You can present your project plan to receive input and feedback, or present your conclusions or preliminary analyses. Those presenting a project plan will have 5 minutes, while those presenting analyses and findings will have 10 minutes.

A scientific committee will review the submitted abstracts, and you will receive a response in mid-May about whether you have been selected to present. Presenters will be grouped into different thematic symposia. The topics of these symposia will be defined based on the submitted abstracts. The main theme of the conference is health and society.

Students report that narrowing their project down to a short 5- or 10-minute presentation gives them a better understanding of their own work and helps them see their project as important and meaningful.

Those selected to present will receive:
• Guidance in presentation techniques
• Practice standing on stage and presenting their own work
• Great preparation for oral exams
• Feedback from professionals, academia, and fellow students
• A chance to communicate a project you’ve spent a lot of time and thought on
• A clearer understanding of your key findings and research questions
• Lunch, social gathering, food and drinks with the other students after the conference!

• You can also be awarded a prize for best communication, best scientific quality, or for having the most work-life relevant project – the prize is NOK 1,500.

We see that students make tremendous progress in their communication skills after receiving guidance in presentation techniques – a skill that will be highly valuable in your future career. The training is provided by excellent communicators who have participated in the Researcher Grand Prix and received extensive training in science communication themselves.

Of course you can join! Everyone is welcome! We especially encourage students in health- or social-related fields at all levels, as well as staff from research, education, and the health, care, and social services sectors.

Other students attending will gain:
• Insight into what a bachelor’s or master’s thesis can look like
• Inspiration and new knowledge
• Opportunities to meet leaders and representatives from employers in health and care

Representatives from the field will gain:
• Up-to-date knowledge from students
• Opportunities to meet potential future employees
• A chance to support and challenge students with curious and thoughtful questions
• Insight into various study programs offered by cluster partners

In addition, community members with interest or experience in the health and care sector—as patients or next of kin—are more than welcome to attend!

The program will be ready in mid-May.

Practical questions regarding registration:
oda.oksholm@vid.no

Industry representatives attending or hosting a stand:
berit.angelskar@uib.no

Questions about abstracts:
line.berge@uib.no

Questions about guidance/other inquiries:
berit.angelskar@uib.no

Parking and transport:
The light rail (Bybanen) stops at Haukeland, with an exit toward Haraldsplass. If you take the bus, you can get off at Årstadveien or Statsarkivet. You can find a travel planner in the Skyss travel app, or at skyss.no.

If you are coming by car, you can park in residential parking zones in the area and use the Bergen kommune P app to pay. You can also park at Statsarkivet or Haraldsplass Hospital. There is also a parking garage under Årstadveien 19 / the Faculty of Dentistry (Odontologen), but it is often full.