Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities

Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) is an interdisciplinary and interfaculty centre at the University of Bergen with a responsibility for research, teaching and dissemination within the field of "theory of science".

SVT has a broad research profile with a focus on critical reflection on the relationship between science and society. The centre coordinates and participates in several research projects on the ethical and societal aspects of science and technology.

SVT teaches Theory of Science and Ethics in UiB's PhD programmes, offers courses in Crucial Issues in Science and Society and is responsible for the content and administration of the Master of Philosophy in Sustainability.

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Research communication

A person walking on a beach with a coastal landscape with the sea and mountains in the backgroun

Film screening: Smiling and waving

The MENSA project at UiB and Cinemateket i Bergen invites you to a screening of the film essay Smiling and waving and a moderated discussion with the director about how Norwegians value the ocean.

Research communication

Exhibition: Valuing Norway鈥檚 oceans

Attend the Norwegian Seascapes exhibition to learn about what your fellow Norwegians value about the ocean and to reflect on your own.

2025 Boulding Award

Post-normal science founders awarded for contributions to ecological economics

University of Bergen guest researcher Silvio Funtowicz and his long-time colleague and friend Jerome Ravetz receive 2025 Boulding Award for lifetime contributions to ecological economics.

New research project

Pollinators: The little creatures that run the world

With funding from the EU, University of Bergen researchers and their large transdisciplinary team set out to help society deal with threats related to pollinator decline.

Contest

A coastal landscape with houses, small islands and a mountain range on the horizon

Norwegian seascapes contest

The sea represents different values to different people. The project Managing Ethical Norwegian Seascape Activities is capturing what the sea means to Norwegians.