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Example of nature values mapped
People matter – Understanding what and where communities value nature in a UNESCO biosphere reserve (24.01.2022)
How and where does nature add value to our lives? In this new study, PhD candidate Jarrod Cusens engaged local communities to understand the spatial distribution of people's values for nature in The Nordhordland Biosphere Reserve; Norway’s first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve established in 2019.
Vigdis Vandvik presenting at Arendalsuka
Vigdis Vandvik introduces 'the big debate about climate' at Arendalsuka (20.01.2022)
CeSAM and UiB were well represented this year at Arendalsuka, the political festival held in Arendal every summer.
Subsurface utilization
New Postdoctoral position within the scope of the MaPSI project (14.01.2022)
The Department of Mathematics (UiB) offers a 3-year postdoc position in the field of computational mathematics. The position is integrated in the recently established VISTA CSD.
Subsurface utilization
Four new PhD positions at VISTA CSD (14.01.2022)
The Department of Mathematics has opened three new PhD positions in computational mathematics, and the Department of Earth Science has opened one PhD position in mathematically oriented geophysics. The positions are fully financed and integrated in the recently established VISTA CSD.
Talks, discussions and Lønningen Lystgård
CeSAM affiliate meeting November 2021 (13.01.2022)
The second annual meeting of UiB’s Centre for Sustainable Area Management (CeSAM) took place on November 17th 2021, at Lønningen Lystgård in the UiB botanical gardens in Minde.
IFT_Magnetar-Illustrasjon
Groundbreaking research by IFT researchers ends up in Nature (05.01.2022)
The ASIM instrument aboard the International Space Station (ISS) – built by a team of, among others, several members of the Birkeland Center for Space Research (BCSS) / IFT – was the only instrument out of seven that detected the giant flare and recorded the main eruption phase of a magnetar without be blinded by the giant flash of high energy that saturated the other six detectors at the time of... Read more
Close-up of a worm with its hooks visible
Why I found working with Gyrodactylus rewarding (02.01.2022)
It took longer than expected for our Gyrodactylus to feel at home in our lab. But once the stock “had warmed its feet” I have been grown more and more appreciative about them. Here are some of the reasons why.