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Study Quality Award Goes to Sociology (10.06.2026)
The Department of Sociology has been awarded the 2026 Study Quality Award at the Faculty of Social Sciences for its work on the course SOS100A/B – Introduction to Sociology.
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Master's theses in System Dynamics 2026 (08.06.2026)
Congratulations to all who submitted the thesis in 1 June 2026!
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What should we ask of the ocean? BSRS 2026 is underway (02.06.2026)
The annual Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS) is officially underway, bringing together 65 young scholars from 29 countries around the world. What unites them is a shared focus on this year’s theme: Ocean expectations.
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Welcome week for new master's students in Geography (29.05.2026)
We welcome all new geography master students!
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Multimedia and AI in Norway, Vietnam and Ireland (29.05.2026)
Infomedia is at the center of a research and education network linking Norway, Ireland, Vietnam, and wider multimedia research communities across Europe and Asia. The partnership has established visible international leadership, built long-term educational connections, and contributed to global research infrastructures used by the multimedia community worldwide.
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UNC Delegation Visits Sampol (13.05.2026)
Representatives from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently visited the Department of Comparative Politics at UiB. The visit marked the conclusion of a successful period of collaboration, characterised by close academic ties and strong student mobility in both directions.
Luciano Floridi
"Restoration is possible, but not by nostalgia" – Luciano Floridi on AI, information space, and education (11.05.2026)
In conversation with Infomedia, the University of Bergen's newest honorary doctor discusses the erosion of the public information space, responsible AI, and what education should look like in an age of artificial intelligence.
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Increase in applications to all study programmes offered by the Department of Government! (07.05.2026)
This year's higher education application figures are finally ready!
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The Annual studytrip - "Departementsmasteren" (07.05.2026)
Before easter, "Departementsmasteren" was on a studytrip to Brussels!
Jonas Lund-Tønnesen
Jonas Lund-Tønnesen has been awarded the "Emerging Scholar Award"! (07.05.2026)
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How global shifts reshape migration and refugee regimes (17.04.2026)
How are geopolitical change, new technologies, and shifting norms transforming migration and asylum regimes? These questions will be at the centre of a symposium, co-organised by UiB, held in Tijuana, Mexico, on 22 April 2026.
Nicholas Mattei
First Akademiaavtale Funding for Infomedia Brings Leading AI Researcher Nicholas Mattei as Adjunct Professor (27.03.2026)
Infomedia has, for the first time, been awarded support through Akademiaavtalen, the research partnership between the University of Bergen and Equinor. As part of the agrrement, AI researcher Nicholas Mattei, whose work includes collaborations with NASA and IBM, joins the department as an adjunct professor for three years.
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Funding for collaborative projects within Global Challenges 2026 (16.02.2026)
Global Challenges has allocated funds to stimulate academic cross-faculty collaboration - application deadline 1 March 2026.
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Funding for events and visiting scholars within Global Challenges 2026 (16.02.2026)
Call for applications for funding to stimulate activities that strengthen UiB’s work on global challenges. Application deadline: 1 March.
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Updating the Regional Authority Index (RAI) for the European Commission (13.02.2026)
Professor Arjan H. Schakel and Researcher Berkay Alıca at the Department of Comparative Politics have received funding to update the Regional Authority Index (RAI). The project is funded with 90,000 euros by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
Luciano Floridi
Luciano Floridi Appointed Honorary Doctor at the University of Bergen (23.01.2026)
The University of Bergen has appointed Professor Luciano Floridi of Yale University as an honorary doctor, following a nomination from the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Department of Information Science and Media Studies. The honorary doctorate is the University of Bergen’s highest distinction and is awarded to individuals without formal affiliation to the university who have made... Read more
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New UTFORSK students arrived (21.01.2026)
Students from Brazil, Canada and South Africa arrived to study Global Challenges at GOV
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Exchange to Chapel Hill (20.01.2026)
My name is Eline Snøfugl, I am 22 years old and from Trondheim. I study Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen, and in the fall of 2025, I went on exchange to UNC Chapel Hill in the USA. UNC Chapel Hill is in North Carolina, in the southeastern USA. It is a public university with around 30,000 students and is the oldest public university in the USA. Because of this, the place has long... Read more

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