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Myths Realities Deep sea
Workshop: Myths and Realities of the Deep Sea (23.02.2015)
This workshop aims to thoroughly discuss state-of-the-art research on deep-sea hydrothermal systems on a global and regional perspective. Four thematic lines of intervention are being considered: geology, environment, biology, and policy.
A foraminafera shell, used by geologist Nele Meckler in her climate research.
Climate researcher gets ERC Starting Grant (28.11.2014)
Geologist Nele Meckler works on reconstruction of past climate conditions. She has now received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council to build her own research group at the University of Bergen.
Ice2Ice kick-off meeting in Copenhagen
ICE2ICE Kick-Off Meeting in Copenhagen (17.10.2014)
ICE2ICE oppstartsmøte i København. Akkompagnert av musikk og en kort promoteringsvideo fikk ERC Synergi-prosjektet «Ice2ice» en fantastisk start 15. september –møtet innledet et arbeidsseminar i København 15.-17. september.
Ice2Ice kick-off meeting in Copenhagen
ICE2ICE Kick-Off Meeting in Copenhagen (07.10.2014)
ICE2ICE Kick-Off Meeting in Copenhagen Accompanied by music and a short promotional movie, the ERC Synergy project ‘ice2ice’ got off to a splendid start September 15 – heading off the Kick-off workshop in Copenhagen September 15–17.
Pic of Group outside Fjordslottet at Osterøy
Swedish-Norwegian Re-Unification (07.10.2014)
The first joint PhD conference between ResClim and the Climate Research School at the Bolin Centre in Stockholm was held 28–30 September in and around Bergen.
Arctic Team
Field update from a changing Arctic: Can the past tell us about the future? (07.10.2014)
Field update from a changing Arctic: Can the past tell us about the future? To try answering these questions, a UiB-led expedition set off on a lake-coring expedition to the still frozen fringes of Northwest Spitsbergen.
pillow lava
Seeking life on the early Earth and Mars: Earth’s oldest trace fossil reinvestigated (28.05.2014)
New data published by CGB scientists in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) call into question the biogenicity of microtextures in Archean rocks
biosignatures astrobiology
Successful Biosignatures Conference with 100 Astrobiologists gathering in Bergen (27.05.2014)
The Centre for Geobiology together with the Nordic Network of Astrobiology hosted an international conference “Biosignatures across Space and Time” between May 20 and 22nd. Over 100 conference delegates from more than 19 countries attended the 3 day meeting, with 50 oral presentations and 36 poster presentations on different aspects of biosignatures in extreme environments, in the early rock... Read more
Biosignatures across Space and Time (17.03.2014)
An international conference “Biosignatures across Space and Time” is being hosted by the Centre for Geobiology and the Nordic Network of Astrobiology. The meeting will take place from 20 to 22 May 2014 in the Egget Auditorium, the Studentsenteret at the University of Bergen.
Geological assistance to Tanzania (29.01.2014)
University of Oslo is assisting students and scientists in Tanzania to increase the level of knowledge within Geology.
How does the Earth’s oceanic crust form? (10.12.2013)
A team of international researchers publishes in Nature after a 2 month expedition last year to drill into ocean crust 4800m below the surface
ERC-grant to Arctic sea ice and Greenland ice sheet research (10.12.2013)
What will happen to the Greenland Ice Sheet if the Arctic sea ice covers disappears?
Bergen Research Foundation scholarship awarded to Bjarte Hannisdal (03.12.2013)
Researcher Bjarte Hannisdal at the Centre for Geobiology recently received a prestigious Bergen Research Foundation Recruitment Grant for his project “Earth System Interactions and Information Transfer”
French vessel Pourquois pas? Cruises the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (02.12.2013)
CGB scientists Cedric Hamelin and Kristian Haaga are aboard the French IFREMER’s research vessel the Pourquoi pas?, investigating the detachment fault system at 13 degrees North on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Preparing for a bio-economy (08.11.2013)
Around the world, and particularly in Europe, governments are beginning to discuss how best to undertake a transformation from energy-driven to bio-driven economies.
New PhD degree - Marcus Landschulze (30.10.2013)
Marcus Landschulze, Department of Earth Science, defended his PhD thesis Tuesday 30.10.2013.
CGB awarded 46 million NOK for ROV (30.10.2013)
30.10.2013
New PhD degree - Trond Kvarven (23.10.2013)
Trond Kvarven, Department of Earth Science, defended his PhD thesis Wednesday 23.10.2013.

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