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The complex system of facial expressions in sign language (26.06.2020)

In the near future deaf people and hearing people may be able to communicate in real time, using automatic translation systems based on computer vision technologies. Now researchers are carefully studying facial expressions used in sign language to express both grammatical information and emotions.

Professors and marine scientists Sigrid Eskeland Schütz and Edvard Hviding on stage at the inaugural Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference in October 2019.

The law of the high seas (22.06.2020)

Biodiversity is one of the key issues in the debate for sustaining and developing our common ocean resources. Law researchers at the University of Bergen have long been engaged in judicial questions outside national marine territories.

Professor Edvard Hviding from the University of Bergen at the High-level Political Forum at the United Nations in July 2018, as part of the official Norwegian delegation.

Science diplomacy for the ocean (15.06.2020)

Ocean science is at the core of the University of Bergen’s science diplomacy activities. By juxtaposing the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda, the university and its partners are quietly providing policymakers with research-based knowledge for global sustainability.

Rector Dag Rune Olsen from the University of Bergen speaking at the official launch of the One Ocean Expedition in August 2020.

Ocean potential highlighted on World Ocean Day (09.06.2020)

“The ocean has enormous potential. It's not only that we can, but also because we have to produce more from the ocean if we are to avoid climate change,” said Vidar Helgesen aboard tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl on World Ocean Day.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SapienCE Annual Report 2019 is out (01.04.2020)

The report provides an insight to our exciting activities taking place throughout the calendar year.

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.

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