Debate text on transparency published on webpage of UiS

I have taken part in a debate online, on the webpage of University of Stavanger, on the topic "Vald eller tilsett rektor?" [Elected or employed rector?], which was started by permanent member of the board of UiS Bjørn Kvalsvik Nicolaysen, by writing a text entitled "Eksempel på manglende åpenhet" [Example of lacking transparency] (text no. 11) which was published Friday February 21st.

The full text of this brief debate text has also been posted in my Norwegian language blog Utopisk Realisme.

Norwegian parliament and MUST on the art exhibition Who owns history?; end date

The human-animal relations art exhibition "Utenfor sirkelen" [Outside the circle] by Jørund Aase Falkenberg, where I contribute with a text, is part of the larger exhibition "Hvem eier historien? Kunst, makt og demokrati" [Who owns history? Art, power and democracy] involving altogether 8 artists. This exhibition opens March 6th and will be on display until June 15th. The eight individual exhibitions included will be on display at various locations, namely MUST - Museum Stavanger and further Stavanger maritime museum, Breidablikk and Stavanger kunstmuseum. See the exhibition's modest page at MUST - Museum Stavanger, and the webpage of the Norwegian parliament (the exhibition is part of the official program for the 200 year anniversary of Norway's constitution).

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Art exhibition "Outside the circle" to open March 6th

Text to art exhibition "Outside the circle" finished

Text to art exhibition "Outside the circle" revised and finalized

Preliminary reporting: 4th most-publishing scholar at Department of health studies

A preliminary overview of reported publications shows that I might be the 4th most-publishing scholar in terms of publication points (the Norwegian "tellekantsystem") at University of Stavanger's Department of health studies in 2013, with ca. 2,5 points (5 publications qualifying for publication points).

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6th most-publishing scholar at Department of health studies

Webpage for Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference updated

The webpage of the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference (in Norwegian) - cf. previous posts on the conference series - has been updated. The theme for the 2014 conference, which will be the third conference in the annual series, is "Fiskelykke" ["luck in fishing"/"fish happiness"].

Launch of Festschrift to Guri Larsen, Kjersti Ericsson and Cecilie Høigård February 26th

The Festschrift  Motmæle - en antologi til Kjersti Ericsson, Cecilie Høigård og Guri Larsen [/Retorting/ - an anthology to Kjersti Ericsson, Cecilie Høigård and Guri Larsen], who all turn 70 right about now, will be launched at Litteraturhuset in Oslo Wednesday February 26th. For the programme, see here - and for an invitation document (PDF), see here.

I will be attending.

Aarhus University research study conducted at UiS

This week I have met again with Njord Solberg, and for the first time with his collaborator Karl Møller, both Aarhus University, in connection with their linguistic/cognitive study conducted at University of Stavanger's Department of health studies February 15-20. Some 40 participants have taken part in their study, which will be detailed in a forthcoming journal article.

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Research cooperation with Aarhus University

18 hours of teaching

This week, Monday to Wednesday, I have been teaching for 6 hours per day, 18 hours in total, in the introductory philosophy course Examen Philosophicum as part of the web-based bachelor in nursing at University of Stavanger's Department of health studies. 6-15 people were present. This second gathering in that course concludes my teaching this semester.