Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) and University of Bergen (UiB) are proud to host the 13th annual  SANORD conference, 9-11 September 2020, in Bergen.

  Rising inequality and growing child poverty are some of the most devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pre-existing structural disparities around the world are exacerbated and more children are pushed into multi-dimensional poverty, there is an urgent need to address policies implemented to alleviate and counteract these effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Rising inequality and growing child poverty are some of the most devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pre-existing structural disparities around the world are exacerbated and more children are pushed into multi-dimensional poverty, there is an urgent need to address policies implemented to alleviate and counteract these effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as […]

From 28. September – 1. October 2021, the 12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) will be organized by the University of Bergen on behalf of Federation of European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health (FESTMIH). ECTMIH provides an arena for scientists, experts, and policy makers to share and explore research […]

  Why do some development projects succeed where others fail? Meera Tiwari's new book, "Why Some Development Works: Understanding Success" looks at success stories and considers what enabled them to bring change in some of the world's most deprived communities.    Using case studies from countries across Latin America, Africa and Asia, Tiwari looks at […]

Film screening of White Cube followed by a panel discussion with Carmeliza Rosario (CMI), Morten Traavik (artist) and Redi Koobak (UiB) moderated by Knut Rio (UiB/GRIP).

  Thera Mjaaland's "Revolutionary Struggles and Girls’ Education: At the Frontiers of Gender Norms in North-Ethiopia" present the gender norms that do not necessarily change even though women participate in liberation struggles and girls get access to education. The book sees this issue in relation to prevailing neoliberal development discourse where gender equality is understood […]

Day Zero is a free, all-digital day of events to kick off the SDG Conference Bergen.  GRIP will host a session at Day Zero, in relation to the new book “Leaving No Child and No Adolescent Behind” edited by Sudeshna Chatterjee, Alberto Minujin and Katie Hodgkinson. The book shines a spotlight on the world’s most […]

The annual SDG Conference Bergen is this year taking place the 10th and 11th of February. Due to the ongoing pandemic the conference will be purely digital, and all sessions are free and open for all. Register for the conference here. GRIP, together with Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) and UNDP Oslo Governance Center, is […]

GRIP is proud to contribute to this seminar concerning the ongoing war in Ukraine. GRIP’s research advisor Elina Troscenko will discuss the possible implications of this devastating war, together with Don Kalb and Thor Olav Iversen. Note: Venue is Akademika (Studentsenteret). Breakfast will be served. You can also follow the discussion on Zoom by clicking here. […]