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Vice-Rector for Global Relations Annelin Eriksen from the University of Bergen at the national SDG Conference Bergen in February 2019.
Norwegian universities demand SDG action (30.11.2020)
“It is vital for Norway to have a national action plan for the Sustainable Development Goals and only natural for academia to inhabit a key role by contributing with research-based knowledge and critical thinking on the goals,” says Vice-Rector Annelin Eriksen at the University of Bergen.
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The window for action on climate change is closing (18.11.2020)
A global alliance of leading climate research universities is urging the G20 countries to embrace a build back better strategy for the post-pandemic recovery. This includes prioritising net zero emissions and planning for a more circular economy.
The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Ambassador Peter Thomson, giving the annual Ocean Sustainability Bergen Lecture at the Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference 2020.
Ocean literacy key to progress for a sustainable ocean (12.11.2020)
How can scientific knowledge on the treasures of the ocean contribute to informing policy? This was the key topic at the second Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference.
Five recommendations to include science in 2030 Agenda (11.11.2020)
Every year, several countries present their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to show their progress in implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. But how can science play an integral part in these proceedings?
A student at the University of Bergen in the fish laboratory.
Celebrating 2 years as ocean science hub (23.10.2020)
On UN Day 2018 – 24 October, the University of Bergen was announced as the official UNAI Hub for SDG14 – Life below water. Two years on, we look at what has been achieved during this time.
Biology students from the University of Bergen during field work north of Bergen on the west coast of Norway.
A contribution to the ocean science decade (22.10.2020)
A new interdisciplinary project to create research leaders for marine sustainability is a prime part of the University of Bergen’s engagement with the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
Marine microorganisms in a a watertank at the Sars Centre at the University of Bergen.
Ocean science in the age of Covid-19 (21.07.2020)
How can the ocean provide knowledge and research for the medicine and food of the future? The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the world community that biodiversity is key to securing solutions for the future and how dependent we are of the secrets of the ocean.
Photo of the Santa Fe neighbourhood in Mexico City, from the Unequal Scenes series.
A global approach to inequality and pandemics (02.07.2020)
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the research programme GRIP launched a series of interviews on global inequality in March 2020. With more than 20 interviews out, GRIP is now looking at how to bring the debate on inequality into the mainstream.
Screenshot from one of the sessions at the virtual Warsaw Science Diplomacy School in June 2020.
Science diplomacy for global challenges (29.06.2020)
Postdoctoral Fellow Joanna Siekiera reports on a new summer school educating the science diplomats of the future, with participation from around the world.
Professors and marine scientists Sigrid Eskeland Schütz and Edvard Hviding on stage at the inaugural Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference in October 2019.
The law of the high seas (22.06.2020)
Biodiversity is one of the key issues in the debate for sustaining and developing our common ocean resources. Law researchers at the University of Bergen have long been engaged in judicial questions outside national marine territories.
Professor Edvard Hviding from the University of Bergen at the High-level Political Forum at the United Nations in July 2018, as part of the official Norwegian delegation.
Science diplomacy for the ocean (15.06.2020)
Ocean science is at the core of the University of Bergen’s science diplomacy activities. By juxtaposing the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda, the university and its partners are quietly providing policymakers with research-based knowledge for global sustainability.
Rector Dag Rune Olsen from the University of Bergen speaking at the official launch of the One Ocean Expedition in August 2020.
Ocean potential highlighted on World Ocean Day (09.06.2020)
“The ocean has enormous potential. It's not only that we can, but also because we have to produce more from the ocean if we are to avoid climate change,” said Vidar Helgesen aboard tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl on World Ocean Day.
Students from the University of Bergen during field work north of Bergen on the west coast of Norway.
The future of education in ocean science (08.06.2020)
The University of Bergen’s interdisciplinary SDG14 course educates the future ocean science leaders to engage critically with the 2030 Agenda.
Portrait of Benjamin Pfeil, leader of the Bjerknes Climate Data Centre at the University of Bergen
Providing data to save our ocean (08.06.2020)
Reporting on ocean acidification data directly targeting the Sustainable Development Goals is all in a day’s work for Benjamin Pfeil and his data group at the University of Bergen.
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UN ocean science series in June 2020 (28.05.2020)
In October 2018 the University of Bergen was given a lead role on SDG14, Life below water, by United Nations Academic Impact. Now the university has been asked to present a four-part series for inspiration on ocean research and education. The UN distributes the series globally.
World map showing 31 lakes as part of a global study of small-scale fisheries.
More sustainable fisheries through better management (27.05.2020)
How do climate and land-use changes influence fish catch in lakes? That has been at the centre of a major international study which urges policymakers to increase funding for land and water management to create a more sustainable fisheries industry.
Former Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment and now ocean diplomat Mr. Helge Vidarsen speaking at the Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference in October 2019.
Green light for SDG Action (30.04.2020)
The University of Bergen is on track with the deliverables promised in SDG Action 28818, which has now been updated to include further deliverables towards the 2030 Agenda.
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UiB launches European campaign for frontier research (30.04.2020)
The University of Bergen has launched a European campaign to influence EU's long-term budget for research, through a petition and an open letter to European leaders.

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