Anders Goksøyr: Marine mammals, pollutants, genomes, cells and ecosystems Jeppe Kolding: Balanced Harvest in Lake Turkana, Kenya
bioSEMINAR Thursday 6. November
BIO is invaded by BIO100 students on Wednesday 05. November
For the third year in a row, BIO100 has an in-depth exercise where students will squeeze the Earth’s 4.6 billion year history onto a 15 meter long piece of baking paper. To achieve this, we need to use most of…
Closing of UiB’s 200th anniversary: ”The academic gingerbread town”
[Our translation/Google translate] Dear everyone, From KA (Communication Division) we are sending out information about The Academic Gingerbread City as agreed . As a university, some of our most important values are free research, academic freedom and democracy. This year we are…
The 2025 Holberg Debate; Holberg Prize activities in 2026
Dear UiB colleagues, The 2025 Holberg Debate The Holberg Prize has the pleasure of inviting everyone to attend the 2025 Holberg Debate at the University Aula, on Tuesday 9th December, 17:00 – 19:30. The debate is entitled “Is Collective Security Dead?”. The…
Update and program for the Early Career Conference! P.S. You can still sign up!!
Mark 1st of December 2025 in your calendars and join the ECC conference at VilVite! You can find the updated program for the conference day here. Across four sessions we will hear and see a variety of talks and posters…
General waste container is now in place between TM55 and TM53
The general waste container has finally been delivered and is now placed in the area between our buildings. Please take the opportunity to dispose of items that are no longer in use or are broken. For electrical waste, please use…
Seize the opportunity: Application reading day for cluster 6 in Horizon Europe, November 20th – limited number of places
[Our translation/Google translate] Dear EU advisors, Are researchers in your organization currently applying for cluster 6 – food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment? Then we offer you a unique opportunity to participate in the Application Reading Day for cluster…
Consultation – Proposal for changes to the requirements for an operational plan under the Aquaculture Operations Regulations. Consultation deadline 4 December 2025
[Our translation/Google translate] On behalf of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority is issuing a proposal for amendments to regulations of 17 June 2008 no. 822 on the operation of aquaculture facilities (the aquaculture…
Inspiring ECC seminar October 13th: Navigating the Publishing Process with Dr. Andrea Stephens
On Monday, October 13th, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Andrea E. A. Stephens, Editor at Trends in Ecology & Evolution (Cell Press), for our ECC seminar titled “Navigating the Publishing Process: A Professional Editor’s View”. Dr. Stephens shared valuable insights into the editorial process behind…
Short survey on the usage of electronic lab notebooks at UiB
Hi, I am a new employee at the IT-division, section Research Data Services. I am going to focus on digital research data management and the first topic we want to tackle is electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs), since there were a…
Travel Fellowships for the 61st NBS Contact Meeting, January 21st – 24th at Storefjell Resort
Dear friends and members of NBS Bergen, We would like to offer travel support to Master students and PhD students that are attending the 61st NBS Contact Meeting at Storefjell in January 2026. The meeting is organized by the NBS…
The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board (Bioteknologirådet). Breakfast meeting November 5: Cloning of extinct animals – is it possible?
In April 2025, the biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences claimed that they had brought the dire wolf back to life – a species that became extinct over 12,000 years ago. At the same time, cloned black-footed ferrets in the United States…
Presentation techniques course for early career researchers
[Translated using Google translate] Hello everyone, I would like to draw your attention to this course: Course in presentation techniques | UiB Ferd career center for young researchers | UiB 25.11. at 08.30-12.00 in MCB. [The course is held in Norwegian language…
Join the webinar November 27: The key to successful research collaboration
[Our translation/Google translate] The EU network EUReKKa invites you to a webinar on Thursday, November 27: The key to successful research collaboration – together on climate adaptation and preparedness! The webinar will focus on how you can successfully build strong collaborations between research actors…
Invitation to INFODAYS and Brokerage event on Horizon Europe Cluster 6 January 2026
The European Research Executive Agency and the European Commission is kindly inviting you to the next edition of the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment) Info Days that will take place in hybrid format on…
Norwegian Plant Biology Conference 2026 (NPBC 2026)
June 18–19, 2026 · Nord University, Bodø, Norway NPBC 2026 brings together researchers in plants, macroalgae, and microalgae to explore mechanisms, applications, and solutions spanning molecules to ecosystems. Themes / Sessions Key dates VenueScandic Havet, Bodø. Closest airport: Bodø (BOO). Bodø https://visitbodo.com/en/
Editorial – 27.10.2025
At BIO, we have gradually become accustomed to operating within tight financial constraints. The 2026 state budget does not signal that this will change anytime soon. As expected, it is a budget characterized by moderation. For the university and college…
Successful “dugnad” at the Marine Biological Station October 22nd
On Wednesday, October 22, some twenty happy BIO’ers volunteered at the Marine Biological Station (MBS) at Espeland in Fana with support from UiB’s Climate Fund. During the day, a garage was demolished by the parking area, the barracks in the…
BIO-publications weeks 42 and 43 2025
Andrikou, C., Pang, K., Børve, A., Lu, T.-M., Hejnol, A., 2025. Molecular evidence from xenacoelomorph gonopore formation supports homology with the bilaterian anus. Nat Ecol Evol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02866-6 deMayo, J.A., Brennan, R.S., Pespeni, M., Jaspers, C., Varpe, Ø., Lee, C.E., Dam,…