ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»®

Target group:ÌýThis course is developed for phds, postdocs and early stage researchers at ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»®. Research support staff is also welcome to participate.Ìý

Aim of the course:

• Knowledge about relevant opportunities for funding, mobility, and networking.
• Knowledge about how to prepare for a stay abroad and where to find assistance.
• Insight into how and why to build your own international networks.
• Insight into different ways of engaging internationally and the various challenges you might face.

Language: ·¡²Ô²µ±ô¾±²õ³óÌý

Next course: Not planned

Target group: PhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows, researchers and associate professors

Aim of the course:ÌýA coping course for those who struggle with negative thoughts and for those who want to learn more about how psychology affects us in everyday life. (Link to the last course.)

Language: English (And in Norwegian: Tankevirus).Ìý

Next course: Spring 2025ÌýÌý

Target group:ÌýThis course is developed for phds, postdocs and early stage researchers at ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»®. Research support staff is also welcome to participate.Ìý

Aim of the course:Ìý

• Introduction to an academic CV and why it is important.
• Review of the main components of a research CV: Review of the various main parts of a research CV, including research results, external funding, mobility, networking and profiling.
• CV writing tips: Tips and techniques for writing a convincing CV.
• Useful resources at ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»®: A review of where and how you can use ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»®'s resources to support your career and CV building.
• Using AI in CVs: Some practical tips on how you can use AI to improve your CV.

Practical session and discussion in groups: Participants will have the opportunity to reflect and exchange experiences with colleagues at the same career stage.

Language:Ìý·¡²Ô²µ±ô¾±²õ³óÌý

Next course:ÌýSpring 2025

Target group:ÌýPhD candidates and postdoctoral fellowsÌý

Aim of the course:ÌýIncrease understanding of the concepts of careers and career awareness, reflect on your own career opportunities and identify personal motivational factors. Schein's Careers Anchors will also be used for identifying your own preferences.
(Link to course description.)

Language: ·¡²Ô²µ±ô¾±²õ³óÌý

Next course:Ìý28.11.24 (Link to calandar announcement.)

Target group: Academic staff

Course content:

• Different types of media you can engage to share your work
• Best practices for working with journalists
• How to prepare for a media interview
• How to communicate with different audiences
• Pitching exercises with templates (Link to the last course.)

Language: English

Next course: Not planned

Target group: Academic staff

Aim of the course: AÌýtheoretical and practical introduction to media contact.(Link to last course.)

Language: Norwegian

Next course: Not plannedÌýÌý

Target group: Academic staff

Content:ÌýThis seminar will tackle the challenges and opportunities that come with writing alongside/with others, whether socially as friends and colleagues, or scientifically as co-authors, etc. We will discuss how you can strengthen your local, national and international research networks through innovative ways of approaching your writing process.

Language: English

Next course: 31.10.24 (Link to course.)

Target group:ÌýPostdoctoral fellows, researchers and associate professorsÌý

Aim of the course: Being able to pitch yourself and your research in different settings. (Link to last course.)

Language: ·¡²Ô²µ±ô¾±²õ³óÌý

Next course: Not planned

Target group:ÌýPhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows, researchers and associate professorsÌý

Aim of the course:ÌýTo give knowledge and skills relating to academic writing and presentations in English that enable them to communicate easily, but elegantly, in an academic context.Ìý

Language: English

Next course: Not plannedÌý

Target group:ÌýPhD candidates and postdoctoral fellowsÌý

Aim of the course:ÌýAn introduction to the concept of translator competence — how to make external audiences understand what competence UIB candidates possess. Contribute towards better mastery when writing CVs, interview situations, self-presentation/pitching and applying for jobs, etc.Ìý

Language: English

Next course: Not planned

Target group:ÌýSuitable for researchers who want to boost their innovation potential to increase the impact of their research.

Aim of the course:Ìýcourse will make you reflect on how to make your research more relevant to society, and what "innovation" in academia actually means. How do you increase your innovation potential, and how do you communicate innovation in project applications for funding? The course also covers ways to collaborate with partners outside academia, which is often a prerequisite for successful innovation. (Link to last course.)

Language: English

Next course: Spring 2025Ìý

Target group:ÌýAll employees wanting to learn more about project management methods and research projects.Ìý

Aim of the course:ÌýKnowing how a project is structured and how different project types can vary along different dimensions is essential for understanding the concept of project management.

• The similarities and differences between "classic" and research project management.
• How to conceptualize a research project and what kind of project management it requires.
• Elevated risk levels in research projects and strategies for minimizing these risks.

Language: English

Next course: Not plannedÌý

Target group:ÌýPhDs, postdoctoral fellows, researchers and associate professorsÌý

Aim of the course:ÌýThis course is designed to equip young ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»® researchers with the skills necessary to write effective and compelling research proposals, for funding agencies such as the Norwegian Research Council and the EU. The course will provide you with tips for writing research proposals, as well as hands-on training.(Link to last course.)

Language: English

Next course:ÌýSpring 2025

Target group:ÌýAnyone with responsibility for research groups or research projects who wants to become more confident in their own role.

Aim of the course:Ìý

• Offer training and advice that strengthens the participants' development in the role of group leader
• Increase awareness and knowledge of how to build good teams
• Facilitate the development of interdisciplinary networks within ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»®
  (Link to last courseÌý- only in Norwegian).

Language: Norwegian

Next course:ÌýAutumn 25

Target group:ÌýPhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows, researchers and associate professorsÌý

Aim of the course:ÌýTo provide information on how to develop healthy work habits that can help us to manage our own time, and not least our feelings about time, our motivation and our focus. Tips will also be provided about specific tools that can support us in our development of good habits.Ìý

Language: English

Next course: Not planned

Target group:ÌýPhDs, postdoctoral fellows, researchers and associate professorsÌý

Aim of the course:ÌýParticipants will be able to engage in a debate on how to best facilitate high quality and high international visibility of ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»®â€™s research and education, having gained the following learning outcomes:

• Knowledge of the university’s strategy and central national policy initiatives, as well as ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»® organization and steering processes, and in particular, the various sources that constitute the knowledge basis for governance.
• Familiarization with the main policy instruments, both external and internal, that set objectives and goals for the university and its academic staff.
• An overview of decision-making bodies and decision processes of particular importance at the university level.
• An overview of relevant institutional assessment tools, as well as selected open international, national and local sources of information and data on institutional and group performance.

Language: English

Next course: Autumn 2025

UBÌýoffers a variety of courses and workshops in academic skills. Here is a link to an overview of courses and other research support activities offered by UB.

The Research Department also provides a comprehensive range of courses and activities tailored for early-career researchers. In addition to developing courses specifically for ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»® Ferd, they also design courses for other target groups. ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»® Opp is a competence programme focused on external funding related to research, education, and innovation, aimed at employees seeking to enhance their skills in research support or external funding. Read more about ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»® Opp here (only available in Norwegian).