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Claude Carlet becomes an IACR Fellow (08.11.2022)
Professor Eivind Valen
Eivind Valen is researching the data in our cells. (07.11.2022)
Eivind Valen is a professor of bioinformatics and is researching biological big data to understand the human body.
View from the research vessel Kronprins Haakon, overlooking a white sheet of ice with the sun just over the horizon in the center of the photo.
First hydrothermal vents found on Gakkel Ridge may help in search for life’s origins (04.11.2022)
An international team of researchers, including Eoghan P. Reeves of the Department of Earth Science and Centre for Deep Sea Research, has this week in Nature Communications published its first findings on the geological and geochemical setting of the Aurora hydrothermal vent system, the first seafloor hot springs located ~4km under thick Arctic sea ice.
To kvinner og to menn snakker sammen på et podium
The 2022 offshore wind conference Science Meets Industry (03.11.2022)
The topic of the 2022 conference on 25 October was the speed and volume of the offshore wind energy development in Norwegian waters.
UiB-rektor Margareth Hagen og TV-produsent James Honeyborne foran bilde av UiBs undervansrobot Ægir
UiB and Wild Space Productions collaborate on new Netflix documentary (02.11.2022)
The University of Bergen proudly announces a unique collaboration agreement with Wild Space Productions.
Locations of the this year's and upcoming GoNorth cruises.
GoNorth (01.11.2022)
The geophysics group (Rolf Mjelde) has been involved in GoNorth. GoNorth (Geosciences in the Northern Arctic) is a Norwegian geoscience project for exploration of The Arctic Ocean. 13 Norwegian institutions participate, and work is being done towards establishing wide international collaboration.
Crustal scale geological model obtained using Svalex data. The model extends from the Billefjorden Fault Zone in the east, along Isfjorden (central Spitsbergen), and across the actively spreading oceanic Knipovich Ridge.
The Svalex course (01.11.2022)
The Svalex course was run from 2001 to 2014. The geophysics group has been an active contributor to this course.
Location and intensity map of the Florø earthquake
Magnitude 4.6 earthquake northwest of Bergen (01.11.2022)
On 21 March a relatively strong earthquake happened just off the coast of Bergen. This event was felt in large parts of Norway.
magnetic measurements on the beach
Geophysics field course in Kiel (01.11.2022)
Ten geophysics bachelor and master students participated in a field course in Kiel (Germany) in August.
UiB
Public Defense: Kristian Jensen (01.11.2022)
On 15 December 2021 Kristian Jensen successfully defended his thesis on seismic modeling and imaging.
Portrett av Eystein Jansen
Eystein Jansen elected Vice President of the ERC (28.10.2022)
Climate scientist Eystein Jansen has been elected Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). He is the first Norwegian researcher to join the leadership of the elite division for European research.
Panel discussion with five participants
Influencing the priorities of Horizon Europe (27.10.2022)
The University of Bergen (UiB) and NORCE Norwegian Research Centre have joined forces to give input to the European Commission on ocean-related research and innovation in Horizon Europe. Read the key messages here.
Energiinformatikk Lab, Energy informatics lab
Hva er energiinformatikk? (24.10.2022)
- Vi har merket stor etterspørsel fra både studenter og industrien.
Nordlys sett fra Den internasjonale romstasjonen. Innfelt i bildet er romforsker Karl Laundal.
Filling knowledge gaps about near-Earth space (24.10.2022)
Space scientist Karl Magnus Laundal plays a key role in several international projects on how the Earth is connected to space. Among other things, the research can lead to a better understanding of the northern lights and phenomena that affect satellites and technology on the Earth’s surface.
Flyer for the meeting
Plastic and plastic additives – impacts on human and environmental health (13.10.2022)
In collaboration with the Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSFT), the Plastics Network organizes the meeting “Plastic and plastic additives – impacts on human and environmental health” November 11th in Bergen.
Marius Nevland
Marius Nevland is joining the CSD (12.10.2022)
Marius Nevland is a new Ph.D. student at the Department of Mathematics and his project is part of the Center for Modeling of Coupled Subsurface Dynamics. We met him to find out more about his background and the project.
Kart over havområde utenfor Sør-Norge og vindturbiner, bilder av en kvinne og to menn
Weather data analyses contribute to effective offshore wind farm design and operations (06.10.2022)
What are the wind and wave conditions in the areas that the Norwegian government opened for wind development in 2020? Etienne Cheynet and his colleagues have analysed the metocean conditions from 1992 to 2020 in Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II.
Kale farmer at Full Belly Farm, Northern California
Examining impacts and responses to COVID-19 pandemic in the agri-food sector in USA, China and Norway (05.10.2022)
This paper, led by Inger Måren and published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems in June 2022, offers a unique insight into the global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic by examining impacts and responses in the small farm sector within three very distinct contexts: the United States/California, EU/Norway, and China.

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