News and "In media" articles where researchers from the Section for Geography and hydrology have contributed. The list is not exhaustive and postings are mostly Norwegian.
Professor of remote sensing and geocryology, Sebastian Westermann at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, has been appointed honorary doctor at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
I dette prosjektet samarbeider Emilia Bergmark med forskningsgruppen SNOW og Désirée Treichler ved Institutt for geofag. Prosjektet undersøker snøens betydning og hvordan klimaendringer påvirker vinterlandskapet.
A new short movie from the outreach project FJELLVITEN takes viewers into the high mountains of Jotunheimen, home to Norway’s highest peaks and an unique arena for interdisciplinary research on permafrost and climate. Reaching out to the younger public is one of the project’s goals.
Jobber du som student med kart eller geografiske data? På en åpen forelesning 4. mai (kl. 12:15-14:15) ved UiO viser John Nelson – kartograf med nesten 39 000 følgere på YouTube – teknikker som hjelper deg å lage bedre kart og presentere geografiske data på en tydelig og inspirerende måte. Krever påmelding!
Professor Andreas Kääb and the Department of Geosciences are partners in the new international project MountAInWater. The aim is to establish a global “water accounting” system and to map how climate change threatens mountain waters and future water security in the Himalayas, the Pamirs, the Canadian Rockies and the Andes.
The talk “Rock-ice avalanches: 100 million cubic metres at the speed of a fast train” was held on 11 March 2026 by Professor Andreas Kääb, Department of Geosciences. Using remote sensing, he and other researchers monitor hazardous rock-ice avalanches in cold mountain regions.
Professor of hydrology, Chong-Yu Xu, is retiring in February 2026 after more than 20 years at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo. This was marked with a pleasant farewell gathering with colleagues from the department, former students, and several research collaborators.
En ny studie viser hva som vil skje med Jostedalsbreen i varmere klima. Forskere bruker en avansert datamodell til å beregne hvordan isbreen smelter og beveger seg under ulike scenarioer.
PhD candidate Jacqueline Kay Knutson (University of Oslo and NIVA) has received this year’s student award in the Fægriprisen for an article about the irreversible landscape changes when permafrost disappears.
Studentene og Geofaglig Fagutvalg (GFU) ved Institutt for geofag har nå kåret årets forelesere. I år var det Bjørgunn Heggem Dalslåen og Ivar Berthling som ble kåret til 'Årets foreleser 2025'. Vi gratulerer, Bjørgunn og Ivar!
