– Balansen i immunforsvaret vårt er fininnstilt og i tillegg er det et potent system i kroppen som reguleres veldig nøye, sier Bergithe Eikeland Oftedal. Oftedal forsker på balansen i immunforsvaret vårt. Hun er molekylærbiolog ved Klinisk institutt 2, Det medisinske fakultet,…
For noen år siden klarte forskere fra Universitetet i Bergen, for første gang i historien, å samle inn prøver fra et av de mest ekstreme og utilgjengelige miljøene på havbunnen dypt under isdekket i Arktis. Funnene avslører ekstreme varme kilder,…
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Bergen (UiB) are collaborating on a Global Seed Fund to support international academic collaboration. The initiative aims to strengthen ties between the two institutions by developing new and long-term collaborations between UiB and MIT.
On April 8, 2025, the national report from the professional evaluation of medicine and health sciences was launched. The evaluation work began in 2023. The main goal of the professional evaluation was to assess the quality of Norwegian medical and health research, the framework conditions for research and the relevance of the research in…
The work to make the Christiaen and Burkhardt laboratories more sustainable was rewarded with the highest certification from the international environmental organization My Green Lab. The initiative was supported by the Climate Fund at UiB. Read the full story here: Two research groups achieve My Green Lab certification at…
More inflammation in the body may be part of the explanation, but Norwegian researchers are critical. Read more here: The brain ages faster in those who sleep poorly, according to new study
Professor Bodil Holst at the Department of Physics and Technology, UiB, has been awarded the Research Council's Innovation Prize for 2025.
Safety equipment integrated into backpacks can help increase survival time in avalanches, a new study shows. Read the full story here: New research can help more people survive avalanches | Faculty of Medicine | UiB
We are currently looking for research groups interested in hosting master's students from biomedical sciences during the fall semester 2026 and spring semester 2027. If you would like to offer a project, please fill out the form below by the 26th…
Over the past two centuries, for the first time in world history, we have seen sustained economic growth, writes nobelprize.org in a press release. They further write that economic growth has lifted large numbers of people out of poverty and laid the foundation for…
The Deep Sea Environment at the University of Bergen is currently working to establish a national center for deep sea innovation. The center will bring together researchers, technologists and industry to develop knowledge and technology that gives us more insight into the deep sea.
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How should teachers intervene against students who behave violently or threateningly in the classroom?
Every year, millions of people are affected by serious and incurable brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. The Mohn Center for Neuroprotection is now being established in Bergen, with an ambitious goal of reversing the trend and preventing disease before it breaks out.…
During the Startup Preschool, participants will
✅hear founders’ personal experiences.
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MicrobiologyMatters (MiMa) is a PhD school with relevance to working life, focusing on One Health and infectious diseases, viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, host-microbe interactions, zoonoses, Antimicrobial resistance and bioinformatics. All PhD candidates working within these fields are welcome to join. Contact persons…
The research information system Cristin and UiB's open, institutional archive BORA have now been replaced by the National Science Archive (NVA), and NVA is operational. Content from Cristin and BORA has been migrated to NVA, and NVA replaces all functions previously performed in Cristin…
The research advisors at the faculty have collected some relevant upcoming calls for K2. Have a look and consider if you can apply 😊
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Welcome to the Research Day at the Faculty of Medicine 2025, October 21. This year's theme is "New challenges in academia"! To register, read the rest of the article here: Research Day at the Faculty of Medicine 2025 | Faculty of Medicine | UiB
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Researchers´night
"Breathe, fart and pause!"
Time: 26 September at 19.15–22.00
Location: byRommet at Kong Oscars gate 26.
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"It's about ensuring enough rest time between shifts for healthcare workers, as short time between shifts can have a negative effect on health and negatively affect sick leave." Ingebjørg L. R. Djupedal
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The Global Health Norway Conference 2025 will be held in Bergen on 5–6 November, hosted by the Centre for International Health at UiB. The conference will address important topics such as North–South partnerships, climate change, future global health challenges and the use of artificial intelligence in the health sector. It will also open…
We will have a stand at the Research Square at Festplassen in connection with the Research Days in Bergen on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, September 20th, it is open to everyone from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Our stand is called ‘Puss, puss for healthy lungs’.…
Tore Grimstad wins the 2025 Research Award at Stavanger University Hospital (SUS) Grimstad, a specialist in internal medicine and gastroenterology, receives the award for his pioneering work on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and for having built a strong research environment at SUS. He leads a group…
