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New University of Bergen strategy adopted (29.10.2015)

Ocean, Life and Society are the central themes of the University of Bergen’s new strategy.

Anne-Sophie Schillinger and Christine Stansberg coordinates the new research school.

Bioinformatics: New research school at the University of Bergen (28.10.2015)

The new research school NORBIS aims to improve the PhD training in bioinformatics and biostatistics. Improved methods to gain more biological insight into the growing amount of biological data is the goal of the project.

The PhD Interview: Pioneering research on steroids (28.10.2015)

The use of anabolic steroids has been linked to both violent aggression and suicide. In Dominic Sagoe's PhD the use of the dangerous drug has been mapped worldwide for the first time.

Why do we get so angry? (20.10.2015)

Some see red, some curse, some turn to violence and others pretend to be unperturbed. But why do we get so angry?

Vice-Rector for International Affairs at UiB, Anne Christine Johannessen, portrait

20 years of cooperation in China (19.10.2015)

Since 1995, the Nordic Centre in Fudan has done important work in organising cooperation and exchange of knowledge between Nordic and Chinese researchers and students, says Vice-Rector for International Affairs at UiB, Anne Christine Johannessen.

Most refugees want to go home (14.10.2015)

Researcher Maja Janmyr works to ensure that the human rights of refugees are protected in the best possible manner. This autumn, she has been following the situation from Lebanon.

Prize for the best natural sciences lecturer (14.10.2015)

Aurelia Lewis receives the Lecturer Prize 2014/15 at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Listening to the voices of Africa’s farmers (14.10.2015)

UiB researcher Brigit Kopainsky has visited African farmers to get their opinions on agriculture and climate change.

WORLD CLASS RESEARCH: Two articles featuring professors Kjetil Søreide and Jon Arne Søreide (Department of Clinical Medicine, UiB) recently appeared in internationally renowned research journal The Lancet.

World class research on emergency surgery (13.10.2015)

Two articles featuring researchers at the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Bergen were included when The Lancet recently published its 10 000th anniversary issue.

Rector congratulates the new director of the Institute of Marine Research (09.10.2015)

Rector Dag Rune Olsen looks forward to cooperating with Sissel Rogne on the Bergen marine research cluster.

Investigating Chinese NGOs (09.10.2015)

Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr has examined more than 2,000 NGOs, to explore the possibilities and limitations for this type of activity in today's China.

AWARD CEREMONY: Author Jon Fosse says he is greatful for the honorary degree. - Now I am not just a slob, I am also a doctor, he says.

New honorary doctorates awarded at UiB (06.10.2015)

A playwright, a world renowned academic, a patron of science and a former American Vice President are conferred as the four new honorary doctorates at the University of Bergen.

Scene from the Centre for Cancer Biomarker, senior researcher educating next generation of researchers.

Educating a new generation of cancer researchers (02.10.2015)

At the Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, future cancer researchers meet internationally renowned researchers as part of the education.

EVALUATED: Aina-Cathrine Øvergård and Anna Zofia Komisarczuk is two of the researchers at the Sea Lice Reseach Centre in Bergen. After a midway evaluation the centre gets the green light to continue their work.

The Sea Lice Research Centre gets top marks (01.10.2015)

An expert evaluation team has found that the Sea Lice Research Centre (SLRC) in Bergen is an excellent research centre with diverse expertise, enthusiastic researchers and high production levels.