News archive for Faculty of Law

A face-to-face summer research school, at last! (05.06.2023)

This week, more than 70 PhD students from all over the world assemble in Bergen for the annual Bergen Summer Research Schools—for the first time since the pandemic.

Primary dispute resolution (26.05.2023)

During our lives, we are all involved in one or more legal disputes, such as when we disagree with the insurance company on the value of the damaged goods, with the landlord on the appropriate level of increase of the rent, or with the seller of a used item on whether it was in accordance with what was agreed. Although we resolve most of these disputes through negotiation, sometimes the... Read more

Opened centre for EU and EEA Law (22.05.2023)

The Centre on the Europeanization of Norwegian Law (CENTENOL) was officially opened on Monday, May 22.

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WATCH: Emerging clean energy technologies (16.05.2023)

Did you miss Dhayalan Velauthapillai's BEL Lunch seminar presenting on research on nanomaterials for solar cells, Hydrogen and energy storage applications at Western Norway University of Applied Science? Watch it here!

UiB establishes Center for EU and EEA Law (15.05.2023)

The Faculty of Law receives approximately 21 million Norwegian kroner from the Research Council to establish the center CENTENOL. The center aims to enhance the knowledge about the relationship between European and Norwegian law.

Members CENTENOL (15.05.2023)

CENTENOL´s managers will be supported by an advisory committee and a partner coordination group.

Activity Centenol (15.05.2023)

This page will be updated as the researchers associated with CENTENOL carry out activities.

About CENTENOL (15.05.2023)

CENTENOL is a national and international cooperative venture, based around a research hub located at the University of Bergen’s Faculty of Law.

Open positions connected to the project LaW-Balance (04.05.2023)

The Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, offers a PhD position and a postdoctoral researcher position connected to the project ‘Life and Work in Balance: Legal responses to working life in times of change and crisis’ (LaW-BALANCE).

Vacant postdoctor and PhD positions (04.05.2023)

Do you want to take part in shaping the future? The Faculty of Law offers a PhD position and a postdoctor position. They are both connected to the project ‘Life and Work in Balance: Legal responses to working life in times of change and crisis’ (LaW-BALANCE).

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WATCH: "NVEs forslag til nye områder for norsk havvind – fordeler og utfordringer" (28.04.2023)

Did you miss Finn Gunnar Nielsens presentation of NVE's report on new areas for renewable energy production at sea? Watch it here! Please note that the presentation was given in Norwegian language.

Call for CMI-UiB Collaboration Funding 2023 (27.04.2023)

Chr. Michelsen Institute and the University of Bergen have a long-standing agreement to strengthen development-related research in Bergen. We now invite applications for collaboration between our two institutions for 2023-2024. Deadline 7 June, 2023.

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WATCH: Energy Flexibility aggregation for the Privat Enterprise Market (25.04.2023)

Did you miss Kristin Margrethe Flornes presentation of Eviny's pilot project from PILOT-E to develop solutions for increased flexibility in the power system? Watch it here!

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WATCH: Green Energy – Hardanger Hydrogen Hub (21.04.2023)

In this presentation, Ingvald Torblå, CEO of Odda Technology, presents the plans and current status of the Green energy project Hardanger Hydrogen Hub.

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Declaration on "Pandemic, diversity and social inequality" (18.04.2023)

During the conference on "Pandemic, diversity and social inequality" in Bergen in October, researchers started working on a declaration based on knowledge and experiences from the pandemic. The declaration has now been published and is open to read.

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WATCH: Energy Informatics (06.03.2023)

Did you miss professor Ahmad Hemmati's presentation on Energy Informatics? Watch it here!

Funding from the Research Council for project on Life and Work in Balance (28.02.2023)

Associate Professor Melanie Hack, who is a member of the research group for European law, receives 9.9 million Norwegian kroner in funding over four years for the project "Life and Work in Balance: Legal responses to working life in times of change and crisis (LaW-BALANCE)".

Professor Halvard Haukeland Fredriksen is appointed leader of expert group revising the Norwegian public procurement rules (28.02.2023)

The government intends to revise the regulations for public procurement and has established an expert group for this purpose. Professor Halvard Haukeland Fredriksen will be the head of this expert group.

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