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The two new projects will strengthen a global network for sustainable energy storage and Norwegian-Ugandan cooperation on global health. The partnerships will provide new initiatives and opportunities for international collaboration for students and staff at UiB, as well as for the partners.

Just in time for the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2025 at the United Nations in New York, the research project Habitable Air is publishing three policy briefs on air quality.

Europe is in the middle of a demanding new security situation that will quickly change how private companies, the public sector and politicians think about the region's security. How should European institutions and actors relate to the United States, Russia and anti-democratic forces from within? And what should the public sector and private companies do to confront these new challenges?

The buzz of young researchers making new friends promises great things for the two weeks to come. The interdisciplinary focus for this year's summer school is "systems perspectives on sustainability and justice."

Since the terrorist attack on 22 July 2011, Lars Erik Berntzen has dedicated much of his time to studying far-right actors in Europe.

In the side event “License to Operate – The Arctic Energy Transition” at Arctic Frontiers 2025, stakeholders from across sectors joined forces to discuss the challenges lying ahead for the Arctic and the green transition of energy markets in a geopolitically challenging situation.

The University of Bergen has been confirmed as the UNAI SDG14 Hub Chair for 2025-2027 taking on three more years of responsibility to engage the global knowledge community in matters related to a sustainable ocean.

What can society do when climate change affects crafts, traditions, knowledge about nature, and other expressions of intangible cultural heritage? Daniel Puig, a researcher at the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation, is exploring this question.