[Our translation/Google translate] In April and May, UiB Service Development (UiB Tjenesteutvikling) invites all employees to a series of POP-UP workshops on campus. Pop-up workshops are short, practical courses where you learn methodologies that will improve the way you work…
2nd Access Call for EMBRC-Italy services
Dear colleagues, Hope you had a good Easter break! Please see below the announcement for an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in Italy through their 2nd access call, funded by EMBRC-IT. Anyone can apply, not just those of us involved…
Editorial – 14.04.2025
It has been a busy period leading up to Easter. This past week, the One Ocean Conference was held, and I hope many of you had the opportunity to attend the excellent and highly relevant program.
Summary from this week’s general information meeting at BIO
This Wednesday we gathered at VilVite to hear the latest news at BIO. Karoline from HR is process leader of the Joint working environment survey (FAMU / ARK) at our faculty. She went through the survey results for BIO in…
PhD defense, Martine Røysted Solås Friday 25 April
Vertical distribution of mesopelagic organisms under changing oxygen conditions: Insights from western Norwegian fjords 10.15-13.15 Lille auditorium, Datablokken, Høyteknologisenteret
PhD trial lecture, Hanna Böpple Thursday 24 April
Nutrient Management in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems – Challenges and Opportunities 10.15-11.00 Seminar room K1, 1st floor, Biologen, A-blokken
Thu 24 Apr. Guest Lecture by Dr. Tracey Dornan: Spatial and temporal patterns in Scotia Sea micronekton: Insights from echosounders
12.15-13.00 K1/K2, 1et, Biologen, A-blokken Active acoustics deployed on platforms from vessels to moorings enable us to build up both spatial and temporal patterns of micronekton. This talk will outline some of the ways in which acoustics have been deployed…
Eco-Dialogues: Infinity lab – Art and Science workshop at BIO Saturday 26th April
Infinity lab is a workshop and conversation beginning in a lab at The University of Bergen, Department of Biological Sciences, and ending at The Unfinished Institution artist studio collective in Laksevåg. It is part of Eco-Dialogues, a collaborative event series…
First announcement for BIO early career conference i November 2025!
The early career community (ECC) is organizing a conference for PhDs, Postdocs, early career technicians and research assistants at BIO and affiliated departments. The conference will take place early November 2025 (exact day and venue will be announced shortly). The…
UiB: Welcome to Birthday Celebration and Open house!
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the University Museum, and we are celebrating the predecessor of the University of Bergen. Join us for the jubilee! Anniversary Party for Students and Staff On 25 April, you, as…
BIO-publications week 15
Barbolini, Natasha, Niels Meijer, Carina Hoorn, Guillaume Dupont-Nivet, Fang Han, Ashley Krüger, Qin Yuan, Alexander Rohrmann, Kristina Bolinder, og Catarina Rydin. «Past Aridity and Dust Drove Biodiversity Crises and Altered Pollination in the Ancient Gymnosperm Ephedra (Gnetales)». Biological Reviews of…
Algae course with Biologisk fagutvalg (BFU) and Finn Christian Foldrup March 2025
Images: Liv K Knappskog, Rakel Rege, Halina Johansen and Audun Aass Roseth The text below is a brief report from this course, which was organized at the end of March on the initiative of the students in Biologisk Fagutvalg (BFU),…
Survey regarding use and need for bicycle parking and wardrobes at Marineholmen
The Estate and Facilities Management division [Eiendomsavdelingen] is currently mapping the usage of the bicycle parking and wardrobe facilities at Marineholmen which are currently offered by GC Rieber Eiendom to assess whether the arrangement with Rieber are to be continued,…
UiB Service Development: POP-UP tour 2025
[Our translation] Durin April and May UiB Service Development invites all staff to a series of POP-UP workshops on comapus. Pop-up workshops are short,practical courses where you learn methods to improve to improve they way you work and cooperate with…
Available seats on several NRC Horizon Europe courses!
Please note that there are available seats on several of the Research Council’s Horizon Europe courses. The courses will run through the entire spring semester, with both courses which require physical attendance as well as digital webinars. Please find links…
UiB: Apply for support to participate at the November Confernece in Brazil 2025
In recent years, Innovation Norway has organized a conference for contact between business and academia in Rio de Janeiro in the first week of November. In 2025, the November conference will be held from 3 to 5 November, also this…
Nature comments on Norwegian research policy: Norway set to scrap mandatory language training for foreign postdocs and PhD students
Researchers jubilant over swift ministerial response to rule they say would hamper international recruitment. This quote is taken from a recent article in Nature commenting the Norwegian governement’s proposal to remove the existing requirement for non-Norwegian PhD’s and Post Doc’s…
New ethical guidelines for Science and Technology
The National Research Ethics Committee for Natural Sciences and Technology (NENT) has through the last years been working on a revision of the ethical guidelines for Science and Technology. The revised guidelines are now published in Norwegian and English: https://www.forskningsetikk.no/retningslinjer/nat-tek/forskningsetiske-retningslinjer-fornaturvitenskap-og-teknologi/…