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The SapienCE team from UIB excavating and Blombos Cave
Trapped 70 000-year-old artefact reveals hidden information about early humans (19.08.2022)
The SapienCE paper about a trapped artefact became the top ten most downloaded articles in the journal Geoarchaeology this year. The study demonstrates how the creative use of unconventional research methods turned an unfortunate archaeological sampling event into a scientific success story.
Kart over Kina og Taiwan hvor en leketanks står på Fastlands-Kina og peker mot Taiwan
Worth knowing about the Taiwan-China conflict (11.08.2022)
Nancy Pelosi was in Taiwan for barely a day. China responded with a massive military exercise in the waters around the island. What is Chinas mission? Postdoc fellow in Chinese studies and Taiwan expert Julia Marinaccio explains.
Webinar about Byen er Bergen (20.06.2022)
Watch the webinar here.
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New publication of the CNA group (07.06.2022)
Veli-Pekka Parkkinen argues that variable relativity is good, in a paper that recently appeared in Synthese: Parkkinen, VP. Variable relativity of causation is good. Synthese 200, 194 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-022-03676-0
Æresdoktorpromosjon 2022
Eight new honorary doctors at UiB have been appointed (03.06.2022)
In a solemn ceremony in the University Hall, the eight new honorary doctors at UiB were honored. They received the award for their outstanding work for science.
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What kind of government do we want? (31.05.2022)
On 24 May, SVT affiliate Cristina García Casañas successfully defended her PhD thesis "Imaginaries of innovation and science: critical analysis and sustainability concerns.”
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The SapienCE Annual Report 2021 (31.05.2022)
The SapienCE annual report for 2021 is now available with an insight to our exciting projects and activities which have taken place throughout the calendar year.
Lærer Katrin Saarik
The Norwegian Courses from a teacher's perspective (25.05.2022)
Which expectations and requirements do the teachers have for the students at the Norwegian Courses? What is the tuition like? 15 skilled teachers teach the Norwegian Courses, and here you'll get to know two of them, Pernille Myrvold and Katrin Saarik.
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Vulnerability, immigration and asylum at the southern border of Spain (19.05.2022)
On 3 May, researchers from the Centre for Women's and Gender Research (SKOK) at UiB presented preliminary research results at a seminar debate in Spain.
Portrettbilder Sheila Jasanoff og Elisa Uusimäki
Programme for the 2022 Holberg Week (28.04.2022)
Join us in the celebration of this years' Holberg Prize Laureate, Nils Klim Prize Laureate and the Holberg Prize School Project winners. The 2022 Holberg Week takes place in Bergen and Oslo 7–10 June.
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Myth, Metaphor and Magic, OR: Whole Brain Games for a Left-Brain World (25.04.2022)
Professor II Dr. Doris Rusch (Uppsala Universitet) joins CDN to explore existential questions through the lenses of game design and neuroscience.
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Researching Arctic indigenous peoples’ portrayals of themselves (08.04.2022)
In the Visions of the Artic project, professor of anthropology Knut Mikjel Rio at the University Museum of Bergen will research Arctic indigenous peoples’ portrayals of their own history, compared to the nation states’ portrayal of the minority populations.
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How can we study science and technology <i>as</i> social activities? (01.04.2022)
This question is central to the research of the 2022 Holberg Prize winner, Sheila Jasanoff, who has a long-standing collaboration with University of Bergen researchers.
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Call for CMI-UiB Collaboration Funding 2022 (29.03.2022)
Chr. Michelsen Institute and the University of Bergen have a long-standing agreement to strengthen development-related research in Bergen. We now invite applications for collaboration between our two institutions for 2022-2023. Deadline 15 June, 2022.
Gabriele de Seta - vinner av Prisen for unge forskere 2021
Exploring how artificial intelligence affects our lives (21.03.2022)
Social scientist Gabriele de Seta is looking at how we interact with digital media in everyday life. Now he is awarded the Prize for Young Researchers for his outstanding work.
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New book on Pre-Web Digital Publishing and the Lore of Electronic Literature (21.03.2022)
CDN Principal Investigator, Dr. Astrid Ensslin, ventures a deep-dive into the early history of digital creative writing and publishing
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Prestigious grant for sign language researcher (16.03.2022)
Linguistics professor Vadim Kimmelman receives high-level funding from the EU. Now he will be able to build a research team and explore different properties in five different sign languages.
Screenshot from Giselle Beiguelman’s Coronário / Coronary, one of the works featured in the COVID E-Lit documentary
Digital Art During the Pandemic Debuts Online (15.03.2022)
The new documentary provides a unique lens on the collective experience of the pandemic and is now available for open access screening online.

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