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Why Sustainable Consumption Does Not Catch On in Norway (24.12.2012)
Why do many Norwegians pass over sustainable groceries? This is what Daniel Hanss set out to find out in his PhD project.
Discussions on the Rising Poverty in Middle Income Countries (21.12.2012)
Poverty research has long concentrated on Low Income Countries. At a recent workshop in Cape Town researchers took the initiative to change the focus.
Providing a Special Edition Math Book for South Sudanese Students (18.12.2012)
By making a deal with a textbook publisher, professor Tor Sørevik at UiB found a way to empower South Sudanese students in difficult circumstances.
Call for papers: Transdisciplinary development and sustainability science for social change (11.12.2012)
May 13-15, 2013 the University of Bergen will host a workshop on the importance of transdisciplinary knowledge for human development. The deadline for abstracts is 4 January.
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High stakes in negotiations in the Nile Basin (10.12.2012)
On 6 December, the Nile Basin Research Programme organised a seminar to highlight important developments in the ongoing negotiations about the apportionment of the Nile waters.
Celebrating the First Open Access Textbook on African Neurology (10.12.2012)
When the neurologist William Howlett could not find medical textbooks his students in Tanzania could recognise themselves in, he decided to write his own. On 14 December the UiB hosts a seminar to mark the occasion.
A promising start for 25 UiB projects in the NORHED programme (04.12.2012)
More than a quarter of the projects which have been granted seed funding by Norad have the University of Bergen as their main partner.