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Friederike Fröb, ph.-student ved UiB og Bjerknessenteret og Are Olsen, forskningsleder for SNACS, krysset Nord-Atlanteren i april i fjor. Foto: Tor de Lange.

In the right place at the right time (27.10.2016)

Based on a unique dataset collected during a research cruise to the Irminger Sea in April 2015, a new paper, published in Nature Communications, reveals a strong link between atmospheric forcing, deep convection, ocean ventilation and anthropogenic carbon sequestration.

EMINENT SERVICE: Professor Michael Fellows and his wife Frances Rosamond, who is a researcher at UiB.

Australian honour for UiB professor (27.10.2016)

Professor Michael Fellows has been appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia.

IMPORTANT RESEARCH: Liv Sandlund has found that by turning off a specific receptor in the sea lice can lead to solutions for the problems the aquaculture industry faces with this small crustacean.

New research gives hope to exterminate the sea lice (27.10.2016)

The sea lice cause considerable problems for the fish farming industry. Liv Sandlund’s research can make the sea lice sterile and increase the mortality rate.

INTERNATIONALISATION: Kathrine Opshaug Bakke had a semester in Portugal while studying European Studies at UiB. The stay made her more interested in cultures and languages, and she recently lived nine years abroad. Today she Works in the Company Finn Reis

Kathrine speaks five languages after nine years abroad (24.10.2016)

Kathrine Opshaug Bakke claims that exchange is the smartest thing you can do when you are studying.

Wittgenstein: The poetic philosopher (21.10.2016)

Sarah Uffelmann Szeltner has investigated the concept of grammar in Ludwig Wittgenstein´s writing. – He wrote like a poet, Szeltner says.

UiB adopts new digital strategy (21.10.2016)

The University of Bergen is taking another step into the digital world, creating a more open and efficient university.

Heated artefacts in silcrete made by Homo sapiens in the Middle Stone Age at Klipdrift Shelter, South Africa

Humans used fire earlier than previously known (19.10.2016)

Humans living in South Africa in the Middle Stone Age used advanced heating techniques that vastly improved living conditions during the era.

Combining psychology and anthropology (17.10.2016)

Andrea Bender combines psychology and anthropology to observe how our language and culture shape the way we perceive the world.

Knut Martin Tande has boosted the digitalisation of teaching at the Faculty of Law. Here from a recording in the faculty's studio.

Making teaching come alive with video (17.10.2016)

Knut Martin Tande at the Faculty of Law bought some trainers and sped up the pace of digitalisation. Now he and the academic leadership of the faculty have received the Learning Environment Award for 2016.

Nurses powerless against bullying (07.10.2016)

Norwegian nurses experience less bullying than nurses in other countries, but those who are bullied and confront bullies are prone to anxiety.

University of Bergen’s development-success in Zambia (04.10.2016)

Centre for International Health has played a vital role to Zambia’s first School of Public Health, through a long-term academic partnership with the University of Zambia.