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Call for CMI-UiB Collaboration Funding 2022 (29.03.2022)
Chr. Michelsen Institute and the University of Bergen have a long-standing agreement to strengthen development-related research in Bergen. We now invite applications for collaboration between our two institutions for 2022-2023. Deadline 15 June, 2022.
Hallvard Moe
ERC Grant for new research project (28.03.2022)
How prepared are we to get correct information and be engaged when it is needed? Media professor Hallvard Moe has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to better understand citizen’s ability to get information and be engaged in democracy.
Devyn Remme
Most innovative master thesis in Human Geography (23.03.2022)
Congratulations to Devyn Remme who was awarded the prize for the most innovative master thesis in Human Geography for 2022!
Rune Søholt
New PhD candidate at NORCE (22.03.2022)
Rune Søholt has started as a PhD candidate at the Media Poverty research project at NORCE lead by Torgeir Uberg Nærland.
Stipendiat Randi Taxt.
Technology and knowledge transfer in innovation ecosystems (22.03.2022)
PhD Candidate Randi Elisabeth Taxt presents her PhD Project.
Maria Faust
Visiting scholar Maria Faust at the Bergen Media Use Research Group (21.03.2022)
Maria Faust, a doctoral candidate from University of Leipzig, visits the Media Use Research Group in March
Digital journalism
Special issue in Digital Journalism: Advancing the Audience Turn in Journalism (21.03.2022)
Special issue in Digital Journalism: Advancing the Audience Turn in Journalism features articles from professor II Irene Costera Meijer, and professors Hallvard Moe and Brita Ytre-Arne
Fiji Islands photo
New OceanStates blogpost! (10.03.2022)
Read the latest updates on the OceanStates front in our research blog.
Arjan Schakel
Arjan Schakel participates in a new Horizon Europe project (03.03.2022)
The research project, LEGITIMULT, has recently received funding from Horizon Europe to investigate the measures taken during the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe. Arjan Schakel, at the Department of Comparative Politics will lead one of the work packages based on the data from his research project funded by the Trond Mohn foundation. We stopped by his office to hear some more about this new and... Read more
Hilde Sakariassen
New postdoctoral project at MUCS (02.03.2022)
Hilde Sakariassen has joined the MUCS team with her postdoctoral project "The tale of two cities – the duality of digital technology for inexperienced users in a societal crisis"
Students doing group work
CET partner in new research school (17.02.2022)
NMBU will be leading the new PhD School Empowered Futures.
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Designing Audio/Visual Narratives (16.02.2022)
Recovering from serious illness involves a bodily and psychosocial reorientation in everyday life. Survivors of gynecological cancer often experience bodily changes, fear of cancer recurrence, and changes in sexual health...
picture of two big houses
Proceedings of the ACM on Human- Computer Interaction (16.02.2022)
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to this issue of the Proceedings of the ACM on Human- Computer Interaction...
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Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) (16.02.2022)
This paper explores performing Go-along interviews in Immersive Virtual Reality (VR).
Devyn Remme
The global social and ecological impacts of the Nordic electric vehicle transition (14.02.2022)
In this project, I trace the value chains of the Li-ion batteries upon which EVs depend.
Black and white photo of a mass of people at the Hong Kong protest
Calls for contributions (25.01.2022)
GRIP has several miniseries and projects which are open to contributions. Please check this site for our most recent calls.
Job opening
Senior consultant in communications and administration (25.01.2022)
A one year position as senior consultant is available. Application deadline February 13th.
Department of Economics
Exciting position available at Department of Economics (20.01.2022)
The Department of Economics, University of Bergen, has a vacancy for a PhD research scholar position in economics. The position is open for any field of economics or finance and is for a period of 4 years, of which 25% will be dedicated to teaching, supervision, and administrative tasks at the Department.

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