Faculty of Medicine

Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine is one of 7 faculties at the University of Bergen, and has about 1900 students.

The Faculty consists of 5 departments, which provide the foundations for its teaching and research activities.

Study Health Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine offers courses and degrees at Bachelor's, Master's and PhD level.

RESEARCH | DIABETES

Human cells can change job to fight diabetes

For the first time, researchers have shown that ordinary human cells can change their original function. The UiB-resarch published in Nature may give new hope for diabetes patients.

GLOBAL HEALTH PRIORITIES

Millions to new centre for ethics and priority setting

The research group, Global Health Priorities, has become the research centre BCEPS, thanks to support from Bergen Research Foundation, NORAD, University of Bergen and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

RESEARCH | ADHD

ADHD is genetic

There is a clear connection between specific genes and ADHD. This is the result of a large international study where UiB-researchers have played an important role, led by Professor Jan Haavik.

OPEN EDUCATIONAL RECOURCES

UiB offers free multimedia for global health-education

University in Bergen gives open and free media content for use in education in global health, in cooporation with Copenhagen University and Uppsala University.

RESEARCH | MEDICINE

Duration of pregnancy decisive for breast cancer risk

Each child born before a woman is 28 years old reduces her risk of breast cancer by 8 per cent. The protection starts in week 34 when the breasts are given signals to begin producing milk.

Calendar

CCBIO/INTPART Course

Cancer-Related Vascular Biology, week 3

Campus Haukeland University Hospital, auditorium to be announced.

18.02.2019 09:00–16:00

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Aud. 4, BB-building

Disputation - Nathalie Genevieve Puaschitz (Disputation)

11:15–15:45

Auditorium 1, Realfagbygget, Allegt. 41

Prof. Stephanie E. Combs - The Benefits of Particle Therapy in Cancer Treatment (Lecture)

16:00–17:30

Hotel Terminus, Zander Kaaes gate 6, 5015 Bergen

Seminar for PhD supervisors at IGS 21 February 2019 in Bergen (Seminar)

09:00–16:00

Shining Light on the Metabolic Control of Retinal Diseases (Seminar)

11:00–12:00

Doctoral education

The aim of the research program at the Faculty of Medicine (the PhD degree) is to qualify the candidate for research activities and other work requiring a high level of scientific insight within the Faculty's research fields.

The Faculty of Medicine also administers the dr.philos. degree, which is an independent degree without supervision and organised research training. The two degrees are considered equal in status.