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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...

Research centre awarded Energy Transition Award

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...

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 sailed from La Paz to Herradura Bay with the Staatsraad Lehmkuhl....

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...

Can blueberries prevent dementia?

Drinking juice with a lot of antioxidants, for example from blueberries, can be beneficial in preventing dementia. New r...

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

Public defence: Aaron Martin Cooper

Wed. 09.09.2026

10:00-16:00

Kjølv Egelands hus
KE E-164

Workshop: How to use AI for learning and writing

Mon. 14.09.2026

14:15-15:15

Universitetsbiblioteket
Ullandhaug

From Rustbelt to Refuge: Deindustrialization and the Origins the Climate Haven in the United States

Wed. 16.09.2026

14:15-15:30

Hulda Garborgs hus
HG N-105

Opening concert

Wed. 16.09.2026

19:30-20:00

St Petri kirke

Concert: "We Are Women"

Thu. 17.09.2026

10:30-11:00

Universitetsbiblioteket, Ullandhaug

Love is Blind with Katherine Angel

Thu. 17.09.2026

11:00-11:45

Universitetsbiblioteket, Ullandhaug

Chamber concert

Fri. 18.09.2026

19:30-21:00

St. Petri kirke

Solist and Chamber Concert

Sat. 19.09.2026

18:00-19:30

St. Petri kirke

Sunday matinee

Sun. 20.09.2026

13:00-14:00

Ledaal

Bjergsted Brass Festival 2026: Closing Concert

Sun. 20.09.2026

15:00-16:30

Fakultet for utøvende kunstfag
Eikenes-salen

Bjergsted Brass Festival 2026: Closing concert

Sun. 20.09.2026

17:00-19:30

Fakultet for utøvende kunstfag
Eikenes-salen

Shut up and read: Study with us

Mon. 21.09.2026

09:00-11:30

Universitetsbiblioteket, Ullandhaug

Find good sources: Literature search for TN students

Tue. 22.09.2026

09:15-11:00

Dataverkstedet
Ullandhaug

Bjergsted Brass Festival 2026: Bonus Concert

Tue. 22.09.2026

19:30-21:00

St. Petri kirke

Shut up & write for PhDs

Wed. 23.09.2026

09:00-11:30

Universitetsbiblioteket, Ullandhaug

PhD Get Started

Wed. 23.09.2026

09:30-15:00

SiS Studenthus
Room: Kollektivet

Teaching Global Competencies: Encouraging a Transformative and Visionary Approach to Education in a New Era

Wed. 23.09.2026

14:15-15:30

Hulda Garborgs hus
HG N-105

Find good sources: Literature search for TN students

Thu. 24.09.2026

12:15-14:00

Teams

Introduction to Open Science and Research Data Management Planning

Tue. 29.09.2026

09:00-11:00

Teams

Shut up and read: Study with us

Wed. 30.09.2026

09:00-11:30

Universitetsbiblioteket, Ullandhaug