Centres of Excellence (CoE)
At present, there are four Centres of Excellence (CoE) at UiB.
The Research Council of Norway has initiated a Centres of Excellence (CoE) scheme, with the intention to bring more Norwegian researchers and research groups up to a high international standard.
The centres are affiliated with Norway's top universities and premier independent research institutes.
The centres are devoted to long-term, basic research.
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Bjerknes Centre for Climate ResearchSmall images:
This is the largest climate research centre in the Nordic countries and among the leading centres in Europe.
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Centre for GeobiologySmall images:
The Centre for Geobiology in Bergen’s primary research focus will be the extreme environments found in the deep seafloor, the deep biosphere and remnants of ancient crust, which were formed in deep time.
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Centre for Medieval StudiesSmall images:
The Centre was established for a ten year period in 2003. Since then Researchers at CMS are involved in numerous projects involving one or more of the multidisciplinary areas of the Centre studies.
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Centre for Integrated Petroleum ResearchSmall images:
Uni CIPR conducts applied research into increased oil exploitation and secure CO2 storage.