UiB - Knowledge that shapes society
Through robust and close interaction with the world around us – globally, nationally and locally – we shall be instrumental in building a society based on knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Do you want to take part in shaping the future?
UiB - Knowledge that shapes society
Through robust and close interaction with the world around us – globally, nationally and locally – we shall be instrumental in building a society based on knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Do you want to take part in shaping the future?
UiB - Knowledge that shapes society
Through robust and close interaction with the world around us – globally, nationally and locally – we shall be instrumental in building a society based on knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Do you want to take part in shaping the future?
The Department of Geography (https://www.uib.no/en/geografi) at the University of Bergen is recruiting a Postdoctoral research fellow in geography or a relevant social science. The successful candidate will be part of the research project “Reimagining Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Social Justice.” The position is for a period of 3 years.
Applicants must propose a research project that enriches the knowledge of the history of art in Madagascar. The fellowship can be used to partially fund ongoing research, but the submitted project can also take other forms: artist monograph, study of a body of work, or study of unknown or little-known archival or photographic collections. Applicants may also present a research topic on Malagasy heritage preserved in one or more museums in France, with a view to integrating the project “From Objects to Practices: Madagascar in French Public Collections,” led by the INHA.
Endowed by a generous bequest from the estate of Sylvia Naish, one Fellowship and one Scholarship is offered annually for research into any area of German language and literature at the ILCS and its Germanic Studies Library and Archives. The awards are designed to assist scholars by providing a contribution to temporary living expenses in London, or enabling those in employment to take leave to further their research.
Forced migration and the treatment of refugees and other displaced people are currently at the center of many political, social, and academic debates. Yet forced migration is neither limited to present-day developments nor to certain regions. It is, indeed, a global phenomenon that has shaped humankind since time immemorial. Violence, conflict, persecution, discrimination, poverty, as well as changes in climate and environment can prompt people to leave their places of origin.
The annual Berggruen Prize Essay Competition seeks to stimulate new thinking and innovative concepts while embracing cross-cultural perspectives across fields, disciplines, and geographies. By posing fundamental philosophical questions of significance for both contemporary life and for the future, the competition will serve as a complement to the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture, which recognizes major lifetime achievements in advancing ideas that have shaped the world.
The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS Sofia) is announcing a Call for Applications for the “Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship” (SUS) fellowship programme for the Academic year 2025/2026. The SUS programme, proposed jointly by the New Europe College Bucharest and the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia, aims to support scholars from the regions affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine. The programme is aimed at qualified researchers (post-doctoral level) in the Humanities and Social Sciences, including Law and Economics, who intend to pursue a project of their own choosing.