On March 8, 2020, 48 students and teachers from 18 countries and four continents met in Cuzco, Peru. We looked forward to participating in and running the 5th International Plant Functional Traits Field Course (PFTC5). In the PFTC field courses, students learn a range of plant functional traits approaches to...
The last few months have been challenging for everyone at our two institutions, both for students, teachers and support staff. But it has also been a unique period demonstrating that it is possible to develop and achieve under such conditions and over a short period of time. When universities across...
In February 2020, the Ministry of Education and Research invited comments on the Official Norwegian Report with a proposal for a new Act relating to universities and university colleges (NOU 2020:3). The work has been led by the Aune committee and the aim has been to review and assess the...
Hey, my name is Kseniia and I have been working at UNIS since 2020. Initially I joined the interdisciplinary “FieldPass” project as a postdoc where I am investigating possible ways to strengthen the constructive alignment between learning activities (with fieldwork as a key element), forms of assessments and learning outcomes....
My name is Christian Bianchi Strømme and I have recently joined the inspiring environment at bioCEED as a postdoctoral researcher. The background for my involvement is the further development of the Bachelor’s programme in Biology at UiB, a process that encompasses a closer weaving of research practice and culture into...
The BIO-courses SDG214 Life below water, SDG215 Life on land, BIO241 Behavioural ecology and BIO299 Research practice in biology had their third open joint student poster session on May 13th. No less that 26 posters were listed for the event which had to happen online this year. Indeed, the corona situation and...
Utdanning skal gi faglig kunnskap og overblikk, erfaring og ferdigheter i å kunne utøve faglighet og faglig skjønn, og evne til faglig egenutvikling og samarbeid. Utdanning er ikke ferskvare – den skal forberede studentene på mange tiårs yrkesliv i et arbeidsmarked i rask endring. Fremtidens arbeidstakere, arbeidsgivere, og utdanningsinstitusjoner har felles langsiktige interesser i utdanninger som sikter bredere enn å tilby spesifikke ferdigheter tilpasset dagens jobbmarked.
Hard to keep motivated while studying at home? Lucas Jeno, associate professor at the Department for Education and bioCEED, has tips for you! There are difficult circumstances with Corona, unemployment, and uncertain times. We fully understand that it is hard to stay motivated for your studies. To help you structure...
På Senter for fremragende utdanning, bioCEED, deltar studentene i forskning som en del av undervisningen. Utdanningen skal og må være relevant både for studentene og samfunnet, forteller Oddfrid Kårstad Førland ved Universitetet i Bergen. Read more at Diku.no
In spring 2020, when the world suddenly faced Corona, and all UNIS courses were cancelled, we suddenly saw an opening to work on other frontiers. It was time to breathe in and think about how to use the time for those students that are still here. In Arctic Biology, several...
At the University of Bergen, the semester has in many ways been characterized by the shutdown due to Covid-19. biORACLE had a regular start before the shutdown, with quite a few people showing up to the weekly Wednesday meetings to grab a waffle, a coffee, and getting some help or...
The 13th of March universities across Norway closed their campuses to prevent the spread of Covid-19. All teaching was moved online, and the aim was to secure learning outcomes and support students through the semester. This was a massive shift for students and teachers alike, and we had to start...