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Image of Norwegian glacier Folgefonna melting.
Footprint of humanity changes the planet (27.09.2013)
The footprints of mankind are imprinting ever more on the climate, according to the fifth assessment report from the United Nations’ climate panel.
Image of open book with digital prints.
Open access is the future (26.09.2013)
Knowledge should be shared generously and open access publishing is an excellent tool for doing so, argues Rector Dag Rune Olsen.
Image of the Folgefonna glacier melting.
Climate research: Glacier melting (25.09.2013)
Norway’s Folgefonna glacier graces the cover of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report. The report was published Friday 27 September.
Norwegian coast guard ship KV Svalbard in the Barents Sea ice in March 2007
Arctic climate variability is normal (23.09.2013)
A new study demonstrates that natural variability in the Arctic is large, and is not conflicting the global warming trend.
Image of cancer cells from the Centre for Cancer Biomarkers at the University of Bergen.
Hunting psychopath cells (19.09.2013)
By studying the microenvironment where cancers develop, UiB researchers hope to identify and stop the danger cells that cause the disease.
International students at University of Bergen for semester start August 2013.
Students satisfied at UiB (18.09.2013)
90 per cent of the students would recommend others to study at the University of Bergen, according to a survey of the student body.
Radiographer Turid Randa records information whilst an Utøya survivor's head is being scanned.
A trauma for life? (17.09.2013)
Researchers use brain scans to look at potential traumatic effects on the young people caught in Norway's biggest terror attack since WW2.
Illustration photo about child growth standards
Norwegian kids outgrow WHO scales (13.09.2013)
Norwegian children are taller now than 30 years ago. But Norwegian researchers trust more in local standards than the growth standards suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO).
CO2 emissions illustration photo of smoking industrial output
Long road to CO2 storage (12.09.2013)
Carbon capture and storage can remove large parts of the greenhouse gas emissions created by oil and other fossil fuels. But why are so few CO2 reduction projects completed?
Rector Dag Rune Olsen, University of Bergen
UiB among most quoted universities (10.09.2013)
Only 68 universities worldwide are quoted more often than the University of Bergen (UiB). “This says a lot about the outreach of our research internationally,” says Rector Dag Rune Olsen.
Illustration used in article about Spanish language in Latin America in the UiB magazine Hubro.
The power of language (09.09.2013)
The language of the media separates poverty from its true causes. This is the basis of a new research project at UiB.
Stock photo of a gavel in front of the EU flag
From voting to legal action (05.09.2013)
Lawsuits are set to gain in importance over the ballot box as internationalisation gathers pace.
Foto av medieviter Hallvard Moe brukt i Hubro 01, 2013.
Politics and the social media revolution (04.09.2013)
Professor Hallvard Moe on how developments in the media have impacted on political communication.
Image from the doctor promotion ceremony at Håkonshallen in Bergen in August 2013.
Celebrating 155 new doctorates (03.09.2013)
At the start of each semester the University of Bergen (UiB) honours the new doctorates from the previous semester. On Friday 30 August there was a special reception at Håkonshallen for the 155 new doctorates from the spring semester of 2013.
Photo of Professor Rune Nilsen, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen
Søren Falch Senior Prize to global health pioneer (02.09.2013)
Central to the creation and development of Centre for International Health, Professor Rune Nilsen is himself most proud of his role in establishing the multidisciplinary doctoral title.