A ph.d. defence chaired - and a meeting attended

Today I have chaired a ph.d. defence for the third time. The candidate was Steinar Vee Henriksen, who defended his thesis "Norwegian police training for and use of force". He also gave the trial lecture "Theories and approaches to simulation-based training of critical decision-making at the sharp end". At the end of the day he was a doctor. The committee consisted of Kerstin Eriksson, Mikkel Bøhm and Morten Sommer. Some 35 people attended the digital ph.d. defence.

Later in the day I attended a meeting in the faculty administration related to presentation of research activities on new webpages which are to launch in October.

Online Ph.D. defence attended

Today I have attended the online Ph.D. defence of Memory Jane Tembo, held in Teams.

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.

A meeting; guidelines for digital Ph.d. defense

Today I have attended another faculty meeting, this time an expanded office manager meeting also including other staff and the faculty leadership. The corona virus situation is still dominating most work.

Meanwhile, I have, among other things, contributed to drafting guidelines for digital Ph.d. defenses at the University of Stavanger, which will take effect soon.