Ocean Futures 2030

Ocean Futures 2030 creates meeting points for scientists, diplomats, industry, NGOs, youth and society to discuss sustainable ocean development as a common heritage of humankind.聽In April 2023 the first OF2030 event took place during One Ocean Week听补苍诲 in March 2024 the first OF2030 policy brief was published. The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is the general backdrop for this ongoing activity.

Ocean Futures 2030 builds on experiences from聽Ocean Sustainability Bergen (OSB), a virtual ocean research centre at the University of Bergen (2018-2021).聽The university is SDG14 (Life below water) Hub for United Nations Academic Impact and lead university for SDG14 in the International Association of Universities鈥� SDG Cluster.

UN OCEAN CONFERENCE 3

The panellists, moderator and organisers of the side event on ocean science diplomacy at UNOC3 in Nice.

Summary report from side event

The official UNOC3 side event 鈥淣avigating Common Waters: Ocean Science Diplomacy for a Sustainable Common Future鈥� took place on Wednesday 11 June 2025 in Nice. This is the summary report.

UN OCEAN CONFERENCE 2025

UiB making its mark at third UN Ocean Conference

The University of Bergen is travelling to the third UN Ocean Conference with a delegation representing a multidisciplinary team from across faculties. On this page we present an overview of our activities in Nice.

OCEAN DECADE ACTION

大象传媒 postdoctoral fellows at a workshop in autumn 2024.

UiB鈥檚大象传媒 programme gets Ocean Decade status

The 大象传媒 programme at the University of Bergen was recently endorsed as an Ocean Decade Action. It becomes the university鈥檚 second Action as part of the United Nations Ocean Decade.

FRENCH INSTITUTE NORDIC AWARD 2025

PhD Candidate Sejal Pramlall from the University of Bergen, Norway

French award for young UiB ocean researcher

PhD candidate Sejal Pramlall is one of five young ocean researchers to be given the French Institute Nordic Award (FINA). The award will fund her participation at the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice in France in June.