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Uganda Famine Karamoja
William Howlett – Humanitarian and Global Health specialist (23.07.2018)
William Howlett is a Visiting Researcher at CIH. Based in northern Tanzania for much of his medical and research career, he is renowned for his commitment and dedication to improving health in Tanzania, and beyond.
Professor Annelin Eriksen, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen (UiB), photographed in July 2018.
The drama of cultural change (20.07.2018)
What happens when the basic values and social mechanism of society are challenged? And how does change influence how we view ourselves as human beings? This is at the heart of a new anthropological project at the University of Bergen.
Energidirektør Kristin Guldbrandsen Frøysa, Universitetet i Bergen(UiB). Fotografert i hagen ved Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, juni 2018.
Putting Bergen energy research on world map (12.07.2018)
Director for Energy Kristin Guldbrandsen Frøysa is satisfied that the University of Bergen has been able to present its innovative energy research at the United Nations High-level Political Forum.
Photo of the United Nations building in New York, with clouds and the sun reflecting. Used to illustrate article about science diplomacy.
Contributing towards science diplomacy at UN (02.07.2018)
At the annual High-level Political Forum at the United Nations, the University of Bergen will participate in workshops and side events. This to make sure that research and knowledge is heard as part of the 2030 Agenda.
The robot Pepper supports patients at Japanese Nursing Homes.
Handling elder boom with robots (20.06.2018)
Japan´s elderly people constitute a growing proportion of the population. Norway will face this same situation within 20 years. As Japan is solving the challenge by increasing the use of robots, Norway is tending to focus on conversation and personal contact, says Professor Bettina S. Husebø at SEFAS.
Feltfoto som viser bredden i forskningen ved Institutt for sosialantropologi ved Universitetet i Bergen (UiB).
Several elite research groups in social sciences evaluation (19.06.2018)
On 19 June 2018, the Research Council of Norway's evaluation of the social sciences in Norway – SAMEVAL – was presented. One department and three research groups at the University of Bergen are awarded top grades in the evaluation.
Professor Bruce Kapferer
Bruce Kapferer: Exploring the true nature of inequality (18.06.2018)
With the pioneering Egalitarianism project, Professor Bruce Kapferer wanted to challenge conventions in anthropology and to redefine how inequality is viewed.
På vei over Høyden
From all over the world to research school in Bergen (14.06.2018)
For the eleventh consecutive year, almost one hundred PhD candidates from all over the world have found their way to Bergen to tackle global challenges.
Political scientist Hakan G. Sicakkan, anthropologists Christine M. Jacobsen and Synnøve Bendixsen and sociologist Susanne Bygnes of the Bergen International Migration and Ethnic Relations Research Unit (IMER), photo shot in May 2018.
Sharing research results and analysis on migration policy (30.05.2018)
Different aspects and paradigms of European asylum policy were presented when the University of Bergen held a one-day migration conference in Brussels.
Statkraft head office seen from Lysaker train station.
Branding 'Pure Energy' as CSR (12.04.2018)
Ingrid Müftüoglu has been to Statkraft's headquarters in Oslo where she examined how CSR is articulated and performed.
Ethiopia field
Too expensive bringing newborns to hospital (27.03.2018)
The poorest families in Ethiopia cannot afford to bring their newborns to hospital, before it is too late. According to researcher Kristine Husøy Onarheim, free healthcare is the solution.
Nepal home visit
Overcoming research challenges (16.03.2018)
The research process can be arduous, but few projects are also beset by as many natural disasters as the Peanut butter - B12 study by CIH researcher, Tor Strand, and colleagues in Nepal.
Diaz Symposium
– Migrants are healthier than Norwegians (16.03.2018)
According to researcher and doctor, Esperanza Diaz, Migrants are healthier than Norwegians in general. Norwegians may have something to learn from the migrants´ lifestyle.
Synposium
Presenting UiB’s diverse migration research (15.03.2018)
Migration researchers from six of seven Faculties at the University of Bergen (UiB) gathered for a day-long symposium to highlight the contribution of UiB's research to understanding international migration.
Prioritising research to attain SDG Goal 3: Health (13.03.2018)
Professors from CIH and colleagues presented a workshop addressing most of the indicators from Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
Kuhnle og Tabscott
Nordic welfare research presented in Cape Town (12.03.2018)
Professor Emeritus Stein Kuhnle is known for sharing his research on the welfare state internationally. His last stop was in South Africa, where a collaboration has led to the creation of SANORD - the South African Nordic Centre.
Victoria Nankabirwa
Fighting child mortality in Uganda (23.02.2018)
Researcher Victoria Nankabirwa is leading two research projects that aim to reduce child mortality in Uganda.
group of Afghan women and children
Midwifery in Rural Afghanistan (15.02.2018)
Two researchers from Bergen were involved in a project evaluating women´s perception, utilization and experience of a professional midwifery service in rural Afghanistan in the time around childbirth.

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