Category: Welfare HR and HSE

New employees

Siri Vatsø Haugum: hired 12th of September 2016 as a PhD candidate in plant community ecology.

Karina Dale: hired 17th of October 2016 as a PhD candidate in environmental toxicology.

Lindsey Moore and Camilla Osberg were hired in permanent positions from 1st of October 2016 as senior engineers connected to the research groups in fish health and the teaching of fish health students.

Renate Hvidsten Skoge: hired 16th of August 2016 as a researcher in reverse genetics.

 

New assembly point in case of fire

The assembly point is next to the Propella between Data-block and VilVite sentre.

 

New doctorate

Perpetra Akite was awarded her doctorate under a cotutelle agreement between UiB and the University of Makerere, Uganda. She was a PhD student on the Matrix project and her thesis was on the spatial and matrix influences on the biogeography of insect taxa in forest fragments in central Uganda, supervised by Richard Telford (EECRG) and Anne Akol and Hugh Rowell (Makerere University). Her defence presentation on the 20 October 2016 was rated as excellent.

Congratulations to Dr Perpetra Akite.

Here is a photo of her at her defence, demonstrating using a sling! Photo by Amy Eycott.

Election of safety delegates

Send in suggestions for delegates and read more here (Norwegian).

 

Introductory course for new employees

Are you new employee, sign up for the introductory course here, registration deadline is today (October 7th at 15:00).
If you do not speak Norwegian, you can participate in the English version of the course.

 

Get in shape with BIO!

If you want a “Get in shape with BIO”-t-shirt you may order and pay for one (249 NOK) in the BIO-reception. The deadline is October 6th, and delivery will be around week 48. Women’s sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, Men’s sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL. A variety of sizes may be tried on in the reception.

 

 

New employees

Egil Karlsbakk is permanently employed as a professor of fish pathology from September 1st, 2016.

Kristin Holtermann is permanently employed as a student officer from October 1st, 2016.

Get in shape with BIO!

If you want a “Get in shape with BIO”-t-shirt you may order and pay for one (249 NOK) in the BIO-reception. The deadline is October 6th, and delivery will be around week 48. Women’s sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, Men’s sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL. A variety of sizes may be tried on in the reception.

 

 

NEW IN PAGAWEB: You can now add attachments electronically into PAGAWEB for your travel claims and variable allowances.

You can now scan your supporting documents and upload them as electronic attachments directly into PAGAWEB instead of delivering the documents on paper. This new option appears as “Add attachment” at the bottom of the last page of the form. Click the green “x” to upload attachments electronically.
If you are a project manager or team leader, you no longer need to print the first page and sign and return it to the economy section. Note, all others must still print the first page and get it signed by the project manager or team leader.

New employees 

Florian Muthreich is a new PhD in pollen chemistry and palaeoecology from period 12.09.2016-11.09.2020.
He is employed in the project PollChem in the research group EECRG.

You may now find information on courses the HSE section will arrange the fall semester 2016 at the HSE-gateway.

Day course in radiation protection. In Norwegian October 18^th, 09.00-15:30, and in English October 19^th, 09:00-15:30.

Day course in waste disposal. October 26^th, 09:00-14:30. Sign up and read more here (under “Avfallshåndtering”).

Half day course for new employees in the laboratory. October 5^th, 09:00-12:00. Read more here.

First Aid at the Laboratory. In Norwegian November 3rd, 09:00-15:00, and in English November 4th, 09:00-15:00.

 

New employees

Maren Bjerkeset is temporarily employed as a department engineer from Semptember 1st 2016, in the research group Fish immunology.

 

Ståle Ellingsen is employed as an associate professor in fish anatomy from September 1st 2016, in the research group Marine developmental biology.

Marlene Hitland is our new office apprentice employed from June 26th, 2016.

Anne Elisabeth Bjune is employed as an associate professor in quaternary palaeoecology from August 1st 2016, in the research group EECRG.

Fire Training at the student center – Parkveien 1- theory at. 9:00 to 10:00 – practical extinction at. 10:00 to 11:00 outside in the square:

29th of September 2016seminar A
20to of October 2016 seminar A
3rd of November 2016 seminar A
17th of November 2016 – English seminar A
8th of Desember 2016 seminar A

Registration to:
Technical industrial safety by Nina Ulvestad
nina.ulvestad@teknisk-industrivern.no or by phone 90 81 82 90.

More information about fire prevention courses on HSE portal:
http://www.uib.no/foransatte/96078/brannvernoppl%c3%a6ring-h%c3%b8sten-2016

Physical activity

Store Lungegårdsvannet: Wednesdays at 14.30. We meet in front of HiB. Contact person: Evy Foss Skjoldal.

To the top of Ulriken: Starts at Montana Wednesdays at 14:15, every second week (even week).
This is coordinated together with MBI.

 

New Employees 

 

Anne Bjune, associate Professor of Quaternary palaeocecology, 100 % position form 1st of September.
The position is linked to Ecological and Environmental Change Research Group (EECRG)

 

 

Ida Helene Steen, associate Professor of Geobiology, 100% position from 15th of August.
The position is associated with the Centre for Geobiology

 

Alistair Seddon, associate Professor of Quaternary palaeoecology, 100 % position from 1st of May.
The position is linked to Ecological and Environmental Change Research Group (EECRG)

 

BIO wishes Anne Bjune, Alistair Seddon and Ida Helene Steen welcome!