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Marine microorganisms in a a watertank at the Sars Centre at the University of Bergen.
Ocean science in the age of Covid-19 (21.07.2020)
How can the ocean provide knowledge and research for the medicine and food of the future? The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the world community that biodiversity is key to securing solutions for the future and how dependent we are of the secrets of the ocean.
Photo of the Santa Fe neighbourhood in Mexico City, from the Unequal Scenes series.
A global approach to inequality and pandemics (02.07.2020)
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the research programme GRIP launched a series of interviews on global inequality in March 2020. With more than 20 interviews out, GRIP is now looking at how to bring the debate on inequality into the mainstream.
Professors and marine scientists Sigrid Eskeland Schütz and Edvard Hviding on stage at the inaugural Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference in October 2019.
The law of the high seas (22.06.2020)
Biodiversity is one of the key issues in the debate for sustaining and developing our common ocean resources. Law researchers at the University of Bergen have long been engaged in judicial questions outside national marine territories.
Professor Edvard Hviding from the University of Bergen at the High-level Political Forum at the United Nations in July 2018, as part of the official Norwegian delegation.
Science diplomacy for the ocean (15.06.2020)
Ocean science is at the core of the University of Bergen’s science diplomacy activities. By juxtaposing the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda, the university and its partners are quietly providing policymakers with research-based knowledge for global sustainability.
Portrait of Benjamin Pfeil, leader of the Bjerknes Climate Data Centre at the University of Bergen
Providing data to save our ocean (08.06.2020)
Reporting on ocean acidification data directly targeting the Sustainable Development Goals is all in a day’s work for Benjamin Pfeil and his data group at the University of Bergen.
Starfish / Sjøstjerne
UN ocean science series in June 2020 (28.05.2020)
In October 2018 the University of Bergen was given a lead role on SDG14, Life below water, by United Nations Academic Impact. Now the university has been asked to present a four-part series for inspiration on ocean research and education. The UN distributes the series globally.
World map showing 31 lakes as part of a global study of small-scale fisheries.
More sustainable fisheries through better management (27.05.2020)
How do climate and land-use changes influence fish catch in lakes? That has been at the centre of a major international study which urges policymakers to increase funding for land and water management to create a more sustainable fisheries industry.
The Marovo lagoon in Solomon Islands in the Pacific.
New Pacific PhD programme launched (28.04.2020)
The new Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate Scholarship Programme builds on long-term collaboration between two ocean and climate oriented universities, which includes a voluntary commitment at the inaugural UN Ocean Conference.
City landscape showing inequality between poor and rich areas in a sprawling metropolis.
Inequality in the age of the corona virus (07.04.2020)
The research programme GRIP has launched a series of interviews on global inequality as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A fish market in Kenya.
Small fish may act as “vitamin sweets” (31.03.2020)
In the world today, malnutrition is a bigger problem than hunger. Researchers hope that a small freshwater fish may prove to be packed with important micronutrients.
Professor Sigrid Schütz (left) speaking in a panel discussion during the inaugural Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference in October 2019.
Experts providing advice to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (10.03.2020)
In a meeting on biological diversity on the high seas, scientists and other actors gave valuable advice to representatives from Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs before final negotiations on regulation of natural resources outside of national jurisdiction.
Silhouette of man in a darkened room against conference room screen during SDG Bergen Science Advice workshop on 5 February 2020.
New policy brief series presented in workshop (07.02.2020)
The SDG Bergen Policy Briefs series was presented to researchers gathered for a workshop on science diplomacy at the 2020 SDG Conference Bergen.
Moments of communication: Learning science diplomacy (05.02.2020)
Last summer, the participants of Bergen Summer Research School were thrown out on the deep end: present your research in two minutes and make it relevant to a panel of diplomats and experts.
Professor Hakan G. Sicakkan from the University of Bergen speaking at the launch of the UN Global Academic Network of migration experts in Geneva in December 2019.
Bringing science to Global Refugee Forum (09.01.2020)
The University of Bergen political scientist Hakan G. Sicakkan has been named as one of the members in the UN Global Academic Network of migration experts.
A student from the University of Bergen holds a starfish found in the waters close to Bergen, Norway.
Research and activities at the UNAI SDG14 Hub (24.10.2019)
On UN Day 2018 – 24 October, the University of Bergen was announced as the official UNAI Hub for SDG14 – Life below water. One year on, we reflect upon our activities in the year gone and present some of our future plans.
Professor Edvard Hviding moderated panel of Ngedikes Olai Uludong from Palau at UN, CEO Yimnang Golbuu from Palau International Coral Reef Centre, former IOC chair Peter M. Haugan and Kjell Kristian Egge from Norway MFA at Our Ocean 23 October 2019
Reinventing the laws of the sea (24.10.2019)
In partnership with Palau's UN Mission and IOC-UNESCO, the University of Bergen arranged a side event at Our Ocean to discuss the science necessary to secure marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction as part of international law.
Norway's Special Representative for the Ocean, Mr. Vidar Helgesen, gave an impassioned speech for the ocean and the blue economy when he gave the first Annual Ocean Sustainability Bergen Lecture on 21 October 2019.
Ocean conference with a focus on science-policy nexus (21.10.2019)
190 scientists, students and ocean enthusiasts gathered in the University Aula for the inaugural Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference and speeches on current research and inspirational speeches on a sustainable ocean.
Ambassador Peter Thomson speaks at his public lecture on 15 October 2019 after being awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Bergen. He focussed on the urgent need for ocean action to rescue the planet.
Making tough decisions for the ocean (16.10.2019)
“A new deal for nature is on everyone's lips,” said Ambassador Peter Thomson in his public lecture after becoming an honorary doctor at the University of Bergen.

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