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Revealing the mechanisms of genome activation in <i>Ciona</i> germline (10.05.2024)
A new article from the Christiaen group offers crucial insights into the onset of zygotic gene expression in the germline of Ciona, uncovering a two-step model for genome activation.
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Michael Sars Centre jellyfish unveiled at the Bergen Aquarium (07.05.2024)
Bergen Aquarium hosted an inaugural event for their latest exhibit, "Havet i endring" or "The Changing Ocean." The new installation features a 1200L aquarium showcasing jellyfish generously gifted by the Centre.
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High school students' visions for Nordhordland in 2054 (06.05.2024)
This spring, the UNESCO Chair group has been working with collecting positive future visions for sustainable nature, land-use and cultural landscapes. Most recently, workshops were held with students from two different high schools in Nordhordland biosphere reserve.
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Welcome to two new PhD students! (03.05.2024)
We are excited to welcome two new PhD students in CeSAM; Janne Thomsen and Marte Klemetsdal will both be working closely within the CeSAM community.
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Experts in Nature Conservation and Sustainability (02.05.2024)
The University of Bergen's communication section has an overview of local experts on various topic. We have now included CeSAM researchers in these lists, especially under the heading 'Nature deal, IPBES (naturpanelet), Nature Crisis and Natural Resources'.
Experts in Nature Conservation and Sustainability (02.05.2024)
The University of Bergen's communication section has an overview of local experts based at UiB. Recently, we added an overview of CeSAM researchers to that list, under the heading 'Nature deal, IPBES (naturpanelet), Nature Crisis and Natural Resources.
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Jan Martin Nordbotten invited speaker at InterPore 2024 (02.05.2024)
Jan Martin Nordbotten will give an invited talk at InterPore 2024 about validating computational models for carbon storage. The main theme of InterPore 2024 will be porous media and biology.
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Antarktis Dobbel (11.04.2024) (30.04.2024)
Polar Network Event, Bergen, April 11, 2024 On Thursday, April 11, we had the first event of the Polar Science Network this year.The event took place at Mao’s Lille Røde (Det Akademisk Kvarter)  with two exciting and different perspectives of fieldwork in Antarctica. The first presentation was given by Elin Darelius about her recent fieldwork on the Fimbul ice shelf. She and a group of... Read more
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PMG is a partner of the new FME gigaCCS (30.04.2024)
The Research Council of Norway recently announced a significant investment in a new research center on carbon capture, transport, and storage (CCS) in Norway, of which the porous media group is a proud partner. gigaCCS is a Centre for Environment-Friendly Energy Research (FME) that will develop Norway's CCS competence and contribute to the global implementation of CCS on a gigatonne scale.
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IACR Fellows with the Selmer Center (28.04.2024)
The International Association of Cryptological Research (IACR) elected Vincent in 2019 and Claude in 2022 as IACR fellows for their contributions and services to the community.
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Bachelor in Cybersecurity? Most Satisfied at the University of Begen! (28.04.2024)
According to the Study Barometer, those who study Data Security are among the university's most satisfied.
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Vincent Rijmen will be the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, KU LEUVEN (28.04.2024)
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Acid mine drainage at a black smoker analogue (26.04.2024)
Last week, four members of the Centre for Deep Sea Research led a field excursion for the GEOV-109 Introduction to Geochemistry course at a former pyrite mine in Sunnhordland Geopark.
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The Centre celebrates the oceans during One Ocean Week (25.04.2024)
Amidst the festivities of One Ocean Week, researchers from the Michael Sars Centre embraced the opportunity to engage with the public on Family Day and participate in the Ocean Outlook conference.
Inge Althuizen measuring carbon fluxes in northern Norway
Tundra might turn from carbon sink into carbon source due to global warming (24.04.2024)
Tundra ecosystems hold vast amounts of carbon, which is projected to be released into the atmosphere under climate warming. Researchers from the department of Biological Sciences contributed to this important and alarming new paper in Nature, led by researchers from Umeå University in Sweden.
Joseph Gaudard på feltarbeid i Aurland.
Tundra might turn into a carbon source by global warming (24.04.2024)
A new study in Nature collects large datasets from tundra around the world, showing how reveals how a warming climate might shift the tundra environment from a carbon sink to a carbon source.
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Geoscience Professor and Diversity Advocate Named Honorary Doctor (24.04.2024)
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences' new honorary doctor, Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson, is honored for his research that has significantly impacted our understanding of earthquakes, volcanism, and the extraction of natural resources. Moreover, he is recognized for his dedication to diversity, inclusion, and equality.
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Numerical Simulations of Viscous Fingering in Fractured Porous Media (19.04.2024)
This paper study the impact of fractures on the unstable displacement of viscous fingers. Particular focus is given the transition from a regime where the flow is dominated by the viscous instabilities, to a regime where the heterogeneity induced by the fractures define the flow paths.

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