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Ending the Akademiaavtale with Equinor to protect academic integrity and climate responsibility

Why This Matters

For the 4th time, the University of Bergen (UiB) has signed the Akademiaavtale with Equinor, effectively granting a major fossil-fuel company influence on research and teaching. This agreement persists even as Equinor scales back its renewable energy plans, directly contradicting UiB’s Miljøfyrtårn certification and the Student Parliament’s demand for a 1.5°C commitment from Equinor before signing another agreement.
Decision making rests with a joint panel split 50/50 between Equinor and senior UiB staff with partially existing company ties. This arrangement gives the industry a direct hand in steering academic priorities, yet the resulting projects and positions often lack clear disclosure of this sponsorship. Ending this deal is essential to remove industry influence, protect academic freedom, and uphold the university’s integrity.

Our Goals

Timeline

This timeline gives an overview of Akademiaavtale and what has been done to challenge Equinor’s influence at UiB and outlines our planned steps to end the Akademiaavtale.

Act

Respond to the poll
Let us know what you think about UiB’s Akademiaavtale with Equinor!

Get informed
Join one of our information meetings online to hear about what we are planning and why:
20 April 2026, 16:00
30 April 2026, 9:00
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Stand with our partners
Learn more about and support organisations already backing this action: Folk mot fossilmakta and Natur og Ungdom

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