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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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Study Highlights Social Media Differences Between Minority Boys and White, Straight Boys

«I was interested in finding out if queer boys and boys with a minority background used social media differently than the majority, and found that they stand out a bit,» UiB researcher John Magnus Dahl says.

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UiB Master’s Programme Secures NOK 3 Million Grant for Global Classroom Initiative

«We will teach the courses at five universities in different ways. We will create shared teaching materials, and students at all five institutions will participate through teacher and student mobility», professor Lise Rakner says.

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Don Kalb's Book «Insidious Capital» Gets Top Prize

«The recognition goes to us all,» professor Kalb says.

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Professor Slavkovik: AI is Key to a Better Future

One of UiB's leading AI researchers, Marija Slavkovik, thinks there is a cost to not leaning into artificial intelligence.

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Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) needs a major boost to reach 2°C climate target

New research from the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET) and Chalmers University of Technology shows that a large CCS expansion and strong policy and investment efforts are essential to fulfil the climate targets in the Paris Agreement.