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Eivind Heldaas Seland
Lessons from the past (20.04.2018)
For many years, the University of Bergen has focused on historical and archaeological research in the Middle East and in Syria in particular. How is the research going forward despite the difficult situation in the region?
Hans Christian Steen-Larsen
New ERC-project aims to change climate research (03.04.2018)
Climate researcher Hans Christian Steen-Larsen has for many years explored some of the most extreme environments on Earth, in his search to improve our climate models. If he succeeds with his new ERC-project, it will have great impact on todays climate research.
Early human behaviour in Kenya
Shines new light on human evolution (20.03.2018)
Groundbreaking research puts human evolution in a new perspective as significant archaeological findings reveals sign of modern human behavior 300 000 years ago.
Diaz Symposium
– Migrants are healthier than Norwegians (16.03.2018)
According to researcher and doctor, Esperanza Diaz, Migrants are healthier than Norwegians in general. Norwegians may have something to learn from the migrants´ lifestyle.
Cancer cell
New K.G. Jebsen Centre for Genome-Directed Therapy in Cancer (28.02.2018)
Professor Per Eystein Lønning and his research team will map tumour genes for better and tailor made chemotherapy.
Bill Gates and Ole Frithjof Norheim
Strengthening health priority in Ethiopia with Gates-Millions (19.02.2018)
A grant of 3 million US dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is enabling Professor Ole Frithjof Norheim and his research group to teach health priorities to Ethiopian students.
Woman cleaning
Household cleaning can be as bad as smoking for lung function (16.02.2018)
Cleaners who have regularly used cleaning sprays over 20 years were found to have reduced lung function equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes a day over the same period, a UiB-study shows.
How to live next to the world's most active volcano (07.02.2018)
How do people live in a place where the question is not if the disaster will happen, but when?
Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands
Mare Nullius: Professor Edvard Hviding awarded Toppforsk grant (05.02.2018)
Social anthropologist Edvard Hviding is one of three University of Bergen researchers to receive five years of major funding from the prestigious Toppforsk programme, awarded by the Research Council of Norway, for his project Mare Nullius.
Logo for Marie Curie-stipendet
Humanities scholars attract foreign researchers to Bergen (01.02.2018)
Thanks to EU funding, the Digital Culture, Archaeology, Philosophy and Theory of Science researchs groups will welcome new international researchers to their team. These groups at the Faculty of Humanities received five out of seven Marie Curie grants awarded to UiB.
Erna
Bergen in front as part of Norway's international leadership role in ocean management (26.01.2018)
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has established an international high-level panel for a sustainable ocean economy. The University of Bergen looks forward to being part of this marine effort and contribute with scientific advice.
Bilde av Oddrun Samdal
New UiB system makes it easier to speak up (11.01.2018)
Will gather all student feedback in one infrastructure.
Kenneth Hugdahl, IBMP
The difference between science and research (18.12.2017)
Interview with Dr Kenneth Hugdahl on his research into auditory hallucination, why meaningful scientific advancement takes time and how the European Research Council (ERC) is integral in making it happen.
Andreas Hejnol looking at sample
A new view of evolution (13.12.2017)
New discoveries from the University of Bergen can knock a hundred years old hypothesis on the evolution of the nervous system off its perch. The results are published in Nature.
Intestinal worm
Intestinal Worms may Solve Allergy Puzzle (04.12.2017)
While young people with parasite worms currently have a four times higher risk for developing allergies and asthma than others. Their parents are generally unaffected.
Research administrator Kårstein Måseide, Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation, University of Bergen, Norway.
Science for a better planet (29.11.2017)
A glowing interest in the climate challenges and the need for a transformation of society to minimize these changes made Kårstein Måseide apply for the job as research coordinator at CET. He wants to encourage broad, interdisciplinary climate research.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Government of Norway.
Prime minister to speak at SDG conference (27.11.2017)
Prime Minister Erna Solberg is one of the key note speakers at the Sustainable Development Goals conference at the University of Bergen, 8-9 February, 2018.
Portrettbilde av Ørnulf Lillestøl
Ørnulf Lillestøl is the new director at the Faculty of Psychology (22.11.2017)
Ørnulf Lillestøl has accepted the position as director at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen. He will start working at UiB in March 2018.

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