Construction of the new marine bridge near Thormøhlens gate 53A is entering a quieter phase. The contractor has completed the drilling of steel piles — the noisiest part of the project. In the coming weeks, minor excavation work will take…
Editorial
Hi everyone,I hope you all had a nice autumn break.We’re already halfway through October, and it certainly feels like the end of the semester is approaching. Towards Christmas, we have many important and exciting events happening at BIO. Two major…
Han sjekker Bergensnaturen. Det har gitt noen overraskelser. News article with BIO PhD-fellow Hanif Kawousi in BT-magasinet.
BIO-publications week 41 2025
Bogan, S.N., Surendran, N., Hotaling, S., Desvignes, T., Bista, I., Lins, L.S.F., Eilertsen, M.H., Le Francois, N.R., Algayer, T., Hamilton, S.L., Frandsen, P.B., Hoffmann, F.G., Kelley, J.L., 2025. Temperature and Pressure Shaped the Evolution of Antifreeze Proteins in Polar and…
🌿 World Mental Health Day – October 15
On Wednesday, October 15, , we will mark World Mental Health Day at Biologen and Bioblokken. Coffee, buns, and fruit served in the entrance areas of both buildings. This year’s theme:👉 “We need to strengthen our mental preparedness”The campaign focuses…
bioTEACH Thursday 16. October – Ragnhild Gya
Ragnhild Gya – Exploring the Impact of Field Courses in Biology on Students: A Scoping Review of Global Evidence Exploring the Impact of Field Courses in Bioloy on Students: A Scoping Review of Global Evidence Ragnhild Gya, Pascal Schaldach, Pernille…
Reminder: “Dugnad” at Marine biological station – Espeland 22. October. Register by 14. Oct.
Dear all, Sign-up: “DUGNAD” at Marine biological station -Espeland-22.October Deadline is 14th October On Wednesday, October 22, we invite everyone at BIO to join a dugnad (volunteer clean-up day) at the Marine Biological Station University of Bergen, Marine Biological Station | Department of…
Half-day seminar for PhD supervisors at the Faculty of Science and Technology 21. November
Topic: How to support PhD candidates during challenging periods The Faculty of Science and Technology is pleased to invite you to a half-day seminar for our PhD supervisors. Lunch included. The seminar will be held in Norwegian. Sign up here…
NRC – 3 calls
CALL: Water4All: Water and health The Research Council of Norway is participating in the European call for proposals Water4All 2025, which will support research and innovation on water quality, pollution and human health. The goal is to find new solutions…
FHF Call: Opportunities and challenges of fishing in fjords with aquaculture. Deadline: 24. October
[Our translation/Google translate] FHF is announcing up to 12 million NOK to document and evaluate opportunities and challenges with fishing in fjords with aquaculture and in connection with aquaculture facilities. Read the call [Norwegian language] See all calls from FHF
New research school in microbiology – MiMa:Microbiology Matters
Microbiology Matters (MiMa) is a PhD school with worklife relevance, focusing on One Health and infectious diseases, Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi, Parasites, Host-microbe interactions, Zoonoses, Antimicrobial resistance and Bioinformatics. Any PhD-candidate that works within these fields are welcome to join. Contact…
MolBio seminar Tuesday 14. October with Rasmus Moen Ree
The senior university 15. oktober. Karin Pittman: Aquaculture is not underwater agriculture – so what?
Michael Sars guest seminar with Dr. Nicolas Minc Friday 17th October
How Large Cells Do It: Cytoplasm Mechanics and Division Positioning Dr. Nicolas Minc, Group Leader at the Institut Jacques Monod
17. October – focus on research films w/Ian Cheney in conversation with Karin Pittman
📅 Fredag 17. oktober 15:00–16:00 | 📍Kulturhuset, Lillesalen | 🎟️ Gratis, åpent for alle Do you have a research project that would suit the big screen? Or are you a filmmaker who is curious about stories from the field of research? Welcome to a…
BLAME – film screening and debate during the BIFF festival
Read more [Norwegian language] Click for free tickets Join us for a free film screening during this year’s Bergen International Film Festival. We’ll be showing an exciting documentary about COVID, research and conspiracy theories. Afterwards, we’ll invite you to a…
Bioteknologirådet & BIFF: 9-month contract – film screening and panel debate 20. October
[Our translation/Google translate] The debate surrounding surrogacy involves heated issues related to social inequality and women’s right to control their own bodies. Through intimate insights into the everyday life of Georgian Zhana, the candid documentary 9-MONTH CONTRACT gives us a…
61st NBS Contact Meeting – registration is open!
Click image or this link to see full poster *** Dear all, We are happy to announce that registration for the 61st NBS Contact Meeting is now open! The meeting will take place 21 – 24 January 2026, at Storefjell…
Editorial – 6.10.2025
September 30 was the deadline for submitting course budgets for courses in the spring. Course budgets are an important tool for us to look at how we best use our resources, so I hope everyone who has submitted for the…
Thank you for visiting – the rectorate visited BIO Wednesday 1. October
Thank you for visiting! Rector Margareth Hagen and her new rectorate, together with University Director Tore Tungodden, visited BIO on Wednesday this week. Our own Dean Gunn Mangerud and Vice Dean for Education Monica Jordheim were also in the group.…
Summary from the general meeting 30. September and area process update
Tuesday 30. September all staff was invited to a general meeting at VilVite. The main issues discussed and presented were: Area reduction process – status We are still working on developing solutions to be able to move into a smaller…
BIO-publications week 40
Camila Pacheco-Riano, L., Rumpf, S., Maliniemi, T., Flantua, S.G.A., Grytnes, J.-A., 2024. Reliability of presence-only data for assessing plant community responses to climate warming. Ecography 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07213 Criado, M.G., Barrio, I.C., Speed, J.D.M., Bjorkman, A.D., Elmendorf, S.C., Myers-Smith, I.H., Aerts,…
New member of staff – Rebekka Haugland
My name is Rebekka Haugland, and I recently started as a PhD candidate at the University of Bergen, with my office at the Institute of Marine Research. In my PhD, I will be working on developing sustainability indicators for seafood,…
New member of staff – Arjen van der Kamp
This week we are happy to welcome Arjen van der Kamp to the Theoretical Ecology Group. Arjen is a PhD candidate hired through the FRIPRO project Thermos (Regional downscaling of eco-physiological theory – confronting global predictions with local observations), led…
New HR contact person at BIO
Magnus Skogstad takes over as the department’s primary contact in HR related matters as of 1. October: I come from Bergen and have a degree in economics, and I am looking forward to getting to know both the academic community…