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…
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,…
The Biology programme board has decided to alter the deadline for submitting the master’s agreement this autumn. This applies to all master’s student who are admitted to the Master’s in Biology autumnt 2025. The new deadline is 10. December!
Are you considering going on an exchange stay during your studies? Would you like to hear experiences from students at the Department of Biological Sciences who have been on exchange stays? Welcome to an information meeting regarding student exchange possibilities:…
Join us on the bike day on November 3rd to get a coffee, bun and reflex! (PS you will also get a bun, coffee and reflex even if you don’t cycle 😉
Correct use of gloves – campaign As part of a campaign to raise awareness about the correct use and selection of gloves in the laboratory, the Department has prepared the above poster to help assess correct glove use. The poster…
This year’s application round for funds and bequests from various foundation at UiB is underway. There are a number of foundations that have research and teaching at UiB as their statutory purposes. Each year, the foundations announce funding that both…
The EU-funded IRISCC project is pleased to announce the Second Open Call for Access to its research infrastructure services, running from 29 September to 28 November 2025. Following strong international interest in the first call — which received 27 proposals…
Investigating a novel stress response in breast cancer Aina is a master’s student in Thomas Arnesen’s group at the Department of Biomedicine. The seminar is open to anyone interested. Welcome!
[Our translation/Google translate] Why should a fee be paid for the use of common resources? Is the so-called “salmon tax” different from other taxes? How did the commission that studied the basic rent tax that was introduced in 2024 work?…
[Our translation/Google translate] On November 12th, there will be a new webinar about AI and research ethics. This time, Michael Riegler (Simula/OsloMet) and Heidrun Åm (NTNU) will talk about responsible AI in practice. What responsibilities do researchers have and what…
