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Social sciences at the University of Bergen

There are seven departments at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Bergen. We offer various courses and master's programmes taught in English.

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Bilde av Strønen med rød topp og svart blazer foran Bergens-landskap

Iselin Åsedotter Strønen awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

She will investigate why gender inequalities in the fisheries sector are so difficult to change.

New research
Lars Erik Berntzen

Politicians Fuel Conflicts, but Fail to Quell Them

Conciliatory statements among Norwegian politicians make no impact on the population, according to recent research by Lars Erik Berntzen.

Book release
Bokcover for boken "Inclusion organisation in universities"

Book: Inclusion Organisation in Universities

Associate Professor Roxana Baltaru has published a book on inclusion and diversity in higher education. The book questions whether universities "walk the talk" when it comes to diversifying their student and staff populations to include historically underrepresented social groups in higher education.

New research
House roofs and trees next to a beach

The Colonial Power Wanted to Be Culturally Sensitive – They ended up creating more inequality

When the Americans introduced a legal system in the Marshall Islands after World War II, they intended to take local traditions and customs into account. The result was the opposite, says social anthropologist Ola Gunhildrud Berta at the University of Bergen.

Research in the media
Illustrasjonsbilde av en lege på kontoret

Menopause can economically penalize women, according to new UiB research

Aftenposten has a big story about research from UiB's Department of Economics.