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Students from the University of Bergen during field work north of Bergen on the west coast of Norway.
The future of education in ocean science (08.06.2020)
The University of Bergen’s interdisciplinary SDG14 course educates the future ocean science leaders to engage critically with the 2030 Agenda.
Portrait of Benjamin Pfeil, leader of the Bjerknes Climate Data Centre at the University of Bergen
Providing data to save our ocean (08.06.2020)
Reporting on ocean acidification data directly targeting the Sustainable Development Goals is all in a day’s work for Benjamin Pfeil and his data group at the University of Bergen.
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UN ocean science series in June 2020 (28.05.2020)
In October 2018 the University of Bergen was given a lead role on SDG14, Life below water, by United Nations Academic Impact. Now the university has been asked to present a four-part series for inspiration on ocean research and education. The UN distributes the series globally.
World map showing 31 lakes as part of a global study of small-scale fisheries.
More sustainable fisheries through better management (27.05.2020)
How do climate and land-use changes influence fish catch in lakes? That has been at the centre of a major international study which urges policymakers to increase funding for land and water management to create a more sustainable fisheries industry.
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University of Bergen joins international climate alliance (11.05.2020)
This week, the University of Bergen became part of a group of the world's leading climate research institutions.
Former Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment and now ocean diplomat Mr. Helge Vidarsen speaking at the Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference in October 2019.
Green light for SDG Action (30.04.2020)
The University of Bergen is on track with the deliverables promised in SDG Action 28818, which has now been updated to include further deliverables towards the 2030 Agenda.
The Marovo lagoon in Solomon Islands in the Pacific.
New Pacific PhD programme launched (28.04.2020)
The new Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate Scholarship Programme builds on long-term collaboration between two ocean and climate oriented universities, which includes a voluntary commitment at the inaugural UN Ocean Conference.
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UiB among top 100 SDG-oriented universities (22.04.2020)
For the second year running the University of Bergen is ranked in the top 100 THE University Impact Rankings. The rankings are based on how oriented a university is towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and social responsibility.
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Abrupt warming caused ice collapse and sea level rise (22.04.2020)
Near the end of the last ice age, the global sea level rose 12–14 meters in less than 350 years. Most of the meltwater has been thought to have come from North America and Antarctica. A new study shows that the ice over coastal Norway and the Barents Sea may have contributed almost as much.
Water irrigation
Will irrigation be the next limit to growth? (22.04.2020)
New research suggests that current models critically underestimate the uncertainties when predicting future irrigated areas.
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How does life thrive when the deep sea is dark? (17.04.2020)
How does life thrive there without photosynthesis? The diversity of marine life in these systems is surprising.
City landscape showing inequality between poor and rich areas in a sprawling metropolis.
Inequality in the age of the corona virus (07.04.2020)
The research programme GRIP has launched a series of interviews on global inequality as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Blombos Cave
SapienCE Annual Report 2019 is out (01.04.2020)
The report provides an insight to our exciting activities taking place throughout the calendar year.
A fish market in Kenya.
Small fish may act as “vitamin sweets” (31.03.2020)
In the world today, malnutrition is a bigger problem than hunger. Researchers hope that a small freshwater fish may prove to be packed with important micronutrients.
Hakan Sicakkan
A vital moment to study international refugee protection (23.03.2020)
UiB professor Hakan G. Sicakkan’s newly launched project Protect will study refugees’ rights to international protection. A vital moment for projects like Protect, UN Refugee Agency says.
Professor Sigrid Schütz (left) speaking in a panel discussion during the inaugural Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference in October 2019.
Experts providing advice to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (10.03.2020)
In a meeting on biological diversity on the high seas, scientists and other actors gave valuable advice to representatives from Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs before final negotiations on regulation of natural resources outside of national jurisdiction.
MediaFutures Christoph Trattner portrett.
Will improve your digital diet (06.03.2020)
Christoph Trattner actually wanted to be a chef. Now, he wants to help you avoid digital junk food.
SapienCE scientists are experimenting with heat and fire in SA
Experimenting with heat and fire (24.02.2020)
The archaeologists who found the world's oldest man-made drawing are back in the South African fields in search of new discoveries. Follow their day-to-day blog and see what happens when they experiment with heat and fire to get a better understanding of how humans lived 100 000 years ago.

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