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New Rectorate in August (31.07.2025)

This spring, Margareth Hagen was re-elected along with her new rectorate, which will begin in August. “It is a privilege to be the rector at UiB,” she says.

Dust Storms at Noon on the R34 Between Welkom and Hennenman, Free State II

Policy briefs on air pollution published (15.07.2025)

Just in time for the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2025 at the United Nations in New York, the research project Habitable Air is publishing three policy briefs on air quality.

Rare discovery at a high school in Bergen caught the attention of UIB researchers (10.07.2025)

Remnants of medieval books were coincidentally discovered at Bergen Cathedral School - a high school located in the city center of Bergen. The findings will now be documented and analyzed by the international research project CODICUM.

Uncovering the hidden female influence in medieval literature (04.07.2025)

Did nuns play a more active and influential role in shaping our literary canon? Professor Laura Saetveit Miles, a specialist in British literature, sets high ambitions for her next research project: she aims to demonstrate how women shaped Medieval literature through both reading and writing.

Norwegian gardens have become sterile lawnscapes (03.07.2025)

Norwegian gardens have gone from being full of fruits and berries to becoming flat lawns with trampolines and gas grills. “We have gardens that demand more, but give less back to nature,” says Professor Kyrre Kverndokk.