News archive for Department of Social Anthropology

PhD candidates from the N-POC programme at the University of the South Pacific wrapping up the 2024 Bergen Summer Research School with a traditional dance performance.

The making of a unique PhD programme (26.06.2024)

The Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate (N-POC) Scholarship Programme is unique both in its content and scope. Both for its clear science-policy objectives and the way it’s been shaped as a truly joint doctoral programme.

Professor Edvard Hviding from the University of Bergen in conversation with PhD candidates from the N-POC programme during the Bergen Summer Research School in June 2024.

Pacific encounters in Bergen (21.06.2024)

The Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate (N-POC) Scholarship Programme was an active ingredient at the 2024 Bergen Summer Research School, bridging ideas of scientific knowledge and traditional knowledge on the ocean-climate nexus during two hectic weeks in Bergen.

Photo of the main researcher on top of a photo of a city that is highly polluted.

UiB Researchers Illuminate the Hazards of Air Pollution (14.06.2024)

Researchers at UiB are doing comprehensive research on the unequal distributions of air pollution. Young children, people who are already sick, and elderly people are the most affected.