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The University Board of the University of Bergen (UiB) has decided to award ten new honorary doctorates to individuals who, in various ways, have made outstanding and significant contributions to science and the arts..

The new Innovation Center for Neuroresilience (ICoN) aims to shift the focus from treatment to prevention of neurodegenerative diseases. The center brings together leading researchers in close collaboration with Norwegian and international industry partners and has been awarded the status of a Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI).

The University of Bergen (UiB) is the Norwegian coordinator for the North Sea University Partnership (NSUP) – a collaboration between eight universities in Norway and the United Kingdom.

A few years ago, scientists from the University of Bergen, for the first time in history, managed to collect samples from one of the most remote and extreme seafloor environments deep under the Arctic ice. Now, their first findings reveal extreme hot springs, fragile metal-rich chimney structures, and enormous hydrogen release that could be crucial for the search for life in our Solar System.

The Wits/SapienCE Blombos Museum of Archaeology in Still Bay, Southern Cape, has received the award for Best Innovative Project in the Field of Museums, Heritage, and Geographical Names from the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport.

The two new projects will strengthen a global network for sustainable energy storage and Norwegian-Ugandan cooperation on global health. The partnerships will provide new initiatives and opportunities for international collaboration for students and staff at UiB, as well as for the partners.

On September 19, the University of Bergen will host the second edition of UiB Innovation Day. “Our goal is to create an inspiring meeting place – not least for researchers who want to take their work further into innovation and increase its societal relevance,” says Øyvind Frette, chair of the program committee.

Remnants of medieval books were coincidentally discovered at Bergen Cathedral School - a high school located in the city center of Bergen. The findings will now be documented and analyzed by the international research project CODICUM.