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Norske ungdommar er glade og stolte over å vere fleirspråklege (27.09.2021)
Kven kan kalle seg fleirspråkleg? Det ville vi lære meir om i Ungspråk-prosjektet.
Extreme Weather
"Exit Earth – Extreme Weather Warnings" (24.09.2021)
Kjersti Fløttum and Ida Vikøren Andersen held two presentations at the interdisciplinary seminar "Exit Earth – Extreme Weather Warnings" at the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (UiB), 16th September 2021.
Higher Education in Light of Climate Change
"The Emerging Climate Emergency: What Now for University Education?" (24.09.2021)
On 16th September 2021, PhD candidate Runa Falck participated in a panel debate at UiB's Bergen School of Global Studies, which has climate change as one of its five main pillars.
Vadim Kimmelman
Vadim Kimmelman selected for the Young CAS Fellow programme (23.09.2021)
Linguist Vadim Kimmelman is one of two young, outstanding researchers in Norway who will participate in the Young CAS Fellow programme. He will do research on sign linguistics and whole‐entity classifiers.
Portrett av C. Mauder
Soldiers, Sultans, Missionaries, and Renewers in the Islamic World (17.09.2021)
Christian Mauder, Associate Professor in the Study of Religions with Specialization in Islam, and a specialist in the dynamic history of the world of Islam.
An older man in a military green cap and clothes, sitting in a dark green chair
Affected by seasons: spirits in relation to seasons (17.09.2021)
“I find winters really depressing, just don’t know what to do with myself,” a high school student shared with me.
Book cover Aesthetic Apprehensions
New Book Publication: Aesthetic Apprehensions (2021) (09.09.2021)
Aesthetic Apprehensions: Silence and Absence in False Familiarities (2021) by Lene Johannessen and Jena Habegger-Conti (editors).
PhD defense by Raees Calafato will take place on 17 September 2021
Raees Calafato's PhD defense (08.09.2021)
Raees Calafato will defend his doctoral dissertation “Multilingual pedagogy in Norway and Russia" on 17.9.2021 at the University of Bergen for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
mushrooms
Coromandel Writers Group (06.09.2021)
What’s in a name? For the Coromandel Writers Group, it is everything. This group of highly motivated local writers covers all topics having to do with the Coromandel.
Kjersti Fløttum and Climate Director Stina Oseland
Presentation at the Climate Departement of the Municipality of Bergen (05.09.2021)
On August 27th 2021, Kjersti Fløttum was invited to speak at the Climate Departement of the Municipality of Bergen, to present results from the recent school survey on lifestyle in light of climate change.
AILA 2021
MOMM at AILA World Congress 2021 (02.09.2021)
MOMM took part at the AILA World Congress 2021. For those who have missed this event and would like to learn more about multilingualism, presentations from our research group are available online.