Please note that all applications must be registered via the department. Send applications with attachments to knut.daasvatn@uib.no Questions can be directed to Knut Olav Daasvatn. Please note that applications must be processed by both the department and faculty before UiB’s…
Month: September 2025
From 1 October 2025, notifiable plants and plant products must be notified in advance to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority [Mattilsynet] before crossing the border
[Our translation/Google translate] Concerns Department of Biological Sciences – import of soil samples Today, as an importer, you can send the advance notification after the goods have crossed the border, as long as the Norwegian Food Safety Authority receives the…
UiB: Project development support for educational projects
[Our translation/Google translate] The University of Bergen is now announcing funding for the establishment of educational projects in academic environments that plan to apply for external funding as a coordinator in 2026. This is part of the university’s strategy to…
Two student jobs as research technician (20%, 6 months) to develop educational material in spatial ecology
The Mountains in Motion Lab at the Department of Biological Sciences is seeking two master’s-level students (20% part-time, 6 months) to join the project ECO-SPACE: Earth Observation and Geospatial Tools for Ecosystem and Environmental Management. The research technicians will work…
AI at work
The implementation of AI tools in the daily operation of UiB’s buildings and facilities has resulted in a series of inventive solutions to all manners of everyday challenges.
Editorial – 22.09.2025
I’m back as Head of Education at BIO after a year on sabbatical! It was a great year, so thank you, Øyvind, for holding the wheel the past year! My calendar filled up very fast after the return showing that…
From the Nature Panel to the Climate Channel – Vigdis Vandvik to become one of the lead authors of the next UN climate report
She has contributed to two of the Nature Panel’s reports. Now Vigdis Vandvik will be the coordinating lead author of the UN climate report, the seventh in a row. Read more in this news article from the Bjernknes Centre for…
The dean’s blog 18. September 2025
Area process update week 38 2025
The work on area reduction at BIO has started again after the summer, and working meetings have been held with the area group at BIO. The Architect and the Estate and Facilities Management division at UiB (EIA) have been on…
BIO-publications week 38 2025
Budaev, S., Cusimano, G.M., Ronnestad, I., 2025. FishMet: A Digital Twin Framework for Appetite, Feeding Decisions and Growth in Salmonid Fish. Aquac. Fish Fish. 5, e70064. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.70064 Gawornu, B.D., Yeboah, J., Mueller, O., Jonasdottir, S.H., Abrokwah, S., Nielsen, T.G., Setala,…