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The S4D4C plenary on Strengthening Science Diplomacy Transboundary Institutions on Thursday 18 March2021 brilliantly summed up in this illustration.
Bringing science and knowledge to diplomacy (19.03.2021)
鈥淪cience is not negotiable, but it can be ignored,鈥� said Professor Edvard Hviding in a debate on transboundary institutions at the S4D4C final networking meeting.
Edvard Hviding from the University of Bergen and Rasmus Gjedss酶 Bertelsen from the Arctic University of Norway at a science diplomacy workshop in Bergen in February 2020.
Funding for science diplomacy network (15.03.2021)
The Research Council of Norway is supporting the establishment of the Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network with NOK 1 million. This is the first time SDG Bergen is partner in a research grant.
Logo of United for Biodiversity coalition
UiB joins Global Coalition to protect biodiversity (02.03.2021)
On World Wildlife Day 3 March 2021, the University of Bergen becomes the first Norwegian institution and first university worldwide to join the European Commission鈥檚 Global Coalition United for Biodiversity.
Amund Maage (right) and Giulia Testa speaking at a session during the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen.
Solutions for coastal communities post COVID (02.03.2021)
Is investing in coastal and marine ecosystem restoration and protection the way to stimulate the blue economy post COVID-19? This was one of the questions in a special parallel session on coastal communities at the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen.
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Nine researchers receive EU mobility grants (17.02.2021)
The University of Bergen receives nine Individual Fellowship grants from Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions for 2020. Five grants go to The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen S酶reide speaking at the opening of the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen on Thursday 11 February.
SDG Conference Bergen becomes global success (16.02.2021)
A global audience of more than 2,600 watched as Norway鈥檚 Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen S酶reide opened the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen discussing issues of climate change, stable institutions and inequality as the conference went virtual 鈥� and viral.
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REV Ocean partners with University of Bergen to support the UN Decade for Ocean Science (16.02.2021)
REV Ocean and the University of Bergen (UiB) signed an agreement February 16th which marks the beginning of an ambitious partnership focused on innovative ocean solutions and support for a sustainable ocean economy.
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Creating future research leaders for marine sustainability (09.02.2021)
The UN Ocean Science Decade gets off to a flying start through the University of Bergen鈥檚 new interdisciplinary 大象传媒 Fellowship Programme. For the next 5 years, UiB will be training a new generation of marine research leaders and decision makers to ensure sustainable oceans.
Woman with sunglasses looking up in the sky
Sunbathing after menopause may be harmful (21.01.2021)
UV-radiation can affect hormone levels of postmenopausal women negatively and this may contribute to several health issues.
Tore S忙tersdal at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda in spring 2013, at a stand with books and pamphlets on the Nile and research on water.
UiB sweeps NORHED II funding (21.12.2020)
14 projects from the University of Bergen have received funding for a total value of 290 million Norwegian kroner from the NORHED II programme.
Photo of a mobile phone on a red background, indicating infection rates for the COVID-19 pandemic.
WUN funds global challenges research (16.12.2020)
The University of Bergen is involved in four new projects to receive funding from the Worldwide Universities Network鈥檚 Research Development Fund, which focusses on global challenges towards the 2030 Agenda.
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Four UiB researchers receive top European grants (09.12.2020)
Elisabeth Ivarsflaten, Nele Meckler, Ragnhild Muriaas, and Inga Berre have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant.
Postdoctoral Fellow Joanna Siekiera from the University of Bergen at a science diplomacy workshop in Bergen in February 2020.
Taking water diplomacy to the ocean science decade (01.12.2020)
At the Diplomacy 2.0 event, Joanna Siekiera from the University of Bergen spoke on the subject of water diplomacy as a field of science diplomacy.
Vice-Rector for Global Relations Annelin Eriksen from the University of Bergen at the national SDG Conference Bergen in February 2019.
Norwegian universities demand SDG action (30.11.2020)
鈥淚t is vital for Norway to have a national action plan for the Sustainable Development Goals and only natural for academia to inhabit a key role by contributing with research-based knowledge and critical thinking on the goals,鈥� says Vice-Rector Annelin Eriksen at the University of Bergen.
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The window for action on climate change is closing (18.11.2020)
A global alliance of leading climate research universities is urging the G20 countries to embrace a build back better strategy for the post-pandemic recovery. This includes prioritising net zero emissions and planning for a more circular economy.
The UN Secretary General鈥檚 Special Envoy for the Ocean, Ambassador Peter Thomson, giving the annual Ocean Sustainability Bergen Lecture at the Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference 2020.
Ocean literacy key to progress for a sustainable ocean (12.11.2020)
How can scientific knowledge on the treasures of the ocean contribute to informing policy? This was the key topic at the second Ocean Sustainability Bergen Conference.
Five recommendations to include science in 2030 Agenda (11.11.2020)
Every year, several countries present their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to show their progress in implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. But how can science play an integral part in these proceedings?
A student at the University of Bergen in the fish laboratory.
Celebrating 2 years as ocean science hub (23.10.2020)
On UN Day 2018 鈥� 24 October, the University of Bergen was announced as the official UNAI Hub for SDG14 鈥� Life below water. Two years on, we look at what has been achieved during this time.

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