Understanding and addressing inequality. Digital summer research school for PhD students with six parallel courses on large global challenges. Apply by 1 February 2022.

The annual Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS) is an interdisciplinary venue for PhD students who want to explore some of the greatest challenges of our time. Due to the COVID pandemic and the persisting restrictions on international travel, BSRS 2022 will be organised as a virtual research school.

Understanding and addressing inequality
Sustainability, social justice and hope
Online 7-17 June, 2022

Scientific Director for BSRS 2022 is Professor Haldis Haukanes, Department of Health Promotion and Development, UiB. 

This summer, six parallel disciplinary courses will focus on key global challenges, including climate change and mobility; governance and inequality; economic experiments in developing countries; higher education and the arts; food security; and gender, justice and environmental crises.

In addition, there wil be special interdisciplinary sessions connecting the participants of the six PhD-courses around systems thinking and creative interdisciplinary problem-solving and project management.   

Together with cross-cutting keynotes and virtual social events, the courses will help 100 PhD students develop skills to create actionable knowledge.

More information: https://www.uib.no/en/rs/bsrs/149259/bsrs-2022-understanding-and-engaging-inequality

Application

Find out how you can apply to be part of BSRS 2022.

Deadline: 1 February 2022

BSRS 2022 is a virtual research school with lectures, seminars, groupwork between 9am - 5pm (CET).

BSRS is offered free of charge.