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The Faculty of Medicine is one of 7 faculties at the University of Bergen, and has about 1900 students. The Faculty consists of 5 departments, which provide the foundations for its teaching and research activities.

The Faculty of Medicine offers courses and degrees at Bachelor's, Master's and PhD level. 

 

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Increased traction for cancer neuroscience at CCBIO: Recruitment of top researcher from the US

CCBIO and Lars A. Akslen have received a major grant from the Research Council of Norway’s program “Recruitment of talented researchers to Norway”, securing NOK 9 million to recruit internationally recognized cancer biologist and neuroscientist Tracy-Ann Read to Bergen. This funding strengthens...
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Professor Anna Gloyn hopes to improve the lives of all those living with diabetes

Having a fellow student with type 1 diabetes sparked her initial interest in the field. Now she is one of the front runners in diabetes research, and newly rewarded with an Honorary Doctorate at the Faculty of Medicine, UiB.

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Trond Mohn Research Foundation – Call for Research Proposals: Immune Dysfunction

TMF has allocated 24 million NOK for a reseach program on immune regulation and dysregulation. In collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine, UiB.

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New proposed center aims to hack the diabetes code

How can we identify the biological mechanisms that lead to diabetes at an early stage – and act even before the disease develops? A new Centre of Excellence initiative at the University of Bergen, iDIA, aims to transform how diabetes is understood by advancing personalized diagnosis and treatment.

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Launching a European Doctoral Network for Hormone Disorders

The University of Bergen (UiB) will coordinate the new doctoral training network Endotrain – a Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions Doctoral Network (MSCA DN) where clinicians, mathematicians, ethicists, legal scholars, and experts in medical technology will join forces to educate the next generation of...

Doctoral education

The aim of the research program at the Faculty of Medicine (the PhD degree) is to qualify the candidate for research activities and other work requiring a high level of scientific insight within the Faculty's research fields.

The Faculty of Medicine also administers the dr.philos. degree, which is an independent degree without supervision and organised research training. The two degrees are considered equal in status.

Read more about our doctoral education.