Two firsts: A digital ph.d. defence and a Zoom meeting

Today I have attended/watched the trial lecture and beginning of ph.d. defence of Nina Hjertvikrem (UIS Business School). This was the first digital trial lecture and ph.d. defence ever at University of Stavanger - and was held partaking in the ph.d. programme in social sciences, which I am heading.

I have also attended my first Zoom meeting - in the biosemioticians´ cave, as it were.

Two meetings and one to go

So far today I have attended two meetings, namely the weekly faculty leadership group meeting, and the autumn´s first meeting in the ph.d. committee for the ph.d. program in social sciences - the latter of which I chaired. Soon I will attend a third meeting, with a faculty administration colleague.

Busy day

Monday February 4th I:

• composed exam questions for continuation exam in SVEXPHIL10
• had two supervision sessions (master thesis, Master in Energy, Environment and Society)
• attended two meetings, one related to the doctoral committee´s work and the other related to planning of the first workshop of the network for welfare research.

Two meetings

Two meetings today:

First a meeting on research administration discussing NFR applications.

Then I chaired my second doctoral committee meeting at the faculty. 

Four meetings today

Today I have attended four meetings at University of Stavanger in my capacity as Vice-Dean of Research at Faculty of Social Sciences. This included a meeting of the faculty´s Appointments committee, a meeting deciding on criteria for getting funding for proposal writing, the first meeting of the faculty´s PhD committee chaired by me, and the first meeting of the Appointments committee for Vice-Rector for Research and Vice-Rector for Innovation and Public Relations. In the latter meeting, where forthcoming Rector of UiS Klaus Mohn also participated, we agreed on a proposed call for applications and job description for these two positions (to be filled starting this summer).