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Ida Bloms hus, side entrance

Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) is an interdisciplinary and interfaculty centre at the University of Bergen with a responsibility for research, teaching and dissemination within the field of "theory of science".

SVT has a broad research profile with a focus on critical reflection on the relationship between science and society. The centre coordinates and participates in several research projects on the ethical and societal aspects of science and technology.

SVT teaches Theory of Science and Ethics in UiB's PhD programmes, offers courses in Crucial Issues in Science and Society and is responsible for the content and administration of the Master of Philosophy in Sustainability.

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New book
Book cover for Changing Seasonality - a modernist house, several seasons in the back- and foreground

Seasons they are a-changing

A rich and accessible new book from University of Bergen researchers and collaborators asks readers from all backgrounds to rethink what seasons mean to them.

Contest
A coastal landscape with houses, small islands and a mountain range on the horizon

Norwegian seascapes contest

The sea represents different values to different people. The project Managing Ethical Norwegian Seascape Activities is capturing what the sea means to Norwegians.

Fellowship
Portrait of a man in a black suit, green forest in the background

Matthias Kaiser named International Science Council Fellow

SVT's Matthias Kaiser named one of 100 new International Science Council Fellows in recognition of his outstanding contributions to promoting science as a global public good.
Blog post
People twirling rings of fire

Precarious temporalities in rural Japan

On the surface, population decline in Japan is having a devasting effect on rural communities and their centuries-old traditions, which they take great care to preserve.

Ethics in research
Roger Strand delivering his lecture in the Vatican

Building a science for human flourishment

In his opening lecture of the 2023 General Assembly at the Vatican City, UiB professor Roger Strand explored the role of ethics in converging technologies.