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Petter Helgesen og Benedicte Løseth i Forskingsrådet overleverer SFF-plakett til senterleiarane Scott Rettberg og Jill Walker Rettberg.

"Be a light house, and show the way forward" (14.12.2023)

CDN opening on December 11th, with Rector, Research Council and Drummer Boys.

The Water ESSENCE Africa group photographed after the workshop at the global conference in Kigali in December 2023.

Workshop success at global water conference (14.12.2023)

The Water ESSENCE Africa project organized an excellent and well-visited workshop during the International Water Association’s Congress in Kigali, Rwanda discussing how universities can contribute towards achievement of SDG6, Clean Water and Sanitation.

Congratulations Dr. Göhde! (14.12.2023)

On the 15th of December 2023, PhD candidate Ronja Göhde successfully defended her thesis titled: “Secretory vesicle protein homologues in choanoflagellates”.

New honorary doctors appointed by the UiB (13.12.2023)

Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Camille Norment, Mads Bryde Andersen, Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson, Alberto Ascherio, Trond Petersen, Lynn Meskell, Jeanne C. Watson and Anne Larigauderie receive prestigious honorary doctorates from the University of Bergen.

Having a C-section is related to difficulties with conceiving (07.12.2023)

In new study published by researchers at the Department for Global Public Health and Primary Care they found a bidirectional relationship between C-section and the time it takes for a couple to conceive.

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Early life gene epimutation may cause breast cancer (06.12.2023)

UiB research reveals that around 20 per cent of all cases of the most severe form of breast cancer may arise from the small group of normal tissue cells carrying an epimutation of a specific gene.

UiB gives input to Erasmus+ (04.12.2023)

The University of Bergen has provided input on priorities and design for the European Union's framework programme for education.

«Populist far-right parties hinder EU climate policies» (01.12.2023)

Populist far-right parties portray fossil fuel phase-out as a threat to traditional family values, regional identity, and national sovereignty, according to researchers at UiB.