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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.

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

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New Study Challenges Assumptions About Single-Food Interventions for Blood Sugar Control in persons at risk of type 2 diabetes

UiB-lead study shows that simply replacing regular bread with a specially formulated oat β-glucan-enriched bread does not significantly improve long-term blood sugar control.

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Harleen Grewal

UiB Professor elected chair of the Scientific committee for European Global Health Undertaking

Prof. Harleen Grewal will be leading the scientific committee of the European EDCTP3Global Health Joint Undertaking.

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CCBIO crossroads at Solstrand

The 13th CCBIO Annual Symposium at Solstrand marks a shift in the strategy of the center, towards more focus on innovation and industry development.

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Alberto Ascherio

UiB Honorary Doctor receives the annual "Breakthrough Prize"

Honorary Doctor at UiB, Alberto Ascherio, receives the prize for his groundbreaking research on MS.

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Oral health in focus at festival in Belgium

Did you know that poor oral health can be linked to diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and lung diseases? Professor Randi Bertelsen and PhD students Tuva Norderud Jensen and Anders Røsland recently participated in the Science Is Wonderful! festival in Belgium – an annual celebration...

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.

Read more about our doctoral education.