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The Challenges of Arctic Ice in December! (17.12.2024)

The CDeepSea Ultima Thule expedition on the R/V Kronprins Haakon left Longyearbyen on November 26, 2024 with the primary objective of mapping and sampling in the Lena Trough. However, the researchers and crew onboard were prepared for challenging sea ice conditions given the time of year and the northern latitudes... and that is what they encountered!

Support for the scientists' appeal for the nature deal (13.12.2024)

We have received over 750 signatures to our appeal «Stortinget må sette kunnskapen i arbeid for å stoppe naturtapet» (Norwegian government must use knowledge-based solutions to stop the loss of nature), and many supportive messages in the commentary section.

Dialogue meeting: Municipalities and the GBF (11.12.2024)

In December, the BIOSPHERE project group held a dialogue meeting about the Global Biodiversity Framework goals with stakeholders from the Nordhordland municipalities as the finally of the resilience assessment that has been taking place this autumn.

Saving the World by Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on Alpine Ecosystems (11.12.2024)

Climate change poses a significant threat to our alpine ecosystems. Through a large field experiment, PhD student Nadine M. Artzt aims to help save the world by identifying which species are gaining and losing ground.

Inga Berre elected to the SIAM Council for 2025-2027 (10.12.2024)

The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) was established in 1952. Its mission is to build cooperation between mathematics and the worlds of science and technology.

Three Perspectives of working with the GBF (09.12.2024)

CeSAM researchers Inger Måren and Katja Malmborg present the process of, and preliminary results from, their resilience asessment at The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities' Sustainability Friday on December 13.

$Image processing and simulation of fluid flow in fractured rock$

High-fidelity experimental model verification for flow in fractured porous media (09.12.2024)

Many models exist to study fluid flow in fractured rocks by simplifying the fractures. We compare these models with lab experiments using detailed images and advanced simulations to see their accuracy.

NFR FRIPRO Young Researcher Talent project on CCS awarded to PMG (09.12.2024)

Jakub Both receives funding for four years to investigate convection and dissolution during CO2 storage. For this, he will combine lab experiments, image analysis and numerical modeling.

Jakub Both elected to chair the board of InterPore Norway for 2025-2027 (09.12.2024)

The Norwegian chapter of the International Society for Porous Media forms a meeting place and forum for Norwegian’s landscape of porous media research.

Prestigious Award to Two UiB Researchers (05.12.2024)

Tom Langbehn and Leonardo Muniz Pichel, both from the Faculty of Science and Technology, are this year's recipients of the TMF Starting Grant. They will receive the award as part of the Trond Mohn Foundation's anniversary celebration in the University Aula on December 6th.

$Ca^{2+} concentration and fracture permeability comparison$

A discrete matrix fracture framework for simulating single-phase flow and non-isothermal reactive transport (04.12.2024)

This paper presents a coupling between the solvers PorePy and Reaktoro to simulate reactive transport in fractured porous media

New PhD Representatives of HySchool 2024 - 2025 (03.12.2024)

HySchool welcomes three new PhD representatives to the Board for 2024–2025! They will represent the PhD candidates of HySchool and contribute to the development of the research school.

Geometry and deformation state with sets

A line search algorithm for multiphysics problems with fracture deformation (02.12.2024)

We propose a new line search algorithm for multiphysics problems with fracture deformation that efficiently computes the weights based on the fracture states.

Losing nature: The state must take responsibility (29.11.2024)

In this newly published op-ed, we argue that the Norwegian state must take more responsibility for protecting natural ecosystems by tightening regulations on land use in municipalities.

Fra venstre: Professor Bengt Erik Haug, dekan Gunn Mangerud, instituttleder Magne Olav Sydnes og professor Knut Børve.

Millions of Funding for National Research Infrastructures (28.11.2024)

The Department of Chemistry receives funding from The Research Council of Norway for robotisation in chemical experimentation.

HySchool Days 2025 (26.11.2024)

This is the web page for HySchool Days 2025, the premier networking event organised by HySchool ‒ Norwegian Research School on Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Based Fuels. USN will host HySchool Days 2025 in Porsgrunn, on 1-2 April 2025.

Wrapping Up the CULTIVATE Project (18.11.2024)

After 3,5 years, the CULTIVATE project is coming to an end. During the first week of November, members of the UNESCO Chair Group met the other project partners for a final event in Edinburgh hosted by the Centre for Mountain Studies at the University of Highlands and Islands, followed by a last project meeting, and a tour of Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve.

Support the scientists' appeal for the nature deal! (15.11.2024)

These days, Norway's plan following the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (the Norwegian Action Plan for Natural Diversity) is being discussed in the Norwegian Parliament. Our expectation of this plan was that it would not only describe the status of Norwegian nature, but also take this knowledge seriously by proposing necessary measures to slow down and reverse the loss of nature... Read more

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