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Bente Guttormsen (52) will become the new Director at the Faculty of Fine Arts from 19 August.

The university board has adopted six strategic goals through 2028.

"Unique research will happen here, and we're expecting big things," said Nobel laureate Edvard Moser, who formally opened UiA's new neuroscience lab today.

Several lawns on Campus Kristiansand won't be mowed until mid-June. This is because the insects need food.

The Professor Programme at the University of Agder is underway again. “A significant contribution to knowledge building at UiA,” says Pro-Rector Hans Kjetil Lysgård.

Research couple Hanne and Tor Stensola from Kristiansand return home to establish neuroscience as a new academic field at UiA. The initiative has received 26.5 MNOK in funding from regional partners and will strengthen UiA's expertise in psychology.

The University Board condemns the hostilities in Gaza but did not adopt any academic restrictions on collaboration with Israeli institutions.

The University of Agder encourages all universities to sign the Magna Carta Universitatum 2020, and to join us in proudly endorsing its principles.

On 5 August, Hanne Graver Møvig (55) will transition from being the Director of the Faculty of Fine Arts to the Director of Academic Affairs at UiA. 

Gard enters into a collaboration with UiA and becomes the main sponsor of UiA's e-sports team. "The e-sports students’ knowledge and skills are very interesting for our industry," says Lars Lislegard-Bækken, Chief Operating Officer at Gard.

Through the FORTHEM collaboration's Team Teaching platform, lecturers and students at UiA can gain international experience without having to travel. Leading the way are 20 Norwegian and 40 French student teachers.

The goal is to enhance the success rate of applications for major EU projects. Agder's new European office in Brussels is recruiting three employees.

The University Board has approved UiA's plan and budget allocation for the next year, as well as the framework for the upcoming strategic process.

The government has awarded NOK 5.1 million to UiA to establish a new continuing education course for engineers who want to train in offshore wind.

Statement from Rector Sunniva Whittaker on the situation in the Middle East.

Financial reports, annual reports, and the model for distributing research fellowships were also on the agenda for the University Board's second meeting of this year.

Vikas Thakur embraces diversity and sustainability as the new dean of engineering and science at the University of Agder. Here are all the new faculty leaders at UiA.

On International Women's Day this year, UiA is launching an e-learning course on sexual harassment for use by the entire higher education sector.

Sparebanken Sør and UiA are collaborating to develop a more equitable and environmentally friendly alternative to the artificial intelligence technology used by major tech companies. Leading this initiative is Professor Ole-Christoffer Granmo from UiA, who was named the Norwegian AI researcher of the decade.

The failure rate in a history course has dropped from 27 to four percent. New teaching methods, including writing practice and more student active learning, are among the reasons for this improvement.

“We would like to involve as many colleagues from UiA as possible who are interested in these types of solutions,” the project managers say.

Out of respect for and support of the Ukrainian people, UiA has changed its colours to yellow and blue.

This spring, the University of Agder (UiA) went viral with the video ‘Sorry, not sorry’ - the response video to General Motor’s Super Bowl ad featuring Will Ferrell.

“Our goal is for as few people as possible to drop out. Therefore, we must make sure they thrive and succeed academically”, says mentor Julie Gjerdsjø Eriksen (21).

The business community in Agder, represented by business associations and business parks, signs a new agreement with the University of Agder (UiA) renewing cooperation on education and skills upgrading.