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PhD Skills Course: On Stage - voice, body, language and nerves

Wed. 06.12 09:00

thu. 07.12 12:30

UiS Campus
HL U-206

Is the Smart City loosing traction – and what may come next?

Wed. 06.12 09:00

thu. 07.12 16:00

Radisson Blu Atlantic

Waffle Thursday at UiS Bjergsted with the student chaplain

Thu. 07.12.2023

11:00-13:00

Campus Bjergsted
Kantina

Energy Norway 2024

Mon. 15.04 09:00

wed. 17.04 16:00

Tjodhallen

Caring science - the heart of multi-professional care

Wed. 24.04 08:00

thu. 25.04 16:00

The Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Stavanger

20th Nordic Symposium on Catalysis

Mon. 03.06 09:00

wed. 05.06 16:00

Sola Strand Hotel

Resilient Health Care Society Summer Meeting

Sun. 09.06 15:00

wed. 12.06 21:00

Sola Beach Hotel

Latest updates

Drama is key to succesful longterm collaboration

Even with travelling restrictions during the pandemic and troubled times in Nablus and the West Bank; The Erasmus+ excha...

A research project to make teaching more engaging

Teacher Olaug Ueland receives feedback on her teaching from a personal coach. The goal is to make interaction with the p...

Early voting on campus

Students, employees and other residents have the opportunity to cast their early vote on campus Ullandhaug on Monday 28 ...

HelseCampus announces call for seed funding

From 21. August 2023 research and innovation projects within the three strategic focus areas simulation, integration of ...

Prestigious EU grant for Health Services Research

Researchers at the University of Stavanger have received 6 million euros from the prestigious EU research program Horizo...

Receives award for innovation in computing

Professor Dimitrios G. Pavlou was recently awarded the prestigious Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing.

Ingvil Hellstrand Wins Award for Dissemination and Societal engagement

The UiS researcher moves elegantly between equal opportunities and gender diversity, welfare and caring sciences researc...

UiS-students with Jazz School for children

Do you know any children or youths who'd like to learn jazz? This Jazz School is run by the jazz students from UiS Facul...

Rektors tale til studentane ved semesterstart 2023

Rector Klaus Mohn welcomed the students to a new academic year during the opening ceremony at Campus Ullandhaug today. R...

Concerts and Performances

Employees and students at the Faculty of Performing Arts host up to 200 concerts and performances per year. Here is an o...

Rune Dahl Fitjar is the new head of the Center for Innovation Research

Fitjar is a professor in innovation studies and comes from the position of Vice-Rector for Innovation and Society at the...

10 million NOK for research on under-explored marine resources

Environmental changes from generation to generation aren’t always visible. A new research project exploring natural reso...

Cecilia inspires youth in Bolivia to make music

My summer job: The flute student works voluntary with arranging seminars in her home country during the summers

Industry awards to energy students

Repsol and Vår Energi awarded a total of nine prizes and NOK 350,000 to bachelor and master students at UiS.

What does the energy industry need?

Researchers at University of Stavanger have asked the industry to define their education needs in the years to come.

Gitte created a unique university library

Gitte Kolstrup has transformed Stavanger University Library (UBiS) into a unique library with color palettes, floral wal...

Why can't ChatGPT just write my paper?

Since the fall of 2022, we’ve seen ChatGPT and similar AI-based programs become increasingly popular. Consequently, ther...

Olympiad in Engineering Science summed up

Scientists and engineers from all over the world were gathered in Olympia in Greece to take part in the first ever engin...

Joanna offers students free guidance at the library

Joanna sought help from a student mentor when she struggled with her own bachelor's thesis. Now she helps other students...

- We will continue to run the country's best library

Rune Sørsdal has been hired as the new library director at Stavanger University Library.

Join UiS, Stavanger and the rest of Norway in the celebration of 17 May!

Put on your best clothes, wave flags with UiS in the parade and take part in the unique and traditional celebration!

A Care Strategy for caregivers and care receivers by the EU

During the conference “From Knowledge to Action – the role of carers is changing?” in Oslo on March 16 Stecy Yghemonos h...

Simulating the future

The Faculty of Health Sciences at UiS organized the course “Simulation-based learning in nursing education” from April 1...

Won prize for best PhD project

Huong Huynh finished her PhD project at University of Stavanger October 2021. Now her PhD thesis has been selected as Be...

Winners of the Chamber Music Competition 2023

Two ensembles won the 25 000 NOK from Skjeies chambermusic scholarship.

– I wanted to expand my knowledge, competence and network in music production

Frida studied music production and recording, and is now running and administrating a sound studio

– The program is top-notch, prestigious, challenging, engaging, and world-class

Hesam Salehi has a master's degree in business administration with a specialisation in strategic marketing and analytics...

Priscila got to work with high-level musicians and performers

Music production and recording was an opportunity to increase their experiences in the field

Extended partnership between UiS and Norway Summit

The UiS Business School has announced the extension of its partnership with the business conference Norway Summit.

Greater focus on the role of informal caregivers

Maja Hassel, next of kin and caregiver, thinks this year’s conference theme "Caregivers - from extra work to sound invol...

Two worlds colliding: exploring the boundaries between system resilience and individual resilience

A recent webinar organised by the Resilient Health Care Network focused on the intersection of individual psychological ...

Chandan hopes to be a pioneering marketer and entrepreneur

That's why he chose to study Business Administration at the UiS Business School.

Master program in Law for UiS

UiS Business School has gotten permission to start up a two-year master's program in law. The language of instruction wi...

Digital national conference on informal caregivers’ challenges

The pandemic created practical difficulties in organizing the annual national caregiver conference as usual, but in retr...

ECIU to find solutions for closer international university cooperation

How can European universities achieve a deeper, longer-term and flexible form of cooperation? With EU support, the Europ...

UiS has established a PhD community focused on the green transition

PhD students doing research in sustainability and green transition can also now contribute to the interdisciplinary Gree...

Robert Kreuzbauer is promoted to Professor in Strategy

His research focuses on the theoretical and empirical study of companies' innovation and branding strategy and strategic...

Prestigious award to a researcher from UiS Business School

Elham Ghazimatin is awarded the «Robert Lusch Early Career Research Award» for her research in marketing.

New dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences

Eldar Søreide is the new dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Stavanger from September 5th, 2022.

From Ethiopia to UiS to study mechanical engineering

Three doctoral students and two master students share their experiences after one semester with engineering studies at t...