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University of Bergen participates in EU-project on innovative journalism (31.08.2016)
Researchers from the University of Bergen participate in EU funded project to develop new technology for making journalists more creative.
“I never felt an obstacle being a woman in my field, says Sofia Tirbassi, researcher at he Algebraic Geometry group at the University of Bergen.
Sharing the fun of numbers (31.08.2016)
“It is very hard for me to accept that people do not understand Mathematics. For me it is like they are saying they do not know how to read, says young researcher Sofia Tirabassi.
Photo of professor Koenraad De Smedt
Research across borders (30.08.2016)
Language resources are becoming more accessible for researchers throughout Europe.
Professor Michael Fellows
Algorithms, Love and Adventure (29.08.2016)
Professor Michael Fellows loves mathematics, algorithms and computer science. The love resulted in not only ground-breaking research, but passion plays and true love.
Fish protein as dietary supplement is popular, but what health benefits does it have? Aslaug Drotningsvik and Iselin Vildmyren want to find the answer.
Fish protein may have great health benefits (26.08.2016)
Studies show that protein from fish can improve the health of overweight and obese people. A group of Norwegian researchers want to find out why this is so
Noel Keenlyside, portrait picture
Improving climate prediction (26.08.2016)
What will the earth’s climate be like in the future? Noel Keenlyside works hard to let us know.
Hjortland og Antonsen
Challenging the privileged status of logic (25.08.2016)
"Our aim is to strengthen the academic environment for philosophical logic in Norway."
Prison
Norwegian prisons rehabilitate criminal offenders (24.08.2016)
Criminals who are sentenced to prison are less prone to reoffend. They are also more likely to work. This is shown by a study led by researchers at the University of Bergen.
Photo from Doctorate promotion ceremony, April 2016.
Traditional ceremony for the new doctorates (24.08.2016)
69 new doctorates were honoured in the University Aula on 26 August 2016.
SEEKING ELITE STATUS: The iEarth project seeks status as a Centre for Excellence in Education. iEarth students will perform science and field work at an early stage of their education, making them particularly attractive in the labour market. Photo: Joste
Revolutionizing earth science education (23.08.2016)
The project iEarth aims to ally the biggest Norwegian actors in earth science education. The project is one of nine finalists competing for the status as Centre for Excellence in Education.
Daniel Lokshtanov, Deparment of Informatics, University of Bergen (UiB).
Informatics researcher grabs top EU grant (22.08.2016)
Daniel Lokshtanov has been awarded the prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council. He is currently the third researcher at the University of Bergen to hold such a grant.
Blood cells
Bubbles in the blood fight pancreatic cancer (22.08.2016)
The use of microbubbles nearly doubles the survival time of patients with pancreatic cancer, a new Norwegian clinical trial shows. This is the first time this technique is used to treat patients.
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Hope for better endometrial cancer treatment (18.08.2016)
Researchers in Bergen have discovered mutations that may lead to new treatment against endometrial cancer within the uterus. The results are published in Nature Genetics.
A SPIRITED START: Thousands of students from more than 100 countries gathered in Nygårdsparken in Bergen city centre to celebrate the start of the new academic year. Photo: Emil Weatherhead Breistein, University of Bergen
A sunny welcome to new students (17.08.2016)
The sun shone as 5,000 new students were welcomed to the University of Bergen in autumn 2016. Students from more than 100 countries are among the new faces.
The University of Bergen is 70 years old (15.08.2016)
The Norwegian Parliament founded the University of Bergen in 1946. The event will be marked at the semester start ceremony.
Air view UiB, Sydneshaugen
UiB remains stable in new university ranking (15.08.2016)
The University of Bergen is ranked among the 201 – 300 best universities of the world in this year’s Shanghai ranking.
SMALL FISH, BIG POTENTIAL: A better use of fisheries in the South Saharan drylands can have great impact. Professor Jeppe Kolding is lead author of a report published by the UN, concluding that fishing as well as farming will be important.
Small fish may play big role in Africa (08.08.2016)
Fast-breeding fish may be an important tool in the fight against malnourishment in the poorest parts of the world, a UN report concludes. Professor of Biology, Jeppe Kolding, is lead author of the study.
Archaeology researchers working in Blombos Cave in South Africa.
Technology and innovation not driven by climate change (05.08.2016)
Climate change was less important for technological innovation among Stone Age humans than previously assumed.

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