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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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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...

News
Media Cymru i Bergen

Media Cymru in Bergen for workshop on design thinking

"This week, the Media Cluster in Bergen is hosting an international workshop on design thinking, welcoming participants from Welsh Media Cymru. The event is the second part of a collaborative workshop series, with the first held in Cardiff last year. The workshop aims to promote innovation and...

Research funding
Illustrasjonsbilde

Awarded millions from RCN to map perceptions of artificial intelligence in everyday life

How do we imagine artificial intelligence? Researchers from Infomedia have received support from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) to explore this timely question.

Research
Woman with brown hair and a leather jacket

Professor Slavkovik: AI is Key to a Better Future

One of UiB's leading AI researchers, Marija Slavkovik, thinks there is a cost to not leaning into artificial intelligence.

New research
elderly man sits by laptop

When The Elderly Navigate the Digital Landscape

New research from MUCS uncover the challenges faced by elderly people as they navigate the internet and digital services in their everyday lives.

Recently published books

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