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Portrait of Associate Professor Ernesto Semán, University of Bergen
Q&A: Ernesto Semán (03.08.2023)
Historian Ernesto Semán recommends a visit to Buenos Aires for its energy, raves about Chilean TV series Los ’80, waxes lyrical about the mountains of Latin America, and bakes medialunas, an Argentine version of croissants, for his guests.
Off Center logo
Center for Digital Narrative Releases Podcast Off Center (01.08.2023)
The bi-weekly podcast series ‘Off Center’, hosted by Scott Rettberg, Director of the Center for Digital Narrative, has launched. Read more about it and find out where you can listen to the podcast.
Delagates from Indonesia
University of Bergen and Indonesian Delegation Foster Collaboration (25.07.2023)
UiB and delegation from Indonesia explored opportunities for collaboration in marine research and education
Illustrasjon av kunstig intelligens
Training future leaders in artificial intelligence (27.06.2023)
Over the next 5 years, a large interdisciplinary project at UiB will advance the frontier of knowledge in artificial intelligence (AI), with a particular focus on reliable and ethical development in the field. The program is supported by the EU and aims to train 19 researchers from various disciplines to become the future leaders in AI research and technology.
Portrettbilde av Tore Tungodden, universitetsdirektør ved UiB
Tore Tungodden appointed as new University Director (26.06.2023)
The University Board at UiB has appointed Tore Tungodden as the new University Director.
Åpning av internasjonal leprakonferanse
The Rector and the Minister of Health opened the international leprosy conference (21.06.2023)
Rector at UiB Margareth Hagen and Minister of Health Ingvild Kjerkol were among several introducers when The 2023 Hansen Anniversary opened. Over 30 nations are represented at the commemoration.
The five PhDs Leonce Leandry, Innocent Sosoma, Elimercy Ntagalinda, Abdul-rahman Mumbu, and Zabibu Afazali visited the University of Bergen for the annual meeting of the Math4SDG project.
Using mathematics to fight disease (19.06.2023)
In June 2023 the project Math4SDG held its annual meeting in Bergen. We met up with five PhDs in the project to discuss how they will use applied mathematics to combat infectious disease and how the project aims to increase mathematical literacy in Tanzania and Uganda.
Hywind Tampen
A new consortium in Norway gathers to establish a groundbreaking offshore wind centre (16.06.2023)
Offshore Wind 2040 (OW2040) is on track to become a Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) by the end of 2024. If the Research Council of Norway approves the FME application, OW2040 could become a world-leading hub for offshore wind development.
Denne steinen er fra havbunnen og er bygget av små stilker skapt av jernspisende bakterier.
Diving into deep-sea mining would be reckless (07.06.2023)
“We ask for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining until more research has been conducted on the consequences of such interventions for life in the ocean. Norway must take an international initiative for more research into this,” says biology professor Lise Øvreås from the University of Bergen on World Ocean Day.
Participants BSRS 2023
A face-to-face summer research school, at last! (05.06.2023)
This week, more than 70 PhD students from all over the world assemble in Bergen for the annual Bergen Summer Research Schools—for the first time since the pandemic.
Participants BSRS 2023
A face-to-face summer research school, at last! (05.06.2023)
This week, more than 70 PhD students from all over the world assemble in Bergen for the annual Bergen Summer Research Schools—for the first time since the pandemic.
Crushing waves, Ireland, Co. Kerry
COMFORT project warns of irreversible damage to marine environment (05.06.2023)
Climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten our oceans. The EU-COMFORT project calls for imminent greenhouse gas reduction to limit irreversible damage.
UiB og SMUG i Uganda
UiB condemn the signing into law of Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill (31.05.2023)
As a long standing partner of Uganda, the University of Bergen condemn the signing into law of Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
Illustrasjon digitalisering
Unique offer for all employees at UiB (30.05.2023)
From autumn 2023, all employees will have the opportunity to take the popular DIGI courses. This allows them to acquire digital understanding, knowledge, and competence.
Foto av gravid mage og hender som holder rundt magen
Women with a normal weight first offspring and a small second offspring have increased risk of cardiovascular mortality (30.05.2023)
A new study from the University of Bergen reveals that including offspring birthweight information from women’s subsequent births, is helpful in identifying a woman's long-term risk of dying from cardiovascular causes.
Illustrasjon digitalisering
Learn about the technologies behind ChatGPT and personalised medicine (26.05.2023)
All students and staff at UiB are offered the opportunity to take individual courses in digital understanding, knowledge, and competence (DIGI). UiB started the initiative in the autumn 2022, and the courses on language technology and medical data science are new this year.
TEAM SapienCE at the museumopening
Showcasing Fascinating Discoveries about Early Modern Human Behaviour (26.05.2023)
The SapienCE Early Human Behaviour Exhibition offers a unique opportunity to explore fascinating discoveries and insights into the behaviours of our early, shared, ancestors.
Åpning CENTENOL.
Opened centre for EU and EEA Law (22.05.2023)
The Centre on the Europeanization of Norwegian Law (CENTENOL) was officially opened on Monday, May 22.

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