Congrats to The Catalysts – UiB Champs in the national Bike-to-work campaign
At the conclusion of this spring’s national Bike-to-work campaign, chemistry and chemists are standing tall with impressive results both at the individual level and even more in terms of team spirit! Among UiB teams, The Catalysts, featuring Marius, Vidar, Marit, Pascal, and Pål, climb to the top of the podium at UiB and placed 6th nationally, with the second chemistry team, Good Chemistry, rolling in to a very nice 10th position among UiB teams! Individually, Reidun made her way to the second place and winner of the silver medal — great work by her and the family dog! På Høyden published a very nice article on the achievement (in Norwegian only), with selected quotes given below.
Head of admin, Pål, has been the driving force behind chemistry’s participation in this yearly and national campaign, and he is also one of the five pedal pumpers on the winning team.
– It feels fantastic and well-deserved, says Pål. Our team name refers to an important field of research within the department, and is also an uplifting and motivating name. We have resisted temptations such as relaxing weekends and taking the bus to work in pouring rain. The team effort has been phenomenal. As a relatively new employee at the Department of Chemistry, the competition has given me the opportunity to get to know my colleagues better.
UiB as a company was number 228 out of 2,647 participating companies in Norway, compared to 383 out of 3,208 last year.
A total of 9,904 sessions and a total distance of 42,995 km were recorded by UiB employees. Last year, 40,300 km were registered.
