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The Department of Information Science and Media Studies offers theoretical and practical studies in media, technology and information science, and has research and development projects funded by, among others, European Research Council, the Research Council of Norway and industry partners.

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Norges ambassade i Brussel

Spotlighting the challenges of journalism in Brussels

Truth is at stake, and journalism is on the front lines – can it still defend democracy in an age of artificial intelligence and disinformation? That is the question the University of Bergen and the Media Cluster Norway are raising when they organize a the seminar in Brussels.

Artificial intelligence
Barbara Wasson, Marija Slavkovik, Andreas Opdahl

Three Infomedia initiatives in the final for national AI center

We are delighted to announce that three initiatives affiliated with our department are among the 19 selected initiatives across the country that have advanced to the final round in the competition to become national research centers for artificial intelligence. “This is great news,” says Andreas...

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New network for humour literacy and the public sphere

Postdoctor Özlem Demirkol-Tønnesen will represent UiB in the HUMLIT network, which will study humour literacy across Europe with controbutions from 20+ Partner institutions.

Artificial Intelligence
Andreas Opdahl

Can artificial intelligence strengthen local democracy? Yes, claims professor and seeks support from the Research Council of Norway

Professor Andreas Opdahl, one of Norway's leading experts in artificial intelligence (AI), is spearheading an ambitious initiative: Insight, a research center focused on AI in local democratic ecosystems. With a clear objective to develop technology that enhances local democracy, researchers and...

Recently published books

When music is formed (2025) - Anja Nylund Hagen, Ragnhild Torvanger Solberg, Torgeir Uberg Nærland og Michael Francis Duch (eds.)

Handbook in innovation for students (2025) - Lars Nyre, Geir Terje Ruud, Audun Gulbrandsen, Julie Sofie Berntsen, Julia Hellem Brandt, Helene Høylandskjær

Navigating Pandemic Phases (2024) - Øyvind Ihlen, Sine Nørholm Just, Jens E. Kjeldsen, Ragnhild Mølster, Truls Strand Offerdal, Joel Rasmussen, Eli Skogerbø

Methods for understanding media use (2024) - Hallvard Moe and Brita Ytre-Arne

Technology - a theoretical introduction (2024) - Lars Nyre

Media Use in Digital Everyday life (2023) - Brita Ytre-Arne

An Introduction to Global Media for the Twenty-First Century (2022) - Ole J. Mjøs

What is the Avatar? (2022) - Rune Klevjer

Social Data Analytics (2022) - Amin Beheshti, Samira Ghodratnama, Mehdi Elahi, Helia Farhood

Ways of Seeing in the Neoliberal State (2021) -  Asbjørn Grønstad

The Palgrave Handbook of Image Studies (2021) - bidrag fra Asbjørn Grønstad og Øyvind Vågnes

Kingdom of Nokia - How a Nation Served the Needs of One Company (2021) - Carl-Gustav Lindén

"Sport and National Culture in Swedish Film”, i boken Sport, Film and National Culture (2021) – Peter Dahlén