Events
Stormtraks group meeting 22. October
Hi everyone,
Our next Stormtracks group meeting will be on next Wednesday (22.10), from 13:00 to 14:00 at U105. This week we’ll have a bring-a-plot session and feel free to bring any plots you’re working on to discuss and get feedback from people. Don't worry about having the perfect plot as some of the best discussions come from works in progress!
The meeting will be hybrid and you can join remotely via Zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/62886269543?pwd=ajWbi97zr0hbniaoQdZkUtD2EUSSri.1
Meeting ID: 628 8626 9543 | Password: qSKTfKU3
The meeting schedule for this semester is in the following google doc. Please do fill in a slot when you would like to speak. We have many open slots. Ongoing works are most encouraged!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yjicxkFp_8Y17LVftgksb1SnqSUSUXogg0pOFZfbK0g/edit?usp=sharing
Have a nice weekend and see you all next week! :)
Cheers,
~Hari and Yangfan
Carbn research theme meeting
BCCR Distinguished Speaker: Naomi Oreskes @ Vilvite 24. October
Bjerknes Distinguished Speaker – FRIDAY, 24.10.2025, 12:15 @ Vil Vite, Nash Auditorium
We have the pleasure to announce that Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University, is visiting us this Friday! Naomi has written several books, among them the “Merchants of doubt”. Please see the announcement below and register using the sign-up link. Starting time is 12:15, but it would be nice to be there 5 minutes early.
Disputas. Daniel Gunning: «Modelling the Pleistocene Climate Cycles: Assessing the Roles of Precession and Obliquity»
KUNNGJØRING DISPUTAS
UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN
Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi
Ph.d.-grad
MSc. Daniel Francis James Gunning disputerer for ph.d.-graden:
Tid: Fredag 24. oktober 2025, kl. 13.15
Sted: Auditorium 5, Realfagbygget
Avhandlingens tittel
«Modelling the Pleistocene Climate Cycles: Assessing the Roles of Precession and Obliquity»
Opponent
Professor Christine S. Hvidberg
Niels Bohr Institutet
Københavns Universitet
Danmark
Opponent
Forsker Didier Paillard
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
Frankrike
Øvrig medlem i komiteen
Professor Andreas Born
Institutt for geovitenskap, UiB
Leder av disputasen
Professor Ulysses Silas Ninnemann
Institutt for geovitenskap, UiB
Veiledningskomité
Professor Kerim Hestnes Nisancioglu, Institutt for geovitenskap, UiB (hovedveileder)
Professor Roderik Van de Wal, Universiteit Utrecht, Nederland (medveileder)
Forsker Emilie Capron, Institut des Geosciences et de l’Environnement, Frankrike(medveileder)
Adgang for interesserte tilhørere.
Velkommen til lokalet i god tid før disputasen begynner!
Lansering: Nytt kunnskapsgrunnlag klart for klima i Norge
Mandag 27. oktober kl. 11–12 presenterer Norsk klimaservicesenter den ferskeste kunnskapen som viser hvordan stadig økende temperatur endrer Norge. Dette gjør at vi må tilpasse oss for å minimere risiko og sikre liv og verdier.
Norwegian Workshop on Machine Learning for Weather and Climate
The first machine learning (ML) weather forecasting models are now operational. These models are often superior to numerical weather forecasting models, and are much cheaper to run. These technological advances open up a range of research questions on the use of these models and their forecasts.
The workshop will consist of presentations, a discussion and a tutorial on running an ML weather forecasting model yourself. We will have presentations on ML for weather forecasting and downscaling and a discussion on the new possibilities that come from the machine learning models. We are also inviting mini presentations from participants on ongoing work.
Organisers:
Sigrid Passano Hellan, NORCE and Bjerknes, sipa@norceresearch.no
Olav Ersland, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, olave@met.no
Seminar: How to succeed with your project proposal - successful applicants share their experience
Dear all,
As part of our Bjerknes Proposal Writing Class, we invite the whole BCCR community to a special seminar: "How to succeed with your project proposal - successful applicants share their experience". It is taking place on 28. October 2025, 10:30 – 12:00, the programme and the meeting link are below.
Time: Oct 28, 2025 10:30 AM Oslo
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81833000546?pwd=giUPTc2LNWIhmzlcNrUziih51hZtci.1
Meeting ID: 818 3300 0546
Passcode: 744272
We hope that many of you will join!
Cheers
Cat and Nadine
********** PROGRAMME ***********
Invited speakers:
Josh Oldham-Dorrington, MSCA postdoctoral fellow
Successful Proposals: EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship: SPLICER (2024),
Helene Asbjørnsen, Researcher, Geophysical Institute, UiB
Successful proposals: NFR Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal (2024) GYRED (GYRE-induced variability in North Atlantic circulation - Dynamics and impacts on overturning).
Our invited speakers will answer the following questions, as well as additional questions from the audience:
1. Why do you think that your proposal was successful? What made the trick, compared to other excellent proposals?
2. Did you submit unsuccessful proposals during your career?
3. How can we be successful?
Global theme meeting
Hello all,
Let’s meet in U-4020 for a catch-up. Full agenda to come in a week or so but a few topics are already clear
1. New members + updates from groups + admin updates
2. New EU calls + brainstorming how global can be an incubator/facilitator
3. Begin the BCCR strategy process
Hazards meeting
Out next meeting will be November 7th at 10am.
More information, including a lunch sign-up, will be shared closer to the date, but please mark your calendars now.
If you would like to present your research at the meeting, please contact us. Otherwise, we may reach out to you.
Cheers
Mari and Stijn
Disputas: Mathias Venning: "Enacting a Global Vision for Climate Services"
Mathias Venning disputerer 14.11.2025 for ph.d.-graden ved Universitetet i Bergen med avhandlingen "Enacting a Global Vision for Climate Services". Les mer her: Brobygging over brukbarhetskløften i klimatjenester | Nye doktorgrader | UiB
Bjerknes Climate Prediction Unit seminar: DA and dynamical predictions
Bjerknes Getaway at Voss 7-9 January 2026
The Bjerknes Getaway 2026 wil take place at Scandic Voss. More info will come in due time.