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illustrasjonsbilde av unge folk som holder avstand under koronapandemien
Use of cultural specific terms in times of crises can cause greater health inequalities (22.01.2024)
During the coronavirus pandemic, Norwegian health authorities used the term "dugnad" to encourage collective infection control measures. New research indicates that the use of such culturally specific terms can be problematic for immigrant groups.
Mann med briller og mørkt hår
«A formal, methodical approach to artificial intelligence suits me well» (19.01.2024)
Rustam Galimullin is one of several experts in artificial intelligence at UiB. Learn more about him and his research here.
Åpningsmarkering BCEPS
"Better health for all – more fairly distributed" (09.01.2024)
On Monday 8 January, the official opening of BCEPS Centre of Excellence took place in the university aula. The centre will develop new methods and ethical frameworks to help decision-makers in ensuring a fairer distribution of health services. ​
Postdoctoral fellow João Bettencourt from the University of Bergen (left) and Professor Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen from the Arctic University of Norway – UiT at the inaugural European Science Diplomacy Conference in Madrid, December 2023.
EU puts science diplomacy on the agenda (21.12.2023)
The Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network had a strong presence at the European Science Diplomacy Conference, which took place in Madrid in December 2023.
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.
C section
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.
en lege undersøker brystet til en kvinne
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.
Skallet ung mann ser inn i kamera
«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.
Bildet viser barnehender som leker med duplo
Behavioral problems in childhood linked to lower voter turnout (24.11.2023)
This may contribute to the political marginalization of individuals with a strong need to be heard, according to researchers.
Gutt får undersøkt tennene sine hos tannlege
New findings on enamel damage in children (24.11.2023)
About half of children with celiac disease have problems with enamel damage. UiB researchers have now found that the cause is an immune reaction to one of the most common proteins in cow’s milk.
Isklump i Isfjorden foran isfjell ved Ilulissat, Grønland.
UiB at the Forefront of Arctic Research in Norway and Worldwide (22.11.2023)
A recent report from the University of the Arctic recognizes the University of Bergen as Norway's most influential university and a global leader in Arctic research.
Anders Tengberg, Aanderaa Instruments and researcher at Chalmers Technology University in Gothenburg
Aanderaa representing SFI Smart Ocean and UiB in Japan (16.11.2023)
When Nagaoka University of Technology in Japan hosted a hybrid event to showcase links between science and business, UiB’s industry partner Aanderaa stepped up to the challenge. The event originated in the university’s international commitments towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG14), Life Below Water.
header photo with title of event
Policy event on Democracy (13.11.2023)
At this event in Brussels on 23 January 2024, researchers from the University of Bergen and NORCE presented and discussed new and pressing democracy issues with policy makers and experts from the European Commission and stakeholder organizations.
Professor Iain George Johnston i Muséhagen
New findings on plants' ingenious defense against mutational damage (09.11.2023)
Professor Iain George Johnston and the research team at the University of Bergen (UiB) have been instrumental in a recent study that reveals how plants protect themselves from mutational damage. The groundbreaking findings are now presented in a research article in the highly-ranked journal New Phytologist.
Eirik Finserås
Offshore wind farms can "steal" wind from each other (31.10.2023)
Offshore wind farms can “steal” the capacity of other farms by up to 20 percent up to 50 kilometres away, due to wake loss. The regulation is ambiguous and needs to be developed to accommodate large-scale offshore wind development in the North Sea and other ocean areas, according to PhD Candidate Eirik Finseraas at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen.
Image from the documentary film Deep Rising.
Exploring the unknown deep sea (25.10.2023)
“There are huge knowledge gaps regarding the deep sea. My scientific project is to help fill some of those knowledge gaps,” says researcher Pedro Ribeiro. Inadvertently, this has led him and his colleagues into the hot topic debate on deep-sea mining.
a midwife is holding a placenta
Faster growth of the placenta is linked to increased risk of preeclampsia (17.10.2023)
Research sheds light on how genetics influences the growth of the placenta and reveals a link to increased risk of disease in the mother.

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