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Øyvind Time's master's thesis can help make everyday life easier for healthcare personnel who have to learn how to take a fluid sample from the spinal cord or administer an epidural.
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Repsol awarded a total of four prizes and NOK 120,000 to master students at University of Stavanger.
Master students from University of Stavanger won the prestigious student competition during the geology conference EAGE Annual 2024.
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Philip J. Grossman, Monash University
Elise Ottesen-Jensens building, University of Stavanger
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Reidar Bratvold won the prize as Energy Professional of the Year at the SPE gala.
Jianan Zhang has performed research on the numerical modelling of the floating docks. On 31 May, she defended her doctoral thesis.
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The UiS Aerospace rocket launch took place successfully 27 April in Helleland.
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In a riveting showcase of industry knowledge and teamwork, the inaugural UiS Petro-Games competition proved to be a resounding success.
Students from different study programs across UiS were invited to engage in a challenge-based learning activity, aiming at generating new ideas for developing the future hotel.
The HyTack project aims at developing and providing an educational base in the field of hydrogen technology to the students in the partner universities, partner countries, and to a wider community.
Special Networking Session during the Society of Experimental Finance Conference 2024 at the University of Stavanger Business School. The event is in cooperation with the Stavanger Chamber of Commerce.
The University of Stavanger and the Society for Experimental Finance invite you to join the Experimental Finance Summer School 2024 at the University of Stavanger, Norway, June 8 - 10, 2024. Students are also invited to attend the Experimental Finance 2024 conference from June 10 – 13.
The 14th Conference for the Society of Experimental Finance takes place at the University of Stavanger, School of Business and Law from June 10 - 13, 2024. Prior to the conference, the SEF PhD Summer School will be on campus Saturday, June 8th until Monday morning, June 10th, For the first time the main conference will include a networking session on women in finance on Tuesday, June 11th.
Yucong Ma has researched dynamic analysis and design of subsea shuttle tanker systems.
Carlos Eduardo Lopes da Silva has compared the two oil cities Stavanger and Macaé in Brazil.
Mathematical models enable a scientific understanding of natural phenomena around us, and the study and optimization of processes in society and industry.
Developing a digital toolbox for Special Core Analysis (SCAL).
Nisar Ahmed has developed a workflow for seismic inversion methods to estimate the rock-properties in a reservoir.
The National IOR Centre has provided cost efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for improved oil recovery on the Norwegian Continental Shelf through academic excellence and close collaboration with the industry.
Use of histopathology to identify changes in marine species in response to contaminants is a long-known practice.
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Professor Dimitrios G. Pavlou was recently awarded the prestigious Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing.
Physics of Fluids (PoF) belongs to American Institute of Physics (AIP) academic journals and is traditionally known as one of the best fluid mechanic journals in the world.
In his PhD work, Mehul Vora has contributed to new knowledge about the environmental risk related to shortlisted products and processes in improved and enhanced oil recovery.
Prediction of subsurface multiphase or single-phase flow processes is challenging, but important for oil and gas production, carbon storage and hydrogen storage and production.
Only 34 young researchers around the world were selected to participate in the OMAE2023 Outreach for Engineers Forum. Three UiS researchers got a scholarship.
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Repsol and Vår Energi awarded a total of nine prizes and NOK 350,000 to bachelor and master students at UiS.
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Researchers at University of Stavanger have asked the industry to define their education needs in the years to come.
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In order to improve the quality and relevance of the MSc in Business Administration program, UiS Business School has established an advisory board for the program. The board consists of external stakeholders representing the business, societal, and academic communities.
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Scientists and engineers from all over the world were gathered in Olympia in Greece to take part in the first ever engineering Olympiad.
How to reduce cost of energy for future large offshore wind turbines in free-wind and wake conditions by using full-scale wind and response data from offshore wind farms.
The goal is to find environmentally friendly solutions for shipping and transport in Arctic waters.
UiS researchers got funding for Polish-Norwegian collaboration.
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Huong Huynh finished her PhD project at University of Stavanger October 2021. Now her PhD thesis has been selected as Best Norwegian PhD in Catalysis.
There will be a possibility to have workshops on the day after the main NIKT conference, Thursday November 30.
The NOKOBIT conference has been organized annually for the last 30 years as a national conference in information science and information systems.
NIK is a broad national conference aimed at being an important national venue for discussions, networking, and dissemination of research and advanced development work in informatics and computer science.
NISK 2023 will take place at the University of Stavanger, 27-30 November, co-located with the NIKT conferences.
This year's conference theme: Subsurface for energy security and sustainability.
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The UiS Business School has announced the extension of its partnership with the business conference Norway Summit.
Drinking juice with a lot of antioxidants, for example from blueberries, can be beneficial in preventing dementia. New research at UiS will examine this in more detail by analyzing gut bacteria from elderly people who are at risk of developing Alzheimer's.
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Three doctoral students and two master students share their experiences after one semester with engineering studies at the University of Stavanger.
Panagiotis Aslanidis defended his thesis on wettability for core analysis. The purpose of his research was to link reservoir wettability to the properties of the crude oil, rock mineralogy and formation water composition.
