#31; 13.000+ words written in March

Today I have had a book writing day, with some 900 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. I also watched the webinar "Quantifying and mitigating subsurface risk in CO2 storage projects", organized by Finding Petroleum/Carbon Capture Journal. 

So far this Spring I have had 31 writing days, including 26 book writing days. In March, I had a total of 14,5 writing days (possibly a record?), including 13 book writing days, and I logged 13.393 words written altogether (a new record in terms of monthly total as far as I can tell), of which 13.017 words written on my monograph manuscript.

Talk on biosemiotics and phenomenology given for "Complexity discussion group" research seminar online

Today I have presented the book Semiotic agency: Science beyond mechanism along with Alexei Sharov in the international web research seminar "Complexity discussion group", chaired by Kobus Marais. Specifically, my part was about biosemiotics and phenomenology. The seminar was attended by some 18 people.

2 meetings and half a webinar

Today I have watched half a webinar and attended 2 scheduled meetings, including the first meeting this year of Norway´s Council for animal ethics (digital attendance).

A meeting and half a webinar

Today I have attended a scheduled meeting and half a BUFDIR webinar (until power failure occurred).

4 job interviews; MSCA PF webinar

Today I have led 4 job interviews, and attended most of the second MSCA PF seminar offered by the UIS research department.

2 meetings

Today I have attended a HMS faculty meeting (annual) and a MSCA PF webinar held by the UIS research department.

2 employee appraisals, a meeting and a webinar

Today I have had 2 employee appraisals (total to date: 46), chaired the third department council meeting this Spring, and attended part of a webinar for prospective MSCA PF supervisors.

OECD webinar launching WISE watched

Today I have watched the OECD webinar involving a Virtual high-level roundtable at the occasion of the launch of the OECD Centre on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE). Some 500 people attended the event.

IEA webinar(s)

Today I have watched an IEA webinar live online (part of the IEA World Energy Outlook week), "Getting to net zero", with Glen Peters (CICERO) and other presenters. Apparently some 500 people watched the webinar live.

A couple of days ago I watched the Norwegian launch of WEO 2020, organized by Research Council of Norway with participation from IEA.

Three meetings and an IEA webinar

Today I have attended three meetings: two appointment committee meetings related to positions at our faculty as head of department, and the second meeting of the work group for establishing a cognitive lab at UIS. All digital - though I was on campus. I also attended an IEA webinar on CCS.

3 meetings and partial breakfast webinar attended

Today I have attended part of the beginning of an online breakfast seminar/webinar on zoonoses held by Animalia and MatPrat, the faculty leadership meeting, and two appointment committee meetings related to positions as Head of department at our faculty.

A meeting, a webinar, and an online book presentation

Today I have attended three digital events/meetings. First a book presentation organised by The Greenhouse, with the authors participating online from Australia. Then the meeting in the research committee of University of Stavanger - where I presented status and plans for Network for welfare research; and raised the question of when we can practically return to organizing (at least partially) physical Ph.D. defences. Lastly I attended a webinar held by the research department at UIS with participation from Research Council of Norway for UIS leadership on EU research funding, particularly ERC.

A meeting; opening of research school webinar

Today I have attended and opened the opening webinar of the research school in social work and welfare (SWEL) at University of Stavanger, in my capacity as Vice-Dean of research at Faculty of social sciences. I have also attended a work group meeting (in Teams) in relation to the quality revision work of the university (subproject C).

Global CCS Institute webinar attended

Yesterday I attended a webinar held by Global CCS Institute, on "Telling the Norwegian CCS Story: Part 3 - Northern Lights: A European CO2 transport and storage project" - as research for a book project I am working on.