PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Matilde Mengkrog Holen, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend her PhD thesis “Characterization of genes and proteins related to chitin metabolism in Atlantic salmon" on 30 June 2022.

PhD degree – Public Defence
Heidi Østby, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis “Understanding and optimizing the role of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases in enzymatic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass”, on 24 June 2022.

Lisa Fagerli Lunde, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), will defend her PhD thesis “The importance of invertebrates on fungi in dead wood” on Thursday the 23rd of June 2022.

PhD degree – Public Defence
Eirik Garpestad Kommedal, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend his PhD thesis “Light-driven lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO)-catalyzed solubilization of polysaccharides”, on 23 June 2022.

PhD degree – Public Defence
Yuan Gao, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis “Physiology of denitrification in bradyrhizobia and their potential as strong sinks for the greenhouse gas N2O”, on 23 June 2022.

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Yuanyue Ge, Faculty of Science and Technology (REALTEK) will defend her PhD thesis "Machine learning-based perception to identify and localize pickable strawberries for harvester robots" on 20 June 2022

Eirik Næsset Ramtvedt, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), will defend his PhD thesis “Fine-spatial radiation measurements for heterogeneous boreal–alpine and sub-alpine vegetation” on Friday the 17th of June, 2022.

PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense
Reina Jochems, Department of Production Animal Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "In vitro embryo production in Norwegian Duroc and Landrace pigs" on 17 June 2022.

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Julia Kvitsjøen, Faculty of Science and Technology (REALTEK) will defend her PhD thesis "Kostnadseffektiv håndtering av overvann og urban flom i en by i vekst og i et klima i endring" on 17 June 2022.

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Maria Valkeneer Kjetså, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend her PhD thesis “Genomic prediction using high-density and whole-genome sequence genotypes" on 15 June 2022.

PhD degree – Public Defence
Line Degn Hansen, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis “Leveraging H2O2-fuelled activity of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases in cellulase cocktails for improved bioprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass”, on 14 June 2022.

PhD degree – Public Defence
Giorgia Carnovale, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis “Tailoring microalgal biomass for food  applications: fermented beverage as a case study”, on 3 June 2022. 

Ida Marielle Mienna, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), will defend her PhD thesis “The role of biotic and abiotic factors on treeline ecotone dynamics: studies using field observations and remote sensing”, Friday the 3rd June 2022. 

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Jeleel Opeyemi Agboola, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend his PhD thesis “Can fish grow on trees? Nutritional and functional properties of yeasts in diets for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)" on 25 May 2022.

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Cathrine Brekke, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend her PhD thesis "Genetic variation in recombination rates and genetic shuffling in pigs, cattle and Atlantic salmon" on 13 May 2022.

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Stefano Zanotto, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend his PhD thesis "A study of freezing tolerance in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) " on 13 May 2022.

Ana Maria de Lera Garrido will defend her PhD thesis “Application of external prediction models in forest management inventories based on airborne laser scanning” Friday the 6th of May 2022.

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Nana Wentzel Thorringer, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend her PhD thesis "Carbohydrate digestion in horses. Methods, processing, and future perspectives" on 29 April 2022.

PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Michaela Falk, Department of Production Animal Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Selenium requirement in Norwegian high-yielding pigs" on 28 April 2022.

PhD degree – Public Defence
Anton Stepnov, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend his PhD thesis “An investigation of the interplay between in situ hydrogen peroxide production and catalytic efficiency in lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase reactions”, on 28 April 2022. 

PhD degree: Trial lecture and public defence, Pavel Grabalov, Department of Public Health Science, Faculty of Landscape and Society will defend his thesis 'Urban cemeteries as public spaces: A comparison of cases from Scandinavia and Russia'. 22 April 2022.

PhD degree: Trial lecture and public defence. Teshome Hunduma, Department of international Environment and Development Studies (Noragric), Faculty of Landscape and Society, will defend his thesis "Sowing seeds of security: A multilevel perspective on the governance of plant genetic resources and seed systems in Ethiopia" on 08 April, 2022.

Simon Mark Weldon, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), will defend his PhD thesis  “Biochar for N2O mitigation and improved delivery and retention of mineral nitrogen in compost and soil” on 1 April 2022. 

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence

Julia Del Carmen Naime Sanchez Henkel, School of Economics and Business (HH) will defend her PhD thesis "Drivers of deforestation and incentives for REDD+" on 30^th March 2022.

PhD degree: Trial lecture and public defence, Anja Standal, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Landscape and Society will defend her thesis "The Building-Street Relationship Investigating the Art of Compact City Building in Contemporary Norwegian Practice"  25 March 2022

PhD degree – Public Defence
Chrysoula Kielland, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis “Small intestinal microbiota – Regulation by reactive oxygen species and influence of diet”, on 25^th March 2022. 

PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense
Liza Miriam Cohen, Department of Production Animal Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Respiratory disease in Norwegian pig production- with focus on Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae" on 17 March 2022.

Yi-kuang Chen, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), will defend her PhD thesis “Emerging Challenges in the Energy Transition in Northern Europe: Potentials and Impacts”, Wednesday the 9th of March 2022. 

PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense
Henriette Arnesen, Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology (PrePat), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Housing of laboratory mice in a natural habitat– influence on immune system, gut microbiota, and colorectal cancer development" on 18 March 2022.

Saeed Abdul-Ganiyu , Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), will defend his PhD thesis “Performance of a photovoltaic-thermal system in a tropical environment of central Ghana”, on Tuesday the 8th of March 2022.

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Katherine Ann Gredvig Nielsen, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend her PhD thesis ”Fungicide resistance and resistance dynamics in Botrytis populations in Norway" on 3 March 2022.

Veronica Trygstad, Department of Property and Law, Faculty for Landscape and Society will defend her thesis "Cadastral records of cases conducted by the land consolidation court" on 18 February 2022

Vilde Leipart, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), will defend her PhD thesis “Understanding the structure-function relationship of honey bee Vitellogenin" on Friday February 18 2022.

PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence.

Kari-Anne Fange, School of Economics and Business (HH), will defend her PhD thesis "Essays on the Reformed Norwegian Electricity Retail Market" on 28 January 2022.

PhD degree: Trial lecturer and public defence. Linda Nesse, Department of Public Health Science, Faculty of Landscape and Soceity will defend her thesis: 'Recovery among residents with co-occurring substance use and mental health problems: The role of core issues in supported housing and the community context'. 28 January 2022.  

PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense
Håvard Bjørgen, Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology (PrePat), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend his PhD thesis "Melanised focal muscle changes in Atlantic salmon- Interactions between infection and immunity" on 27 January 2022.

PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense
Camilla Fritsvold, Department of Paraclinical Sciences (ParaFag), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Pathogenesis studies of cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L." on 20 January 2022.

PhD degree: Trial lecture and Public defence. Elizabeth MacAfee, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Landscape and Society, will defend her thesis " Assembling drinking water quality and inequality: the case of Kaolack, Senegal" on 14 January 2022.