On the 18th of October we met again, this time in Oslo, Norway. Even though this was only the second meeting it becomes clear why it is so important to see each other in person every now and then. There were some new people participating that had joined the consortium recently or didn't have the possibility to join the Leiden meeting, but for most of us it was a fond reunion of colleagues all over Europe.

We started off with reflecting on the ISMRM workshop on “Neurofluids: Anatomy, Physiology & Imaging”, which many of the consortium members had been involved and/or participated in. We then continued with updates from Copenhagen, followed by presentations from two new members. We finished the morning session with presentations from Bonn and Oslo, and discussed the content of our first joint consortium paper. 

After lunch we continued with presentations from researchers from the department of mathematics at Oslo University who worked with mathematical modeling and simulations regarding CSF flow in the brain. It was important to get these other points of view of the field we are working in, and it was extra beneficial to also have the possibility to discuss the topic together afterwards. When it was time to have a longer break for the day, we realized that we had had too many interesting discussions, and there was no break left. Instead we went directly to the Oslo University Hospital where Geir Ringstad shared some of his discoveries using glymphatic magnetic resonance imaging.

The day ended, down at the majestuous Akershus fortress, where we were served a delicious dinner and, of course, continued talking and discussing.

The next morning we only had a social activity planned; Sauna in the Oslo Fjord. We enjoyed the sauna while discussing science, swam in the fjord and had a small swim jump competition, with curious Norwegians passing by on the quay. Just when we were about to say our goodbyes we realized we still did not have any group photo of us. A nice man passing by helped us with that, a cleaner group of people is hard to find.

Post by Klara Mogensen