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Professor Peter Messerli giving the Bergen SDG Lecture at the 2020 SDG Conference Bergen.
The university sector demands action on SDGs (07.02.2020)
Moving from inaction to action was the overarching theme at the third national SDG Conference Bergen in February 2020. The debate was on what role technology can play to achieve the 2030 Agenda.
Silhouette of man in a darkened room against conference room screen during SDG Bergen Science Advice workshop on 5 February 2020.
New policy brief series presented in workshop (07.02.2020)
The SDG Bergen Policy Briefs series was presented to researchers gathered for a workshop on science diplomacy at the 2020 SDG Conference Bergen.
Watch the 2020 SDG Conference Bergen (06.02.2020)
Action was the key word at the 2020 SDG Conference Bergen, the national conference for the university sector in Norway. Stream the entire conference here.
Scientific Director Lise Øvreås from Ocean Sustainability Bergen and Marine Director Nils Gunnar Kvamstø at the University of Bergen, photographed in January 2020.
Urging political leaders into action (31.01.2020)
Four SDG14 targets are maturing in 2020 and with the University of Bergen's leadership in ocean science and sustainability, the university will take these targets to decision-makers over the course of the upcoming year.
Professor Hakan G. Sicakkan from the University of Bergen speaking at the launch of the UN Global Academic Network of migration experts in Geneva in December 2019.
Bringing science to Global Refugee Forum (09.01.2020)
The University of Bergen political scientist Hakan G. Sicakkan has been named as one of the members in the UN Global Academic Network of migration experts.
Director Lise Øvreås from Ocean Sustainability Bergen flanked by her University of Bergen colleagues Karin Pittman (left) and Anders Goksøyr during the first meeting of the IAU SDG14 Team.
First meeting for ocean sustainability cluster (21.11.2019)
In November 2018 the University of Bergen was officially announced as the leader of the SDG14 Cluster for the International Association of Universities (IAU). In November 2019 the IAU SDG14 Cluster met for the first time – at least virtually.
A student from the University of Bergen holds a starfish found in the waters close to Bergen, Norway.
Research and activities at the UNAI SDG14 Hub (24.10.2019)
On UN Day 2018 – 24 October, the University of Bergen was announced as the official UNAI Hub for SDG14 – Life below water. One year on, we reflect upon our activities in the year gone and present some of our future plans.
Professor Edvard Hviding moderated panel of Ngedikes Olai Uludong from Palau at UN, CEO Yimnang Golbuu from Palau International Coral Reef Centre, former IOC chair Peter M. Haugan and Kjell Kristian Egge from Norway MFA at Our Ocean 23 October 2019
Reinventing the laws of the sea (24.10.2019)
In partnership with Palau's UN Mission and IOC-UNESCO, the University of Bergen arranged a side event at Our Ocean to discuss the science necessary to secure marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction as part of international law.
Norway's Special Representative for the Ocean, Mr. Vidar Helgesen, gave an impassioned speech for the ocean and the blue economy when he gave the first Annual Ocean Sustainability Bergen Lecture on 21 October 2019.
Ocean conference with a focus on science-policy nexus (21.10.2019)
190 scientists, students and ocean enthusiasts gathered in the University Aula for the inaugural Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference and speeches on current research and inspirational speeches on a sustainable ocean.
Ambassador Peter Thomson speaks at his public lecture on 15 October 2019 after being awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Bergen. He focussed on the urgent need for ocean action to rescue the planet.
Making tough decisions for the ocean (16.10.2019)
“A new deal for nature is on everyone's lips,” said Ambassador Peter Thomson in his public lecture after becoming an honorary doctor at the University of Bergen.
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The dark side of resilience (01.10.2019)
What kind of subjectivities are produced by the urban order? How are they resisted and contested? These were some of the central questions in the presentations held by Prof. Bjørn Enge Bertelsen in September.
Marine scientist Elisabeth Holland visiting the University of Bergen in September 2019. Holland was recently appointed joint marine chair in a voluntary commitment between the University of the South Pacific and the University of Bergen.
A commitment to save our ocean (17.09.2019)
Climate scientist Elisabeth Holland has become the Norway-Pacific Joint Chair of Oceans and Climate Change. The position builds on a voluntary commitment at the 2017 UN Ocean Conference. #OceanAction18613
Peter Thomson to be honorary doctor (09.09.2019)
The diplomat and ocean activist Peter Thomson from Fiji is one of nine new honorary doctors at the University of Bergen in Norway.
Data manager Benjamin Pfeil from the University of Bergen and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research photographed in Bergen in summer 2019.
Providing ocean climate science for sustainable decision-making (30.08.2019)
How can the academic community make an impact to get vital information on climate change across to decision-makers? By engaging in the type of quiet science advice provided by Benjamin Pfeil and his team at the University of Bergen.
A passionate Kristin H. Holth speaking during a debate in Arendal, Norway on 14 August 2019 whilst (left to right) Inga Berre, Hege Økland, Ragnhild Freng Dale, and Hege Hammersland-White listen. Moderator Ole Øvretveit on far left.
A focus on sustainability and transformation (16.08.2019)
Can technology solve Earth's need for transformation? This was the major question at the SDG Bergen panel debate during the Arendalsuka 2019 festival.
The University of Bergen delegation at the 2019 High-level Political Forum consisted of (left to right): Tor Halvorsen, Tore Furevik, Edvard Hviding, Kikki Kleiven, and Sverre Ole Drønen.
Strengthening the science-policy nexus at the United Nations (22.07.2019)
The University of Bergen visited the High-level Political Forum to strengthen the science policy advice in the approaches to and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We recount the proceedings from two hectic weeks in seven brief chapters.
The panel at the side event Partnerships for Climate Action hosted by the Norwegian Mission to the United Nations on 12 July 2019 as part of the High-level Political Forum.
Science is not negotiable (17.07.2019)
The challenges for the science-policy nexus to succeed were discussed at a side event hosted at Norway's Mission to the UN. The conclusion was that science may not be questioned, but is in danger of being ignored.
Climate researchers Tore Furevik and Kikki Kleiven just after High-level Political Forum plenary session on climate action on 12 July 2019.
Climate scientists support calls for action (15.07.2019)
“It was good to see all UN member states discuss climate at the High-level Political Forum, understanding the need for less talk and more action. Solving the climate issue is key to all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

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