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A foraminafera shell, used by geologist Nele Meckler in her climate research.

Climate researcher gets ERC Starting Grant (28.11.2014)

Geologist Nele Meckler works on reconstruction of past climate conditions. She has now received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council to build her own research group at the University of Bergen.

Graphic outlines of European countries in yellow on a red background, used to illustrate article about the Research Group The Borders of Europe.

Researching the changing borders of Europe (20.11.2014)

Europe’s borders keep changing, both mentally and geographically. But where do Europe’s borders begin? Where do they end? What is the real centre of Europe? We asked the research group the Borders of Europe to provide us with some answers.

Focus on border dynamics in East Africa (12.11.2014)

The University of Bergen is developing new knowledge and strengthening anthropological research in Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda in an effort to deal with complexities related to their national borders.