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The Department of Earth Science was established January 2003 by merging the 'Department of Geology' and the 'Department of Solid Earth Physics'. The department is located on the 3rd. and 4th. floors at the southern end of the University's Science Building. Research is carried out within 4 thematic groups: 'Geophysics', 'Quaternary geoljogy and Paleo Climate', 'Geodynamics and Basin studies' and 'Geochemistry & Geobiology'.
The department has more than 110 research positions and 34 technical/administrative positions. Our employees are from more than 30 different countries.
GEO hosts the following Centres:
- iEarth (SFU)
- Senter for dyphavsforskning (støttet av TMS/tidliger: K.G. Jensen-senter og SFF)
GEO is partner in the following Centres:
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (UiB /tidligere SFF)
- SapienCE (SFF/UiB)
- DigiWells – Digitalize, Drill, Geosteer (SFI/NORCE)
- Norsk senter for Geothermal Energi (NORCE)
- VISTA Centre for Modelling of Coupled Subsurface Dynamics (UiB)
GEO is partner in two of UiBs areas of investment:
Marin forskning | Klima og energiomstilling
The department is partner in these centres:
The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research Centre for deep sea research SapienCE ARCEx iEarth NNSN
Key figures
- Academic staff: 40
- Technical/administrative: 38
- Post-doc & other temporary scientific staff: 70+
- Research groups: 4
- Laboratories: 26
- Employees from: 30+ countries
- Funding (2025): 232,7 million NOK (126.9 million NOK from basic grants, 105,9 million NOK externally funded).
- Student number: Bachelor 212 (2026), Bachelor geoinf: 52 (2026), Master 111 (2026)
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