News archive for Faculty of Social Sciences

Can Extra Chairs Make Research More Ethical and Inclusive? (30.08.2024)

The rapid advancement of AI research and technology has led to a corresponding emphasis on ethical oversight, with the role of ethics chairs becoming increasingly prominent at scientific conferences. Marija Slavkovik encourages the community to discussion on their effectiveness.

The new System Dynamics cohort graduating spring of 2026.

A New Era of System Dynamics at the University of Bergen (29.08.2024)

With new legislation restructuring higher education in Norway, English language master's programs face new obstacles in recruiting students. The System Dynamics Group at the University of Bergen has faced these challenges head on and is working towards maintaining the vibrant community of diverse academic interests and cultural backgrounds it is known for.

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Meet our new CET master students! (21.08.2024)

This week we have welcomed master's students Finn Corus, Ingvild Kjelsvik and Lina Seldal.

Welcome to our CET Lunches (20.08.2024)

We are happy to share with you the autumn calendar of CET Lunch seminars. Join us in the CET offices in Christies gt 18.

Pål Ingebrigt Davidsen honoured at the International System Dynamics Conference 2024 (15.08.2024)

Our very own Professor Emeritus Pål Davidsen received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field of System Dynamics at the 42nd ISDC.

Defending Democracy (15.08.2024)

PREPARE has published a new discussion paper in Political Communication titled "Defending Democracy: Prioritizing the Study of Epistemic Inequalities".

The Politics of Mobility and Precarity – and the Alternatives (14.08.2024)

More than 250 migration scholars from around the world are gathered for the 22nd Nordic Migration Research (NMR) conference, taking place at the University of Bergen, 14-16 August.

Exploring alternative directions towards a sustainable future (01.08.2024)

“The fact that we have just five years left to reach the Sustainable Development Goals should give us reason to pause — can we not do better?” asks Professor Birgit Kopainsky, who will lead Bergen Summer Research School 2025.