A large international research network had its first in-person meeting of all working groups in Oslo with more than 90 online and in-person participants. This network studies political executives, senior-level bureaucrats, and political advisers in Europe and beyond.
As a part of the AMBER project, Alessandro Rippa carried out some preliminary fieldwork in and near Catania, in Sicily, where amber has a long, but largely forgotten, history.
Helene Sjursen at ARENA and Sascha Frühholz at the Department of Psychology receive prestigious funding to explore the global role of EU and voice technology in artificial intelligence.
Immediately after the Russian invasion, people were in shock to find themselves in the midst of a war. At the same time, many were full of fighting spirit. After over two years of war, a slowly spreading war weariness is permeating the population. An increasing number of people are becoming depressed.
"It is a persistent democratic problem that Norwegian citizens have no influence over laws and regulations that come from the EU and apply in Norway," says political scientist Guri Rosén. She has been the secretary leader for a government-appointed EEA committee, delivering its recommendations on April 11.
IUROPA organizes its third workshop on working with data on law and courts in September. The application deadline to participate is 15 June 2024.
Vegard Skirbekk at the Department of Psychology receives an Advanced Grant of 26 million kroner from the European Research Council (ERC).
Andreas Moxnes from the Department of Economics and Vegard Skirbekk from the Department of Psychology each receive a prestigious Advanced Grant of 26 million NOK from the European Research Council (ERC). This constitutes a quarter of all Advanced Grants from ERC given to Norway this year.
In their newly published blog post, OSIRIS researchers Magnus Gulbrandsen and Silje Tellmann ask: Even if researchers do everything that is expected of them – collaborate with stakeholders, target important societal problems, engage in intensive science communication – societal impact may still not happen. What are the possible explanations?
On March 14-15 the AMBER team convened for an internal kick-off workshop with two days of extensive discussions about the project.
Alessandro Rippa was recently interviewed about the Amber Worlds project on the Nordic Asia Podcast.
- I aim at filling the gap between different views about justice and concrete policy recommendations, says Paolo Giovanni Piacquadio, Associate Professor at the Department of Economy. He received an ERC Starting Grant for the project Value Judgements and Redistribution Policies.
The candidate survey indicates that students from the Faculty of Social Sciences quickly find employment after graduation, and they perceive their own skills as relevant for the work they do.
Students at the Department of Economics have the opportunity to choose an eight-week internship as part of their master's degree: "We know that practical experience is in demand when students complete their degree," says Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe.
The master's students at the Department of Social Anthropology have tackled critical issues for Stovner - such as high school dropout rates and low voter turnout - and propose concrete measures to the district.
Research infrastructure, researcher education, career support, and societal innovation. These are just some of the things characterizing Tore Nilssen’s years as the vice-dean for research at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Now it’s the end for the research dean, who is known for knocking on doors and talking to people.
Claes leads a project that will investigate the conflict of interest between energy markets and energy politics. It is one of nine projects at the University of Oslo funded through the new Academia Agreement between the university and Equinor.
I am deeply honored to receive this prize. As someone who studies the brain, this recognition is special, as it is named after Fridtjof Nansen, who made groundbreaking contributions to neuroscience. This is said by associate professor at the Department of Psychology, Daniel Quintana. He receives this year's Fridtjof Nansen Award for Younger Researchers in Science and Medicine.
The Fridtjof Nansen Awards for Younger Researchers are handed to two profiles from the SV Faculty. Tore Wig, who is a professor at the Department of Political Science, and Daniel Quintana, who is an associate professor at the Department of Psychology, are awarded this year's Fridtjof Nansen Awards for Younger Researchers: Wig in the category of humanities and social sciences, and Quintana in the category of science and medicine.
On 13 March Fulvio Castellacci, Professor at TIK, will give a seminar at Statistics Norway on whether Entrepreneurial State policies can contribute to address and reduce income inequalities.
Selma Forfod Yssen was granted the award for innovative master's thesis at this year's Winter Seminar in social geography.
Anders M. Dale is appointed as an honorary doctor at the University of Oslo for his outstanding scientific achievements - which have contributed to new insights into the function of the brain.
– My work investigates how people know what they know and why they do what they do, says professor at UC Berkeley, Marion Fourcade. 2 September she will come to Oslo to be appointed honorary doctor at The University of Oslo (UiO).
On February 6th Ph.D. candidate Frauke Rohden successfully defended her thesis "Exploring online conversations around science – data practices of informal online knowing spaces".
Tine Elisabeth Brøgger successfully defended her thesis on cooperation between states in the field of security and defence.
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