It is with mixed feelings that we reflect on the end of an era, as bioCEED will no longer be officially an SFU effective 31 December. While we are sad about the end and still not completely clear about the future, we can be positive and proud of what we have accomplished. At UiB and…
Quarter4-2023
Virtual Field Guides update from UNIS
This semester has been busy with developing more virtual field guides for new locations at Svalbard and adding on information and upgrading old locations. Four new field guide locations are under construction and will hopefully be ready to use by the end of the year including one marine site in Billefjorden! During the terrestrial Arctic biology course…
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Learning Forum with a focus on inclusivity and a safe learning environment
The 10th Learning Forum was held from November 21-23 November, centered around the theme “building an inclusive and safe learning environment”, a theme that was very welcomed by staff members. The event started with an engaging keynote by Rie Hjørnegaard Malm from the department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen. She focused on the…
Students’ activity fall 2023
This autumn semester students had many possibilities in engaging and learning additionally to the course offers. UNISbreakfast ran three times where students could participate in and learn about other students’ experiences. The invited speakers were mainly PhD students working on their project and talking about their carrier experiences so far. Take away messages, such as…
9th Annual BIO Teachers’ Retreat
The 9th annual BIO Teachers’ Retreat sponsored by bioCEED took place at Voss Nov 30th – Dec 1st, 2023. A total of 50 teachers and staff participated in the workshops and discussions. The first day was dedicated to the main topic of the retreat: supervision. Robert Kordts (UPED, UiB) introduced the topic and led…
bioCEED invasion at ISSOTL conference 2023
bioCEED can boast a strong presence at the ISSOTL 2023 meeting in Utrecht, Netherlands. Members of our team that attended include Tina Dahl, Roy Andersson, Oddfrid Førland, Sehoya Cotner, Kristin Holtermann, Sigrunn Eliassen, Anne Bjune, Ståle Ellingsen, Jonathan Soule, Ruben Thormodsæter, Cecilie Boge, Jorun Nylehn, and Christian Strømme. We led panel discussions, presented posters and…
“Large Language Models in Education” Project Updates
We’ve been busy. Our first report is now out, and we have had two more workshops and two recent talks. In mid-November, we met with 15 UNIS staff to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as chatGPT. The day concluded with each participant presenting an implementation plan…
Bikuben Volume 2 is out!
Bikuben’s editorial board is extremely proud and happy to introduce the second edition of Bikuben Student Journal. This 74-page edition features the 6 student peer-reviewed articles listed further below, which were published online during the academic year 2022/23. The topics range widely, from ecology to fisheries and marine biology, cancer research and genetics, and more.…
Student Poster Symposium at BIO, Autumn 2023
150 students from 5 BIO courses presented in total 50 posters at the Student Poster Symposium at Vil Vite, Tuesday Nov 28th 2023. The students presented their work in the form of 60 second-pitches in the auditorium, before discussing their posters during the two following viewing sessions. In this event, we witnessed a great diversity…
Motivasjon under eksamensperioden
Selv om det ikke var fullt hus, så Lucas Jeno fullt tilstede med et tydelig budskap: «Dette er ikke et «Go big or go home»-seminar, men et seminar hvor personlig vekst står sentralt.» Torsdag 16.november ble det holdt motivasjonsseminar for studenter og ansatte ved Institutt for Biovitenskap som en av de siste, men kanskje viktigste…
A simple three-part form, but very valuable feedback…
The UNIS students have been actively attending student-led conferences and breakfast seminars and getting help to study for their exams in between lectures the last couple of weeks. SCOPE, the student-led conference, drew the participation of numerous students, with some presenting posters and others delivering brief talks. Meanwhile, the popular UNISbreakfast sessions featured PhD students…