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The Norwegian NMR Platform (07.01.2016)
Bulgarian - Norwegian collaboration
EEA project on extremophilic Archaea (20.12.2015)
A joint EEA project on diversity and biotechnology of extremophilic Archaea from geothermal environments in Bulgaria has been awarded to the General Microbiology research group and the Institute of Microbiology, The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Group picture during visit at ECMWF
Dynamic Meteorology Group retreat to England (12.12.2015)
The Dynamic Meteorology group of the Geophysical Institute has been on a trip to the United Kingdom this autumn.
Kjetil Dale
Master's degree on industrial enzymes from extremophiles (11.12.2015)
Kjetil Dale has completed his Master degree in microbiology on a study of thermostable transketolase enzymes from an extremophilic bacterium from the deep hot biosphere. Congratulations!
Invisible Helpers
Invisible Helpers on NRK (09.12.2015)
The Marine Microbiology Group and other scientists conducted a large experiment on marine microbial ecology in Svalbard during the summer of 2015. The experiment was recently featured in 'Schrödinger's Katt' on NRK.
Naa10 homology model highlighting Tyr43 which was found mutated in two patients with intellectual disabilities
MBI-researchers contribute in the identification and characterization of a new NAA10 mutation causing a novel intellectual disability syndrome (02.12.2015)
Sudeep Karki
Master degree on enzymes from the deep and hot subsurface (01.12.2015)
Sudeep Karki has completed his Master degree in microbiology on a study of thermostable sugar aminotransferse enzymes from the deep subsurface. Congratulations!
Is botany the Cinderella of science? (18.11.2015)
Emphatically NO says EECRG Professor II Kathy Willis in a recent BBC Radio 4 interview introduced by Jim Al-Khalili.
Deep sea sponge
Ground-breaking deep sea habitat project funded (12.11.2015)
Professor Hans Tore Rapp, a theme leader at the Centre for Geobiology (CGB), wil lead the interdisciplinary Horison 2020 (H202) project.
Transatlantic Science Week
Promoting enhanced cooperation in research, innovation and higher education (10.11.2015)
Representatives from the Centre for Geobiology (CGB) were part of the University of Bergen team participating in Transatlantic Science Week 2015 in Boston, Nov 4-6.
UiB Magazine Special Issue on Marine Research frontpage
UiBs Marine Research featured in a special issue of the UiB magazine (04.11.2015)
Arctic exploration, Legal challenges and Digital cod
Steffen Leth Jørgensen
Norwegian CoEs behind major scientific breakthroughs (23.10.2015)
This year Norwegian Centres of Excellence (CoEs) have made many scientific breakthroughs. In 2015 CoE scientists have published eight articles in Nature since January, equaling the number of CoE Nature publications during 2014.
Ægir 6000
Providing Leadership in Deep Sea Mining (22.10.2015)
The Centre for Geobiology (CGB) at the University of Bergen (UiB) is assuming an important leadership role in deep sea research, both in Norway and Internationally.
Plastic container filled with water
Does environmental enrichment affect aggression in salmon? (23.09.2015)
Silje has finished the behaviour experiments for her Masters project
Large tank with small fish and plastic plants and tubing
Ingeborg has started her Master thesis (10.09.2015)
Master student Ingeborg Bjerkvik Alnes has just finished her first round of behavioural tests.
Yngve
FRAM-2014/15 - Mission completed! (24.08.2015)
After one year drifting across in the Artic Ocean, professor Yngve Kristoffersen, arrived in Longyearbyen, 22 August, 2015.
Lianna Poghosyan
Lianna Poghosyan has completed her Master degree in microbiology (04.08.2015)
Lianna Poghosyan completed her Master degree in microbiology in May 2015 on a study of microbial diversity in Armenian geothermal environments. Congratulations!
Hilary Birks receiving her Lifetime Achievement medal from John Smol at the International Paleolimnology Symposium
Lifetime Achievement Award (03.08.2015)
Professor Emerita Hilary Birks received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Paleolimnological Association on 4 August 2015. She was given the award during their international symposium in Lanzhou, China.

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