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Director Lise Øvreås from Ocean Sustainability Bergen flanked by her University of Bergen colleagues Karin Pittman (left) and Anders Goksøyr during the first meeting of the IAU SDG14 Team.

First meeting for ocean sustainability cluster (21.11.2019)

In November 2018 the University of Bergen was officially announced as the leader of the SDG14 Cluster for the International Association of Universities (IAU). In November 2019 the IAU SDG14 Cluster met for the first time – at least virtually.

Universities can make a difference for 2030 Agenda (19.11.2019)

Proposal by UNESCO and Norway for universities to work together to establish a global working group of researchers and academics to provide knowledge on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Mother Afica welcome home Exhibition from Blombos

Recreating the lives of our ancestors (11.11.2019)

New digital technology makes it possible to recreate the lives led by our ancestors 100,000 years ago.

Shows support to sexual minorities in Uganda (06.11.2019)

Leaders from the University of Bergens shows its full support to sexual minorities in Uganda.

Doing time for the climate (04.11.2019)

According to Håvard Haarstad, scientists have to commit to doing everything they can to get society moving in the right direction. His own commitment to saving the world earned him a night in prison in New York.