Bergen Resource Centre for International Development
Making research accessible
The new research centre in Jekteviken houses researchers from CMI and the University of Bergen engaged with development related research and global studies. With close to one hundred researchers, it is the biggest of its kind in Norway. At the heart of the building lies the Bergen Resource Centre for International Development – a meeting place, a library, a venue designed for formal and informal events.
The Resource Centre houses the largest specialised library on development research in Norway with a unique book collection. It is a busy venue for all kinds of research communication - from academic lectures by in-house researchers and invited national and international guests, to informal events like literary salons, debates, book launches, and topical panel debates. All events are open to the public. In the opening week in October, there were 25 events. More than 500 people dropped in to learn more about China in Africa, Adventurers in Congo, Human Rights talking, Talibanisation of Afghanistan and Norway’s Role as an Oil Superpower; to watch films like Women, War and Welfare in Jerusalem and If the Vaginas Had Teeth; and to participate in conversations and debates on health rights and on research in the media.
