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WATCH: Hydrogen production from electrolysis and natural gas pyrolysis (11.10.2023)
In this presentation, Jonathan Økland Torstensen, associate professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, present ongoing work on optimization of hydrogen production through hydrolysis of water and pyrolysis of natural gas respectively, and discusses aspects of the two methods and their potential utillity in large scale hydrogen production.
Christiane on stage, with a petridish in her hand.
Brilliant performance at Forsker Grand Prix (11.10.2023)
Forsker Grand Prix took place in Bergen September 27, where nine young researchers were competing for Best Presenter, getting only four minutes to convey their research in front of an audience and three judges. Among the nine was CCBIO's and the Department of Clinical Science's PhD Candidate Christiane Helgestad Gjerde.
WATCH: Korleis kan fleksibilitet handtere utfordringar i distribusjonsnettet (How can flexibility handle challenges in the distribution network) - Norwegian language (10.10.2023)
In this presentation, Per-Oddvar Osland discusses how customer flexibility can contribute to solving challenges related to the increased pressure on the power grid, such as power peaks. The presentation will be held in Norwegian language.
Communications Advisor
Are you our new Communications Advisor? (06.10.2023)
BCEPS is looking to appoint a new Communications Advisor to join its international research team in Bergen and help put the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health at the forefront of science communication.
New PhD candidates (05.10.2023)
Pierina Benavente
First article from a PhD at the Pandemic Center published (03.10.2023)
PhD candidate Pierina Benavente at the Pandemic Center has recently published her first article in an international journal. In the article, she presents findings about the health situation among migrant working in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zoom meeting
Organise an event at Day Zero 2024 (28.09.2023)
We now welcome applications to host an event as part of Day Zero at the SDG Conference Bergen, 7 February 2024.
Marianne Hjellvik Hannisdal winning best poster prize, congratulated by dean Marit Bakke
Best poster prize at the medical faculty´s research day (27.09.2023)
We congratulate Marianne Hjellvik Hannisdal for this accolade, winning best poster prize at the medical faculty‘s research day, with over 30 talented phd fellows who presented their excellent research projects in the form of poster presentations!
Kjell Morten Myhr og Øivind Thorkilldsen
Targeting Epstein-Barr virus to treat and prevent MS (25.09.2023)
Researchers launch pioneering EU funded research initiative to uncover role of Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis, building on recent research breakthrough.
Theogene Habumugisha
What happens if we eat less meat when we get older? (22.09.2023)
As consumers we are often encouraged to limit our intake of red meat and dairy, for the benefit to both our health and to the environment. But what happens if we drop meat when we get older?
Inger Haukenes and Silje Mæland
Center seminar 30.10.23 on: Women’s Health, menopause, social security utilization and sustainable work participation (21.09.2023)
Associate professor Inger Haukenes and professor Silje Mæland present. Are YOU ready? Then bring your lunch box to meeting room 8.1-8.2 Laboratory building, Monday 30.10.23 @ 12-13. Coffee and tea will be served together with the Center cake. The event is open to all
Leah Eliza Balter
Leah will explore connections between the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukrainian refugee-crisis (20.09.2023)
Fulbright-student Leah Eliza Balter from the United States has recently started a new research-project at The Pandemic Centre. She will explore how Norway’s Covid-19 experiences may have influenced the response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis that happened simultaneously.
Picture of best poster award
Best poster award! (18.09.2023)
WATCH: "Mer av alt – raskere". The Energy Commission's report (12.09.2023)
Did you miss this seminar, where member of the Energy Commission, Liv Monica Stubholt, presented some of the central element in the commission's report? Watch it here!
Sjögren in Brazilian (08.09.2023)
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Simon Øverland is the new director of the Centre for International Health (04.09.2023)
Simon Øverland has been appointed as the director of the Centre for International Health (CIH) and will assume the position on September 1, 2023. The Centre for International Health is a centre within the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care.
WATCH: Optimized renewable energy supply for a sustainable Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) (01.09.2023)
Did you miss Gerard A Virgili's presentation on optimizing energy supply of a Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) to reduce the carbon footprint? Watch the presentation here!
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Asthma, obesity and poor lung function may be linked to teenage smoking among fathers (31.08.2023)
Children of fathers who smoked in their early teens have a greater risk of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function, new research from the University of Bergen and the University of Southampton shows.

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