Research topics for the programme are Ageing, Consequences of increased Wealth, International Migration, Family and Society, Economic Growth and Organisation of Working Life, and the Support for, Organising and Governing of the Welfare Society.
På programstyrets møte 12.desember ble det bevilget midler til tre nye VAM-prosjekter som skal ha forskningssamarbeid med Kina.
In its revised national budget for 2012, the Government has proposed establishing a new research programme for practice-based research designed to further develop health and welfare services in Norway.