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Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Resources (CSSR) (17.12.2021)
The new centre is led by NORCE with UiB as a major partner, together with a range of international institutions, industry and technology providers.  Within UiB, GEO, Maths and Physics and Technology are the main departments involved in the centre.
Outreach (09.12.2021)
Outreach activities connected with the CONFECT project will be displayed here.
Watch 'Mapping the value chains of electric vehicles: social and environmental accounting' here! (08.12.2021)
Devyn Remme, PhD Candidate at Department of Geography at UiB will present the very interesting and very relevant topic of electric vehicle (EV) battery value chains, including their environmental and social impact
Brainstorming over paper
The Pandemic Centre starts interdiciplinary course to learn from the Covid-19 pandemic (01.12.2021)
In january the Pandemic Centre will offer a two-weeks course for students to learn from the Covid-19 pandemic. The course is open to both PhD-students and Master students from all diciplines at the university.
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Eco-Safe Ridge Mining project (30.11.2021)
A competence building project led by Pedro Ribeiro, a researcher at the Centre for Deep-Sea Research of the University of Bergen, will investigate if deep-sea mining on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge can take place responsibly, avoiding serious harm to the environment.
Clemens Spensberger
Predicting weather events months before they happen (17.11.2021)
Clemens Spensberger's research aims to drastically improve prediction of weather incidents, by describing and establishing climate links between different geographical regions.
Aurora
A Moonshot in the Freezing Arctic Depths (11.11.2021)
Members of the Center have been onboard the Kronprins Håkon for an expedition to the Aurora vent field under the arctic ice.
Speakers of the seminar
Plastics Network Seminar (28.10.2021)
Finally, the Plastics Network got a chance to gather and for the first time connect their members face-to-face in a seminar 23 November.
Watch 'Green shipping networks and decarbonization of the shipping industry' here! (26.10.2021)
Agnete Hessevik, PhD Candidate at Department of Administration and Organization Theory at UiB, will present the very interesting topic of green shipping networks, and how they in some ways may contribute to the decarbonization of shipping.
A shot of one of the active vents at Aurora
A Moonshot in the Freezing Arctic Depths (25.10.2021)
An interdisciplinary team from the University of Bergen, has taken a major step forward in deep sea exploration and sampling of Earth’s last truly remote and inaccessible seafloor environment – the extreme depths of the ice-covered Arctic Ocean. 
Watch 'Changes over time in renewable energy project and impact assessment' here! (19.10.2021)
Eirik Finserås, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, UiB will give us insight into changes over time in renewable energy project and impact assessment.
Finn Gunnar Nielsen opening Science Meets Industry
The Offshore Wind Conference Science Meets Industry (18.10.2021)
November 10th Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW), GCE Ocean Technology and NORCE arranged the offshore wind conference Science Meets Industry in the University Aula at University of Bergen. This was an opportunity to share experiences and knowledge across the industry and academia.
Fakultetsstyret for Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet. Fra venstre: Brigt Håvardstun, Katja Enberg, Eivind Valen, Jessica Tengvall, Anne Gine Hestetun, Solveig Osjord, Lill Kristin Knudsen, Gunn Mangerud (dekan), Jo Døhl. Ikke til stede: Elin Da
Action plan for balance work approved by the Faculty board (18.10.2021)
The new Faculty board of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has voted to approve the new Gender Balance, Gender Equality and Diversity measure plan for 2021-2023.
Watch 'Guarantees of Origin and Market Power in the Spot Electricity Market' here! (12.10.2021)
Mario Blázquez de Paz, Assistant Professor Department of Business and Management Strategy at NHH will present the very interesting topic Guarantee of Origin and Market Power in the Spot Electricity Market
A bee between lilac flowers - two in focus and several others blurred in the background
Researchers have a responsibility to help stop the pollinator crisis (11.10.2021)
In a recent editorial, UiB professor Jeroen van der Sluijs and co-editors encourage entomologists to join other scientists, legislators and policymakers in addressing and countering pollinator decline.
Watch 'Hydrogen Production' by HYDS here! (05.10.2021)
Thor Henrik Hagen, CEO at HYDS will give us insight into hydrogen production
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Prof. Saket Saurabh wins prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (02.10.2021)
The SSB prizes are awarded to the top Indian scientists below 45 years of age for conducting outstanding research in science and technology.
Watch 'Energy for emission-free building and construction sites' here! (28.09.2021)
Camilla Moster head of mobile energy at BKK will give us insight into energy for emission-free building and construction sites. She will tell us about the road from an innovation idea to a new department in BKK, give examples of what it will take to achieve zero emission construction sites, what the challenges are and what we can do to achieve electrification without unnecessary increase in grid... Read more

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