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30.1.2009 9:57
PhD MN: MNF490
PhD-level courses for Research Fellows with The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences At The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences an obligatory course in Theory of Science and Ethics, MNF490, is offered which grants 3 credits. The instruction, which is a mixture of lectures and seminars, is given over a period of two weeks. It is required that the participants attend 80% of the course and that they submit two written practice assignments during the two weeks the course is held. In addition an essay is to be written and submitted within two weeks after the course has ended. The two written assignments and the essay form the basis for the evaluation; the grading is "pass"/"not passed".
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29.9.2009 15:39
Who were they?
Vilhelm Bjerknes is considered to be one of the most influential Norwegian scientists. But who was he? Find out more about Bjerknes and other Bergen meteorologists and oceanographers.
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12.2.2009 10:5 News
New book: Climate, Affluence, and Culture
As a warm-blooded species, humans thrive in temperate climates and must take more adaptive measures if they are living in colder or hotter regions of the world. But how do human societies create links between climate and culture? And what cultures do they create?
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10.08.2011 09:17 OPEN POSITIONS
Up to four associate professor positions available at the Centre for Climate Dynamics
The University of Bergen (UiB) wishes to appoint up to four associate professors at the newly established Centre for Climate Dynamics. Application dead-line is September 1.
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29.08.2012 13:56 CLIMATE RESEARCH
The grand puzzle of climate research
At the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, more than 100 climate scientists work to study the climate – past, present, and future. The centre celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2012.
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27.12.2012 12:23 UiB RETROSPECTIVE
The reluctant meteorologist
Deep down, the founder of modern weather forecasting, Vilhelm Bjerknes, would have preferred to work on theoretical physics.Until he got funding for weather research, that is.
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01.02.2011 21:08 NEWS FROM NORCOWE
Turbulence measurements on its way
Pursuing its task for the exploitation of offshore wind energy as a natural sustainable energy source, NORCOWE bought two systems for measuring turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer.
