Events

Digital Life Norway Research School offers courses and workshops which are accessible to candidates from all institutions nation-wide, and are organized with the purpose of enabling travelling participants to attend. Members who wish to attend the events below can apply for travel grants in order to have travel- and accommodation costs and course fees (where applicable) covered from the research school. You do not have to apply for a travel grant when attending the annual research school conference or workshops organized by DLN Research School.

 

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As a token of appreciation for our members and alumni, the research school offers its alumni the chance to advance their skills by attending webinars organized by DLN research school, regardless of their current employment status or location. Physical events are reserved solely for active members (current PhD- and postdoc members).

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For previous courses and events, please see below.

2025

The following events have in 2025 either been organized by the research school, received financial support from the research school, or members have received travel grants in order to attend the events.

EventLocationDates 2025
Online30 January
Online27 February
Science Communication: how to make an award-winning posterKringler Gjestegård17-19 March
Writing for a popular audienceOnline21 March
Academic Assistant: Generative AI in Research & Science CommunicationOnline25-26 March
Writing in the first year of your PhDOnline27 March
Writing up your PhDOnline10 April
Visual Literacy: Design Principles for ScientistsOnline24-25 April

Drug Design: From Development to Commercialization

Oslo1-2 May

13th NorMIC Workshop on Biological Optical Microscopy

Oslo6-9 May

The Art of Scientific Presentations

Online20-22 May
Nucleate: Inside VC + Launch eventOslo2 June
Canceled - Oceans under stress - in vitro and silico approaches to marine toxicology - 2 ECTSBergen2-6 June
SMED8020 Genetic EpidemiologyTrondheim2-6 June
DLNRS/TNNN Social meetup BergenBergen19 June
Simula Summer School in computational physiologyOslo/San Diego

16 - 27 June &

4-12 August 

INF-8605 Interpretability in deep learning - 5 ECTSTromsø4-6 August 
INF-8606 Generative AI for health and life sciences - 5 ECTSTromsø6-8 August 
INF-8603 Gender, Diversity, and Fairness Policy in AI - 3 ECTSTromsø11-12 August 
Health AI in RTrondheim11-12 August 
9th conference of Digital Life Norway Research SchoolSola Strand Hotel3-5 September
Software Carpentry course in research computing skillsBergen8-12 September

Tromsø meet-up: Positioning Yourself for Academic and Industry Careers in Norway and Beyond

Tromsø19 September
NRSN8001 - Scientific writing workshop with Dr. D. SouleBergen22-24 September
Resume Writing Masterclass: From PhD to industry – how to get your CV seenOnline15 October
Masterclass: Generative AI for Scientific IllustrationsOnline27-31 October
Interviewing Masterclass: From PhD to industry - How to Succeed in InterviewsOnline4 November
DLNRS/TNNN - Bergen social meetupBergen7 November
Workshop - The Art of Scientific PresentationsOnline12-14 November 
14th NorMIC workshopOslo25-28 November 
Oslo meet-up: Managing Your Personal Finances in NorwayOslo18 November
Oslo meet-up: Coping, Connecting, and CelebratingOslo26 November

2024

The following events have in 2024 either been organized by the research school, received financial support from the research school, or members have received travel grants in order to attend the events.

EventLocationDates 2024
Science Communication: how to make an award-winning posterRøros4-6 March
Science communication - Pitch your science to any audienceTrondheim7 March
Webinar writing up your PhDOnline12 March 10-12:30
Webinar writing up your PhDOnline12 March 12:30-15
Trondheim meet-up - Navigating academic life - event 1WorkWork Trondheim9 April
Webinar in the first year of your PhDOnline11 April
Digital Life Norway mini MBAScandic Holmenkollen Park15-19 April
Trondheim meet-up - Navigating academic life - event 2WorkWork Trondheim23 April
Software Carpentry course in research computing skills: Shell, R or Python for reproducible analysis, GitBergen22-24 April
Webinar writing for popular audienceOnline3 May
Cancelled - Summer School: Collaborative software developmentBergenCancelled
Trondheim meet-up - Navigating Academic Life - Event 3WorkWork Trondheim7 May
Trondheim meet-up - Navigating Academic Life - Event 4WorkWork Trondheim21 May
Webinar AI for scientific writingOnline22 May
Webinar AI for scientific writingOnline23 May
Cancelled (Strike) - SMED8020 - Genetic epidemiology - 5 ECTSNTNU Trondheim27-31 May
Simula Summer School in Computational PhysiologyOslo/San Diego

