Development Research
Development related research is one of two strategic areas of research at the University of Bergen for the period 2005-2010. In the course of the past 35 years the university has earned a distinguished reputation both in Norway and internationally for its excellent and result driven collaboration in research and education with universities and other research partners in developing countries.
Global and development-related research
Global and development-related research is one of two priority areas for research at the University of Bergen. This is research that addresses the global challenges of the 21st century and that is especially relevant for understanding the background, contexts and processes of change at global, regional and local levels. This research includes both the study of development as such and research for development.
Global and development-related research takes place at all faculties, most departments and at several specialized centres at the university, often in partnership with institutions worldwide. It includes both basic and applied research and is organized in research groups anchored in the relevant disciplines.
Organization
UiB has established a strategic council for global and development-related research with Professor Gro Therese Lie as chairperson. The council works to facilitate new initiatives, strengthen synergies across disciplines and further develop the University’s long tradition of academic cooperation with partners in the South.
The University has also created a special unit, UiB Global, tasked to coordinate and support such multi- and transdisciplinary research activities spread throughout the University, and to initiate new projects and activities addressing global development-related challenges. UiB Global’s administration is part of the Department of Research Management.
Read more on UiB Global’s webpages.
Last updated 19.9.2012