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The river Nile
Discussing the frontlines of water at the United Nations (15.03.2023)
The University of Bergen’s proposal for a side event at the 2023 UN Water Conference has been chosen from among 1,300 submitted proposals as one of 200 official side events inside the UN headquarters. A small delegation is heading to New York for the conference.
Hakan G. Sicakkan PROTECT konferanse
Bringing recommendations on refugee protection to policymakers in Brussels (03.03.2023)
The international research project PROTECT has produced a set of policy recommendations on how to improve refugee protection. At an upcoming conference in Brussels, the recommendations will be showcased to leading figures within policymaking and civil society.
Horizon Europe poster
UiB gives input to EU’s research policy (23.02.2023)
The University of Bergen has provided input to the EU Commission on priorities for Horizon Europe in the next period of the programme, 2025-2027. The recommendations have been submitted today in a position paper, as part of UiB’ s response to the Open Consultation on the next Strategic Plan for Horizon Europe.
Nurul Huda Razif
Four researchers receive Marie Curie grant (16.02.2023)
The University of Bergen has been awarded four EU-funded mobility grants through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). One grant goes to The Faculty of Humanities, and three will go to The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Nordlys fra Den internasjonale romstasjonen. Innfelt foto av romforsker Karl Magnus Laundal.
Space scientist Karl Magnus Laundal awarded prestigious ERC Grant (30.01.2023)
Karl Magnus Laundal will use his ERC Consolidator Grant to study the coupling between the Earth’s atmosphere and space.
Portretter av Laundal, Gebhardt, Våge og Puy
Four researchers awarded ERC Consolidator Grants (20.01.2023)
Karl Magnus Laundal, Cristian Gebhardt, Kjetil Våge, and Arnald Puy have received funding to conduct groundbreaking research through the European Research Council (ERC).
bile av elv i Amazonas med grønt frodig landskap rundt
Human impact destroying the Amazon ecosystems faster than ever (25.11.2022)
A new Science paper shows that human-caused changes to Amazonian ecosystems are hundreds to thousands of times faster than those of natural climatic and geological processes.
Marry-Anne Karlsen and Justas Zalieckas at the University of Bergen.
ERC Starting Grant to research on migration and diamond coating (22.11.2022)
Pioneering research ideas on migration and diamond coating have given Marry-Anne Karlsen and Justas Zalieckas at the University of Bergen a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kvinne jobber med tekst
Are women really better at finding and remembering words than men? Large study settles score. (27.09.2022)
Textbooks and popular science books claim with certainty that women are better at finding words and remembering words, but is this really a fact?
Muséplass
Two new Centres of Excellence to the University of Bergen (23.09.2022)
Center for Digital Narrative and Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health have been awarded the status as Centres of Excellence (SFF) from the Research Council of Norway.
Cell research
Data science reveals universal rules shaping cells’ power stations (16.09.2022)
A UiB-led study published in Cell Systems reveals that all cellular power plants - our mitochondria, plant chloroplasts, and more - have evolved according to a universal set of rules.

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