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Shines new light on human evolution (20.03.2018)

Groundbreaking research puts human evolution in a new perspective as significant archaeological findings reveals sign of modern human behavior 300 000 years ago.

– Migrants are healthier than Norwegians (16.03.2018)

According to researcher and doctor, Esperanza Diaz, Migrants are healthier than Norwegians in general. Norwegians may have something to learn from the migrants´ lifestyle.

Årets holbergprisvinner Cass Sunstein og Nils Klim-prisvinner Francesca R. Jensenius

Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize Laureates 2018 Announced (13.03.2018)

The Holberg Prize 2018 is awarded to American legal scholar Cass Sunstein for his groundbreaking research in law and related fields. The Nils Klim Prize is awarded to Norwegian political scientist Francesca R. Jensenius for her outstanding research on elections, development patterns, and the empowerment of minority groups and women in India and elsewhere.

SpaceX launches UiB into space (12.03.2018)

This April Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch a new rocket from Kennedy Space Center. There won't be a Tesla in the payload this time, but advanced measuring instruments developed partly at the University of Bergen.

Meltzerprisen 2017 - Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui og Kundan Kumar

And the winners of the Meltzers Award for Young Researchers are… (08.03.2018)

Meltzer Award for young researchers given to Kundan Kumar and Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui