2013
Upcoming
Thorium, a naturally-occurring radioactive metal, has been hailed as a savior of nuclear power and the solution to the world energy crisis. MILEN and SFFE invite you to a lunch seminar with Sunniva Rose, PhD in Nuclear and Energy Physics. Rose will bust some of the myths about Thorium and nuclear power in general.
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What kind of interdisciplinarity is required for research on globalisation to be credible and authoritative, asks professor of anthropology Thomas Hylland Eriksen. MILEN invites you to a seminar about humanity's biggest crisis and how researchers can contribute to an original and alternative perspective on globalisation.
Curious about energy issues? You can satisfy your curiosity at the Energy Day! University of Oslo is inviting all students interested in energy to participate on March 7th in four different sessions and learn more about the dilemmas facing us.
Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research approaches have increasingly been recognized as essential for addressing the complexity of environmental problems. However, integrated research does not automatically result just from putting together contributions from different disciplines. This lecture, which is a collaborative effort by Davind N. Barton, NINA and Rolf Vogt, Dept of Chemistry UiO gives an introduction to how such integrated research can be generated, using mainly the Eutropia project and the field of water management as an example.
Hal Wilhite, The Centre for Development and the Environment, UiO will be holding this lecture on Inductive and deductive methodologies. The seminar is part of the research school's interdisciplinary & methodology seminar series.
Benedicte Bull, Associate Professor at the Centre for Development and the Environment, will give this lecture on how to conduct elite interviews. The seminar is part of the research school's interdisciplinary and methodology seminar series.
The purpose of trading greenhouse gas emissions is to allow for emission cuts to take place where the cost per ton of emission reduction is lowest. We will discuss ethical aspects related to implementation of emission trading systems, distribution of costs across sectors and groups, and issues related to buying credits from the Clean Development Mechanism.
Most of the discussions in climate negotiations are on equity issues. The questions in this seminar are how much emissions should we reduce and who should do it? Snorre Kverndokk, The Frisch Centre and CREE will be holding this lecture. The seminar is part of the research school's ethic seminar series.
The lecture will discuss the equity implications of the recent Doha deal (8 December 2012), its history and its future. Christina Voigt, Law UiO will be holding this lecture. The seminar is part of the research school's ethic seminar series.