Centre for Mountains in Transition
The Centre for Mountains in Transition (CMT), a new interdisciplinary research centre based at the University of Bergen, dedicated to understanding and addressing the impacts of climate and environmental change in mountain regions.
About the research centre
With a primary focus on the Scandinavian mountains, CMT brings together leading researchers in climate science, ecology, hydrology, geoscience, and social sciences to explore how mountain systems are changing—and how we can build resilience for the future.
CMT aims to generate cutting-edge knowledge and practical solutions to safeguard mountain ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. Through four interconnected research themes—Trends, Seasonality, Extremes, and Resilience—CMT investigates long-term environmental changes, seasonal dynamics, extreme events, and strategies for sustainable mountain management.
People
Centre manager
Jostein Bakke Centre Leader
Centre members
Vigdis Vandvik Principal Investigator/Work Package Leader
Hans Christian Steen-Larsen Principal Investigator/Work Package Leader
Benjamin Aubrey Robson Principal Investigator/Work Package Leader
Inger Elisabeth Måren Principal Investigators/Work Package Leaders
Øyvind Paasche Principal Investigators/Work Package Leaders - NORCE
Lu Li Principal Investigators/Work Package Leader - NORCE
Pontoppidan Principal Investigator/Work Package Leader - NORCE
John-Arvid Grytnes Principal Investigators/Work Package Leader - NMBU
Jan Magne Cederstrøm Technician - Lab manager for EARTHLAB
Ingelinn Gundersen Administrator
Kristoffer Eikehaug Technician
Yiyao Chen PhD Student
Elise Kjørholt Lie PhD Student
Fergus Dal PhD Candidate
Polina Sevastyanova PhD Student
Bigna Lu Abderhalden PhD Student
Jesse Vogelsang PhD Student
Benjamin Roux PhD Candidate
Henninge Torp Bie PhD Student
Pål Ringkjøb Nielsen Senior Scientist