If you were unlucky enough to miss this August seminar, don’t worry, you are now in luck. The presentation can be found on the TODOS web site and accessed by following this link: https://site.uit.no/arcticdoc/?page_id=384

Starts: 15^th of September

Duration: 6 weeks, 6 hours per week

This is a free MOOC on complexity and uncertainty. Please follow the link for a description of the course and a video trailer.

URL: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/complexity-and-uncertainty/

UHR har gitt høringssvar til Kunnskapsdepartementet på forslag til revidert målstruktur for universiteter og høyskoler. Saken er behandlet i UHRs administrasjonsutvalg og i UHRs styre. Både administrasjonsutvalget og styret mener at sektoren lever godt med hovedindikatorene i ett år til.

UHR vil svært gjerne være en aktiv og konstruktiv samarbeidspartner i det videre arbeidet, for å sikre god forankring i institusjonene fram til endelig utkast vedtas. Dette vil bidra til å lette implementeringen vesentlig. Høringssvaret kan lastes ned her: Revidert målstruktur for universiteter og høyskoler.

URL: http://www.uhr.no/aktuelt_fra_uhr/revidert_malstruktur_for_universiteter_og_hoyskoler

When: 21^st – 26^th of September, 2014

Where: Wageningen, the Netherlands

Companion Modelling, or ComMod, is a participatory modelling approach that uses role-playing games and simulation models to tackle complex issues in the fields of renewable resources and environment management. ComMod promotes dialogue, shared learning and collective decision-making, strengthening the adaptive management capacity of communities facing wicked environmental problems. A ComMod approach is iterative and evolves with the participative process whereby stakeholders are involved in the definition and design of the questions, models, simulations and outputs. It involves constant back and forth steps between the model, the field and the negotiation table.

The course will focus on:

1. Concepts e.g., wicked problems, socio-ecological systems, complex systems, participatory modelling, simulation strategies.
2. Methods and related tools e.g.,: system representation, participatory mapping, model conceptualization, agent-based modelling, role-playing games, participatory simulation and scenario assessment, brainstorming, debriefing and evaluation, facilitation and conflict management.

URL: http://www.pe-rc.nl/database/Courses%20and%20Activities/PE-RC%20postgraduate%20courses/Companion%20Modelling.htm

Når: 15. – 16. September, 2014 og 6. – 7. November, 2014

Søknadsfrist: 1. September, 2014

Kurs i universitetspedagogikk for stipendiater er et tilbud til deg som er ansatt som stipendiat ved UiT. Du må ha avtale om undervisningsoppgaver på instituttet nå i høstsemesteret. Fullført kurs gir deg 50 timer uttelling i arbeidsplikten.

Kurset gir deg i stand til å:

• planlegge og gjennomføre undervisning
• utvikle dine egne undervisningsferdigheter
• utvikle og reflektere over egen undervisning med utgangspunkt i teori om undervisning og læring

Kurset tilbys av RESULT – Ressurssenter for undervisning, læring og teknologi.

Informasjon om litteratur til kurset vil bli sendt ut før kursstart.

For mer informasjon se Tavla:

http://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/383618/kurs_i_universitetspedagogikk_for_stipendiater

NOTE: This course will be held in Norwegian, but a new course is offered in the spring in English.

When: 14^th – 20^th of January 2015

Where: Hurtigruta, Bodø

Selected candidates will participate in a blend of technical, social and cultural events accompanied by mentors from business, politics and academia. The program starts in the city of Bodø, then continues onboard the coastal steamer and ends in Tromsø, the gateway to the Arctic. A two days stop will be made at Svolvær to explore the marine resources and potential in the Lofoten region, and to look into the local history and culture of the region.

The participants will be challenged to engage in discussions and presentations during the program.

The content of the program is linked to the Arctic Frontiers 2015 conference topic “Climate and Energy” and includes the following sessions:

• Session 1 Politics and security in the High North
• Session 2 Climate and Energy in the Arctic
• Session 3 Safety of maritime operations in the Arctic
• Session 4 Business and society in Northern Norway

More information can be found here: http://www.arcticfrontiers.com/2015-conference/emerging-leaders

Application deadline for funding from the Research Council of Norway is 1^st of November. More information on how to apply can be found on the Research Council’s webpage: http://www.forskningsradet.no/no/Utlysning/MILUTVARENAER/1240958620978/p1173268235938?visAktive=true

Also see the two attachments to the newsletter.

Når: Mandag 3. november 2014 kl. 09.30 – 15.30

Hvor: Hotell Bristol, Oslo.

Tittel på årets seminar er «Jo større, jo bedre? Struktur og kvalitet i utdannings- og forskningssektoren».

Seks år etter Stjernøutvalget er arbeidet med en ny strukturmelding for høyere utdanning godt i gang. Nå skal også forholdet til instituttsektoren drøftes. Går veien til økt kvalitet i forskning og høyere utdanning via færre og større institusjoner?

Påmelding til seminaret innen tirsdag 28. oktober 2014. Påmeldingsskjema finner du her:

https://www.forskerforbundet.no/om-oss/forskningspolitisk-seminar/2014/pamelding/

Seminaret er gratis. Program for seminaret finner du her: www.forskerforbundet.no/seminar

Spørsmål om påmelding kan rettes til Forskerforbundet på tlf. 21 02 34 24 eller på e-post til post@forskerforbundet.no.

We in the TODOS Newsletter Editorial Staff are always looking for material to go in our newsletter. This can be information about e.g. conferences, PhD courses, seminars and other news relevant to PhD candidates. If you wish to contribute or have information that could be of interest to your fellow PhD candidates, please send an e-mail to arcticdoc@uit.no.

Best regards,

The TODOS Newsletter Editorial Staff

Two important challenges in environmental sciences are to assess how human drivers impact on environmental systems and the effectiveness of management policies to adapt or mitigate these impacts. Answering these challenges implies we need to set up multidisciplinary monitoring systems that can efficiently measure changes and identify causes of changes for entities that, more often than not, are monitored on incongruent scales.

The course therefore aims at integrating monitoring, research and management around three themes: climate systems, ecological systems (marine, freshwater, and terrestrial), and the relationships between society, climate and ecological systems. For each theme, the course will rely on concrete case studies from northern regions, as well as presentations of general principles, such as adaptive management and monitoring.

To give the students a broad overview of the actual researches ongoing in this multidisciplinary domain, a large number of professors and researchers will participate in the course/group discussions (e.g. Nigel Yoccoz, Rolf Ims, Kim Holmen, Sandra Hamel, Claire Armstrong, Hallvard Strøm, Cecilie von Quillfeldt, Per Arne Amundsen, Jane Jepsen, Ole Einar Tveito).

The course will be held during three intensive weeks in October, Wednesday to Friday of weeks 44 to 46.

Read more: http://uit.no/studietilbud/emner/emne?p_document_id=368250

When: 28^th of August, 2014

Where: TEO-H1 1.343

Registration Deadline: 23.08.2014 (to register, go here).

This seminar will review the advantages and limitations of a technology-based teaching and learning and discuss how to address some of the key issues when designing, developing and delivering courses. One of the main challenges of using technology on teaching is the restricted time that PhD Students, Instructors and Professors find when having to combine teaching and research. Possible solutions will be discussed during the seminar.

Details and the complete program are available here.

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