Master's student at CET
Are you a master's student working on topics related to climate and energy transformation? Then you are eligible for a workspace at CET. Apply by June 15th.
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We have two workspaces at CET available for dedicated students working with topics related to CET’s activities. The workspaces are available for students from all disciplines who will benefit from working within an interdisciplinary study environment. Many of our students go on to work within academia, as PhD students and research assistants. CET Master’s students are encouraged to have CET as their main workspace and to be part of the CET community.
Application deadline: 15th of June every year. To apply, fill in this form.
Why become a CET Master's student?
- Proximity to CET staff and researchers, who can contribute with inputs and advice in your writing process.
- You will be allocated a CET mentor who is relevant to your work.
- A private workspace at CET together with CET’s PhD candidates and research assistants.
- Attend our regular CET Lunches and other events at the centre.
- Students are encouraged to join internal seminars and meetings including works-in-progress seminars.
- Every February/March CET organises the CET Master Seminar where you present and get feedback on your research.
- Be part of a dynamic and engaging research centre.
- CET offers a starting stipend of 10,000 NOK and the possibility to apply for extra funding for conferences/workshops/seminars.
Read what former master's students say about being a part of CET.
We welcome master's students from all disciplines to apply. In 2024/2025 we have two spaces available. The CET master student spaces are available from the 12th of August to the 30th of June each year.
Master students 2023/2024
Maria Thomassen, Department of Sociology
Yas Jilardi, System Dynamics, Department of Geography.
Tekla Vollen, Department of information and media sciences.
Ecem Bilgin, Department of Government.
Richard Andresen, Master in Sustainability
Master theses from former CET Master Students:
2022/2023
Emilie Flønes, Department of Health Promotion and Development
Supervisor Marguerite Daniel
Ingrid Cardoso Couto de Azevedo, Department of Global Publis Health and Primary Care
Supervisor Ole Fridtjof Norheim og Anand Bhopal
Juni Lund, Department of Comparative Politics
Glocal politics: Local political parties and GHG emissions in Norwegian municipalities, 2009- 2021 -
Supervisor: Michaël Tatham
Lars Fiskaa, Department of Government
What Norwegian voters want: Opinions on energy sources and party preferences
Supervisor: Endre Tvinnereim
Susanne Christensen, Department of Social Anthropology
Et antropologisk studie av hordfast
Supervisor: Ståle Knudsen
Thea Vestad, Faculty of Law
Konkurranserettslige grenser og muligheter for bærekraftsamarbeid etter TEUV art. 101 tredje ledd
Supervisor: Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui
2021/2022
Veera Ylipieti, Department of Geography
Sustainability reporting as a matter of social contract: management and geographical perspective
Supervisor: Grete Rusten
Sina Storelv, Department of Psychosocial Science
Supervisor: Rouven Doran
Helene Othilie Drevland, Department of Geography
Perceptions of individual lifestyle changes in Norway's sustainability transition
Supervisor: Connor Cavanagh
Ronya Reitan Solberg, Department of Geography
Bærekraftig fiskeri, governance og tid - lokalsamfunnsperspektiver på hva en fremtidig fiskeriregulering kan innebære (Sustainable fishery, governance and time – perspectives from local society on the implications of future regulations on fishery)
Supervisor: Knut Hidle
Aleksander Bergli, Department of Foreign Languages
Working title: Climate change and Russian media
Supervisor: Irina Anisimova
2020/2021
Kjersti Sollund Hegsbro, Department of Geography
Original title: En forbruksbasert tilnærming til klimaomstilling
Supervisor:Håvard Haarstad og Tarje Wanvik
Solveig Høegh-Krohn, Department of information and media studies
Green Journalism: Critical discourse of climate journalism
Supervisor: Martin Eide
Devyn Remme, Department of Geography
Mind the Gap: Dynamic social inclusion and sustainable mobility in Bergen, Norway
Supervisor: Siddharth Sareena and Håvard Haarstad
Anniken Williams, Department of Health Promotion and Development
Supervisor: Haldis Haukanes
Sarah-Helmine Stokke, Faculty of Law
Supervisor:
Kjersti Kalberg, Department of Organisation and Administration Theory
Original title: Innovasjon og utvikling i energimarkedet- En studie av markedet for solceller i Bergensregionen
Supervisor: Thor Øivind Jensen
2019/2020
Synnøve Beitnes, Department of Geography
Summer Drought 2018: A case study of agricultural resilience to extreme weather conditions and development of climate adaptation strategies
Original title: Tørkesommeren 2018: En casestudie av jordbrukets resiliens til ekstremværhendelser og utvikling av klimatilpasningsstrategier
Supervisor: Kerstin Potthoff & Birgit Kopainsky
Amber Nordholm, Department of Geography
Scales of Energy Justice: Solar power and energy poverty alleviation
Supervisor: Siddharth Sareen
Siri Reintz Kleppe, Department of Sociology
Cultivating social change: Urban gardening as a manifestation of individuals needs and community concerns.
Original title: Kultivere sosial endring: Urban dyrking som manifestering av individers behov og samfunnsbekymringer
Supervisor: Atle Møen
Katharina Leucht, Agrobiology at Århus University & Department of Geography
Radishes in the rain: Exploring barriers of urban gardening in Bergen.
Supervisor: Peter Andersen
Mina Måsvær Halle, Department of Comparative Politics
Local climate adaptation: Identifying opportunities and challenges for using climate knowledge in municipal decision making.
Supervisor: Anne Lise Fimreite
Sarah Mashhadi, Department of Geography - Systems Dynamic
Can Germany Move Towards 100% Renewables Without Major Problems?
Supervisor: Erling Moxnes
2018/2019
Marita Johansen, Department of Health Promotion and Development (HEMIL)
Bringing together Quality of Life and Climate Change: From the perspectives of two ecovillages
Supervisor: Fungisai Puleng Gwanzura Ottemoller and Matthew Stiller-Reeves
Marianne B. Willassen, Department of Geography
Quality and collective living forms in a compact city development strategy: Our City, Our Collective.
Original title: Kvalitet og kollektive boformer i en kompaktbyutviklingsstrategi: Our City, Our Collective
Supervisor: Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås and Håvard Haarstad
Per Gunnar Sakseid, Department of Geography
Engagement for own neighbourhood. A study of perceptions of space, population participation and car reduction in Møhlenpris.
Original title: Engasjement for eget bomiljø. En studie av stedsoppfatninger, innbyggermedvirkning og bilreduksjon på Møhlenpris.
Supervisor: Jakob Grandin and Håvard Haarstad
Benjamin Lindberg Borch, Department of Geography
Time, power and involvement in plan processes - a case study from rail development in Moss.
Original title: Tid, makt og medvirkning i planprosesser – en case-studie fra jernbaneutviklingen i Moss
Supervisor: Håvard Haarstad
Håvard Havro Bjørnstad, Department of Geography
"Return to start": A study in involvement in city planning in Bergen.
Original title: «Rykk tilbake til start» Ei studie av medverking i byplanlegging i Bergen
Supervisor: Håvard Haarstad
Workspace at CET
- Application will open in May '24
- Apply here: Application for workspace at CET
- Application deadline June 15th
- Two spaces available
- Work at an interdisciplinary research centre.
