The Compostela Group

The Compostela Group of Universities is a non-profit association aimed at fostering cooperation and promoting dialogue in all fields related to higher education.

General Agreements - Asia

More North-South research cooperation

The University of Bergen played a leading role when the Southern African - Nordic Centre (SANORD) was set up in 2007. The centre will encourage more research and exchanges of knowledge between Scandinavian universities and Southern Africa.

University of the Arctic

”In the North, For the North, By the North – Towards a Sustainable World” is the motto for the University of the Arctic.

General Agreements - Oceania

General Agreements - Africa

General Agreements - Latin America

General Agreements - Europe

European University Association

The European University Association, as the representative organisation of both the European universities and the national rectors' conferences, is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe.

The Utrecht Network

The group consists of twenty-eight members (representing thirty-one universities) which cooperate in the area of internationalisation in the broadest sense of the word.

All Agreements - North America

Video interview with Holberg Prize winner Bruno Latour

The French academic Bruno Latour received the Holberg Prize for 2013 at a ceremony in Håkonshallen in Bergen on Wednesday 5 June.

Capacity building in Ethiopia

Rector Sigmund Grønmo signed a new collaboration agreement with the Armauer Hansen Research Institute and bolstered relations with Addis Ababa University on a visit to the Ethiopian capital.

Biological art

Science and art met on higher ground when UiB’s Department of Biology and dance company Carte Blanche got together to perform.

Local forum, global issues

Next week 75 students and young scientists from all over the world gather for the fourth annual Bergen Summer Research School. Once again the aim is to focus on global issues, and to promote dialogue and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

The World of UiB

Every year close to 1,000 new international students arrive in Bergen. Most arrive in the autumn, but about 250 arrive for the spring semester. Meet some of them in this video.

Social Scientist wins Holberg Prize

Manuel Castells has been awarded the Holberg International Memorial Award for 2012, whereas Sara Hobolt of the University of Oxford receives the Nils Klim Prize for 2012.

The ties that bind

The Christie Prize is awarded annually to someone who has worked to strengthen the ties between academia and civil society. The nomination process for the Christie Prize 2012 is now open.

Rodent PET scan solving health riddles

Soon, researchers at the University of Bergen will use a PET scanner on rats and mice. A practice that could lead to improved future health for all.

An animal to feed your Eco-car

The marine animal tunicate can be used both as biofuel and fish food, according to prize-winning research at UiB and Uni Research.

Fighting the salmon louse

Scientists got a new arena to fight the salmon louse when The Sea Lice Research Centre opened in Bergen earlier this month.

Academia meets the community

This year’s Christie conference is just around the corner. Wednesday 25 April Grieghallen will resound with conversations inspired by panel discussions and lectures.

Redefining poverty

– If we are to fight poverty, we need to communicate more clearly through the media and to get across that poverty is a human rights issue, says Alberto Cimadamore.

Oil trouble in North Dakota

Major oil discoveries in North Dakota are creating problems in the sparsely populated American state. Now a UiB project formulates solutions to the problems.

A photo safari of the body

Thanks to MedViz research, the chances of discovering diseases early are improving. This month MedViz welcomes guests to its 6th annual conference in Bergen.

Interplay of Grief

Interaction and grief are the main components of a contemporary requiem performance at The Grieg Academy.

Climate research boost

The opening of the Centre for Climate Dynamics at the Bjerknes Centre on 1 December, was another giant step forward for climate research in Bergen.

Candidates Offer Different Visions for Strengthening Global and Development-Related Research

At a debate on 19th March both rectoral candidate teams committed to securing and strengthening global and development-related research at UiB.

Unique research centre

Early this month a centre of competition policy research was opened in Bergen as a joint venture between UiB and NHH. The centre is close to unique in Norway.

Arctic research on the rise

With an increased interest in the natural resources of the Arctic, geologists are increasingly drawn to research on the archipelago of Svalbard.

Celebrating 25 years together

A delegation from UiB headed by Rector Sigmund Grønmo visited Makerere University to celebrate 25 years of collaboration between the two universities.

Fighting the salmon parasite

As one of the world’s leading aquaculture nations, Norway has an international obligation to improve health conditions for salmon, according to Frank Nilsen. He is Professor of Biology and head of the Sea Lice Research Centre in Bergen.

Building international ties that last

Rector Sigmund Grønmo looks with satisfaction at how UiB has contributed to capacity building at our collaborating universities in the south.

Solving schizophrenia

A new research centre aims to find the causes for schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.

Top grades for earth science

Research groups at the Uni Bjerknes Centre, Department of Earth Science and Geophysical Institute did very well in a national Norwegian evaluation of earth sciences.

Reaching out to the world

What can scientists from a small nation do about climate change, poverty and global health issues? The world’s big challenges are the common thread at the Christie Conference 2012.

Design success for UiB and partners

Thousands of guests were attracted by the stunning design of the UH Nett Vest stand at the EAIE conference in Copenhagen.

New cure for leukaemia patients

Researchers at the University of Bergen have discovered a new treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia.

A world without poverty

CROP works to challenge a status quo that keeps 1.2 billion of the world’s population in extreme poverty.

Providing a Special Edition Math Book for South Sudanese Students

By making a deal with a textbook publisher, professor Tor Sørevik at UiB found a way to empower South Sudanese students in difficult circumstances.

Work in the Balance

The Chinese are not content with economic growth alone. To create the perfect society they now want to learn how to improve their quality of life too.