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The multi-disciplinary SmallFish4Food and SmallFishClim projects team initiated Lake Victoria research activities and collaboration to study the role of small fish trade for food security and nutrition.
The collaborative project ECOBUDGETS will explore ways to integrate climate and nature budgets into administrative and political decisions at the municipal and county levels.
The Antarctic ice shelves – the floating glaciers surrounding most of the continent – are melting from below as oceanic currents bring warm water into the cavity. But how and how fast is the ice melting? In this Ocean Science Bar, you will learn why Antarctic ice shelves matter, about what happens below them, and about what it’s like to do fieldwork ”down south”.
In August of 2024, the University of Bergen System Dynamics Group helped organize this year's International System Dynamics Conference. It was a unique experience to bring system dynamicists from across the world to Norway and establish a collaborative learning environment.
With new legislation restructuring higher education in Norway, English language master's programs face new obstacles in recruiting students. The System Dynamics Group at the University of Bergen has faced these challenges head on and is working towards maintaining the vibrant community of diverse academic interests and cultural backgrounds it is known for.
Our very own Professor Emeritus Pål Davidsen received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field of System Dynamics at the 42nd ISDC.
Light is probably the most varying environmental variable in pelagic ecosystems, and the most ignored in ecological studies. In this Ocean Science Bar, you will learn how light structures the distribution of zooplankton and fish.
The UiB System Dynamics Group is hosting the largest international conference on system dynamics in Bergen next week from August 4 to 8, 2024.
Professor Ali K. Saysel, from the UiB System Dynamics Group, took part in the Annual Meeting of the IPBES task force on scenarios and models. The meeting was held between 17th and 20th June 2024 in Hayama, Japan hosted by the technical support unit (TSU) located in the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies.
The inaugural General Assembly of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) marked a significant milestone in the realm of Earth Observation (EO), particularly in the field of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
We have two deadlines this year: 1 June and 1 December. Congratulations to all who completed the degree this year!
Deep sea research is a gateway to unlocking mysteries both within our planet and beyond, offering insights that can have profound implications for science, industry, and our understanding of life in the universe.
In my PhD project, I study the imaginaries and praxes around solar energy rollout in Rajasthan, India.
This post looks at the new student led group looking at the socioeconomic concepts of post-growth and degrowth and how they relate to System Dynamics. It provides insight on how students can engage more deeply in the System Dynamics methodology outside of the classroom and relate it to issues of sustainability, a major focus for many students in this program.
«We are well aware that a significant change is necessary. We have the knowledge that is needed. Now we must figure out what to do,» professor Håvard Haarstad at UiB says. The seventh SDG Conference in Bergen will be held from 7.-9. February. We ask: What should be the role of universities?
A comprehensive UAV Data Utilization Workshop Successfully Empowers Trainers in Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring in Ghana, Africa.

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