17 - 28 June &

5-13 August 

INF-8606 Generative AI for health and life sciencesTromsø5-7 August
INF-8605 Interpretability in deep learningTromsø7-9 August
Oslo29 August
Online3 September
Online10-12 September
Tromsø13 September
Oslo18 September
Online19 September
Online25 September

Cancelled BT8121 - Transdisciplinary biotechnology

Valberg Slektsgård1 Oct - 4 Dec

8th annual DLN Research School conference

Hurdalsjøen Hotel & Spa14 - 16 October

12th NorMIC Workshop on Biological Optical Microscopy

UiO, Oslo15 - 18 October

Grant writing webinar series: Mastering Financial Planning for Successful Proposals

Online24 October

NRSN8001 - Scientific Writing

Hardingasete4 - 6 November
Masterclass: Generative AI for Scientific IllustrationsOnline19 - 29 November

Mental health webinar series - Managing Conflict

Online3 December
PhD course in Computational neuroscience - 10 ECTSNMBU, Ås9 Sep - 20 Dec

2023

The following events have in 2023 either been organized by the research school, received financial support from the research school, or members have received travel grants in order to attend the events.

EventLocationDates 2023
Introduction to regulatory requirements and standards in life scienceOnline6 - 9 February
BT8120 - PhD course in Prokaryote and synthetic biologyTrondheim6 February - 1 March
Webinar writing in the first yearOnline30 March
Workshop for aspiring supervisorsValberg Slektsgård12 - 14 April
Webinar writing up your PhDOnline20 April
Bioinformatics analyses of DNA-metabarcoding dataOslo17-21 April
Webinar project managementOnline4 May
Webinar writing for a popular audienceOnline11 May
NorMIC Basic to Advanced Light Microscopy. Methods and applicationsOslo9-12 May
Science Communication: how to make an award-winning posterTrondheim23-25 May
INF-8605 Interpretability in deep learningTromsø
Simula Summer SchoolOslo/San Diego19-30 June, 7-15 August
BII summer schoolCopenhagen14-18 August
KULT-8880 Science, Technology and Society: RRIOslo, Valberg Slektsgård7-9 June, 23-25 August
7th annual DLN Research School conferenceSolstrand Hotel & Spa6-8 Sep
Workshop: Scientific WritingGranavolden Gjæstgiveri2-4 Oct
3rd Nordic Metabolomics Conference 2023 Trondheim18-20 Oct
Introduction to Quality Management SystemsOnline30 Oct - 1 Nov
11th NorMIC Microscopy Image ProcessingOslo14-17 Nov
Computational NeuroscienceÅs6 Sep- 15 Dec

 

2022

The following events have in 2022 either been organized by the research school, received financial support from the research school, or members have received travel grants in order to attend the events.

 

EventLocationDates 2022
Intensive course on design thinking in healthcare innovationTurku, Finland9 - 14 January
Workshop: Creating scientific illustrationsOnline14-18 March
Workshop: Scientific WritingKirkebyfjellet28-30 March
Webinar: Writing in the first year of your PhDOnline6-7 April
Lean Innovation in Life SciencesCanceledCanceled
Webinar: Writing up your PhDOnline28 April
Workshop for aspiring supervisorsOrkanger4-6 May
8th NorMIC workshop on biological optical microscopyOslo2-6 May
Presentation technique workshopTrondheim9 May
Webinar: Project managementOnline19 May
Webinar: Writing for a popular audienceOnline20 May
A hands-on course on artificial intelligence in computational biotechnology and medicineBergen, Online25 April - 7 June
6th conference of the Digital Life Norway Research SchoolVoksenåsen hotel, Oslo13-15 June

Summer School: Collaborative scientific software development

UiB, Bergen20 June - 1 July

Simula Summer School in computational physiology

 

