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23.03.26
Diputas: Julien-Pooyah Weihs: "Investigating understanding, knowledge, and conceptual difficulties using graph network analysis"
Hva betyr det egentlig å 'forstå' naturvitenskap? Julien-Pooya Weihs disputerer 23.3.2026 for ph.d.-graden ved Universitetet i Bergen med avhandlingen "Investigating understanding, knowledge, and conceptual difficulties using graph network analysis". Disputas : Julien-Pooya Weihs | Geofysisk institutt | UiB
24.03.26
Pitching strategic projects

25.03.26
Stormtracks group meeting
Hi everyone, We’ll have our Stormtracks group meeting this Wednesday (25.03) from 14:00 to 15:00 at Skybar (BCCR 3180). This week Mari will give a talk on Comparison of cloud properties during a marine cold air outbreak in two convection permitting numerical weather prediction models. 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: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F9hy45DSeS9qrXl-3l4cNzCPSE9OuBBVqdCu3VY240U/edit?usp=sharing See you all there! :) Cheers, Birgit and Yangfan
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19.03.26
The climate festival “Varmere Våtere Villere" in pictures
There were many Bjerknes researchers in action during the climate festival. Here are some highlights from three days in Bergen.

18.03.26
10,000 years of avalanches
At the bottom of a small lake in Hardanger, lies 10,000 years of avalanche history buried. Now, scientists at the Bjerknes Centre and the University of Bergen, has uncovered one of the longest, coherent avalanche records in the world.

03.03.26
A brighter future may not suit everyone
As Arctic sea ice surrenders to open water, the polar buffet expands. For polar fish the times may still be lean. Serving hours fall out of sync with their appetite.





