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Global Challenges

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Global challenges affect us all — they are complex and interdisciplinary by nature, and influence how we work and collaborate across disciplines at the University of Bergen.

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Researcher Says We Must Adapt to Sea-level Rise in different ways – Depending on Coastal Type

“There hasn’t been much focus on the fact that coastlines are dynamic,” says a researcher at the University of Bergen.

AI | Education
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Wasson and Færstad join the government's AI committee for higher education

University of Bergen professors Barbara Wasson and Jan-Ove Færstad are among the experts in the new committee that will provide advice on how artificial intelligence (AI) can benefit students, universities, colleges, and society.

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Dec 03

Africa-Europe Research Collaborations

On behalf of the University of Bergen and the Coimbra Group, we are pleased to invite you to the upcoming symposium Africa–Europe Research Collaborations, taking place in Bergen on 3 December 2025.

Conference
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Nov 05

Global Health Norway Conference 2025 - Together for Global Health

Welcome to the annual Global Health Norway Conference, scheduled for November 5-6, 2025. This time the conference will be held in Bergen, with Centre for International Health, at the University of Bergen as host. The venue is in the city centre, Nygårdsgaten 5. There is no registration fee.

Coimbra Group Scholarship
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UiB participates in the Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme

The primary objective of the Coimbra Group is to promote academic collaboration among its member universities and to facilitate international cooperation both within and outside Europe.

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Every year, Bergen Summer Research School welcomes 100 PhD candidates from all over the world to take one of several parallel PhD-level courses, all based in some of Bergen’s best research groups, and each addressing important global challenges.