News archive for Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Serendipitous observation leads to new directions in research (29.01.2009)

The Skeletal Development Group has a new name; Vertebrate evolution and development. According to Professors Sindre Grotmol, Harald Kryvi and Geir Låre Totland, the new name reflects an exciting evolution in the group's research activity towards more fundamental biological questions regarding the mechanism for the development of the vertebral column; the hallmark of the vertebrates.

Frosten kan drepe brunsnegler (28.01.2009)

Invasive Plants in Galápagos May Really Be Native (28.01.2009)

progress (28.01.2009)

The Matrix project in Uganda has now been running for a couple of years. Fieldwork can sometimes be difficult, but Vigdis managed to solve the problem of keeping food in the hot climate by having very fresh food for lunch!

Blomstens mannegener (28.01.2009)

New webpage (13.01.2009)

Doing the Math to Find the Good Jobs (08.01.2009)

Mathematicians Land Top Spot in New Ranking of Best and Worst Occupations in the U.S.

Unique ecosystem communities (08.01.2009)

They are studying the microorganisms found around the hostile environments found in the deep sea and at hydrothermal vents to learn more about how they collaborate to build up chemosynthetic ecosystems that support unique communities of larger organisms.

New Nordic master's program (06.01.2009)

The Geophysical Institute, the University of Århus, the University of Iceland and the University of the Faroes have developed a new interdisciplinary master's program, called MARECLIM. The program starts up in the autumn of 2009.

Our fields (06.01.2009)