Department of Geography

Geography is focused on the connections between environment, nature and society. We study contemporary topics such as green transformation, climate change, natural hazards, global inequalities, climate and energy transformation, food security and natural resource management. Education and research at the department is organised into four research areas:

Study Master at Department of Geography

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Summer school in December

Us, Isaac, Lina and Mara, are three physical geography master students that had a chance to participate in summer school this December, which took place in Chile.

Master's degree

Master's theses in geography 2022

This year we have two submission deadlines in the spring semester for the master's thesis in geography (6 May and 1 August.), and one in the autumn semester (15 November).

PhD project

Roles of networks in the governance of urban logistics

In my PhD, I explore the current state of and potential for collaboration in urban logistics.

News | Research

Maïlys (23) went to Ghana to see how the pandemic affected small fishing-communities

Several African countries are experiencing food-shortages and stop in trade as a result of the pandemic and closed borders. UiB-student Maïlys Rouillé went to West-Africa to do fieldwork among fish-traders who had their livelihoods reduced.

SMALL FISH AND NUTRITION

BLUE ECONOMY: Small-scale fisheries provide hope to fight malnutrition among large parts of the world population, illustrated by this photo from Zanzibar of the boat Uchumi Bluu, which means “blue economy” in Swahili.

The overlooked role of small fish to fight malnutrition

The Norad supported project “Samaki”, which means fish in Swahili, unites Norwegian researchers with colleagues in Tanzania to study how small-scale fisheries are the key to combat malnutrition. This is part of a bigger picture in the fight for scarce resources and on the question whether small fish...