News archive for Faculty of Medicine

Celebrating four years with high activity at the Center by the employment of the Grieg Foundation associate professor of cardiology (29.08.2024)

Center for research on Cardiac Disease in Women celebrates its 4th year anniversary. We celebrate this achievement with interviewing Helga Midtbø who has been appointed as the Grieg associate professor in cardiology at the Center

New Member of the Group (21.08.2024)

Bjørn Steiner Lillås

ChatGPT generated image of a brain with tumor cells

PhD defense - Saruar Alam (15.08.2024)

New PhD using deep learning to analyse multiparametric MRI images to grade and track tumour cell spreading in the brain.

The Politics of Mobility and Precarity – and the Alternatives (14.08.2024)

More than 250 migration scholars from around the world are gathered for the 22nd Nordic Migration Research (NMR) conference, taking place at the University of Bergen, 14-16 August.

Course poster with pictures from different work situations, title of course, logos and names of institutions presenting the course and course date

Online short course "Chemical Hazards in the Work Environment" (08.08.2024)

The Norhed II project “Safeworkers” presents the first course in the Virtual School of Occupational Health, “Chemical Hazards in the Work Environment”, offered through the online learning platform at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania.

Mental Health Issues and Exposure to Violence Among the LGBPTIQ population in Nepal (05.08.2024)

Sexual or gender minorities in Nepal experience mental health issues due to widespread violence and stigmatization. A group of researchers from the University of Bergen (UiB) and Nepal will investigate whether peer counseling can improve mental health and reduce exposure to violence for this group.

Exploring alternative directions towards a sustainable future (01.08.2024)

“The fact that we have just five years left to reach the Sustainable Development Goals should give us reason to pause — can we not do better?” asks Professor Birgit Kopainsky, who will lead Bergen Summer Research School 2025.