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Professor Katrine Løken
Youngest female Professor in Economics in Norway (17.02.2015)
Katrine Vellesen Løken (31) from the Department of Economics at the University of Bergen is now the youngest female Professor in Economics in Norway ever.
Rhiannon Lee
Rhiannon from University of Reading (16.02.2015)
Rhiannon Lee studies Human Geography at the University of Reading in England. In the autumn semester 2014 she moved her geography studies to Bergen.
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Four scholarships for the development of new projects (11.02.2015)
UiB Global offers four prospective post-doctoral researchers to develop research applications. APPLY BY MARCH 20, 2015.
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Digital examinations become the norm (10.02.2015)
The Faculty of Law is introducing digital written examinations for several subjects this spring.
UiB alumni gathered at the 2014 UiB alumni day.
Alumni look forward to revisiting UiB (28.01.2015)
More than 3,400 former University of Bergen students have registered on UiB’s alumni home page. The goal is to register 5,000 alumni before UiB’s alumni day, 12 September 2015.
PhD students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the doctor promotion in Håkon’s Hall in August 2014.
218 new PhDs conferred at UiB (27.01.2015)
In 2014, 218 new doctorates were conferred at the University of Bergen.
University of Bergen researcher and surgeon Sven Young consulting with assistants and the mother of an infant, who may have broken a bone, at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi.
UiB’s development-related research is internationally recognised (19.01.2015)
According to an international panel of experts, the development-related research and education at the University of Bergen is of an excellent international standard.
International Students
Record-breaking spring for international admissions (16.01.2015)
The University of Bergen welcomes 359 new international students in the spring semester 2015. The number has increased by 80 students from spring 2014. This is the highest number of international students ever admitted at UiB in a spring semester.
Professor Christopher Henshilwood and members of the TRACSYMBOLS research team at work in Blombos Cave in South Africa’s Western Cape region.
UiB archaeologist featured in National Geographic (13.01.2015)
In its January 2015 edition, National Geographic magazine has a 22 page article, Origins of Art, showing the research of UiB archaeologist Christopher Henshilwood.
The word government underlined
New course : AORG324 Comparative Public Administration (09.01.2015)
Have you ever wondered why and how the public administration varies across countries? How is the public administration organized in e.g. Germany versus Norway? Is it any different from the United Kingdom?
BSRS 2015 Illustration
Millennium Development Goals within reach - what next? (07.01.2015)
Many targets have been met in several regions, but progress in other areas is far from sufficient. What strategies do we need for the global society of the future to ensure sustainable development, including for poor countries? This will be the theme for the summer research school in Bergen in 2015.
Researchers explain hairclip protein mechanism (18.12.2014)
University of Bergen researchers are part of an international research team that has identified a fundamental mechanism for controlling protein function.
Ice berg off the coast of Greenland, photo taken during an expedition with climate researchers from the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research.
UiB’s marine research is world class (11.12.2014)
According to an international panel, marine research and education at the University of Bergen is excellent across a diverse range of disciplines. However, the panel points out that the organisation of the marine research could be improved.
A researcher, wearing white gloves, holds a shell from Java in Indonesia. The shell shows geometrical engravings created by early hominids.
World’s oldest engravings discovered in Java (04.12.2014)
According to a new study of freshwater shells from the Indonesian island of Java, early hominins created geometric engravings 450,000 years ago.
A gavel in court with an European flag in the background
Three new elective courses (14.11.2014)
In the spring semester 2015, the Faculty of Law offers two new elective courses taught in English. The third will start in 2016.
Upper body of man in suit and tie pointing towards a screen which shows a world map and small envelopes, indicating use of social media.
How private social media use at work affects work performance (11.11.2014)
New research from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen (UiB) shows that the use of online social media for personal purposes during working hours can have a negative effect on work performance and the well-being of organisations.
Hand with forefinger pointing upwards in front of the Google logo, used to illustrate article about legal challenges with privacy and search engines in the EU.
Deleted by Google (05.11.2014)
In May 2014, the European Court of Justice ordered Google to delete some results from its search results. This could have a major impact on the freedom of information in Europe. And because of the EEA Agreement, the Court’s judgment affects Norway just as much as the EU Member States.
Cargo vessel, graphic illustration, used as part of article on new innovative research centre Maritime SHIFT.
Creating eco-engines for sustainable shipping (13.10.2014)
The world’s 15 largest vessels pollute more than all the planet’s cars combined. UiB researchers are now at work to create engines driven by renewable energy.

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