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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When: 11.09.2014, 0830-1000 (breakfast from 0800)

Where: Auditorium UB-132 (next to the KS library)

 The program for this event is now available here.

Registration has started! The event is free and open to all PhD candidates at UiT. In order to be sure that there will be enough food for everybody, please register by sending an e-mail to arcticdoc@uit.no. Deadline for registration:  September 8.

Organizers: TODOS, Tekna Forskerne, AFU and Career services at UiT.

This seminar is part of the larger suit of events organized by UiT for Arbeidlivsdagen 2014.

When: 20th – 21st of November, 2014

Where: Berlin, Germany

Application Deadline: First come, first serve basis.

Cooperation between higher education and business is at the core of the modernization Agenda of Higher Education, and crucial to making higher education more responsive to the needs of society. Effective cooperation strengthens the exchange and sharing of knowledge between business and academia and stimulates innovation in both environments. This type of cooperation has resulted in a range of policies and activities designed to encourage higher education institutions to build stronger links with the business sector. Companies should be (more) involved in the design and delivery of curricula, at both undergraduate and graduate level. Higher education institutions and business partners should work together more closely to promote entrepreneurship, mobility (between business and academia) and Lifelong Learning.

This University-Business Forum, organised by the European Commission in partnership with the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) and the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA), provides a unique opportunity to present and discuss common issues, to share examples of good practice and to explore the advantages and the value of sustained cooperation. This is an ideal opportunity to learn from each other, to develop understanding and the capabilities for future cooperation.

URL: http://www.ubforum-berlin.eu/

Når: 17. November, 2014 – 09:30 – 16:00

Hvor: Næringslivets hus, Oslo

Arbeidet med stortingsmelding om struktur i UH-sektoren er godt i gang. Kunnskapsdepartementet har utfordret UH-institusjonene bl.a. på hvordan de ser sin institusjon i relasjon til andre institusjoner, inklusive forskningsinstitutter. Forskningsrådet løfter fram struktur som utfordring i sin instituttstrategi. Regjeringens strategi for forsknings- og innovasjonssamarbeid med EU og Horisont 2020 peker på behov for økt samarbeid mellom sektorene. Samtidig skjer det allerede mye innen og på tvers av de to sektorene, f.eks. på Campus Ås mellom NMBU og primærnæringsinstituttene, NOVA og AFI er blitt en del av Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, flere regionale institutter og høgskoler er tett knyttet sammen. Blir det nye allianser og fusjoner i tiden fremover? Hvordan kan UH-institusjonene og institiuttene samhandle bedre for å styrke kvaliteten og samfunnsnytten av norsk forskning? Hvilke prosesser knyttet til samarbeids- og integrasjonsmodeller skjer i våre naboland og hva kan vi lære av disse?

URL: http://www.uhr.no/aktuelt_fra_uhr/saks_-_radslag_om_struktur_i_norsk_forskning_samarbeidskonf

Når: 18. – 19. Mars, 2015

Hvor: Bergen

Påmelding starter: 15. Oktober

Kartlegginger som er gjort viser at økt fokus på pedagogisk utvikling er viktig for å redusere frafall og øke gjennomstrømming. Videre ser vi at overgangen mellom de ulike skolenivåene og overgangene mellom utdanningssektor og arbeidsliv er punkt som ofte oppleves som utfordrende. MNT-konferansens første dag vil derfor ha et pedagogisk utviklingsfokus, mens andre dag vil ta for seg samarbeid mellom høyere utdanning, videregående opplæring og arbeidsliv.

URL: http://www.realfagsrekruttering.no/erfaringer-og-forskning/konferanser-i-egen-regi/mnt-konferansen-2015/

When: Online 3^rd of September, 2014, Physical Meetings 1^st – 3^rd of October and 12^th – 14^th of November, 2014.

Where: Gothenburg, Sweden

Application Deadline: 20^th of August, 2014

Given the massive commercial successes of the medium in recent years, digital historical games (i.e. games that utilize historical settings) have rapidly become one of the most widespread and successful forms of popular history. This, alongside their chosen historical content, makes them potentially highly influential histories that are generally experienced in informal settings. Similarly, the possibilities of a new form of history also raise interesting new questions for formal educational settings that must be answered. Despite, the widespread nature of games as cultural products, historical game studies (though benefitting from disciplinary diversity and featuring much good research) is still a somewhat scattered and incoherent field that can therefore be difficult for students to access. The Historical Representation in Games course pulls these strands together into a unified curriculum that provides a foundational basis for approaching historical games (both digital and non-digital) and exploring their possibilities and limitations as a form of history.

URL: http://www.lincs.gu.se/dses/courses/historical-representation-in-games/

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: 15^th – 17^th of November, 2014

Where: Washington, DC

Application Deadline: 25^th of August, 2014

OpenCon 2014 is the student and early career researcher conference on Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data and will be held on November 15-17, 2014 in Washington, DC. It is organized by the Right to Research Coalition, SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), and an Organizing Committee of students and early career researchers from around the world.

Applications to attend OpenCon 2014 in Washington, DC you can find on the following link: www.opencon2014.org/apply. The application form includes the option to apply for a travel scholarship, which will be awarded to many accepted participants.

When: 20^th – 30^th of October, 2014

Where: Rostock, Germany

Application Deadline: 20^th of August, 2014

The course aims at introducing students to agent-based modeling and simulation and offers four important skills: simulation skills, an agent-based modeling language, software skills (NetLogo), as well as strategies for designing agent-based models and implementing simulation experiments. This course is jointly organized by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, the Vienna Institute of Demography and the University of Southampton.

There is no tuition fee. However, students are expected to pay their own transportation and living costs. A limited number of scholarships are available on a competitive basis for outstanding candidates and for those applicants who might otherwise not be able to come.

URL: http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/education_career/international_advanced_studies_in_demography_3279/courses_3762/agent_based_modeling_and_simulation_abm_abs_3765/default.htm