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En vitenskapelig ansatt viser tre studenter noe på en lab
Students rate UiB as excellent (30.09.2016)
The University of Bergen has received an “Excellent International Student Satisfaction Award”.
Martin Møller Greve
Developing high-efficiency solar cells (29.09.2016)
Martin Møller Greve is researching nanotechnology. He aims to create super-efficient solar cells.
Cancer cell
Recycling approved drugs for cancer treatment (28.09.2016)
Researchers at the University of Bergen have discovered that a drug against kidney cancer possibly can fight several types of cancer.
Photo montage showing the five nominees for the 2016 Golden Owl Prize, awarded at the Bergen International Film Festival every year.
Alzheimer’s film scoops Golden Owl Prize (27.09.2016)
The American documentary feature Monster in the Mind is the winner of the Golden Owl Prize 2016, an annual science documentary film award.
CANCER
Young cancer survivors in economic struggle (23.09.2016)
If you survive cancer at young age, then you have a higher risk of becoming unemployed and economically dependent than others, a Norwegian study shows.
Smoking fathers
Smoking fathers increase asthma-risk in future offspring (22.09.2016)
A Norwegian study shows that asthma is three times more common in those who had a father who smoked in adolescence than offspring who didn’t.
Spaniards want to stay in Norway
Spanish workers choose to stay in Norway (22.09.2016)
In Norway highly educated Spanish migrants get an opportunity to combine family life and work, something which is very difficult to obtain in Spain. As a consequence they do not want to return to their home country.
NEW RANKING: Times Higher Education World University Ranking places the University of Bergen as between the 201 and 250 best universities in the world. Photo: Sandra Jecmenica, University of Bergen.
University of Bergen ranked in top 250 by THE (21.09.2016)
Times Higher Education ranks the University of Bergen as between 201 and 250 in its annual ranking of the universities of the world.
Kristian Ytre-Hauge
A more efficient and gentle treatment of cancer (20.09.2016)
When Kristian Ytre-Hauge worked on his master’s thesis, he never dreamed of being one of those bringing the technology to Bergen.
Illustration
How to stay safe online (15.09.2016)
More and more of our lives are moved online: our money, our personal information and our social life are entrusted to the algorithms and safety measures of companies and institutions. Should we trust them?
Snowmobile on Svalbard
Top Norwegian university for Arctic research impact (15.09.2016)
The University of Bergen is the Norwegian university with the biggest impact in Arctic research, and is the seventh most cited university in the world in this field, according to a new study.
Cyndecka
Sorting out European rules for state support (09.09.2016)
Law researcher Małgorzata A. Cyndecka has clarified the EU’s rules for government subsidy in a new book. Her work will be of great use for politicians and bureaucrats in their day-to-day work.
Aurora Brønstad from the Laboratory Animal Facility at the University of Bergen works for the animals that attend medical experiments to make sure they get the best possible and ethical care.
Appointed laboratory animal ambassador (09.09.2016)
Head of Animal Facility at the University of Bergen, Aurora Brønstad, has been appointed ambassador for systematic reviews of animal studies.
Valeriya Lyssenko
Elite diabetes scientist to the University of Bergen (08.09.2016)
Diabetes researcher Valeriya Lyssenko will join the University of Bergen. Her main goal is creating new treatments for diabetes patients.
HIGHER RANKING: The University of Bergen is ranked as one of the 200 best universities in the world, according to QS World University Rankings. Photo: Marianne Røsvig, University of Bergen
University of Bergen among the top 200 in university ranking (06.09.2016)
The University of Bergen is still ranked as one the 200 best universities of the world, according to the QS World University Ranking.
Nele Meckler
Ocean fossils reveal future climate change (02.09.2016)
Researcher Nele Meckler wants to understand climate changes by studying fossil shells. She considers herself to be a climate detective.