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The Department of Earth Science's overall goal is to develop new knowledge of the Earth's structure and processes, its history and the driving forces for its dynamic behavior. 

The research activities at the Department of Earth Science are concentrated in four thematic groups; Geophysics, Geodynamics and Basin Studies, Geochemistry and Geobiology, and Quaternary Geology and Paleoclimate.

Study programmes at the Department of Earth Science

Information about Education at our department can be found on these web pages: Bachelor in Earth Science, Bachelor in Earth Science and Informatics, Master in Earth Science and Doctoral education (PhD)  

 

Our research areas
At the Department the strategic focus areas for our research are: Energy, Resources, Climate, Environment and Geohazards.

 

Geosciences and sustainability
Geologists and geophysicists have key competencies to solve tomorrow's challenges, as described in the UN's sustainability goals and the UN's Paris Agreement. The UN has given the University of Bergen (UiB) a leading role in the work of promoting the sustainability goals, and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences offers several courses that directly address specific sustainability goals.

Centre for deep sea research    Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research     SapienCE      ARCEx       iEarth        NNSN        

      

    CLIMATE RESEARCH
    Nil Irvali examining sediment cores taken from the sea floor in the North Atlantic Ocean

    Better prediction of climate change

    By reconstructing past changes in ocean circulation and climate, paleoceanographer, Nil Irvali, aims to better understand the ongoing changes and improve predictions of our future climate.

    Education and Research
    AUVs

    Eyes in the sky: How drones are revolutionizing geosciences

    Students and researchers at the University of Bergen are planning and executing drone missions, processing the data, and creating 3D models to map and track changes in ice-covered regions.

    Trond Mohn Foundation recruitment (TMS-scholarship)

    Willem van der Bilt is granted TMS-scholarship (2020-2025). Read more here.
    Steffen Leth Jørgensen is granted BFS-scholarship (2016-2021). Read more here.
    Andreas Born is granted BFS-scholarship (2016-2021). Read more here.
    Nele Meckler is granted BFS-scholarship (2015-2020). Read more here.
    Bjarte Hannisdal is granted BFS-scholarship (2013-2018). Read more here.
    Nicola McLoughlin is granted BFS-scholarship (2010-2015). Read more here.

    European Research Council (ERC) 

    Nele Meckler is awarded ERC Starting Grant from EU (2020-2025). Read more here.
    Nele Meckler is awarded ERC Starting Grant from EU (2015-2020). Read more here.
    Eystein Jansen and Kerim Hestnes Nisancioglu is awarded ERC Synergi Grant (2014-2019). Read more here.