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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 | Covid-19
Covid 19

Immune failure can cause serious COVID-19

Persons with critical corona-disease may have antibodies blocking the body´s most important defence mechanisms.

News | Research
Marc Niere og Mathias Ziegler

Discovered a shuttle that brings the "batteries" into the cell's power houses

Researchers at the University of Bergen have made a major contribution to the discovery of a protein that plays a fundamental role in human energy metabolism.

COVID-19 | VACCINE ALLOCATION
Ole Frithjof Norheim

"Worst-off countries should be prioritised in COVID-19 vaccine allocation"

In contrast to WHO´s and other experts´ advice, the worst-off countries should be extra prioritised when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine allocation, according to Professor Ole Frithjof Norheim at the University of Bergen.

News
Rat in the lab

Researchers discovered enzyme that may be linked to athletic performances

An animal model made at the University of Bergen brings may shed new light on an “old” molecule, carnosine.

Nyhet
virus

Information to students and employees about the coronavirus

The Norwegian government has decided that all universities are to close from 6 p.m. 12 March 2020 until Easter. The Faculty of Medicine provides information on how to deal with the outbreak of the coronavirus as a student and as an employee.

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.

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Centres of Excellence
Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO)
Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Childe Health (CISMAC)
Free online course in Occupational Health Oct. 2018
Research Centres and Core Facilities
Centre for International Health (CIH)
K.G. Jebsen Centres
Core Facilities
Broegelmann Research Laboratory (BRL)