Oslo & San Diego20 June - 16 August
BII Summer School innovation and commercialization of your science projectCopenhagen15 - 19 August

Crash course in Navigating Academic Life

 

Sola Strandhotel1 - 2 September

AFINO and DLN summer school: “engaging in critical research within institutions”

Oslo7 - 9 September

Modeling Living Systems - From foundational problems to applications

Bergen15-16 September

Norwegian Bioinformatics Days 2022

Bergen28-30 September

BT8121 - Transdisciplinary Biotechnology

Selbusjøen Hotel,

NTNU

3 October - 2 December
9th NorMIC workshop on microscopy image processingOslo29 November - 2 December
Computational NeuroscienceÅs6 September - 15 December

 

2021

The following events have in 2021 either been organized by the research school, received financial support from the research school, or members have received travel grants in order to attend the events.

 

EventLocationDates 2021
Writing in the first year of your PhDOnline18 January
Writing for publicationOnline19 January
Writing up your PhDOnline20 January
PhD course in prokaryote and synthetic biology NTNU3 February - 5 March
Writing in the first year of your PhDOnline15 February
Writing for publicationOnline22 February
Writing up your PhDOnline24 February
Project management workshopOnline16 March
Writing for popular audience workshopOnline23 March
Proposal writing: The first stepsOnline24 March
Proposal writing: The first stepsOnline19 April
Supervisor workshop for aspiring supervisorsOnline28 - 30 April
PhD course in preclinical imaging in nuclear medicineUiT19 - 30 April
Bioinformatics for environmental DLN sequencingOnline3 - 7 May
NorMIC workshop on microscopy image processingUiO and online25 - 28 May
Project management workshopOnline7 June
A hands-on course on artificial intelligence in computational biotechnology and medicineOnline19 April - 8 June
Project management workshopOnline9 June
Simula Summer School in Computational PhysiologyOnline21 June - 17 August
BII Summer School 2021Copenhagen, Denmark16-20 August
AFINO summer school: Transdisciplinary RRIBekkjarvik23-27 August
Crash course in navigating academic lifeJægtvolden Fjordhotell2-3 September
5th conference of Digital Life Norway Research SchoolMalangen Resort, Tromsø6-8 September
Scientific writing workshopHardingasete4-6 Oktober
Horizon Europe Proposal Writing Workshop Focus: ImpactClarion Hotel, Trondheim19-20 Oktober

2020

The following events have in 2020 either been organized by the research school, received financial support from the research school, or members have received travel grants in order to attend the events.

 

EventLocationDates 2020
Introductory workshop in science illustration + NBS contact meetingVoss22-26 January
Health innovation and entrepreneurshipOslo12-14 February
Next-generation live-cell microscopyTromsø17-19 February
Scientific writing workshopLosby Gods24-26 February
Digital Life Reading Club #1Trondheim27 February
Digital Life Reading Club #2Trondheim26 May
Transdisciplinary life science: a Digital Life Norway courseTrondheim24-27 August
12-13 October
The 4th annual conference of Digital Life Norway Research SchoolDigital conference31 August
Science, technology, and society: RRI course Digital Life NorwaySolstrand
Selbusjøen
14-16 September
March 2021
Crash course in navigating your PhD or postdocJægtvolden24-25 September
Digital Life Reading Club #3Trondheim6 October
Scientific writing workshopTrondheim19-21 October
Computational NeuroscienceDigital1 September - onward

2019

The following events have in 2019 either been organized by the research school, received financial support from the research school, or members have received travel grants in order to attend the events.

