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12 million NOK for particle physics research

UiS researcher Aleksi Kurkela has been awarded 12 million kroner from the Research Council of Norway for a new project i...

Canvas data breach case resolved

The Canvas data breach case has been resolved. According to the vendor Instructure, none of UiS’s user data has been com...

How can we understand the hidden lifespan of batteries?

Jelena Popovic-Neuber wants to find answers to what influences the performance and lifespan of high energy density batte...

NCS2030 awarded SPE Energy Transition Award 2026

The research centre NCS2030 has been awarded the Energy Transition Award 2026 by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE...

«UiS and Stavanger are amazing!»

University of Stavanger (UiS) is welcoming more than 200 students from 11 ECIU University partner institutions this seme...

Closer collaboration on health technology

UiS has strengthened its collaboration with Laerdal Medical. One of the projects aims to make emergency calls to 113 eas...

Funding for research on marine ecosystems and climate change

UiS has received 6 million NOK in EU funding for a new research and innovation project addressing the combined impacts o...

UiS reduces tuition fees for international students

University of Stavanger (UiS) is introducing lower tuition fees for international students from outside the EEA and Swit...

One Ocean Expedition

40 students and staff from the University of Stavanger will sail from La Paz to Herradura Bay with the Staatsraad Lehmku...

10 years with a 24-hour library

August 26, 2025 marks ten years since UiS opened Norway’s first 24-hour library. Back then, many were skeptical, but it ...

Discontinues involvement in ECIU University

The UiS board decided in its June 12 meeting to end activities related to ECIU University. However, the board wants memb...

UiS board decides faculty change for NHS - DMSI

The university board decided on June 12 to move NHS – Department of Management and Service Innovation – from the Faculty...

ECIU students found new solutions for wind power

Over 30 students from six countries gathered at the University of Stavanger to develop solutions that could make the win...

UNESCO Chair: Diversity, Inclusion, and Education

The University of Stavanger has extended its UNESCO professorship on diversity, inclusion, and education. This time, it ...

Greenhouse co-founder Dolly Jørgensen receives prestigious Swedish award

Dolly Jørgensen was awarded the 2025 Swedish Gad Rausing Prize for her groundbreaking research in environmental history ...

Like tuning forks in space: A final pure tone reveals mysterious interior of neutron stars

Scientists at University of Stavanger and Goethe University Frankfurt have identified a new way to probe the interior of...

Impact Case: WiKIT: Transforming Children’s Learning with evidence-based EdTech

WiKIT is a social enterprise that was spun off from the University of Stavanger, and was created with the goal to bridge...

In the core of a neutron star

How can the established theory of particle physics, the Standard Model, be used to predict the material properties of th...

Events

Celebrate the Norwegian Constitution Day – 17 May – with UiS!

Sun. 17.05.2026

13:00-19:00

Stavanger sentrum

Shut up & write for PhDs

Wed. 20.05.2026

09:00-11:30

Universitetsbiblioteket, Studieverkstedet

Everything Lasts Forever 

Wed. 20.05.2026

19:00-20:00

Tou Scene

Advice Adherence – Coachability Assessments among Mentors

Thu. 21.05.2026

12:00-13:00

Elise Ottesen-Jensens hus
EOJ 276/277

Everything Lasts Forever

Thu. 21.05.2026

18:00-19:00

Tou Scene

Encountering Extinction

Fri. 22.05.2026

09:00-10:00

Arkeologisk museum, Universitet i Stavanger

Holding what Moves

Fri. 22.05.2026

12:00-13:00

Fakultet for utøvende kunstfag
Black Box

Open Seminar: New Risks – Old Models?

Tue. 26.05.2026

10:00-13:00

Innovasjonsparken
Hagen

Guest lecture with Sverre Diesen

Tue. 26.05.2026

12:00-13:00

Arne Rettedals hus
AR Ø-110

Kilimanjaro: An Environmental History of Imperialism in East Africa

Wed. 27.05.2026

14:15-15:30

Hulda Garborgs hus
HG N-105

Disputation for Marcus Thomas Thor Roalsø

Fri. 29.05.2026

09:15-15:00

Stavanger universitetssjukehus Ullandhaug
Aula, C-bygget, 1. etasje

Shut up & write for PhDs

Wed. 03.06.2026

09:00-11:30

Universitetsbiblioteket, Studieverkstedet

Bjergsted Festival 2026

Sat. 06.06.2026

12:00-16:00

Fakultet for utøvende kunstfag

Dissonance as a Driver – From Situated Tensions to Transformative Change

Mon. 08.06.2026

12:00-13:00

Elise Ottesen-Jensens hus
EOJ 276/277

Shut up & write for PhDs

Wed. 17.06.2026

09:00-11:30

Universitetsbiblioteket, Studieverkstedet

Official welcome ceremony – start of studies 2026

Mon. 10.08.2026

12:00-12:45

Amfiet utenfor SiS studenthus, campus Ullandhaug

Researcher Breakfast: Why Fiction Matters in Adolescence

Thu. 03.09.2026

09:00-10:00

Universitetsbiblioteket, campus Ullandhaug

Researcher Breakfast: From Ancient Artifacts to Future Materials

Thu. 01.10.2026

09:00-10:00

Universitetsbiblioteket, campus Ullandhaug