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Friday Talks: Science, Innovation and Education at the Faculty of Engineering

Learn about important and relevant topics in research, innovation, and education, presented by colleagues at the faculty.

This Talks will be categorized in Research, Innovation and Education. See the program for spring 2026 below.

Audience

For employees and students at the Faculty of Engineering, and for others who find the topic interesting.

About

The purpose of this webinar series is to stimulate academic and free discussions on important topics in research, innovation and education, and also to provide a team- and culture-building arena at the IV Faculty.

When: Fridays 08.30-09.00 (except holidays, summer vacation, cramped days).
Where: Teams

We encourage all the departments at the faculty to report contributions (topic, speaker and time) through their representative in the IV Research Committee.

The format

20 minutes talk, 10 minutes for questions/discussions
Presentations in English, no recording, no distribution of presentations

The contributions

Low threshold and the possibility to reuse presentations
Relevant and interesting research, education, projects and innovations
Talks on challenges and future research (e.g. sustainability, digitalization, innovation and interdisciplinarity)

Friday Talk Committee

Tore Kvande
Bjørn Helge Skallerud
Shifteh Mihanyar
Torodd Skjere Nord
Astrid Vigtil (IV Faculty Administration)

Upcoming events

Dates and topics spring 2026

Mark - this table will be continuously updated.

Date	Topic	Title	Dep.	Speaker	Moderator
16th January	Science	Cohesive laws to model fracture of composite materials for wind turbine blades	IVB	Stergios Goutianos	Torodd S. Nord
23rd January	Education	AI-driven opportunities in teaching and learning	KT	David Morin	Bjørn Skallerud
30th January		SFI SAINT	IHB	Jan Emblemsvåg	Torodd S. Nord
2nd February
13th February