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The University of Bergen is Norway's largest marine university, with high-quality marine education and world-class research environments. UiB has taken a leading role in the work on the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 14 - Life below water.

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Event support 2025 - UiB Ocean

Do you have ideas for activities during the One Ocean Week 2025, or do you need financial support for an interdisciplinary ocean related activity in 2025?

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Hanna Sannes wins NOR-FISHING Student Camp 2024

Hanna Sannes, master’s student in biodiversity, ecology and evolution, recently triumphed with her team at NOR-FISHING Student Camp competition, pitching an idea for the digitalization of fish spawning data.

WORLD OCEAN DAY 2024 – PRESS RELEASE
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New geopolitics demand new thinking on ocean equity

The rise in ocean temperature in the past year is one of the most urgent threats to global equity and thus to global stability in a new geopolitical landscape. How can science contribute to solutions to this challenge?

Offshore Wind | OW2040
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A new consortium in Norway gathers to establish a groundbreaking offshore wind centre

Offshore Wind 2040 (OW2040) is on track to become a Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) by the end of 2024. If the Research Council of Norway approves the FME application, OW2040 could become a world-leading hub for offshore wind development.

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The University of Bergen has been designated by the United Nations Academic Impact to coordinate university collaboration for the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 14 - Life below water: 
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

The UN's Sustainable Development Goals are the world's joint work plan to eradicate poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change by 2030.