In May this year, King Harald appointed Professor Steinar Holden a Knight First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav. Steinar received the decoration at an event at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters on 29 October. He was awarded the honour in recognition of his outstanding and long-standing contribution to society.
Study Dean Tora Skodvin makes the case for collaboration and exchange of experiences on the use of AI in teaching and takes the opportunity to encourage all teaching staff to register for the autumn seminar of the Forum for studiespørsmål.
Welcome back to a new academic year, and welcome back to campus. I hope everyone has had a good summer with many positive experiences, and that you are ready for a new semester.
Dean Anne Julie Semb and Vice-Dean for Studies Tora Skodvin highlight the value of sound study programme management in this month’s editorial.
Study Dean Tora Skodvin urges all staff at the Faculty of Social Sciences to nominate colleagues and students for academic prizes, and to take a more strategic view of such prizes as an opportunity to enhance our reputation.
Dean Anne Julie Semb has, together with all Deans and Directors at UiO, committed herself to the debate over academic boycott versus academic freedom. In this editorial she tells why this is important.
How does the public’s trust in research stand, ask Dean Anne Julie Semb and Research Dean Lars Tjelta Westlye in this month’s editorial.
There has been growth in the use of research positions at the faculty. The University of Oslo is now introducing a revision and update of the regulations that govern appointments and promotions for researcher posts. The Dean provides an update on these developments in this month’s editorial.
It has been an eventful year for both research and teaching. The dean sums up the state of the faculty in this editorial, which is based on the speech she gave at the traditional Christmas Sherry on 18 December.
Dean Anne Julie Semb explains the faculty’s financial situation in this editorial and offers some suggestions for how we can reduce the level of activity.
Why is academic freedom of expression so important? It is about the role of knowledge itself in preserving free, open and democratic societies.
The faculty board reached a descision on a new allocation model for the faculty on September 25th.
Research Dean Lars T. Westlye addresses the importance of communicating the value of research to society in this editorial. Furthermore, he discusses how social science research can contribute to social change and innovation in a complex world.
The semester is nearly over, most students have departed from campus, and many of us will soon begin our summer holiday. We've experienced a wealth of achievements and moments to be proud of during the past semester.
– Research on democracy is more crucial than ever, writes Dean Anne Julie Semb in this month's editorial.
In this month's editorial, Dean Anne Julie Semb reflects on some of the issues discussed when working on a new distribution model for the Faculty.
This month, the government presented a new system report for Norwegian research and development work. Research Dean Lars Tjelta Westlye believes the report can be read as a valuable insight into the complex international political climate in which our researchers operate.
The rector election at UiO is approaching, and the dean encourages all staff and students to exercise their right to vote.
AI has caused uncertainty and fear among both educators and students. Educators are afraid that students will use AI to cheat on exams, while students fear being accused of cheating even if they did not intend to do so. At the Faculty of Social Sciences, we have established a working group to explore various aspects of AI and propose guidelines for its use in teaching and assessment at our faculty.
2024 has been a productive year for the Faculty of Social Sciences. Here is the Dean's summary from the speech she gave at the traditional Christmas sherry event on November 18th.
In this editorial, Research Dean Lars Tjelta Westlye discusses the significance of digitalization for social science research.
Dean Anne Julie Semb explains in this month's column the new allocation model that UiO will govern by next year.
We had been discussing the "September Meeting" for almost the entire year. Finally, all deans, vice deans for studies, and faculty directors of UiO were gathered at Voksenåsen from September 12th to 13th. Everyone was full of expectations before the first meeting in the new annual cycle for study planning at UiO. What happened at the September meeting and what does it mean for the Faculty of Social Sciences?
The dean writes about the Faculty of Social Sciences' participation in the University's annual celebration on September 2nd this year.
