Department of Biological Sciences (BIO)

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Our study programmes:

Bachelor's (3 years) in Biology and Molecular Biology

Master's (2 years) in Biology (7 specialisations) and Molecular Biology

Integrated master's (civil engineer, 5 years) in Aquaculture

Integrated master's (5 years) in Aquamedicine

Do you have questions about our study programmes? Please contact the Study Section (studie.bio@uib.no)
See an overview of our courses.

Election - 2022

Department council election 2023, Department of Biological Sciences - nomination of candidates

New members representing group B (temporarily employed staff in teaching and research positions) and group D (students) are to be elected for the period of 1.8.2023-31.7.2024

News

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“PRIMA Learning” jellyfish workshop in Cape Town in February 2023

COP15

Cheat sheet to the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework

In December 2022, two years after it was planned, 196 nations signed on to the historic Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF).

New Science paper

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Human impact destroying the Amazon ecosystems faster than ever

A new Science paper shows that human-caused changes to Amazonian ecosystems are hundreds to thousands of times faster than those of natural climatic and geological processes.

Report from COP15

It’s a Deal!

On December 19th, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal. A landmark deal for conservation and management of nature and protection of biodiversity worldwide, this framework sets ambitious goals for how...

Calendar

Research training

Ph.d. mid-term presentation Ruben Javier-Lopez

Room 439C1 (the Incubator), 4th floor, Bioblokken, Thormøhlens gt 55

30.03.2023 10:15–11:00

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Store Puddefjorden, Thormølensgate 53B, 5. floor

BIO Sustainability Team - open meeting (Meeting)

16:00–17:00

Auditorium B (room number A-112, floor 1) - Allégaten 66, 5007 Bergen

Ocean science seminar - Autonomous landers and their applications for deep-sea research (Seminar)

14:00–16:00

Aktiv 2+3, Høyteknologisenteret, Thormøhlens gate 55

Career-Learning Workshop for biologists and molecular biologists (Workshop)

12:15–14:00

Tunet, Department of Biological Sciences, Thormøhlensgate 53A, 4th floor

CeSAM Journal Club #4: Resilience (Meeting)

15:00–16:00

BIO's vision

BIO aims to produce fundamental and pioneering knowledge of the origin of life, its development, processes and systems, and help solve major global challenges.