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The AI center initiative, Digital Learning Communities AI Centre, led by Rune Johan Krumsvik, aims to increase AI competence in education. The researchers will build on findings about how AI can be used as a sparring partner in student assessments
As the ocean warms, researchers are racing to uncover the impact of the climate crisis on marine life. In an innovative multi-scale project, developmental biologist Lionel Christiaen sets the focus on the very beginnings of life in a changing environment.
“I experience this prize as an enormous encouragement to believe in the things I am doing, and a profound motivation to try and continue my work,” says the award winner who hopes to one day write something that can have a real impact on how we live our lives.
The main goal of the centre is to transform the provision of weather, climate and environmental information to enable better- informed decisions in the face of unprecedented environmental challenges. All this by using artificial intelligence.
The University of Bergen (UiB) will host another seven international research fellows after a very successful application round in this year’s competition for MSCA funding from the EU. The grants will fund the researchers' stay at UiB for two years.
The SEAS programme at the University of Bergen was recently endorsed as an Ocean Decade Action. It becomes the university’s second Action as part of the United Nations Ocean Decade.
The 8th SDG Conference in Bergen put health, climate and sustainability on the agenda through both "Day Zero" with a number of digital events, and a physical conference in the University Aula with engaging discussions and interactions.
In the side event “License to Operate – The Arctic Energy Transition” at Arctic Frontiers 2025, stakeholders from across sectors joined forces to discuss the challenges lying ahead for the Arctic and the green transition of energy markets in a geopolitically challenging situation.
Physical abuse and sexual assault may be linked to the development of endometriosis, a recent study shows. – Even those with a low genetic risk may be susceptible to developing the disease if they have experienced significant trauma, says lead author Solveig Løkhammer from the University of Bergen.
A brilliant idea led nanophysicist Bodil Holst to investigate why polar bear fur doesn't freeze. Now, her research on the deicing properties of polar bear fur has been published as the cover story in Science Advances.
A groundbreaking philosophical approach to understanding proving in mathematics is on the horizon. Sorin Bangu does research that can change how we teach mathematics, making it more engaging.
The University of Bergen has been confirmed as the UNAI SDG14 Hub Chair for 2025-2027 taking on three more years of responsibility to engage the global knowledge community in matters related to a sustainable ocean.
SapienCE scientist Elizabeth Velliky and her team have uncovered that the world's oldest ochre mine, Ngwenya in eSwatini, wasn't the only source of ochre pigment as we once thought. Instead, people used a variety of local ochres, showcasing unique cultural traditions and social interactions in Stone Age communities in Eswatini.
Professor Hrvoje Miletic and his team at UiB have made groundbreaking discoveries that could provide new answers to what makes malignant brain tumors grow. The goal is to improve both survival and treatment of brain cancer.
Professor Justin Kroesen traces the shared Western European culture forged under the Medieval Church.
UiB joins forces with seven partner universities in the North of England and Norway. This new initiative strengthens ties and cultivates a conducive environment for education and research partnerships.
Tom Langbehn and Leonardo Muniz Pichel, both from the Faculty of Science and Technology, are this year's recipients of the TMF Starting Grant. They will receive the award as part of the Trond Mohn Foundation's anniversary celebration in the University Aula on December 6th.
«The recognition goes to us all,» professor Kalb says.

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