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Rokkan Prize 2022
"Theoretically ambitious, methodologically rigorous, and empirically rich" - Vineeta Yadav wins the 2022 Stein Rokkan Prize (08.02.2023)
Vineeta Yadav’s exploration of the effect of religious parties on civil liberties earns her unanimous recognition from the 2022 Stein Rokkan Prize Jury, who commend its scope, originality and innovativeness and note its significant contribution to the comparative social science research.
bilde av universitetsmuseet sett fra muséhagen
UiB joins the university alliance CHARM-EU (03.02.2023)
Eight European universities have formed the CHARM-EU alliance. In January 2023, it became clear that UiB will enter as the ninth and final partner.
Universitetsmuseet, Kulturhistorie. Museumsbygget.
The University Museum's cultural history museum to stay closed (03.02.2023)
The University board has decided that the Cultural History Museum will stay closed until it has been completely rehabilitated to meet safety requirements and modern standards. In the meantime, the public will be able to experience exhibitions from the cultural history collections in the museum's natural history building.
Gergard Armauer Hansen
The curious doctor who changed the world (01.02.2023)
2023 will be the 150th anniversary since Gerhard Armauer Hansen discovered the bacteria that causes leprosy. What the young doctor observed through his microscope, was a scientific breakthrough that helped transform how we view disease and infection.
Nordlys fra Den internasjonale romstasjonen. Innfelt foto av romforsker Karl Magnus Laundal.
Space scientist Karl Magnus Laundal awarded prestigious ERC Grant (30.01.2023)
Karl Magnus Laundal will use his ERC Consolidator Grant to study the coupling between the Earth’s atmosphere and space.
Miriyam Khan at the Alan Turing Institute
Gaining valuable knowledge from world-leading researchers (24.01.2023)
NORA Research School provides exchange opportunities for PhD students in AI related fields. Mariyam Khan just arrived at The Alan Turing Institute in London for a six-month research stay.
Participants SDG14 event in Cape Town as part of the One Ocean Expedition.
Bringing sustainable development to ocean science education (19.01.2023)
How do we transform the ocean science education of the future? In what way must teaching change to encompass this? These were a couple of the key questions discussed during a three-day event in Cape Town in mid-January 2023 as part of the One Ocean Expedition.
EU-senter
UiB establishes Centre for EU and EEA law (04.01.2023)
The Faculty of Law receives around NOK 21 million from the Research Council of Norway to establish the CENTENOL-centre. The center will strengthen knowledge of the relationship between European and Norwegian law.
Kvinne sitter i et mørkt rom foran pc og arbeider
Shift workers have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 (08.12.2022)
Compared to day workers, shift workers have an almost six-fold higher risk of needing hospital care due to COVID-19, according to a recent study from the University of Bergen.
bile av elv i Amazonas med grønt frodig landskap rundt
Human impact destroying the Amazon ecosystems faster than ever (25.11.2022)
A new Science paper shows that human-caused changes to Amazonian ecosystems are hundreds to thousands of times faster than those of natural climatic and geological processes.
Marry-Anne Karlsen and Justas Zalieckas at the University of Bergen.
ERC Starting Grant to research on migration and diamond coating (22.11.2022)
Pioneering research ideas on migration and diamond coating have given Marry-Anne Karlsen and Justas Zalieckas at the University of Bergen a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
Discovery of 80 000 year old bone tools from SA. Pictures showing experimental methods to find out how the tools were used.
UiB scientists discover 80 000-year-old bone tools (15.11.2022)
An international team of archaeologists, led by a UiB scientist, has identified the oldest bone tools from southern Africa. The tools are 60,000 to 80,000 years old and were likely used for debarking trees and to dig into the ground.
illustrasjonsbilde phd-kurs pandemisenteret
Sign up for an interdisciplinary PhD course at the Pandemic Centre (09.11.2022)
In January, the Pandemic Centre offers a two-week course for students on learning from the COVID-19 pandemic. The course builds on last year's digital module and is open to all students at master's and PhD level.
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New genetic study reveals why some women get aggressive breast and ovarian cancerrian cancer (08.11.2022)
In a recent study published in JAMA Oncology, investigators from the University of Bergen, in collaboration with the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study in the US, reported epigenetic gene silencing in normal tissue to be a predictive factor for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) as well as high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC).
Professor Eivind Valen
Eivind Valen is researching the data in our cells. (07.11.2022)
Eivind Valen is a professor of bioinformatics and is researching biological big data to understand the human body.
UiB-rektor Margareth Hagen og TV-produsent James Honeyborne foran bilde av UiBs undervansrobot Ægir
UiB and Wild Space Productions collaborate on new Netflix documentary (02.11.2022)
The University of Bergen proudly announces a unique collaboration agreement with Wild Space Productions.
Portrett av Eystein Jansen
Eystein Jansen elected Vice President of the ERC (28.10.2022)
Climate scientist Eystein Jansen has been elected Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). He is the first Norwegian researcher to join the leadership of the elite division for European research.
Panel discussion with five participants
Influencing the priorities of Horizon Europe (27.10.2022)
The University of Bergen (UiB) and NORCE Norwegian Research Centre have joined forces to give input to the European Commission on ocean-related research and innovation in Horizon Europe. Read the key messages here.

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