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The government aims to co-locate parts of the research activities at Oslo University Hospital in the Life Science Building.

Two students at the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, respectively, have been infected with Covid-19 this week.

The University of Oslo was informed in week 46 that two persons have been confirmed infected with Covid-19.

The spread of infection in Oslo is at a high level, and today the City Council has introduced a social closure of the capital. UiO remains open, but physical activities will be restricted. Libraries and reading rooms at UiO will stay open, but events and activities have to be cancelled.

The new restrictions will take effect on Monday 9 November at 24.00, initially lasting for three weeks.

During week 44, the University of Oslo has been notified of three cases of confirmed Covid-19 at the Faculty of medicine.

The City Council of Oslo is introducing new measures against the infection and spread of Covid-19 as of 29 October at 12 noon. ¨C UiO is still open, but we are becoming a bit more restrictive. UiO has facilitated for a lot of digital teaching, but we believe that some physical teaching is important both educationally, professionally-socially, and mentally, says Rector Svein St?len.

During week 41, the University of Oslo has been notified of at least 10 cases of confirmed Covid-19.

During week 39, the University of Oslo has been notified of three cases of confirmed Covid-19 relating to three students.

The International Summer School at UiO (ISS) was one of the summer schools in the world that did not cancel due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but instead offered a comprehensive digital alternative. The result has been unexpectedly good, with an overwhelmingly positive response from students.

During week 36 and 37, the University of Oslo has been notified of six cases of confirmed Covid-19 relating to four students and two employees. 

The University of Oslo will facilitate student exchange in Europe in the Spring semester 2021. However, the continuing uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 situation means that UiO will not open for exchange outside Europe.

Four out of seven Norwegian recipients of the European Research Council's (ERC) Starting Grants are from UiO. The ERC announced the awards today.

Budget cuts in the Life Science Building project will have serious consequences for UiO and for Norway's investment in knowledge and innovation. The building is pivotal to the further development and modernisation of the University of Oslo, and to the development of the innovation district Oslo Science City.

Starting spring 2021, master¡¯s students at UiO can strengthen their academic and environmental skills with a cross-disciplinary green Honours Certificate.  

Today, the government issued a recommendation on the use of face masks amongst others on public transport in Oslo and to and from Oslo. Face masks are also recommended in special situations where there is close contact with other people.

The government updated the guidelines for infection prevention on Friday 7 August 2020. The guidelines are largely in accordance with UiO¡¯s existing plans for the start of semester.

How universal are human rights? What is their function? For the past 10 years, students have come from all over the world to discuss and acquire critical perspectives on human rights at the International Summer School at UiO.

The university has made plans for the start of studies and teaching in autumn 2020. There will be a mix of digital and physical offerings, and students will be well received in buddy groups as well as groups for teaching.

Note: Different information applies to new international students!

The International Summer School kicks off on June 22, this year in a fully-digital format. Promoting global community and cross-cultural academic exchange is more important than ever.

Many international students have found themselves in a difficult financial situation as a result of the corona crisis. The University of Oslo has now established an emergency fund to assist them.

In the course of next week, UiO will allow for more students and staff to gain access to campus, following new signals from the Ministry of Education and Research, and changes in the infection control rules. Anyone returning to campus must complete a 15-minute infection prevention course.

We are heading towards a reopened university but autumn will present some challenges. Over the last few days, an increasing number of UiO's partner universities in Europe and the rest of the world have announced that next semester they will not send out nor receive exchange students from institutions in other countries.

Due to the corona situation, the University of Oslo is postponing the conferment of Honorary Doctoral Degrees supposed to take place at the Annual Celebration 2020 on 2 September as well as the conferment of Doctoral Degrees this spring

Many people miss having access to the Botanical Garden. Now the University of Oslo is working towards a careful reopening of the garden, but we must still take infection control measures. 

Norwegian health authorities warn that there will likely be various forms of corona measures in place throughout 2020. This will affect how many people can gather in groups. The University of Oslo is therefore planning for digital teaching in fall as well.