Official opening of Cognitive lab chaired; well attended

Yesterday, Tuesday 30th of May, I chaired the official opening of Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience lab (Cognitive lab) at University of Stavanger. The event was well attended, with some 70-80 people turning up. The event featured two external guests, professor emeritus Kenneth Hugdahl, and Jonathan Whitlock, director of the Norwegian Research School in Neuroscience (NRSN).

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Today I have had half a writing day (vs. a full day planned), devoted to our article on Arne Næss and his views on economics, and a possible co-written article in neuroscience. Number of writing days this Spring is up to 43.

Official opening of Cognitive lab (UIS) scheduled for May 30th

I have been involved in the planning of the official opening of Cognitive lab at University of Stavanger, which will take place May 30th (4 hour programme). The program for the opening is now online. I will be chairing the seminar.

2 meetings and a photo session

Today I have attended the steering group meeting of Cognitive lab and my weekly meeting with the office manager, plus a photo shoot session in relation to our application for establishing a candidate of psychology study (the result of which can be seen here).

Three meetings

Today I have attended three meetings. This included a meeting with BUFETAT (Norway´s Agency for Children, Youth and Families), a meeting related to Cognitive lab, and a steering group meeting for establishment of a candidate of psychology study.

2 meetings

Today I have attended two meetings, one of them in relation to Cognitive lab (specifically about localities).

5 meetings, including second Cognitive lab steering group meeting

Today I have taken part in 5 meetings. This included the second meeting of the steering group for Cognitive lab, which I chair. By now 5 of the 7 ph.d scholars have been employed, two more are in the process of being recruited. Moreover, there will shortly be a call for an engineer position. The lab has also started working on a strategy, and remodeling of lab premises is currently under consideration.,

Cognitive lab: Updated homepage; news story on the establishment of steering group and working committee

The Norwegian language homepage of Cognitive lab has been updated.I am listed as chair of the steering group. The full steering group is presented in a PDF. 

Also, a news story has been published on UIS.no, titled "Styre og arbeidsutval på plass i Kognitiv lab" (Steering group and working committee established for Cognitive lab), featuring an interview with me on recent developments for the lab.

Gathering and 2 meetings - elected as chair of steering group for Cognitive Lab

Yesterday I attended the second day of our faculty leadership group gathering at Hotell Jæren, Bryne. I also attended, and chaired, the first, constitutive meeting of the steering group for Cognitive Lab (Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience lab), and was elected chair of the steering group. And I had one more meeting.

3 meetings, a presentation of Cognitive lab at the rector´s meeting, and an oral exam

Today I have taken part in 3 meetings, including my weekly meeting with the office manager and the work group meeting on a master in psychology.

I also presented Cognitive lab, along with Kolbjørn Brønnick, at the rector´s meeting, with some 20 people in leadership positions attending.

And, I also served as external examiner at an oral exam at Centre for development and the environment (SUM) at University of Oslo at a Master thesis defense.

Interviewed in UIS news story about Cognitive lab´s call for 5 ph.d. positions

I am featured with an interview in the UIS news story "Lyser ut fem stipendiatstillinger til Kognitiv lab" (Call for five Ph.d. positions for Cognitive lab), along with the academic director of the lab, Kolbjørn Kallesten Brønnick. The journalist is Ingrid Meling Ramberg.

Two meetings

Today I have attended two meetings - a meeting related to revision of the UIS quality system, and a conference call related to aquisition of equipment for the Cognitive lab under establishment at UIS.

Two meetings; and ISQOLS conference presentation on wasted growth

Today I have attended the weekly faculty leadership group meeting, and a planning meeting related to Cognitive lab.

I also presented my paper "Wasted and wasteful growth in the USA" at the virtual ISQOLS 2020 conference, 2020 International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies 18th Annual Conference (August 25-28), as part of the session "Growth, Poverty and Well-being". Some 15 people attended live. The session is also available for conference attendants as a recording.

Web page for Cognitive lab at UIS

Cognitive lab at the University of Stavanger is now online - with a Norwegian and an English version (technically a news story; since UIS is in the process of launching new web pages later this autumn). I am one of six contact persons for the lab.

You can see the webpage(s) here:

Lab for kognisjons-, atferds- og nevroforskning

Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience lab