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On 9 April 2024 the University of Bergen organised an official satellite event on marine genetic resources, global benefit sharing and ocean science diplomacy at the Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona. Watch a recording of the satellite event.
«The efforts of professor Trond Petersen has been really important in developing research collaboration and student exchange between Norwegian universities and the University of Berkeley,» says Jan Erik Askildsen, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
On 21 February 2024 the University of Bergen and partners organized an event on ocean governance at Norway House in Brussels. The discussions at the event and an outcome discussion has now resulted in the first Ocean Futures 2030 Policy Brief.
Capitalism is not just an economy, it is a type of society, according to professor in social anthropology, Don Kalb. For the past few years, he and his team have tried, through field work and research, to understand what is happening to people and communities in areas that have recently become capitalist.
Today it was announced that CET Professor II Siddharth Sareen is the Nils Klim Laureate 2024 for his work in environmental social sciences.
Professor Terje Einarsen is the editor of the newly published commentary on the UN Refugee Convention.
The 2024 conference consisted of both a digital day with talks and debates in English, where around 1300 people participated, and a physical conference day in Norwegian.
«We are well aware that a significant change is necessary. We have the knowledge that is needed. Now we must figure out what to do,» professor Håvard Haarstad at UiB says. The seventh SDG Conference in Bergen will be held from 7.-9. February. We ask: What should be the role of universities?
Researchers come to Bergen from all over the world to solve global challenges. Simon Øverland has invited some of them to tell us about some solutions for the future.
On Monday 8 January, the official opening of BCEPS Centre of Excellence took place in the university aula. The centre will develop new methods and ethical frameworks to help decision-makers in ensuring a fairer distribution of health services. ​
Welcome to the digital and free SDG Conference in Bergen 2024! The theme is Take a look at the programme and register today.
The Water ESSENCE Africa project organized an excellent and well-visited workshop during the International Water Association’s Congress in Kigali, Rwanda discussing how universities can contribute towards achievement of SDG6, Clean Water and Sanitation.
Populist far-right parties portray fossil fuel phase-out as a threat to traditional family values, regional identity, and national sovereignty, according to researchers at UiB.
This may contribute to the political marginalization of individuals with a strong need to be heard, according to researchers.
When Nagaoka University of Technology in Japan hosted a hybrid event to showcase links between science and business, UiB’s industry partner Aanderaa stepped up to the challenge. The event originated in the university’s international commitments towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG14), Life Below Water.
“There are huge knowledge gaps regarding the deep sea. My scientific project is to help fill some of those knowledge gaps,” says researcher Pedro Ribeiro. Inadvertently, this has led him and his colleagues into the hot topic debate on deep-sea mining.
Somewhat surprisingly, Norway finds itself at the bottom alongside Romania, in a study of trust in child welfare services in six European countries.
We now welcome applications to host an event as part of Day Zero at the SDG Conference Bergen, 7 February 2024.

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