Blogs of the CEG research group – In CEG, we are interested in all aspects of biodiversity, evolutionary and comparative research using genome-scale approaches, with an emphasis on invertebrate animals

På norsk

Fra og med 2024 kan du også lese blogginnleggene våre her på norsk.

Group of the month

Every month we will present a cool animal group in a blog with lots of fun facts. If you are interested in learning more look at “Group of the month”.

Miscellaneous

Besides our different larger project we also have smaller projects or papers going on, which we will discuss in this category.

InvertOmics

Here, we will keep you informed about our projects relying on strongly on genomics.

Museomics

In our group, we are doing different research projects on how the samples in our collections can be used for molecular work. Take a look into our blog “Museomics” to get a glimpse of our activities there.

Cryptic species

In our group, we are doing different research projects concerning cryptic species using different approaches and addressing different research questions. Take a look into our blog “Cryptic species” to get a glimpse of our activities there.

ArtsDatabanken

The goal of the Norwegian ArtsDatanken is to describe the occurrence of species all over Norway. We are also contributing to this with different projects and lots of field work. Many posts and pictures about field work are to come here. Take a look at our blog once in awhile.

Advent calendar

If you want to get an overview of our activities in the different years since 2020, please take a look at the blogs in the tab “Advents calendar”.

CEG med enda sterkere satsing på norsk biosystematikk

Etter et allerede sterkt engasjement for norsk biodiversitetsgenomikk tidligere i år, viste CEG et enda sterkere engasjement for norsk biosystematikk på tidenes første «Norsk symposium i biosystematikk» som ble arrangert av Artsdatankena og Naturhistorisk Museum i Oslo forrige uke. Med 10 av 49 foredrag og “flash talks” bidro […]

CEG with an even stronger commitment to Norwegian Biosystematics

After an already strong commitment to Norwegian Biodiversity Genomics earlier this year, CEG showed an even stronger commitment to Norwegian Biosystematics at the first ever “Norsk symposium i biosystematikk” organized by Artsdatankena and the Natural History Museum last week in Oslo. With 10 out of 49 contributed talks […]

Vi presenterer MeioSkag: Meiofauna og interstitiell fauna i fire lophotrochozoan-grupper i Skagerrak

Tidligere i år fikk gruppen vår finansiert et nytt Artsprosjekt. Så la oss dykke ned i meiofaunaens verden. En stor del av det biologiske mangfoldet i havet finnes i rommet mellom sandkornene, grusen og steinene i sedimentene. Arter som lever her, også kjent som meiofauna, utgjør et avgjørende […]

Introducing MeioSkag: Meiofauna and interstitial fauna of four lophotrochozoan groups of the Skagerrak

Earlier this year, our group got a new Artsprosjekt funded. So, let’s dive into the world of meiofauna. A substantial part of marine biodiversity occurs in the space between the sand grains, gravel and stones of sediments. Species that live here, also known as meiofauna, comprise a crucial […]

The 2024 Master, PhD and PostDoc Days at the Natural History Museum Oslo

In their daily work early career students and scientists are usually very busy with generating and interpreting data for their scientific projects. But it is equally important to discuss results and methods. While scientific conferences offer such opportunities in official settings, the annual Master, PhD and PostDoc Days […]

Kunstig eller ikke – spiller det noen rolle for strendene

Den siste måneden har Sunniva Løviknes og Jan Einar Amundsen disputert for sine masteroppgaver som de har gjennomført de siste to årene i vår gruppe. Vi gratulerer med dette svært interessante prosjektet. Begge arbeidet med svært like temaer. Rundt om i verden øker antallet kunstige strender og til […]

Artificial or not – does it matter for beaches

In the last month, Sunniva Løviknes and Jan Einar Amundsen successfully defended their Master theses they had conducted the last two years in our group. Congratulations to this very interesting project. Both worked on very similar topics. Around the world the number of artificial beaches and even islands […]

Outreach through ‘art’ – reflections on a sketch experiment on myself

Scientists are used to and trained for communicating with scientists. This includes presentation of research ideas and research projects in a short and comprehensible manner, scientific articles as well as oral and poster presentations at scientific conferences are typical examples. Usually, the audience comprises of higly trained scientists […]

25 years of PhD training at the NHM Oslo

By August 2024 the Natural History Museum (NHM) at the University of Oslo turned 25 years. Not that the entire institutions is that young, but in 1999 the NHM was formally created by the merger of the earlier Botanical, Zoological, Geological and Paleontological museums as well as the […]

Bedre sammen: Forskere fra 33 europeiske land går sammen om å generere referansegenomer for kontinentets rike biologiske mangfold.

Pilotprosjektet European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) har lykkes med å forene forskere fra hele Europa for å produsere referansegenomer av høy kvalitet for 98 arter. Denne kontinentale innsatsen legger grunnlaget for en ny, inkluderende og rettferdig modell for genomikk innen biologisk mangfold. Dette har resultert i flere publikasjoner, […]