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Global Challenges

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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Remembering the SDG Conference in Bergen 2025

The 8th SDG Conference in Bergen put health, climate and sustainability on the agenda through both "Day Zero" with a number of digital events, and a physical conference in the University Aula with engaging discussions and interactions.

PhD and master course
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Sex and politics in a global perspective

In spring 2025, SKOK, LawTransform and Skeivforsk will organize a cross-disciplinary, combined master and PhD course about the dynamics between sex and politics in a global perspective.

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.

New research
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Study Highlights Social Media Differences Between Minority Boys and White, Straight Boys

«I was interested in finding out if queer boys and boys with a minority background used social media differently than the majority, and found that they stand out a bit,» UiB researcher John Magnus Dahl says.

Bergen Summer Research School
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Exploring alternative directions towards a sustainable future

“The fact that we have just five years left to reach the Sustainable Development Goals should give us reason to pause — can we not do better?” asks Professor Birgit Kopainsky, who will lead Bergen Summer Research School 2025.

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Bergen Summer Research School welcomes 100 PhD candidates from around the world to work with Bergen’s best researchers.

 

 

 

Bergen School of Global Studies is a network for graduate students seeking cross-disciplinary knowledge to tackle global challenges.