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Cand.med. Christina Bell at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Mapping Violence in Psychosis and Psychopathy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Peter Nicolai Aashamar at Department of Teacher Education and School Research will be defending the thesis "Social Studies Teaching Between the Disciplinary, the Lifeworld, and the Democratic: A Video Study of Naturally Occurring Teaching Practices in Lower Secondary Social Studies Classrooms in Three Nordic Contexts" for the degree of PhD.

MPH Linda Gjøra at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The prevalence and diagnostic rate of dementia - Estimates based on population data and registry linkage” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc, MD Cesar Luis Vera Quesada at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Studies on Human Meningeal Lymphatic Vessels” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Yasir Gulzar Malik at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The balance between survival benefit and reduced quality-of-life for oncological colorectal cancer treatment: Is there a need for tailoring the treatment?” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Erlend Hovdkinn From at the Faculty of Theology will be defending the thesis "When nothing matters. A study of nonreligious millennials in ̽����ѡ" for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

M.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition Siri Kaldenbach at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Energy drink consumption in Norwegian adolescents between 2015 and 2022” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Immunology Thea Parsberg Støle at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Understanding the molecular network downstream of syndecan-4 in the heart” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kim Kristoffer Dysthe at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Clinical and technological early intervention strategies for symptoms of depression in adolescents” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kjersti Benedicte Blom at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Viral infections in Norwegian kidney transplant recipients: Impact of COVID-19 and CMV” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jostein Gleditsch at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Short- and long-term consequences of acute pulmonary embolism: The role of imaging” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc Mona Marie Guterud at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Assessment of paramedics’ competence and standardized communication in suspected stroke” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. in Molecular Biology Chiara Fantinato at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Implications of background and environmental DNA on activity level evaluation of DNA traces collected at the crime scene” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Linn Iren Sjånes Rødvand at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies will defend her dissertation Patani: Description of a South Halmahera–West New Guinea language for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD).

M.Sc. Kristine Røren Nordén at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with inflammatory joint disease: Associations, validity of assessment and effects of an exercise intervention” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MBBS (MD), M.Sc. in Clinical Genetics Lokuliyanage Dona Samudita Senaratne at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Genetic and molecular characterization of novel ciliopathies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sara Sofie Viksmoen Watle at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Protecting teenagers in Norway against invasive meningococcal disease - Evaluating the need for implementing meningococcal ACWY vaccine in the national immunisation programme” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Heidi Elisabeth Storebø Fjeldstad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Predelivery circulating fetal microchimerism: Placental function and fetal-maternal crosstalk” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Brit Solvor Lyse Riska at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Hip fracture risk and mortality: The impact of anti-osteoporosis drug use and comorbidity” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Thuy-Tien Maria Huynh at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Associations between biomarkers, late effects in head and neck cancer survivors and radiation dose distribution” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Nicholas James Hagger-Vaughan at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Mechanisms and modulation of plateau potentials in the neocortex and hippocampus” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Sigurd Nøstberg Hovd at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas will defend his dissertation Tools of War and Virtue: On the Effects of AI on Human Ethical Expertise in the Military for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD).

M.Sc. Dena Treider Alavi at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Body composition in colorectal cancer patients - Validation of methods, new approaches using artificial intelligence, and the effect of a one-year dietary intervention” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Ronald Ssenyonga, M.Sc., at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Improving the ability of Ugandan adolescents to think critically about health: A digital educational intervention to equip Ugandan adolescents with skills to assess claims about benefits and harms of health interventions and make informed health choices” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).