EventLocationDates 2019
IP seminar: Patenting and publishing - the whys and hows                       Bergen28 January
Prokaryote molecular biology and synthetic biologyTrondheim6-8 February
27 February-1 March
Health innovation and entrepreneurshipOslo
Trondheim
Stockholm
6-8 February
27-29 March
24-26 April
Creating scientific illustrationsBergen11-15 February
Scientific writing workshopTrondheim18-20 February
Correlative light and electron microscopyTromsø4-15 March
Collaborative research software developmentBergen5-8 + 11-14 March
4th NorMIC workshop on biological optical microscopyOslo7-10 May
Towards in silico-guided clinical trials in cancerOslo15-16 May
Control engineering concepts in systems- and synthetic biologyStavanger20-21 (+22) May
3rd annual conference of Digital Life Norway Research SchoolBekkjarvik4-6 June
Sandwich course - experimental techniques in drug discoveryBergen17-21 June
Simula summer school in computational physiologyOslo
San Diego, US
17-28 June
5-13 August
Fish under stress - systems biology & mathematical modelingRunde, Sunnmøre24-28 June
DigitalLife 2019Tromsø5-6 September
Walkshop: Creation of valueJotunheimen9-13 September
'Pic' up your game - how to make those figures rock your scienceTrondheim23-26 September
Scientific writing workshopBergen14-16 October
Metabolomics: Methods and applicationsTrondheim16-17 October
20-21 November
Computational neuroscienceÅs30 September - 4 October
11-15 November
NorMIC workshop on microscopy image processingOslo22-25 October
Metabolic pathway analysisTrondheim4-8 November
MRI Seminar 2019Trondheim6-7 November
Getting your hands-on data managementTrondheim6-8 November

2018

The following events have in 2018 either been organized by the research school, received financial support from the research school, or members have received travel grants in order to attend the events.

EventLocationDates 2018
Modelling living systems - From foundational problems to applicationsTrondheim11-12 December
Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions (CIUS) fall conferenceTrondheim27-28 November
Ensuring new antibiotics for the futureTrondheim13 November
Getting your hands-on data managementOslo6-7 November
4th annual Trondheim MRI seminar and ISMRM Nordic chapter meetingTrondheim24-25 October
NorMIC workshop on microscopy image processingOslo23-26 October
Lean innovation workshopOslo17-18 October
Ultrasound imagingTrondheim15-19 October
19-21 November
Computational neuroscienceÅs1-5 October
12-16 November
Scientific writing courseOslo1-3 October
Young study group for systems biology (YSGSB) workshop +
International study group for systems biology (ISGSB) meeting
Sommarøy23-28 September
Logical modeling for experimental design in current and future biotechnology and biomedicineTrondheim20-31 August
Simula summer school in computational physiologyOslo
San Diego
18-29 June
9-17 August
37 ºC Life Science technology & business conferenceStavanger19-20 June
Science, technology, and society: RRI course Digital Life NorwayTrondheim
Bergen
11-13 April
18-20 June
Comparative morphology methodsTrondheim9-16 June
The 2nd annual conference of Digital Life Norway Research SchoolStiklestad30 May -1 June
Biotech industry career daysTrondheim29-30 May
NorMIC Workshop on Biological Optical MicroscopyOslo24-27 April
Health innovation and entrepreneurshipOslo
Trondheim
Stockholm
7-9 February
21-23 March
18-20 April
DigitalLife 2018Bergen20-21 March
Scientific writing workshopBergen5-7 March
Science communication courseBergen24-26 January

2017

The following events have in 2017 either been organized by the research school, received financial support from the research school, or members have received travel grants in order to attend the events. 

EventLocationDates 2017
IPR-seminarOslo28 November
Metabolomics: Methods and ApplicationsTrondheim27-28 September
25-26 October
Metabolic Pathway AnalysisTrondheim30 October - 3 November
PhD Supervisor WorkshopÅre, Sweden18-20 October
Methodologies for Digital Life - Focus on metabolic systemsBergen6 October
Optical NanoscopyTromsø25 September - 6 October
Tromsø PET SeminarTromsø21-22 September
Modeling Living Systems - From Foundational Problems to ApplicationsBergen7-8 September
Network Biology/Integromics Bioinformatics - Applications Towards MedicineBergen23-25 August
Fish Toxicology in silicoKristineberg, Sweden14-19 August
Oslo Summer School in Responsible Research and InnovationOslo31 July - 4 August
Simula Summer School in Computational PhysiologyOslo
San Diego, US
19-30 June
7-15 August
Scientific Writing WorkshopOslo26-28 June
Getting Your Hands-On Data ManagementBergen8-9 May
Simula ComPh Modeling WeekOslo20-24 March
Young Researchers Day - The 1st Annual Conference of Digital Life Norway Research SchoolOslo19 March