Årets siste forsvar – med suksess

Denne uken var den siste hele uken før juleferien, hvor alle går på sin velfortjente ferie. Men til tross for at det har vært en rolig uke på museet, var det en stor dag for Nhu Dinh i dag. Hun forsvarte nemlig masteroppgaven sin i dag. Gratulerer Nhu […]

The last defense of the year – successfully

This week was the last full week before the Christmas break where everybody goes on their well deserved holidays. However, despite all the slowing down at the museum this week, today was a big day for Nhu Dinh. She successfully defended her Master thesis today. Congratulations Nhu Dinh. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]