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Torgeir Røthe collecting sediments from Lake Sandvinsvatnet, Odda
New insight on floods risk from the bottom of the lake (08.02.2017)
The Department of Earth Sciences (GEO) is part of HordaFlom, an innovative project which will analyze lake sediments to reconstruct flooding events during the last 2000 years and which will provide more robust projections of future floods
Intaros written on top of snow
GEO in a prestigious Arctic EU project (18.01.2017)
Mathilde B. Sørensen, Kuvvet Atakan and Rolf Birger Pedersen are together with colleagues from GFI one of the 49 partners of the Integrated Arctic Observing system (INTAROS) funded by H2020 and coordinated by the Nansen center.
Norwegian Sea
New UiB Flagship (16.01.2017)
The new K.G. Jebsen Centre for Deep Sea Research will open 9 February 2017.
Growing bacteria under pressure
Win-Win: Exchange Experience Led to Research Breakthrough (07.12.2016)
Geobiology master student, Andreas Gilje Sjøberg, had an opportunity to study abroad in a lab in Brittany during his master studies. His work there yielded unexpected and important results!
Steffen Leth Jørgensen
Studying a Hidden, Globally Significant Biosphere (30.11.2016)
Researcher Steffen Leth Jørgensen is the Centre for Geobiology’s (CGB) 3rd successful Bergen Research Foundation’s Recruitment Programme candidate.
Bergen Research Foundation ceremony in the University aula 2 December 2016, with recruiting research grant recipients from the University of Bergen.
Five young researchers funded millions (29.11.2016)
Five UiB scientists will receive over 100 million NOK from Bergen Research Foundation and the University of Bergen, who aim to lay the groundwork for world class research.
NordMin PhD course
Seafloor Mineral Resources and Prospects of Deep-Sea Mining (26.10.2016)
The Centre for Geobiology (CGB) held a PhD course addressing the geological, environmental and technological challenges facing deep-sea mining and mineral extraction.
Fieldwork
Turspor at Upsete (10.10.2016)
Turspor at Upsete
Nele Meckler på lab
Ocean fossils reveal future climate change (22.09.2016)
Researcher Nele Meckler wants to understand climate changes by studying fossil shells.
Snowmobile on Svalbard
Top Norwegian university for Arctic research impact (15.09.2016)
The University of Bergen is the Norwegian university with the biggest impact in Arctic research, and is the seventh most cited university in the world in this field, according to a new study.
CGB researchers, UiB rector, Per Sandberg
Norway's Fisheries Minister Visits (15.09.2016)
Fishery Minister, Per Sandberg, visited the Norwegian Ocean Laboratory today. Researchers from the Centre for Geobiology (CGB) were on hand to welcome him, and to share highlights from their deep sea research activity.
SEEKING ELITE STATUS: The iEarth project seeks status as a Centre for Excellence in Education. iEarth students will perform science and field work at an early stage of their education, making them particularly attractive in the labour market. Photo: Joste
Revolutionizing earth science education (23.08.2016)
The project iEarth aims to ally the biggest Norwegian actors in earth science education. The project is one of nine finalists competing for the status as Centre for Excellence in Education.
Igneous intrusions (dark brown) intruded into Jurassic sedimentary rocks (beige to black) just after the opening of the Norwegian-Grenland Sea.
New open access publication about sub-volcanic plumbing systems (10.08.2016)
Portrait of Ritske Huismans
Seeing the earth as a connected whole (02.08.2016)
In a proposed new research centre, geologists and meteorologists have found common ground to discover the connection between the climate and tectonic movements.
Cowie
Patience Cowie received Geological Society of London award (13.06.2016)
President of Geological Society, David Manning, was presiding, when Professor Patience Cowie, Department of Earth Science, was awarded the Coke Medal, 8 June 2016.
Camp
Field report from Greenland: basin analysis in high gear (09.06.2016)
For nearly three weeks, researchers from the University of Bergen, University of Tromsø and UNIS been doing sedimentological and structural geological analysis of a rift pool northeast Greenland. Following a report from the stay.
Pyrineene
Knowledge and experiences in the Pyrenees (09.06.2016)
For GEO-students on the course GEOV362 in Spain yesterday knowledge and experiences go hand in hand.
Hot water from Løvstakken? (09.06.2016)
Mountain, Løvstakken has geothermal properties that can give Bergeners heat in the future.

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