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Ocean Futures 2030 creates meeting points for scientists, diplomats, industry, NGOs, youth and society to discuss sustainable ocean development as a common heritage of humankind. In April 2023 the first OF2030 event took place during One Ocean Week and in March 2024 the first OF2030 policy brief was published. The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is the general backdrop for this ongoing activity.

Ocean Futures 2030 builds on experiences from Ocean Sustainability Bergen (OSB), a virtual ocean research centre at the University of Bergen (2018-2021). The university is SDG14 (Life below water) Hub for United Nations Academic Impact and lead university for SDG14 in the International Association of Universities’ SDG Cluster.

UN OCEAN CONFERENCE 3
The panellists, moderator and organisers of the side event on ocean science diplomacy at UNOC3 in Nice.

Summary report from side event

The official UNOC3 side event “Navigating Common Waters: Ocean Science Diplomacy for a Sustainable Common Future” took place on Wednesday 11 June 2025 in Nice. This is the summary report.

UN OCEAN CONFERENCE 2025
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UiB making its mark at third UN Ocean Conference

The University of Bergen is travelling to the third UN Ocean Conference with a delegation representing a multidisciplinary team from across faculties. On this page we present an overview of our activities in Nice.

OCEAN DECADE ACTION
SEAS postdoctoral fellows at a workshop in autumn 2024.

UiB’s SEAS programme gets Ocean Decade status

The SEAS programme at the University of Bergen was recently endorsed as an Ocean Decade Action. It becomes the university’s second Action as part of the United Nations Ocean Decade.

FRENCH INSTITUTE NORDIC AWARD 2025
PhD Candidate Sejal Pramlall from the University of Bergen, Norway

French award for young UiB ocean researcher

PhD candidate Sejal Pramlall is one of five young ocean researchers to be given the French Institute Nordic Award (FINA). The award will fund her participation at the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice in France in June.