News archive for Faculty of Science and Technology

Young again: study shows that comb jellies can age in reverse (30.10.2024)

For most animals, ageing is a one-way journey. In a recent PNAS publication, researchers Joan Soto-Angel and Pawel Burkhardt discovered that a species of comb jelly can reverse its life cycle, returning from adulthood to a larval stage.

SEAS annual gathering kicks off with a variety of keynotes from SEAS fellows (25.10.2024)

SEAS fellows span a variety of scientific fields from geology and biology to informatics and law. Some of this variety will also be evident on Monday 28. October, with keynotes and pitches from selected SEAS fellows including topics like «Deep Learning for Smart Shipping» and «the response of macroalgae in a changing climate».

Førstelektor Oleksandr Kholosha ved Institutt for informatikk ved UiB sitter i en sofa med laptop på fanget. Spaltens faste logoer er i bildet.

Saves the world by protecting it from cyber threats (21.10.2024)

October is the national cybersecurity month in Norway. Meet associate professor Oleksandr Kholosha from the Department of Informatics, who works to protect us from digital threats.

Cryptography for Trustworthy AI (18.10.2024)

Vincent receives a new research project from the Research Council of Norway. Congratulations to Vincent.

Could the ocean be the key to pandemic preparedness? (14.10.2024)

Join us at Statsraaden Bar & Reception as we explore the intersection between oceanic dynamics, maritime ecosystems and pandemic preparedness.

Statement from scientists on the need for a joint work programme between the CBD and the UNFCCC (10.10.2024)

Researchers have sent a letter to the Parties and Presidents of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD; COP 16) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, COP29) asking them to initiate a much-needed coordination of the work towards the two conventions.

Peaks to pixels: Drone training at Ulriken for future geologists (09.10.2024)

First-year students in the Bachelor’s program in Earth Science and Informatics got hands-on experience with drone-flying while enjoying the magnificent scenery from the top of Bergen.

Weak solvability of elliptic variational inequalities coupled with a nonlinear differential equation (08.10.2024)

In this paper, we prove the existence and uniqueness of elliptic variational inequalities coupled with a nonlinear ODE. Considering an elliptic equation in the domain allows us to include a fully nonlinear ODE on the contact surface which gives us new applications of frictional adhesion contact problems.

New technology helps investigate the impact of noise pollution on our oceans (07.10.2024)

At the Michael Sars Centre, the group of Marios Chatzigeorgiou develops unique tools to study underwater noise as part of the pan-European project DeuteroNoise.

European acoustics experts meet in Bergen for the DeuteroNoise Mid-Term Meeting (04.10.2024)

After two years of ground-breaking work on marine noise pollution, the pan-European consortium gathered at the Michael Sars Centre to share their progress and coordinate future efforts.

NORMAR-II grant awarded! (01.10.2024)

At the end of September it was announced that the NORMAR-II grant for upgrades to the Ægir 6000 ROV system has been approved! This funding ensures the Centre’s continued access to this essential deep-sea infrastructure and will allow us to keep the ROV system state-of-the-art. We’re looking forward to many more dives with upgraded equipment, pushing the boundaries of deep-sea exploration.