ON THE RISE: More and more people get addicted to social media, such as Facebook. Researchers at University of Bergen have created a scale to measure Facebook addiction. PHOTO: Colourbox.

New Research about Facebook Addiction

Are you a social media enthusiast or simply a Facebook addict? Researchers from Norway have developed a new instrument to measure Facebook addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale.

Psychiatry

Helle Schøyen believes that early and effective treatment can help prevent recurring bouts of depression. Schøyen has carried out research on the connection between bipolar disorder and disability.

Well-educated, but still disabled

Higher education reduces the risk of becoming disabled. But this does not apply to everyone. Doctor Helle Schøyen has researched the connection between bipolar disorder and disability.

TELEVISION

Visualising The Wire

Erlend Lavik has analysed the visual expression of critically acclaimed TV series «The Wire» in a video essay. The essay has become a viral hit with more than 40,000 viewings so far.

Den blå steinen fungerte som ein stad der bergensarane sorg og medkjensle etter 22. juli.

News

No blueprint for Utøya reactions

There is no blueprint to gauge the reactions of victims of the Utøya massacre. They should be given support and encouragement, according to a UiB researcher.

ICT RESEARCH

TOP RANKING: The Department of Informatics at UiB has a good reputation internationally.

Best for Informatics

The University of Bergen’s Department of Informatics has been rated the best of its kind in Norway. The Department is also internationally recognised.

HOLBERG PRIZE 2012

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.

PSYCHOLOGY

Driven to work

Researchers from the University of Bergen have developed a new instrument to measure work addiction: The Bergen Work Addiction Scale.
THE CHRISTIE CONFERENCE 2012

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.
DIGITAL SUDAN

Preserving Sudan’s television archive

The University of Bergen (UiB) is set to lead a project to scan, digitise and preserve the audio-visual archives of the Sudan Radio and Television Corporation.
THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM

The Whale Hall soon to reopen

The cleaning of the whale skeletons at the University Museum of Bergen is now finished and on 20 April the Whale Hall is open to the public again.
MEDICINE

Providing new options for treatment

Researchers at Haukeland University Hospital and the University of Bergen have discovered a previously unknown gene defect in people with chronic diarrhoea.
THE CHRISTIE CONFERENCE 2012

Showing off energy research

The Christie conference 2012 showcases the best and most important research at UiB. At the conference, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences will focus on energy research.
FILM

Humanity’s Dark Side

A new wave of filmmakers seem to get satisfaction from making the audience turn their eyes away from the screen in disgust. How do we interpret the art cinema of the last decade?
EDUCATION STRATEGY

Ambitious about Education

The quality of the learning process and more international exchange is top of the agenda in UiB’s Education strategy for 2012.
THE CHRISTIE CONFERENCE

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.
Literature

The Posthumous Papers of the Dickens Club

This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Dickens. The University Library owns one of Scandinavia’s finest collections of the author’s works.
RANKINGS

Attracting attention worldwide

According to an international ranking, the Centre for International Health is one of the world’s most influential health policy think tanks.
INTERNATIONALISATION

Meeting foreign cultures

To fully participate in the business world of tomorrow, knowledge of language and culture needs to move beyond English.
RULE OF LAW

Judicial disturbances

The Norwegian legal system is currently going through greater changes than at almost any other time in history.
Doctorates

UiB sets new doctorate record

Never before have so many doctorates been awarded at the University of Bergen. The number of international doctorates is also higher than ever before.
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