Author: mbika

Pint of Science Festival 2026 May 19-21

The next annual Pint of Science Festival will be held in Bergen between the 19th and 21st May, hosted at Bergen Camping. The festival brings together academics and researchers from all research institutes across Bergen to present their work to…

Ukens leder 02.06.2026

Hei alle,

God mandag i det vi skriver februar i vinterkalde (!) Bergen. En oppsiktsvekkende kald og tørr start på året i Vestlandets hovedstad. BT skriver i morgentimene at dersom været holder seg som meldt, vil det være en av de lengste tørkeperiodene i Bergen. Vi er glad i å sette vær-rekorder i denne byen, så her er det bare å krysse fingrene for at det holder seg tørt en stund til

Dear all,

Happy Monday as we enter February in a winter-cold (!) Bergen. An unusually cold and dry start of the year here on the west coast. Bergens Tidende wrote this morning that if the weather continues as forecast, we may be heading toward one of the longest dry spells in Bergen’s history. We do like our weather records in this city, so let’s cross our fingers that it stays dry for a little while longer

Dean’s brief week 5

As many of you know, the plans for “UiB Realfaghøyden” are steadily moving forward. Recently we passed another important milestone: the external quality review of the concept study confirms that our preferred solution is clearly the strongest. What remains is the…

BIO publikasjon uke 5 2026

MacDougall, A.S. et al. [with Halbritter, A.H.] (2026) The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink., Nature ecology & evolution [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02955-6.