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18.09.25
Rebekka is the Winner of Forsker Grand Prix Bergen 2025
Congratulations to Rebekka Frøystad, PhD candidate at GEO – and to Nina Hecej who won a ticket to the national final.

08.09.25
Where do the icebergs drift?
In June, Lars H. Smedsrud, Linda Latuta and Angela Muhmenthaler from UiB and the Bjerknes Centre travelled to Greenland to measure icebergs. Curious how? Take a look at the video.

04.09.25
Blue specks in the white north
On or in the North Pole? Prepositions can be hard, especially when ice turns into water. This week a research expedition reached the North Pole – surprisingly easily.
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19.09.25
Prøveforelesning Wanyee Wong: Constraining the chronology of ocean sediments – an overview of available approaches and their advantages and limitations
KUNNGJØRING PRØVEFORELESNING Institutt for geovitenskap Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet Universitetet i Bergen Ph.d.-kandidat Wanyee Wong holder prøveforelesning over følgende oppgitte emne for ph.d.-graden: Constraining the chronology of ocean sediments – an overview of available approaches and their advantages and limitations Tid og sted: Fredag 19. september 2025, kl. 13.15 Auditorium 4, Realfagbygget Komité: Professor Ulysses Silas Ninnemann, Institutt for geovitenskap (leder for komiteen) Professor Anna Nele Meckler, Institutt for geovitenskap Førsteamanuensis Bjarte Hannisdal, Institutt for geovitenskap Adgang for interesserte tilhørere. VELKOMMEN!
24.09.25
BCCR Workshop: The Lofoten Basin Eddy in a Regional Context: from Physics to Ecosystem Dynamics
Hi everyone, We are excited to invite you to an exciting workshop on The Lofoten Basin Eddy in a Regional Context: from Physics to Ecosystem Dynamics. The workshop aims to promote the discussion on state-of-the-art research, identify key priorities, and coordinate collaborative efforts to advance our understanding of the dynamics and biogeochemistry of the LBE, and its significance for the regional ecosystems. The event will feature speakers representing initiatives such as NorSWOT, NorGlider, and the PROVOLO project. The complete agenda will follow. When: Wednesday, September 24, 11:30-16:00 Where: BCCR Lecture room, 4th floor Sign up for lunch latest by Monday, September 15: https://forms.gle/qBUetd3AZf25nrWw5 Do you want to present at the workshop? Contact Lucía at lulo@norceresearch.no Best regards, Lucía on behalf of the LBE consortium

29.09.25
Bjerknes Annual Meeting
Bjerknes Annual Meeting (BAM) Monday 29th of September 2025 Venue: Scandic Bergen City, Håkonsgaten 2-7 Main theme: Science for Society 08:00 09:00 Registration and coffee 09:00 09:10 Welcome and introduction to BAM by Director Kikki Kleiven How do we interact with society? Examples from the four research themes 09:10 09:40 How the Global research theme interact with society “From data to decisions: navigating usable climate services” Talk by Jesse Schrage on seasonal forecasts and climate services in Eastern Africa (ARCS and ACACIA project) 09:40 10:10 How the Polar research theme interact with society “Science & Society –The Greenland Sessions” Talk by Lars Henrik Smedsrud from Climate Narratives 10:10 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 11:00 How the Hazards research theme interacts with society “Boosting impact through societal engagement: Examples from Vestland County". Talk by Marie Pontoppidan "Estimating future runoff in ungauged catchments in Norway using machine learning". Talk by Kamilla Wergeland 11:10 11:40 How the Carbon research theme interacts with society “How, why, and to what avail? A travel log from my journey into the [sometimes murky waters of the] science-policy interface” Talk by Vigdis Vandvik 11:45 12:30 Lunch How to make our strategy relevant for Bjerknes members and society? 12:30 12:45 Results of the Bjerknes Centre internal perception mapping presented by Gudrun Sylte 12:45 13:00 President of the European Academies` Science Advisory Council (EASAC) Lise Øvreås on the role of science in policymaking, science diplomacy and how to get politicians to "care" about science, and how to build trust between science/researchers and politicians. 13:00 13:30 Break-out groups Science for society 13:30 14:00 Invited talk by Professor Thomas Jung on The Future of Climate Modelling: Emerging Directions 14:00 14:35 Coffee break 14:35 14:50 Climate Futures at mid-term by Iselin Medhaug 14:50 15:05 Scandinavian Centre for Mountains in Transition by Jostein Bakke 15:05 15:20 Presentation of the new national research school Climate-Informed by Lea Svendsen 15:25 15:45 Speed presentations of posters 15:45 17:45 Poster session 18:00 Dinner