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Siddharth Sareen, Jakob Grandin and Tarje Wanvik
SDGs change the role of universities (30.01.2018)
If universities are to contribute to societal attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, it requires them to take on a different role, posit SpaceLab/CET researchers.
Gunnar Håland 80 år
Professor Gunnar Håland 80 years - a personal greeting from Khartoum (25.01.2018)
The first doctorate of UiB’s Faculty of Social Sciences was awarded to Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed at the Department of Social Anthropology. His relationship with Professor Gunnar Håland started when he accommodated this "European" who was looking for a place to stay during a Sudan visit in the 1960s. Read Professor Ahmed's celebration of Gunnar here.
Students from bioCEED, a Norwegian Centre for Excellence in Education, at Lygra, north of Bergen.
UiB launches new sustainable ocean research initiative (19.01.2018)
The University of Bergen has established an initiative to strengthen research on a sustainable ocean and to give scientific advice to authorities and international bodies.