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SOUGHT-AFTER EDUCATION. The Master’s programme in aquaculture and seafood will provide students with a broad education in biology, as well as a specialisation in marine food production. Photo: Colourbox.com

Educating engineers in aquaculture and seafood (22.12.2015)

A new integrated Master’s degree programme at the University of Bergen combines a traditional biology education with finance and entrepreneurship. The programme is unique to Norway.

Oral health is a window to general health (18.12.2015)

Patients with diabetes often have poor oral health. Hasaan Mohamed is the first researcher to investigate this connection among diabetes patients in Sudan.

Cruise passengers spend less despite offers on land (17.12.2015)

Cruise tourists are not influenced by extended shopping opportunities. They spend very little money during the port of call even when they are offered an increased number of spending options.

These workers at the smelting plant in Tanzania are the future of the country. In spite of that they are working in life-threatening conditions. Two weeks before UiB visited one of their coworkers died.

UiB offers online course in occupational health (15.12.2015)

Every day, 6,300 people die as a result of work accidents or work-related diseases. A new online course from UiB seeks to prevent workers from injuries and death.

STUDIES OF ACADEMIA: Researchers at the University of Bergen has been granted seed money from SANORD to study the role of universities in Norway compared to South Africa.

Seed money to UiB-professors for South Africa studies (14.12.2015)

A group of professors at the University of Bergen (UiB) have been granted seed money from the Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD). They want to study the differences and similarities in higher education in Norway and South Africa.

Virus research projects gets EU funding (14.12.2015)

What is the real nature of viruses? This is a central question for the University of Bergen researchers who have received multimillion funding for the research project Virus-X.

AWARDING TUTORING: Christian Jørgensen receives the Learning Environment Award 2015, and is described as a creative teacher. Through smart phone technology, he has managed to engage all his students.

Awards for creative tutor and Centre for Academic Writing (11.12.2015)

Associate Professor Christian Jørgensen’s creative approach to communicating science is lauded. The Centre for Academic Writing receives award for its improvement of education methods.

PhD graduate Amani Thomas Mori from the Centre for International Health at the University of Bergen.

Prioritising within limited health budgets (09.12.2015)

Amani Thomas has proved that a new and more effective antimalarial medicine can save 360,000 more children from malaria each year in his home country Tanzania.

The PhD Interview: Can one profit from damage? (08.12.2015)

Arnt Skjefstad has tidied up established truths within tort law, hoping that in the future we can ask the right questions.

Selected UiB research 2015 (02.12.2015)

A selection of the excellent research conducted at the University of Bergen in the past twelve months.

Millions in funding for young researchers (02.12.2015)

Four UiB scientists recently received over 80 million NOK from Bergen Research Foundation and the University of Bergen, making world class research possible.