Head of Section

Maria Nordheim Alme

Department of Health and Functioning
Maria Nordheim Alme
Tel: +47 55 58 59 84
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Field of work

Head of Section Global Health and Rehabilitation

I have a background as a researcher in neuroscience (UiB and the University of Virginia) and am now the head of Section Global Health and Rehabilitation, an interdisciplinary section at the Department of Health and Functioning. I teach physiology for the bachelor's programs in physiotherapy and occupational therapy, in subjects related to migration health and leadership in the continuing education program "Health, Migration, and Aging," and I occasionally contribute to the master's program "Healthy Aging and Rehabilitation" for smaller teaching-related tasks. I am the leader of the  Group for Migration and Immigrant Health, and a member of the academic forum at Alrek Health Cluster, and an affiliated member of the Climate Health Initiative at UiB.

At the Section for Global Health and Rehabilitation, we manage the master's program "Master healthy ageing and rehabilitation" and the continuing education program "Helse, migrasjon og aldring" which is a program tailored for flexible and decentralised education. Our research focuses on aging, rehabilitation, migration, and international education. We are beginning to delve into climate-related challenges associated with health og development of education and health-and social services. 

Projects

  • Older migrants in Norway, 2025 - 2026, collaboration project with Alrek Health Cluster, project leader
  • Erasmus Mundus Design Measures, development of a joint master's program "Master in Health Equity," Erasmus+ 2024 - 2025, project leader
  • Global Perception on Healthy Aging, 2024 - 2027
  • Decentralised Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals, 2022 - 2026, Hkdir, project leader
  • HEQED,, Health Equity in Education for a Sustainable Society, 2021 - 2024, Erasmus+, project leader
  • PREP IP, 2021 - 2024, Erasmus+ link
  • PREP, 2018 - 2021, project leader, and 
  • Health Services for Torture Survivors in Norway
Courses taught
  • FYS130, Basic Physiology , Fall 2025, subject responsible
  • FYS140, Physioteraphy Examination, Understanding and Skills, Spring 2026, subject responsible
  • HMA804, Theory of Leadership in Rehabilitation, Spring 2026, subject responsible
  • HMA804, Theory of Leadership in Rehabilitation, Fall 2025, subject responsible
  • HMA807, Central Theory of Migration Health , Fall 2025, subject responsible
  • HMA807, Central Theory of Migration Health , Spring 2026, subject responsible
  • HMA812, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare , Fall 2025, subject responsible
  • MARE570, Master's Thesis, Spring 2026

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