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Many people have shared their thoughts on the tragedy in Japan over the past ten days. This catastrophe has shaken the very depths of our hearts, seeing all the misery and its casualties presented via numerous video clips. However – there might be another catastrophe waiting around the corner if the environment ministerÕs views published in Dagbladet last Thursday come true. He said he Ócan see one positive side of the nuclear crisis in Japan. – This will mean the end of nuclear power plants in Europe and North AmericaÓ. And his view is shared by many others. Naturally,
one should use more time before coming up with such firm conclusios,
and when they finally arrive, they should be based on facts to which we have
very little access at the time, and not just pure emotions. Nils August
Andersen has offered a very interesting and relevant analysis in his debate column in Dagbladet last
Thursday, and a more detailed account can also be found at MinervaÕs web pages. The world needs more energy, and
the idea that something like that could be possible without nuclear energy is
an illusion. Various forms of renewable energy are an important contribution,
but will not be able to cover the growing demand. Therefore, it would be much
better if this incident would contribute to research and development of safer
nuclear power plants, especially in the field of accelerator-based reactors
(Thorium) which cannot go wrong. There are certainly
quite a few of you familiar with Aker SolutionsÕ prize-winning efforts in this area. |
News and General Information
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Breakfast with Frank On Tuesday, March 22, Jan S. Vaagen will be the guest at ÒBreakfast
with FrankÓ where they discuss the hottest subjects filling up the news
sections, and this time the topic will be atomic energy and what is currently
happening in Japan. Come to Studia bookstore at Student Centre on Tuesday, March
22, at 9:00 a.m. - see here for more
information. The concept of this meeting is that Frank Aarebrot holds a
discussion with one guest, and on this particular occasion the guest will be
Jan S. Vaagen. |
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The 7-Mountains Conference on Renewable Energy, arranged by University of Bergen, in
cooperation with Norwegian Industry, Bergen Chamber of Commerce and Norwegian
Climate Foundation, will take place on March 31 and April 1. The conference will
be an important professional and social meeting place for researchers, politicians, suppliers, founders
and developers dealing with renewable energy. At the conference, exciting
lecturers from Norway and the international community will hold interesting
and relevant lectures on the above mentioned topic. These
lecturers are distinguished actors within the field. Visit the
conference webpage for more information on its programme and registration. Full-time
students enrolled in the spring 2011 semester have the opportunity of free of charge participation in the
daily conference programme. |
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The Free Thinkers of
Research The Student Society in Bergen will be holding a meeting
with the title ÒThe Free Thinkers of ResearchÓ on Tuesday, March 22. Jan S.
Vaagen and Per Arne Bj¿rkum will be the speakers. Per Arne Bj¿rkumÕs speech
will be based on his book ÒAnnerledestenkerneÓ
(ÒThose thinking differentlyÓ) on which the meeting is based. The topic of
the meeting will be on how those who had ideas outside the established
paradigms were also the ones who came up with the new theories and contributed
to scientific advancement. Many of them were ahaed of their time and their
theories and work were not accepted by the scientific society of their time. Only
later one could see the logic and the elegance in their work. What made them
be able to think outside the box and find new theories which questioned the
already established theories? Tuesday March 22. at 19:15 at Kvarteret – look here for
more information. |
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Competence 2020 and the Bachelor Degree
Profile The
National Educational Quality Conference for scientific employees, and especially for educational deans/scientific
leaders of education, teaching and research, leaders of educational- and research
departments, national councils and faculty meetings and students.
Registration deadline March 28. 2011. The conference fee is 975.- NOK, and includes lunch and service during breaks. For more information see the program in which there is also a link for signing up. Questions can be directed to consultant Hilde Haaland-Kramer. |
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Income
tax return and taxation in Norway Department of Human Resources, University of
Bergen, invites you to an information meeting for English speaking employees
where Dalana-Michelle
Hill, adviser at Skatt vest - Bergen, will give a presentation of the
taxation system in Norway, and practical information regarding the income tax
return.
Contact the organiser Signe Knappskog
for questions about the meeting? |
IFT in the Media
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Egil Lillest¿l answered
to the readersÕ questions in a net meeting in Bergens
Tidende March 14: |
Publications (ISI)
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Sanchez PD, Lees JP, Poireau
V, Eigen G, Stugu B, Sun L et al.: Dalitz plot analysis of D-s(+)
-> K+ K- pi(+) PHYSICAL REVIEW D Volume: 83 Issue: 5 Article Number: 052001 á
Wang D, Liu LJ, Huang GM, Rohrich
D, Ullaland K et al.: Level-0 trigger algorithms for the ALICE PHOS detector NUCLEAR
INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS
SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT Volume: 629 Issue: 1 Pages: 80-8 á
Frey HU, Amm O, Chaston CC, Juusola L, Ostgaard N et al. Small
and meso-scale properties of a substorm
onset auroral arc JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL
RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
Volume: 115 Article Number: A10209 |