The European Commission is seeking comment on the idea of including dual-use, defence-related technologies in the next Framework Programme. The University of Bergen rector sees this as problematic tinyurl.com/y4w42nbx

Come join us! Apply for a 4 year postdoc working with data from the European Social Survey here at the University of Bergen, Department of Government. We look forward to getting a new colleague at DIGSSCORE! uib.no/en/digsscore/1… Institutt for politikk og forvaltning European Social Survey UiB Samfunn

🆕 Today, we published the strategic plan 2025-2027, the last 3⃣ years of #HorizonEU .

🔹 What are the main strategic orientations for #research & #innovation investments?
🔹 What are the expenditure targets?

Read more here: europa.eu/!tcQq6d
... and have a look below 👇

The Universitetet i Bergen team is READY for a week of input, networking and idea-generation at the #RIweek2024 in Brussels 💫

Money is pouring into AI businesses that promise cool innovations – but basic research needs steady public funding to solve the societal challenges that AI poses, argues University of Bergen researcher tinyurl.com/mvt3ddke

What will #OceanGovernance #SDG14 of the future be like? Full room and inspiring panels on #ScienceDiplomacy for our common ocean #OF2030 ! The importance of #ScienceDiplomacy is its work in engaging the other side, which is 🗝️ for addressing the triple planetary crisis 🌍

#ScienceDiplomacy is crucial for the future of ocean governance! 🌊 #SDG14 Today, the Alliance is co-organising this important debate in Brussels #OceanFutures2030 Mission of Norway to the EU with Universitetet i Bergen UiT Norges arktiske universitet Arctic Frontiers OACPS Secretariat

Register now for #OceanFutures2030 in Brussels 2⃣1⃣ Feb to discuss the future of ocean governance. Organised by Universitetet i Bergen with partners UiT Norges arktiske universitet Arctic Frontiers OACPS Secretariat & EU #ScienceDiplomacy Alliance. The event Mission of Norway to the EU is free. #OF2030 Norway MFA👉bit.ly/3SnwkwS

I met today with 🇳🇴Minister for Energy Terje Aasland & Kristján Andri Stefánsson, Ambassador of 🇮🇸 to the EU, to discuss the experiences in developing #CCUS technologies & the vision for the future.

I believe that our cooperation will bring benefits for the whole European Economic Area.

🇳🇴 Minister Terje Aasland and 🇪🇺Commissioner Kadri Simson today participated on a CCS seminar organised by EFTA Secretariat and EFTA Surveillance Authority - ESA, which included a live demonstration of CO2 injection from Universitetet i Bergen🌎

Norway values our close partnership with the EU in the energy transition🤝

UiB professor, Martin Fernø opened the day with a live presentation of the ‘Fluid Flower’ demonstrating carbon sequestration. ✨

The FluidFlower concept is developed by an interdisciplinary group of researchers and engineers Universitetet i Bergen 😃👏

➡️Read more here: fluidflower.w.uib.no

UiB professor, Martin Fernø opened the day with a live presentation of the ‘Fluid Flower’ demonstrating carbon sequestration. ✨

The FluidFlower concept is developed by an interdisciplinary group of researchers and engineers Universitetet i Bergen 😃👏

➡️Read more here: fluidflower.w.uib.no

Today at the EFTA House celebrating 30 years of the EEA-agreement and attending their conference on development of CCS. 🙌🌿

EFTA Surveillance Authority - ESA EFTA Secretariat CEPS ThinkTank MLex

See the full programme here:
eftasurv.int/esa-at-a-glanc… 🤩

Excited to start the day with @sintef ‘s event «GreenShift» in collaboration with the Norwegian embassies to Belgium, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands♻️

The project aims at fostering innovation and collaboration in the North Sea region. 🌊

A huge thank you to all the speakers, moderators and panelists from yesterday👏Margareth Hagen Camilla Stoltenberg Signe Ratso Maryline Fiaschi

It was such a pleasure having you, and of course thank you to everyone who came to the event! 🙌🌍

Photos: Lucas Boitquin

Thank you to the UiB Brussels Office for this discussion on how R&I can contribute to robust knowledge-based democracies
🔎Many inspiring projects are funded under @HorizonEUbut quicker impact pathways are needed!
Better collaboration between researchers & policy-makers is key!

We gathered 10 policy briefs by researchers from UiB & NORCE in a catalogue that gives some examples of how research within these fields can give valuable insights and concrete advice on current political issues.
Download the policy briefs:
uib.no/sites/w3.uib.n…

Many thanks to @uib for a wonderful opportunity of sharing my thoughts on AI in educational settings and data protection concerns. We must take children’s right to data protection seriously ⁦Det juridiske fakultet, UiB⁩ ⁦SLATE⁩ uib.no/en/brussels-of…

Discussed AI + society and engaging good democratic deliberation in our other paralell sessions! Interesting and important topics💫

➡️Now summing up the paralell sessions, with a panel debate on looking ahead and using research for an innovative democracy🌍✨

#RandI4Democracy

Currently sitting in on the paralell session on democratic tensions in climate politics, moderated by Håvard Haarstad

#RandI4Democracy 💚🌍💚