From Guri – June 2018

IGS did very well in the competition for the Medical Faculty annual awards: Congratulations for best publication to Trond Riise, Kjetil Bjørnevik and Anders Engeland; for best research group to Global Health Priorities, led by Ole Frithjof Norheim; and to the teacher of the year Thomas Mildestvedt! The winners gave informative and amusing talks at the Faculty Day, giving us all reason to be proud of our department.

Last week we gathered Strategic Forum at IGS (all leaders of sections, research groups and teaching groups as well as coordinators at the  IGS administration) for a half day, discussing Alrek Health Cluster. Dean Per Bakke gave a talk about the faculty’s expectations to IGS in the further process, and we heard Bettina Husebø, Edvin Schei, Reidun Kjome and Siri Smith talk about their views on research, education and administrative perspectives for Alrek. We had good discussions, and IGS approach the holiday season in good steam.

Very good news before the holidays set in: The Research Council has renewed the contract with CISMAC, our SFF (Center for Excellent Research). Congratulations to CISMAC leader Halvor Sommerfelt and us all!

I wish you all a nice holiday!