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
Calendar
CET Lunch: Anticipating energy transitions as if both technology and politics mattered.
Hybrid: Zoom or CET - Rio 4.17, Christies gt 18, 4th floor
22.01.2025
12:15–13:00
Statsraaden Bar & Reception, Bradbenken 2
Surviving the late night oxygen drops in coral reefs – insights from 6 months in French Polynesia (Event)
19:00–20:00
Studentsenteret, Egget
The search for habitable planets in other solar systems (Guest lecture)
16:15–17:45
UiB Læringsarena NG5, Nygårdsgaten 5
Beyond Oil 2025: Changing Climate Futures (Conference)
08:30–17:00
I encourage new geography students to approach the subject with a curious and open mind and they would enjoy their studies and acquire useful training for life and career.
John Akanvariyuei Agandin
Research Officer
Recent news
Open Positions
- Associate professor (50%) in design history and theory at the Department of Design
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in computational geoscience
- PhD Position in Latin American History connected to the DARKLAX project
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow within isotope geochemistry
- Position as Senior Engineer