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Stip-HF invites you to our first writing retreat this fall. It will be a daytime event running over three days in Bergen: September 27th, 28th, and 29th!   What is a writing retreat? A writing retreat is a set period of time where you put aside all responsibilities of your regular work life and focus only on writing. A writing retreat removes a lot of the really good excuses we place in the path of Read More …

Stip-HF would like to invite you to our topic day this spring.   The event is held at Kvarteret from 11.30 – 16.00, May 18th, and the topic will be precarity in academia. Throughout the day we will have four different sessions: What we know about precarity at HF: Who are the temporary employees? What will meet us in terms of academic job opportunities when we finish our PhDs? Are we doomed to temporality? Precarity and Read More …

What’s the deal? Location: Ullensvang Hotel. It is located in the most beautiful surroundings! Check it out here. Price: The cost of the stay will amount to 2200 NOK +/-. Transporation: You can either arrange for your own transportation, or we will arrange for carpooling in private cars. Keep in mind that the expenses from carpooling will not be coverable by ‘driftsmidler’. But this should not be very expensive. When: We leave Bergen in the morning Read More …

General meeting – Wednesday, January 26th, 12:00-13:00 We would like to remind you of the date for the General Meeting where we will sum up all of our activities from 2021 and elect a new board. All PhD candidates can vote and nominate themselves to be on the board (the board will consist of up to 6 members). Being a Stip-HF board member can give you 40 duty work hours per semester (80 hours in Read More …

Annual Report Stip-HF 2021 In the spring semester, we still struggled with strict Covid-19 restrictions and hosted most of the events digitally. We organized two events that were accessible for all PhDs at the University of Bergen. We invited Oddrun Samdal and Margareth Hagen (rector candidates) to participate in a lunch discussion prior to the Rector Elections 2021. The discussion was held in English and over Zoom in March. In April, we hosted a debate Read More …

Lunch with Rector Candidates – March 10th, 13:00-14:00 Stip-HF has invited Oddrun Samdal and Margareth Hagen (rector candidates) to participate in a lunch discussion prior to the Rector Elections 2021. The discussion will be held in English and over Zoom on Wednesday, March 10th, 13.00 – 14.00. This is an event for all PhDs at University of Bergen and we hope that many of you will find time to join us. This is an opportunity to get Read More …

Our next “Topic day” will be on Thursday, November 25th (10:00AM-2:30PM) at Det Akademiske Kvarter. Program here – Topic day -21 programme 15.11.21 What’s the future of PhD education? 10:00-10:30: Meet and greet 10:30-11:30: How is PhD-education organized nationally and internationally? Camilla Brautaset (dean of The Faculty of Humanities, UiB), Solvejg Jobst (head of a PhD programme at HVL), Ernesto Semán (associate professor at IF, UiB) 11:30-12:15: Workshop/group discussions 12:15-13:00: Lunch 13:00-13:45: PhD-courses: How transferable are transferable skills? Michael Read More …

Stip-HF has invited Oddrun Samdal and Margareth Hagen (rector candidates) to participate in a lunch discussion prior to the Rector Elections 2021. The discussion will be held in English and over Zoom on Wednesday, March 10th, 13.00 – 14.00. This is an event for all PhDs at University of Bergen and we hope that many of you will find time to join us. This is an opportunity to get to know the rector candidates and their teams, Read More …

Stip-HF Payday Lunch Over Zoom We want to invite you to a “Payday Lunch Over Zoom”, from 12:30-13:00 on: February 12th March 12th April 16th Prepare your favorite snack, join us for a friendly conversation, reconnect with your colleagues or get to know someone new. The format is very low-key. We will just divide into smaller breakout rooms and chat. A zoom invitation will be sent out directly to all the PhD candidates at HF/ Read More …