2025

During a solemn ceremony in the Aula on 25 September, eight candidates from the faculty were conferred. Here is the Dean’s presentation of the candidates.

The faculty board convened for their first autumn meeting on Thursday, 25 September. The agenda included the annual plan for 2026–2028, a discussion on centre policies, and the adoption of a new allocation model for the faculty.

The Faculty of Social Sciences encourages all staff to have a new portrait taken and to update their staff profile. In Eilert Sundts hus, you can be photographed by a professional photographer – with high-quality lighting and upgraded equipment.

Professor Øyvind Østerud passed away on 23 June after a short illness.

A group of administrative staff working in the research education department at the faculty visited the University of Belgrade as part of an ERASMUS staff exchange. There, they encountered a university blocked by the students.

Nine teams from the SV faculty lined up at the start of the Holmenkollstafett 2025, matching the record number from last year. The economists defended their title as the best SV group.

The door to the stairwell from the second floor of Eilert Sundts hus is now open, and the door to the fourth floor requires an access card.

Kaja Braathen holds a doctoral degree in education and has maintained a consistent focus on education, learning, and teaching throughout her career. She is now embracing new challenges as the coordinator at EILIN, prioritising a close dialogue with the teachers.

On Friday, a faculty board meeting was held at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Among other matters, the board decided to allow the Department of Economics to establish a new bachelor's programme in economics and finance.

During a solemn ceremony in the Aula on 13 March, eight candidates from the faculty were conferred. Below is the Dean's presentation of the candidates.

The Norwegian University Center in Paris is a great opportunity for employees at the Faculty of Social Sciences to expand and develop their research and build valuable networks.

The research support team within the faculty administration is now fully staffed. It’s a team with extensive experience and great enthusiasm that is now ready to assist researchers and research advisors at the faculty.

Three of the four most-read articles from the University of Oslo (UiO) in Store Norske Leksikon in 2024 had an academic supervisor from the Faculty of Social Sciences. The articles that researchers at UiO are responsible for were read 19.3 million times over the past year.