Centre of Excellence

BCEPS Centre of Excellence - Partners and People

By bringing together top scholars in ethics, economics and epidemiology, the new centre will attract young talent and ensure inclusive high-quality education for the next generation of scientists.

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The synergies created within a centre where talented young researchers interact on a daily basis will have far-reaching impact for both the individual researchers and for the centre itself.

Centre Directors

Ole Frithjof Norheim
Director of BCEPS, Professor of Medical Ethics, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS), University of Bergen
Adjunct Professor of Global Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Guri Rørtveit
Professor of Primary Care and Head of Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS), University of Bergen

Norheim will support all workstreams and co-lead the Rationing Lab. Rørtveit will support all workstreams and co-lead Equity Impact Studies.

Norheim will lead the new Centre of Excellence in the first five-year period, Rørtveit in the second – and they will devote at least 80% of their time to the Centre.

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Principle Investigators

Ezekiel Emanuel
University of Pennsylvania
Halvor Sommerfelt
University of Bergen
Ingvild Sandøy
University of Bergen
Kjell A. Johansson
University of Bergen
David Watkins
University of Washington

Partner Institutions

University of Bergen
University of Pennsylvania
University of Washington
Makerere University, Kampala

BCEPS in the final round of evaluation to become a Norwegian Centre of Excellence

BCEPS is one of seven applicants from the University of Bergen to reach the final round of the Research Council of Norway's Centre of Excellence (SFF) initiative with its proposal for a Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health.

Conceptual Foundations of Epidemiologic Study Design and Analysis

This course in epidemiologic methods aims to provide participants, particularly within the field of maternal and child health, with insight into advanced principles and techniques used to produce and interpret complex epidemiologic data. Course will be held in-person at UiB campus

Fair Priorities in Unjust Circumstances

Digital Conference with in-person hubs. FREE digital participation - topics include Emergencies, Universal Health Coverage and High-Cost Interventions - organised by the International Society for Priorities in Health (ISPH) - hosted by BCEPS.

Life in Research: Interview with Ole Frithjof Norheim

Springer Nature has published a 3-part interview with BCEPS Director Ole Frithjof Norheim on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Sustainable Development Goals.

ZEIT ONLINE interview with BCEPS Director Ole Frithjof Norheim

This interview is part of a ZEIT ONLINE series of interviews where leading researchers are asked about their concerns in the current crisis. According to Norheim, "The question should be: Where can the most lives be saved?"

26.03.2024