Our research group has competence on design, analysis and testing of materials and structures. The current research and development activities in our group can be divided into concrete structures and technology, wind engineering and extreme loads, fatigue and structural integrity.
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Two master students from UiS Business School have got their research published in an international journal
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In Economics of Motivations at UiS Business School, students participated in a case competition as consultants. The winning team received 40 000 NOK from Sandnes Sparebank.
28 students participated in a trip to the Rosenberg Worley facilities in Buøy.
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Three master students from UiS Business School are one of two finalists in the international marketing competition DMC.
The European Union is facing a pressing challenge to transition into a carbon neutral economy by 2050. Researchers from University of Stavanger are participating in a new research project to investigate the key elements of this transition.
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The European Union is facing a pressing challenge to transition into a carbon neutral economy by 2050. Researchers from UiS are participating in a new research project to investigate the key elements of this transition.
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Op-Ed Columnist: We believe that master's students are our youngest researchers. We are therefore very worried that we will raise the threshold for recruiting international students to Norway.
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Rector Klaus Mohn's speech at the university's doctoral creation ceremony on 28 October 2022.
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Marie Larsen Gellein holds three degrees at UiS Business School. After completing the MSc in Business Administration, she started working as an accountant.
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On the 25th of October 2022, Izwan Ahmad was awarded the 2022 Innovation Awards for master’s students by Rogaland county mayor Marianne Chesak.
There is a new, free, maths and physics drop-in support centre at UiS. The service is offered by Theta, the linjeforening for maths and physics students, with support from Department of Mathematics and Physics.
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UiS Business Schools' «Clean Energy Law and Economics Conference» is a new yearly conference in Stavanger that will explore all aspects of clean and renewable energy in an understandable way.
PhD candidate Bernardo Costa came out on top in the competition for best extended abstract during a wind engineering conference.
Fredrik Bjørheim, PhD candidate at the Faculty of Science and Technology, has investigated damage assessment and modeling of ageing structures.
We are developing functional materials and process chemistry for energy and environmental applications.
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Researchers at UiS have developed an energy converter that creates electricity from sea currents and river flows.
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He is one of the foremost RCTs experts and has again taught PhD-students from all over Europe at UiS.
The reason of 98% of the failures of mechanical systems and 60% of the failures of structures subjected to variable loading conditions is fatigue.
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It is impressive how she has qualified for tenure through this demanding tenure-track in a short amount of time, says Dean Ola Kvaløy.
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To be best prepared for two demanding years, the master's program in Business Administration at UiS Business School has started its own «BootCamp».
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The award comes from one of the worlds leading journals on management research.
Students from all over the world got the opportunity to meet some of the leading physicists at the 2022 XQCD PhD school.
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Professor in economics Magne Mogstad from the University of Chicago taught econometrics to PhD students from all over Europe at UiS Business School.
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The new expert group appointed by the Norwegian government is led by Mari Rege, an economics professor at UiS Business School.
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Nhi Le's goal was to study and find the answers to how she could make the world a better place for human beings. The economic courses at UiS Business School have helped her with her goal.
Here is an overview of all the PhD courses available at the Faculty of Science and Technology.
Micheal B. Oguntola has studied optimization and modelling of enhanced oil recovery injection strategies in his PhD project.
This research group works on topics related to geopolymers, subsurface well integrity, plugging and abandonment.
The CEMENTEGRITY project seeks to develop and test better materials for sealing wellbores exposed to CO2 stored in underground reservoirs.
The paper was awarded at the 40th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2021).
Only 25 young researchers around the world were selected to participate in the OMAE2022 Outreach for Engineers Forum. 6 PhD research fellows from UiS were awarded with a scholarship.
Smart Assets, Digital and Integrated Operations, and Condition monitoring and Maintenance Analytics.
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Anders Åkerman is promoted to Professor of Economics at UiS Business School. He is mainly working on issues related to the effect of globalization and new technology on income inequality and productivity.
The purpose of the new research project is to support advancement of Blastocystis research by bringing together professionals from various
disciplines and countries.
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Researchers at the University of Stavanger (UiS) have managed to run a gas turbine on 100 percent hydrogen.
Our planet faces many challenges that we can only tackle in an interdisciplinary manner. The One Health ambition encompasses human, animal, plant and environmental health by focussing on the interaction between disciplines and effect on the total environment.
This project (SUBSET) aims to increase the relevance of subsurface course content to actual needs in the energy
industry of the future by establishing an arena for dialogue and collaboration between academia and industry.
Solar Energy Research Group seeks to overcome barriers to world solar adoption by connecting solar energy researchers from different disciplines and perspectives at the University of Stavanger. The research group is a place to share research, projects, dissemination, and ongoing activities. The group also helps researchers find ways to work together and promote joint initiatives.
How can the established theory of particle physics, the Standard Model, be used to predict the material properties of the cores of neutron stars? Researchers at the University of Stavanger might have the answer.
Our research aims to contributing on a sustainable use of the red seaweed Palmaria palmata in aquaculture. The work focuses on life cycle and nutritional potential.
