medieval research

Medieval research at the University of Bergen

The Medieval studies at UiB can be traced back to the founding of the Bergen Museum in 1825.

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The Medieval age is an essential and integral part of Bergen’s and Western Norway’s history. The university and the museum sector constitute a large and diverse academic environment within Medieval studies.

There is great diversity at UiB in Medieval studies: archaeologists, literary scholars, historians, legal studies, linguists, art historians and many more.

See list of Medieval researchers at UiB

Research groups and projects

Here is an overview of research groups and externally funded projects that currently conduct research in the field of the Middle Ages:

sff 2002–2012

Between 2002 and 2012 the Faculty of Humanities had a Norwegian Centre of Excellence (SFF), a scheme administered by the Research Council of Norway: Centre for Medieval Studies (CMS).

The ten years of SFF status put Bergen on the map within Medieval research.