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As electrification, hydrogen, digitalisation, and circular economy initiatives spill across sectoral boundaries, this book highlights that researchers and policymakers can no longer afford to look at one system at a time. Transitions in energy ripple through mobility; shifts in mobility reshape mining, materials, and manufacturing; digital platforms reconfigure entire industries. The freely available book examines the complex, multi-system dynamics shaping industrial transformation in the context of climate change, digitalisation, and evolving policy frameworks. These dynamics are essential to research and policy design for the next stage of the transition.

Karen O'Brien has been elected as a member of the distinguished National Academy of Sciences – one of the world's oldest and most prestigious academies.

The expert group is to prepare a report on Iceland’s options in matters relating to its currency ahead of a possible EU application.

What happens when theory meets the realities of policymaking? That is the question at the heart of Silje Svartefoss’ PhD project. Her research takes an up-close look at the process of implementing a mission-oriented innovation policy in practice.

During this event, EU officials and researchers discussed how Norway and the EU can cooperate amid growing geopolitical challenges.

An extended meeting and collaborative research experience for the AMBER team, which also participated in the biggest amber trade fair in the world.

Electoral change is necessary for democratic renewal in Hungary. It is not sufficient.

The COMPLEX project at ARENA is coming to an end. On March 12– 13 2026, the project convened a workshop in Oslo. 

The Department of Social Anthropology is in a challenging financial situation. A working group has been appointed to carry out a strategic and organisational review.

Centre policy, accounts and a new bachelor’s programme at TIK were among the matters considered by the Faculty Board at its meeting on 19 March.

A full fourteen candidates from the Faculty of Social Sciences were formally conferred their degrees during the solemn ceremony in the University Aula on 12 March. Here is the Dean’s presentation of the candidates.

Lars Tjelta Westlye, Torkild Hovde Lyngstad and Karen O’Brien are among the Academy’s new members. No fewer than three of the twenty new Norwegian members come from the SV Faculty at the University of Oslo.

Iris Bjerke and Elies Bachta write about European security policy and receive support from ARENA while writing their MA theses.

The European Union's economic order is under serious strain. What is changing and how does it affect Norway? 

Rusty oil tankers in the shadow fleet, illegal waste shipments in containers and dubious ship insurance will be put under the microscope when researchers at the University of Oslo launch the highly topical project CargoCrime.

A position as a PhD Research Fellow in Criminology or Sociology of Law is available in the convergence environment Cargo Crime: (Il)Licit Seaborne Transport and the Energy Transition.

The Norwegian Centre for International Economics (NORCIE) receives 60 million kroner from the Research Council of Norway to strengthen interdisciplinary knowlegde on international economy in Norway.

On 27 February, Associate Professor Bård Lahn will give the talk "Unburnable oil: The geo-economic tools of making and unmaking fossil fuels" at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.

Marianne Riddervold and Guri Rosén presented findings from a recent report on transatlantic relations.

3 fully-funded PhD fellowships are available within the collaborative EU funded doctoral training network HEALENAE: Health and Environment in Africa and Europe.

A postdoctoral fellowship in Social Anthropology is available in the convergence environment Cargo Crime: (Il)Licit Seaborne Transport and the Energy Transition. 

Are you a researcher looking to enhance your career by moving to Oslo to do research and training activities at one of the leading research centres within European studies? Send your expression of interest to ARENA by 10 April 2026.

Is the EU's institutional system fit to solve crises? And do the member states have too much power over EU decisions? Listen to the newest podcast episode with Sergio Fabbrini.

Outstanding research quality, frequent and important publications, and significant influence are key descriptors of demographer and economist Vegard Skirbekk. He is ranked as one of the world’s leading academics by ScholarGPS, an international platform for academic analysis.

On December 15 Alessandro convened a small workshop to discuss his book manuscript