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Plastrydding på Lisle Lyngøy
Back to the Plastic Island (29.09.2025)
On September 25th, the University of Bergen (UiB) organized a coastal cleanup for students and staff. As last year, the destination was Lisle Lyngøy, often referred to as “Plastic Island” off the coast of Hellesøy. The day was filled with strong impressions — and some good news for the island’s ecosystem.
Håndtrykk mellom de to på rektors kontor
New international partnerships strengthen cooperation in research and education (26.09.2025)
The two new projects will strengthen a global network for sustainable energy storage and Norwegian-Ugandan cooperation on global health. The partnerships will provide new initiatives and opportunities for international collaboration for students and staff at UiB, as well as for the partners.
A landscape view of partly wooded, partly open slightly hilly terrain looking across to a large lake with two small islands
Accelerating the Global Biodiversity Framework by Strengthening Biosphere Reserves (18.09.2025)
A new report has just been launched highlighting how to accelerate the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through a network of sites working for sustainability and nature conservation.
Portrait of Guillaume Poncelet in the laboratory
Michael Sars Centre researcher awarded UiB Idé innovation grant (17.09.2025)
Guillaume Poncelet, postdoctoral researcher in the Christiaen group, will receive funding from the UiB Idé innovation program to develop a novel product inspired by marine life.
Nina Hecej
Sensing the landslides (03.09.2025)
PhD-candidate Nina Hećej wants to know more about where, when, how and why landslides in Norway occur. With the consequences of climate change, more knowledge on future landslides can potentially save both infrastructure and lives.
Kronprins Håkon og Martin Fernø forran medium FluidFlower
Norway’s Largest Climate Initiative “Longship” Sets Sail (01.09.2025)
This summer marked a historic milestone for climate innovation in Norway with the official launch of Longship (Langskip in Norwegian) — the country’s most ambitious climate initiative to date. As the first of its kind, the cross-border, open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure network  Longship project represents a bold step toward reducing industrial emissions and reaching net-zero... Read more