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UiB Master’s Programme Secures NOK 3 Million Grant for Global Classroom Initiative (29.11.2024)
«We will teach the courses at five universities in different ways. We will create shared teaching materials, and students at all five institutions will participate through teacher and student mobility», professor Lise Rakner says.
Best paper
John S. Lilletvedt awarded Best paper (29.11.2024)
The Norwegian Association for Economists awarded John Sæten Lilletvedt Best paper presented by a PhD student.
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Remembering Thomas Hylland Eriksen (28.11.2024)
We mourn the loss of Professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen, a distinguished scholar and beloved mentor, whose legacy will continue to inspire generations of anthropologists.
Bittany in the field
Assessing Cirque Glacier Fluctuations of Blåskavlen in Lofoten, Northern Norway: A Photogrammetric Approach (28.11.2024)
The aim of my master’s project is to study the glacier fluctuations of the cirque glacier Blåskavlen, located on the Lofoten archipelago in northern Norway.
Andrea Rygh-Johansen
My Internship at the Rafto Foundation (27.11.2024)
My name is Andrea Rygh-Johansen, and I'm currently in my second year of the master’s program in Politics and Governance of Global Challenges. Before this, I completed my bachelor’s degree in Administration and Organizational Science here at the institute. This semester, I wanted to step out of the reading hall and get insight into what working life looks like, as well as how the theories and... Read more
Tibusiso Mdluli
An Intersectional Analysis of the Gendered Geographies of Gentrification in Ezulwini, Eswatini (20.11.2024)
My master's project explores the Gendered Geographies of Gentrification in Ezulwini, Eswatini.
Media Cymru i Bergen
Media Cymru in Bergen for workshop on design thinking (14.11.2024)
"This week, the Media Cluster in Bergen is hosting an international workshop on design thinking, welcoming participants from Welsh Media Cymru. The event is the second part of a collaborative workshop series, with the first held in Cardiff last year. The workshop aims to promote innovation and creative problem-solving within the media industry.
image of person holding smartphone
Available PhD fellowship: Attitudes towards new media technologies (12.11.2024)
The IMAGINE project has an open PhD position for candidates interested in researching people's attitudes toward new media technologies using statistical analysis.
Small fish
New Small Fish Projects initiated in Kenya and Tanzania (06.11.2024)
The multi-disciplinary SmallFish4Food and SmallFishClim projects team initiated Lake Victoria research activities and collaboration to study the role of small fish trade for food security and nutrition.