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European Marine Board (EMB) launches Navigating the Future VI
Navigating the Future VI is a flagship EMB Position Paper that explores the role of the Ocean in the wider Earth system and promotes collaboration between disciplines to tackle global issues.
Thu 24 Oct. Webinar on cooperation with China
Time: 24. October 10.00 – 11.15 am Sign up for the webinar now [Our translation. The webinar will be in English] China is at the forefront of a number of fields of knowledge of importance to Norway, and we have…
National Security Month 2024 at UiB
[Our translation] National security month 2024 – our digital values “A safer digital everyday life for everyone”, that is the goal of the annual National Security Month campaign. The campaign is organized in October each year, and aims to increase…
Join us to mark the World Mental Health Day Wednesday October 2nd
Join us at BIO on October 2nd to mark World Mental Health Day. There will be a stand from 8:00 to 10:00 AM in BIOLOGEN and Bioblokken, where our safety representatives, HR staff, and Head of Department Ståle Ellingsen will…
Important changes in the new Universities and Colleges Act [Universitets- og høyskoleloven]
On 1 August, the new Universities and Colleges Act (UH Act) came into force and with it came some important changes that are relevant for academic staff who teach and supervise students. Here follows a brief summary of the most…
Invitation from the rector: Seminar on tools for cooperation with the Palestinian professional community on 18 October
[Our translation] Open seminar for UiB staff and students, October 18th, 9am-12, Ulrike Pihl’s house: Introduksjon til virkemidler for samarbeid med palestinske fagmiljø som er rammet av krigen The program includes current perspectives, financing arrangements and examples. Middle East expert…
Thur Oct 3. The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board, Breakfast meeting: Polar bears and whales in a petri dish
[Our translation/Google translate] Large mammals play an important role in marine ecosystems, but predators high in the food chain are particularly exposed to environmental toxins. Anders Goksøyr and Sofie Søderstrøm at the University of Bergen talk about how we can…
Join this year’s plastic clean-up campaign!
On September 12th, UiB and partners are organizing a plastic clean-up campaign at the coastal area outside of Bergen. Sign up for a useful and social cleanup campaign here.
BIO at Arendalsuka
Foto: UiB The department was very well represented during Arendalsuka, which took place last week. Katja Enberg, Vigdis Vandvik, Lise Øvreås and Øyvind Fiksen (probably primarily present in his capacity as marine dean) all contributed during a number of events…