The ECC is back with another party! 🎉 Next Friday, 28.02, from 8 PM, we have booked the top floor of Fincken Bar (NygĂĄrdsgaten 2A) for a night of socializing, music, and dancing. As a special treat, there will be…
Announcement of the election to the MN-Faculty Board 2025
Dear all, Today we announce the election of new members to the NT-Faculty Board Gr. A, B, C and Gr. D and the elections of Department Councils for 2025. The new board period starts on 1st August 2025. Would you…
National Initiative for Research Infrastructure 2025 – Submission of Application Initiatives by March 7th
The Research Council has announced a call for proposals within the National Initiative for Research Infrastructure with a deadline in November 2025. It is currently unclear whether there will be a one or two-step application process. The call will be…
Reminder: Call – insentivmidler [incentive funds] and Uglepris 2025
[Our translation] UiB is announcing incentive funds for study quality for 2025. The incentive scheme will support development initiatives that contribute to strengthened study quality and increased throughput. For 2025, NOK 2,100,000 has been set aside for the incentive scheme.…
Stipends for staff-exchange within the north2north programme for the academic year 2025/26
[Our translation] Hello everyone, The national office for the mobility program north2north announces grant funds for exchange stays at north2north institutions in Canada, the USA and Europe. An updated overview of the member institutions can be found on UArctic’s website.…
Deadline for registering MSCA Doctoral Network initiatives – 16. May
Marie SkĹ‚odowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) is a scheme that funds PhD fellows from all over the world in European PhD education networks. The networks, or projects, last for 4-5 years, and can fund 15 PhD candidates for up…
UiB: ERC Digital Training
UIB will hold a one-day digital workshop on How to Write A Competitive Proposal for the ERC Advanced Grant 2025 (call deadline: 28th August 2025). Â The workshop will be held on Zoom on Friday 28th March 0900-1500. All scientific and…
ANNOUNCEMENT – FINSEFONDET’S ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT 2025.
FINSEFONDET’S ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT 2025. NOK 300,000 for the preservation of Norwegian mountain nature. Do you have a project we should support? The purpose of Finsefondet is to support research, investigations, and measures aimed at preserving Norwegian mountain nature. The Environmental…
One Ocean Week: De unges havdag Monday April 7th
If someone wants to reach out to pupils in ‘videregĂĄende skole’, it is still possible to get a place at Festningskaien to attract future students. See attachment and info below to register a stand. Invitajsonsbrev- uten kostnad- One Ocean Week…
Tue 4. Mar. PhD mid-term presentation/MolBio seminar, Maria John
Decoding Tumor cell invasive Switch 9.15-10.00 The Incubator (ropm439C1), 4th floor, Bioblokken, Høyteknologisenteret
Breakfast seminar – work environment – gender balance – diversity
Breakfast seminar – The good work environment Digital breakfast seminar Tuesday 11. March 2025 on TEAMS 0830-1000 Sign up for the Teams seminar here
Editorial – 14.02.2025
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in research and teaching has arisen several times in the past few meetings I have attended, either within the EECRG or within our Faggruppe, particularly in the relation to large-language models.
New member of staff – Christian Nilsson
Hello! My name is Christian and I’m a new PhD student at the Department of Biological Sciences and the Centre for Deep-Sea Research. I’ve just moved to Bergen from the city of Gothenburg, Sweden and will now embark on my…
BIO PROJECTS: DRIFT – Systematically Rethinking Advection and Cross-Ecosystem Subsidies
The open ocean may seem barren, but could its low productivity—transported by currents—fuel rich coastal and shelf ecosystems? Marine ecology has traditionally viewed energy fluxes as moving from surface waters to the deep sea, and with shelf seas acting as…
Seven EU-funded (MSCA) postdocs to Bergen – including one BIO project
The University of Bergen (UiB) will host another seven international research fellows after a very successful application round in this year’s competition for MSCA funding from the EU. The grants will fund the researchers’ stay at UiB for two years.…
BIO Publications week 7 2025 2025
Searches are based on affiliation (UiB/BIO) and publication date in Web of Science and PubMed.
Guest lecture by Dean Grubbs THIS MONDAY 17. FEBRUARY
Sawfish to Sixgills: from research supporting recovery of a critically endangered species to investigations of the effects of a massive oil spill on deep sea sharks 12.15-13.00 Rom K3/K4, B-blokken, Biologen
Fri 21. Feb. PhD defense, Rubén Javier López
A multi-omics approach to Fervidobacterium, a group of thermophilic feather-degrading anaerobes 15.00-17.30 Lille auditorium, 2et Datablokken, TM55
INTPART – internal application procedure at UiB. ALL INITIATIVES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY 26. FEBRUARY
We have now received information about the internal application procedure for INTPART applications at UiB. Note that the DEADLINE FOR REPORTING APPLICATION INITIATIVES TO THE INSTITUTE IS WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY. Information about application initiatives coordinated by UiB/BIO should be sent…
Info from UiB regarding failed negotiations with Wiley
[Our translation/Google translate] UiB, UiO, NTNU and UiT, together with Sikt – the knowledge sector’s service provider, have in 2024 negotiated a national publish and read agreement with Wiley from and including 2025. Now there is a break in the…
Reminder: Please submit your reply to the ARK survey
On 27 January, the ARK questionnaire was sent to all employees at our department. The responses from the survey will form the basis for our local focus on the work environment – how we organise, plan, and carry out our…
UiB: Shared service centre for payroll, travel and absence – user survey
On the 1st of March, UiB will establish the Shared service centre for payroll, travel, and absence. The service centre is an extended and joint user suppoert, which contributes to equal treatment and direct dialogue between employee and case manager.…
New ethical guidelines for Science and Technology
[Our translation/Google translate] The National Research Ethics Committee for Natural Sciences and Technology (NENT) has recently presented a revised version of the Research Ethics Guidelines for Natural Sciences and Technology. These guidelines were first published in 2007 and this is…
Invitation to nominate candidates for “Framkomiteens belønning for polarforskning”
På vegne av styret i Framkomiteens belønning for polarforskning inviterer vi herved til å nominere kandidater til prisen for 2025. Nomination deadline: 30. May 2025
Call for nominations for the 2025 UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize is open
Dear Madam/Sir, The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce that the call for nominations for the 2025 edition of the UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize is now open!