News archive for Department of Information Science and Media Studies

In conversation with Infomedia, the University of Bergen's newest honorary doctor discusses the erosion of the public information space, responsible AI, and what education should look like in an age of artificial intelligence.

The University of Bergen has appointed Professor Luciano Floridi of Yale University as an honorary doctor, following a nomination from the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Department of Information Science and Media Studies. The honorary doctorate is the University of Bergen’s highest distinction and is awarded to individuals without formal affiliation to the university who have made... Read more

At Infomedia and the SFI MediaFutures Centre, PhD candidate Anastasiia Klimashevskaia studies popularity bias – the tendency of AI systems to amplify what’s already popular. Her recent publication has drawn notable attention since its publication just one year, with over 12,000 views and downloads, as well as more than 100 citations. "It’s an impressive achievement for a PhD candidate," says her... Read more

Students at Infomedia are central in designing an e-learning platform along with professor Signe Hjelen Stige at the University of Bergen's Faculty of Psychology.

Introducing ALGOPOD.

In March/April 2025, the Prepare project team visited Södertörn University for three days of seminars, paper workshops and collaboration.

Project members present two papers at the Rome conference: On Gender diversity revalued - a comparison of the implementation of the AVSMD in Lithuania, Spain, and Sweden, and on French banlieues and female identities on-screen.

We are delighted to announce that three initiatives affiliated with our department are among the 19 selected initiatives across the country that have advanced to the final round in the competition to become national research centers for artificial intelligence. “This is great news,” says Andreas Opdahl, head of one of the initiatives.