News

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  First funding announcement under the BALANSE initiative

  The Research Council of Norway is announcing the first call for proposals under its new Initiative on Gender Balance in Senior Positions and Research Management (BALANSE).

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  NORWEGIAN NATIONAL BUDGET 2013:

  Millions for gender balance

  For the first time ever, the national budget includes dedicated funding to the Research Council of Norway’s initiative on gender balance in research management. The allocation amounts to NOK 7 million.

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  NEW REPORT REVEALS DIFFERENCES IN RESEARCH CAREERS:

  Women academics stymied by X-factor?

  There is a significant imbalance between the genders in senior scientific positions and research management. Today 78 per cent of university professors in Norway are men.