The University of Bergen (UiB) is an internationally recognised research university. It has six faculties, with a total of 14,800 students and 3,600 staff. The University has three thematic focus areas for research: marine research, development research, and climate research and energy transition. The Hjort Centre of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics is a research cluster between the Institute of Marine Research, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, and Uni Research Ltd. Together the four partners along with the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research represent one of the largest knowledge hubs within marine research in the world. The Centre has broad expertise within a wide range of marine disciplines and is an active partner in global networks of experts. The Hjort Centre conducts multi-disciplinary research of natural and human-induced changes in marine ecosystems.