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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.

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA) affect more than 10 million people globally and their prevalence is expected to at least double within over the next two decades. No therapy currently slows or stops disease progression. With support from the Trond Mohn Research Foundation (TMF), the Mohn Research Center... Les mer

“There hasn’t been much focus on the fact that coastlines are dynamic,” says a researcher at the University of Bergen.

When we think of the fishing industry, we often picture a man on a boat. But the reality is more nuanced, according to social anthropologist Iselin Åsedotter Strønen.

This spring, Margareth Hagen was re-elected along with her new rectorate, which will begin in August. “It is a privilege to be the rector at UiB,” she says.

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.