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UiB-rektor Margaret Hagen gratulerer senterleder for COAST, Ignacio Anchustegui
Opened the COAST Law Center: "An important milestone for the university" (30.10.2025)
The COAST Law Center will do research on legal issues related to the ocean, climate, and the green transition. The center was officially opened on October 28th at the Faculty of Law.
Kelly Solem-Young
Kelly Solem-Young presented at the University of Oslo (27.06.2025)
Kelly Solem-Young recently presented key aspects of her doctoral research project to the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo.
Bildemontasje med portrettbilder av Johannes Mella, Erling Johannes Husabø og Knut Einar Skodvin over en illustrasjon av elektriske kabler.
“The regulation of critical infrastructure is an under-explored topic” (26.06.2025)
How do we protect society’s digital lifelines from sabotage and manipulation, —and what does the law say about this? These were some of the key questions addressed by lawyers, researchers, and security experts at the conference 'The Hybrid Battlefield of Fibre Optic Communication Cables'.
Henrik Skar
“Understanding tax law is key to buliding trust” (26.06.2025)
Associate Professor Henrik Skar at the Faculty of Law believes that increased knowledge of tax law can contribute to a better legal framework and greater trust in society. Recently, the University of Bergen (UiB) hosted Europe’s largest congress for tax law scholars.
Vibe Ulfbeck
Trends in Product Liability Law (17.06.2025)
On Friday 13 June, the research group welcomed Professor Vibe Ulfbeck from CEPRI, University of Copenhagen.
Gruppebilde med Anne Marie Frøseth, Knut Martin Tande og student Elin Gunnes
Participating in the AI Centre TRUST (17.06.2025)
On Wednesday 11 June, the Prime Minister announced that TRUST – the Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI – will be one of six new AI centres in Norway. TRUST is a large national consortium of research institutions and scholars, which, through transdisciplinary research, aims to ensure that Norway contributes at the forefront of developing and using responsible, inclusive, and robust AI systems.
Barbara Wasson portrett
UiB receives 200 million NOK for research on hybrid intelligence and learning (11.06.2025)
Hybrid intelligence is the future, according to Professor Barbara Wasson. She will head the new research centre AI LEARN, which will conduct research on the interaction between human and artificial intelligence (AI) over the next five years.
Group picture with the reasearcher who contributed to the event
LEXplain kick-off in Paris (10.06.2025)
The scientific kick-off workshop for the LEXplain project took place on May 22nd in the beautiful rooms of the IEA de Paris (Paris Institute for Advanced Study).
Illustrasjonsfoto med Bergen i bakgrunnen.
Establishing a center for legal research on the ocean and the green transition (03.06.2025)
The Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen has established the COAST Law Center—a research center for climate, energy, and sustainability law, thematically focused on climate, the ocean, the marine environment, and maritime activities.
Skatterett
Research Group Day (23.05.2025)
On December 12th, we held a research group day featuring presentations on various research projects.
Ole Gunnar Nordhus i aksjon under disputasen sin.
– The greatest reward is presenting my work (15.05.2025)
Ole-Gunnar Nordhus has written his doctoral thesis on the Norwegian authorities' tort liability for human rights violations. He compares the research process to competing in a marathon, where the greatest reward is getting the opportunity to present his work in front of an audience.
Seminar
Workshop: What are courts for? (14.05.2025)
Portretter av Wasson og Færstad
Wasson and Færstad join the government's AI committee for higher education (09.04.2025)
University of Bergen professors Barbara Wasson and Jan-Ove Færstad are among the experts in the new committee that will provide advice on how artificial intelligence (AI) can benefit students, universities, colleges, and society.
Anna Nylund
Prestigious research stay in Belgium (25.03.2025)
This fall, Anna Nylund was awarded the prestigious Marcel Storme Chair. Over the past month, she has been on a research stay in Ghent, where she has had the opportunity to share her expertise.
Linda Midtun
Linda Midtun is Centenol’s new Postdoctoral Candidate (06.03.2025)
We are very excited to announce that Linda Midtun is CENTENOL's new Postdoctoral Candidate. Her extensive knowledge and expertise in EU and EEA law will contribute greatly to CENTENOL's activities and research goals.
NNELS
NNELS Conference in Bergen Highlights Nordic Perspectives on EU Law (05.03.2025)
On March 3, Bergen hosted the NNELS (Nordic Network for European Legal Studies) conference, bringing together legal scholars and practitioners from across the Nordic region. The event, hosted by The Centre on the Europeanization of Norwegian Law, focused on Nordic contributions to EU law and addressed key challenges in teaching and compliance.
Ómar Berg Rúnarsson
PhD Candidate Ómar Berg has joined CENTENOL (05.03.2025)
We are delighted to announce that Ómar Berg Rúnarsson has joined CENTENOL as a Ph.D. candidate. With his impressive academic background and experience in the field of law and EU/EEA law, we are confident that he will greatly contribute to CENTENOLs work and research agenda.
The organizers
Interview with the Organisers of the "Legal-By-Design Digital Disruption in the Circular Economy" Project (11.02.2025)
Berte-Elen Konow, Torhild Nordtveit and Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui have collaborated with Marta Santos Silva at the University of Minho thanks to the EEA Grants programme to advance sustainable solutions in emerging legal fields.

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