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Jill Walker Rettberg smiling in front of the BBC offices.

Jill Walker Rettberg talking about her new book on the BBC (24.11.2023)

Machine Vision on radio: About the history of humans expanding our vision with technology, on Start the Week.

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Behavioral problems in childhood linked to lower voter turnout (24.11.2023)

This may contribute to the political marginalization of individuals with a strong need to be heard, according to researchers.

Gutt får undersøkt tennene sine hos tannlege

New findings on enamel damage in children (24.11.2023)

About half of children with celiac disease have problems with enamel damage. UiB researchers have now found that the cause is an immune reaction to one of the most common proteins in cow’s milk.

Inge Jonassen modererer møte med LEAD AI

First meeting for the LEAD AI programme (23.11.2023)

This week, the group tasked with developing future leaders in artificial intelligence gathered.

Photo of small fish in a market in Ghana, Western Africa.

New report: Eat more small fish! (20.11.2023)

A new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) states that small fish are an underestimated source of nutrition and can contribute to solving challenges related to food security globally. The conclusion is that the world must eat more nutritious food – and one of the answers is small fish.

Anders Tengberg, Aanderaa Instruments and researcher at Chalmers Technology University in Gothenburg

Aanderaa representing SFI Smart Ocean and UiB in Japan (16.11.2023)

When Nagaoka University of Technology in Japan hosted a hybrid event to showcase links between science and business, UiB’s industry partner Aanderaa stepped up to the challenge. The event originated in the university’s international commitments towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG14), Life Below Water.

Kvinne peker på noe vi ikke ser. Bak henne ser vi ulike grafer og mennesker på en konferanse.

10 years of measuring trust in politicians and political attitudes in Norway (14.11.2023)

Having authoritative data created by independent researchers, who have focused solely on quality, and have no commercial interests, will only become more important in the future, says professor and Academic Director of the Norwegian Citizen Panel at UiB, Elisabeth Ivarsflaten.

Traveling from Oregon to Bergen to study <i>Oikopleura</i> in culture (13.11.2023)

The Appendicularian Facility at the Michael Sars Centre at the University of Bergen is one of only four in the world. This month, guest researchers traveled from the U.S. to conduct experiments in this unique laboratory.

Policy event on Democracy (13.11.2023)

At this event in Brussels on 23 January 2024, researchers from the University of Bergen and NORCE presented and discussed new and pressing democracy issues with policy makers and experts from the European Commission and stakeholder organizations.

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New Director at the Faculty of Social Sciences at UiB (06.11.2023)

Kirstine Kolsrud has been appointed as the new director of Faculty of Social Sciences (UiB). «I look forward to leading the wonderful, competent administration at the faculty,» she says.

Wollemia nobilis potted plants in the University Gardens glasshouses

Global initiative to save the Wollemi pine (01.11.2023)

Critically Endangered ‘dinosaur trees’ arrive at University Gardens for international conservation effort