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Are you interested in studies preparing you for working with the unfolding nature crisis, sustainable goals, food production, human health, or pollutants? Eager to focus on urgent issues where biology plays an important role for understanding and contributing to solutions for societal problems? Department of Biological Sciences at University of Bergen offers study programs that will give you the training and tools that prepare you for this. 

Our bachelor's and master's programmes

We also offer two 5-year Integrated master's programmes: 

Aquaculture (civil engineer)
Aquamedicine

 

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80 Percent of Arctic Sea Ice Life May Be Hidden in Ice Ridges

New research about the central Arctic Ocean reveals that complex sea ice ridges function as biological hotspots, potentially holding the vast majority of sea ice algae within Arctic sea ice. These ice ridges matter for all sea ice life, from bacteria to polar bears.
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Toxic Beauty exhibition: unveiling invisible ocean pollution through art

The exhibition “Toxic Beauty: Art Inspired by Invisible Ocean Pollutants” was presented across two public events in Bergen, creating opportunities to engage diverse audiences with the often-invisible impacts of marine pollution.

BIO's vision

BIO aims to produce fundamental and pioneering knowledge of the origin of life, its development, processes and systems, and help solve major global challenges.