Month: desember 2022
Meet our new Head of administration!
Hei KI!
Pål her, og i januar begynner jeg som administrasjonssjef på Kjemisk institutt. Jeg er innflytter fra Mandal med 20 års fartstid i Bergen, de fleste av dem har jeg vært tilknyttet UiB. Først som student på Humanistisk Fakultet, og så de siste åtte årene som ansatt ved MatNat. Jeg har jobbet i studieadministrasjonen på Geofysisk institutt, Institutt for fysikk og teknologi og nå sist som studieleder ved Institutt for informatikk. Gleder meg veldig til å ta fatt på ny jobb og til å bli kjent med dere alle sammen!
Hello KI!
I am Pål, and this January I will start my new position as Head of Administration at the Department of Chemistry. I am an “immigrant” from the southern-most city in Norway, Mandal, and have lived in Bergen for 20 years. The majority of these years have been with a connection to UiB, first as a student at the Faculty of Humanities, and then the last eight years as an employee at MatNat. I have worked in the study administration of Geophysical Institute, Department of Physics and Technology and finally as Head of Study Section at the Department of Informatics. Looking forward to embarking on my new position and to getting to know all of you!
Winning the annual HSE award
At the faculty-wide HSE seminar earlier this month, the Dept of Chemistry was awarded the HSE prize for 2022, on account of our continuous and systematic work related to the labeling and waste management of chemicals.
Photo: Christel Krossøy/UiB
The award committee, consisting of dean Gunn Mangerud, chief safety representative Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal, faculty director Elisabeth Müller Lysebo and HSE coordinator Christel Krossøy, see this as an important and timely initiative that shows HSE in practice, and which has good potential for transfer to the other institutes. The committee also commends the institute for writing a well-developed and descriptive application.
Head of department Knut Børve at the Department of Chemistry is delighted with the award: The award focuses on good routines for the storage, labeling and waste management of chemicals, which is important for the physical working environment in many departments both within and beyond the MN faculty. At the Department of Chemistry, this is high on the agenda, well driven by our HSE coordinator Lisbeth Glærum and long-standing health and safety representative Reidun Myklebust. We are happy for the recognition that the HSE award gives, and for the opportunity to inspire other departments to carry out an annual waste disposal campaign for chemicals.
A full account in Norwegian may be found here: https://www.uib.no/matnat/158578/hms-pris-til-kjemisk-institutt