News archive for Faculty of Science and Technology

New 3D reconstructions of a key sensory organ in ctenophores reveal an unexpected structural and functional complexity. The findings suggest that an elementary brain may have already appeared in our most ancient relatives, reshaping our understanding of nervous system evolution in animals.

Postdoctoral researcher Emily Claereboudt recently joined an Institute of Marine Research (IMR) expedition in the North Sea. Her goal - collect as many sea cucumbers as possible to find out how they communicate with each other.

Call for applications for funding to stimulate activities that strengthen UiB’s work on global challenges. Application deadline: 1 March.

Join us on June 4, 2026 at Media City Bergen for a day of exceptional talks. This year's event is co-organized by the Michael Sars Centre and the Computational Biology Unit at UiB, and will focus on 'Living systems in a variable ocean'.

Our blood contains far more information than researchers initially assumed, according to a new study.

Professor II at the Department of Chemistry, Deryn Fogg, has been appointed honorary doctor at the University of Bergen (UiB).

The PRoRota-project will use probiotics, improved education in hygiene and advanced mathematical models to prevent children from dying of diarrhea in low and middle-income countries.

Imagine a blood test that works like a car’s dashboard, warning you before cancer develops. Researchers in Bergen are using quantum physics and diamonds to make that possible.