treatment, outcome, and prognostic factors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
Cand.med. Margrethe Flesvig Holt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Screening and biomarkers in cardiac amyloidosis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).