Marine Sewage Outfalls – Environmental Impact Evaluation (SANOCEAN) focusing on ocean research including blue economy, climate change, environmental research and sustainable energy.
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The number of international applicants to the Master of Science in Business Administration has increased by over 70 percent.
The research group for mechanical engineering and materials technology has broad expertise in the design of mechanical components, testing and development of materials, manufacturing methods and methods for load calculations and fluid dynamics.
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The Swedish Corona Commission released its report on February 24. Associate professor Anders Åkerman at UiS Business School was one of the researchers who worked on the economic part of the commission. Åkerman worked on analysing the recession and the efficiency of the economic policy that was introduced to mitigate the crisis.
The Subsurface Utilisation and Renewable Energy group addresses the latest issues related to the energy transition, underground hydrogen storage, geothermal heat production and geo-sequestration of carbon.
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University of Stavanger (UiS) and Stavanger University Hospital (SUS) will work together to find solutions for patients with chronic intestinal diseases.
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University of Stavanger with partners have been awarded the National Centre for Sustainable Utilization of Energy Resources on the Norwegian Shelf (NCS2030).
Oceans cover more than 70 % of the earth’s surface. However, those are still much unexplored.
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In the course "Economics of Motivation" the students get to try themselves as consultants in working life to test theories in practice. The assignments are based on how companies motivate their employees, and the students must analyze and recommend measures that can increase motivation. The best report was awarded NOK 40,000 in the Sandnes Sparebank Case Competition on November 24.
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Once again this year, students in the course "Economics of Motivation" had the opportunity to work as consultants in the workplace to test theories in practice. The assignments are based on how companies motivate their employees, and the students are tasked with analyzing and recommending measures that can increase motivation. The best reports were presented in the finals of the Sandnes Sparebank Case Competition at the UiS Business School on November 14th.
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Doctoral research fellows from all over Scandinavia were gathered in Stavanger when Magne Mogstad taught econometrics at the University of Stavanger Business School last week. Mogstad is one of the world’s foremost experts in the field.
Find seminars on economics and finance. Seminars are held Wednesdays from 12:15 to 13:15 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Strategy 2021–2030 for the UiS Business School was adopted by the faculty board on 4 June 2021.
Five UiS students made it all the way to the top in their group in the Drillbotics contest.
We are an internationally oriented business school with a regional identity. We aim to attract top
research faculty and motivated students to an international research and learning environment
in an attractive and vibrant region. Our strategic location, in a region at the heart of the
Norwegian energy industry, which is now embarking on a green transition, provides us with a natural
advantage in making sustainable changes to business and management practices.
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University of Stavanger, NORCE, IFE and University of Bergen are partners in an application for a new petrosenter, focusing on subsurface research.
Five petroleum engineering students from University of Stavanger reached the finals in the prestigous PetroBowl contest.
University of Stavanger is participating in two new research projects led by NORCE. Together the partners seek new solutions for computing technologies; 3D machine vision and automated well monitoring.
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A UiS-led investment in sustainable aquaculture receives almost NOK 100 million from the government's Green Platform Initiative. The investment will improve fish welfare and reduce the environmental and climate footprint of aquaculture - and is based on expertise from the oil industry.
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Could the bacteria in our guts help us improve cancer treatment? This is one of the key questions in a new research collaboration between University of Stavanger and Stavanger University Hospital.
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In December 2020 the Research Council of Norway announced that KATS will receive funding for phase 2, and the project will therefore continue until March 2024.
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Do you want to learn more about the smallest building blocks in nature? UiS have invited three world famous physicists to tell us in everyday language about the role particles play in nature and the strong forces binding them together.
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– My dream of getting a consulting job became a reality through a master's degree in business at UiS
Kristoffer Svanes is studying for a master's degree in Business Administration at UiS and specialises in finance. Even before graduating, he has landed a consulting job at BDO.
How can we achieve better health for humans, animals, and the environment? This is the challenge students and researchers will work on when the education project NorBra receives support for four new years.
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– Today's economics students will take up more innovative and less traditional positions than before
Gehan Skhmot has a master's degree in Business Administration and has specialised in economics. She now works as a consultant in finance and procurement at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (Nav).
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Einar Øglænd Torjusen took a master's degree in Business Administration at the University of Stavanger Business School.
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Master student Sharath Chandar Joghee is collaborating with the local company Energy Innovation to implement new safety solutions for the wind industry.
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The Department of Energy Resources at UiS is investing in new equipment and new research areas within geotechnics and geophysics, in collaboration with Anko. This gives our students the opportunity to learn subjects and techniques that can also be used outside the petroleum industry.
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The research group Synapse Lab develops measures to improve motivation and learning in education and in working life. The investment company TD Veen will now support Synapse Lab’s work with NOK 5 million over the next five years.
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The University of Stavanger Business School is the first Norwegian business school to receive the EFMD Programme Accreditation.
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The University of Stavanger is investing in hydrogen research. Olena Zavorotynska is one of several researchers who, with the support of the Akademia agreement, will take a closer look at the opportunities hydrogen provides us in the energy mix of the future.