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Jan Støren og Tom Lorenz
Rare discovery at a high school in Bergen caught the attention of UIB researchers (10.07.2025)
Remnants of medieval books were coincidentally discovered at Bergen Cathedral School - a high school located in the city center of Bergen. The findings will now be documented and analyzed by the international research project CODICUM.
Laura Saetveit Miles
Uncovering the hidden female influence in medieval literature (04.07.2025)
Did nuns play a more active and influential role in shaping our literary canon? Professor Laura Saetveit Miles, a specialist in British literature, sets high ambitions for her next research project: she aims to demonstrate how women shaped Medieval literature through both reading and writing.
Drømmehage
Norwegian gardens have become sterile lawnscapes (03.07.2025)
Norwegian gardens have gone from being full of fruits and berries to becoming flat lawns with trampolines and gas grills. “We have gardens that demand more, but give less back to nature,” says Professor Kyrre Kverndokk.
Team Wet Zero
Students from UiB win Sustainability Education Game 2025 (03.07.2025)
Team 'Wet Zero' from the University of Bergen, impressed with their creative ideas in The Sustainability Education Game 'Eyes of the future', by envisioning a sustainable Bergen in 2040.