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New Centres of Excellence selected
Eight more leading research groups in Norway have been designated as Centres of Excellence (CoE). The new CoEs will receive NOK 800 million over a ten-year period to conduct research of a high international standard.
Published: 21.12.2006 -
Centres of Excellence scheme meets expectations
Nine of the first 13 Norwegian Centres of Excellence (CoE) have been ranked as exceptionally good in the midway evaluation conducted by the Research Council. Four of the centres scored slightly lower, primarily because they could be better organised. "The CoE scheme has definitely met our expectations," states Arvid Hallén, director general of the Research Council.
Published: 20.12.2006 -
New Position Paper from the European Science Foundation's Marine Board
"Navigating the Future III, the new Position Paper from the European Science Foundation's Marine Board, will be an important tool for developing a joint European strategy for marine research," says Lars Horn, Director of the Research Council Department for Marine Environment and Resources and chair of the European Science Foundation's Marine Board.
Published: 18.12.2006 -
Six official Research Council deadline dates in 2007
The six official Research Council deadline dates for 2007 are applicable to the majority of the Council's programmes and activities.
Published: 12.12.2006 -
Norwegian commitment to research and knowledge development on the northern areas
In its new High North strategy, the Norwegian Government stresses the importance of research and knowledge development as a basis for public administration, industrial development and international cooperation in the region. In keeping with this strategy, the Research Council has proposed a budget increase in 2008 of NOK 300 million for research related to the northern areas.
Published: 08.12.2006 -
Proposed increase of NOK 1.1 billion in the 2008 research budget
The Research Council recommends a large-scale investment in 2008 to focus on the northern areas and research on energy and the environment. This is reflected in the Council's overall budget proposal to the ministries.
Published: 07.12.2006 -
Norway and India sign bilateral research agreement
Norwegian and Indian research ministers, Mr. Øystein Djupedal and Mr. Kapil Sibal, signed an important bilateral agreement on research and technology cooperation in Tromsø on 14 November.
Published: 21.11.2006 -
New Director of the Division for Science
The new director of the Division for Science, Anders Hanneborg, joined the Research Council staff on 1 November.
Published: 07.11.2006 -
New English language website on gender equality and gender research
New website on gender equality and gender research Norwegian measures to promote gender equality continue to attract international interest. Now, the new website Gender in Norway ( www.gender.no ) makes information on gender equality and gender research readily available in English. The website is
Published: 07.11.2006 -
Research Council signs agreement on European researcher mobility
The Research Council has signed an agreement to facilitate the recruitment of researchers across European borders. This makes Norway the first Nordic country to sign the agreement.
Published: 27.10.2006 -
82 proposals received
12 October at 18 hours was the deadline for submission of proposals to the research co-operation programme between South Africa and Norway. 82 proposals have been received.
Published: 13.10.2006 -
Research for the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5
Stronger international efforts are needed if there is to be any hope of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5. These goals state that by 2015 the global child mortality rate should be reduced by two thirds and the maternal mortality ratio should be reduced by three quarters compared to the levels in 1990.
Published: 06.10.2006 -
Outstanding Young Investigators (OYI) - 2006
The Research Council of Norway announces that funding is now available under the scheme for Outstanding Young Investigators (OYI). The deadline for submitting grant applications is 12 October 2006.
Published: 03.10.2006 -
U.S. Partnerships for International Research and Education
U.S. Partnerships for International Research and Education The NSF programme Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) supports forward-looking research and education activities for which success results from all partners - U.S. and international - providing unique contributions
Published: 07.09.2006 -
NordForsk launches NCoE in Food, nutrition and health
The NCoE programme in Food, nutrition and health is a joint effort to enhance the scientific quality and international visibility of Nordic research within this field. With co-financing from NordForsk and the national research councils, the NCoE Programme will run during 2006-2011. The total
Published: 01.09.2006 -
Call postponed to September 1st
NCoE - Food, Nutrition and Health: The NordForsk call of the Nordic Centre of Excellence Programme on Food, Nutrition and Health, will take place on Friday September 1st. The date has thus been slightly postponed from Mid-August, previously set for opening up the call. Read more at NordForsk
Published: 21.08.2006 -
First 14 Centres for Research-based Innovation (CRIs) announced
On 16 June, the first 14 Norwegian Centres for Research-based Innovation (CRIs) were announced. This is an important measure to facilitate alliances between innovative enterprises and prominent research groups. According to plan contracts will be signed with the host institutions in October/November 2006 and research activities will start by the end of the year.
Published: 04.07.2006 -
Updated joint plan for cod initiative
Catch-based aquaculture, safe seafood and technology are themes added to the updated plan for a cooordinated initiative regarding cod. Submitted by the Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway and the aquaculture industry, the plan's themes are in keeping with the objectives stipulated by the Norwegian Government and are aslo in the interests of the industry players.
Published: 29.06.2006 -
Research Council Department Director to Head Marine Board
Department Director Lars Horn of the Research Council of Norway has been elected chairperson of the European Science Foundation's Marine Board. The Marine Board speaks out on behalf of European marine science, and plays an important role in determining the volume, content and course of European marine research. The election took place at a plenary meeting of the board in Bergen, Norway, on 12 May.
Published: 16.06.2006 -
Technology transfer - practices, opportunities and challenges
At the occasion of being visited by Dr. Mark L. Rohrbaugh, the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Technology Transfer (OTT), the Research Council will host a seminar on technology transfer.
Published: 16.06.2006 -
26 CoE-applicants reach the final round
26 CoE-applicants reach the final round The 26 research groups qualified for the final selection round are as follows: Terra Omnis Research Center CoE director: Professor Trond Helge Torsvik CoE host institution: Geological Survey of Norway Centre for Solid-State and Nano Ionics CoE director:
Published: 09.05.2006 -
Research in Norway - How do you do?
Not too bad, thank you. Would you like to see some figures? A new edition of a colossal report which quantifies and analyses the state of Norwegian research every second year, is out now.
Published: 17.03.2006 -
Norwegians Prefer Female Doctors
4000 people switch from a male to a female GP every year. Many patients would rather wait for a female doctor than go to a male one, according to an evaluation of the new Norwegian system which provides each citizen with one regular general practitioner.
Published: 17.03.2006 -
R&D share of GNP in Norway has dropped
According to statistics from Studies in Innovation, Research and Education, NIFU STEP, Norway is now even further away from reaching the political goal of raising the share of R&D expenditures up to 3 percent of its GNP within 2010.
Published: 17.03.2006 -
Ibsen Complete - in 31 volumes
The first historico-critical edition ever of Henrik Ibsen's collected works is now being published. The work includes 15 volumes of Ibsen's writings and 15 parallel volumes of commentaries as well as an index volume.
Published: 17.03.2006 -
Responsible Research
Research is by nature truth-seeking. Reliability is therefore a fundamental prerequisite for all research. Research has such an impact on our lives that it is of the utmost importance that there is a relationship of trust between research and society. The recent case of research fraud uncovered at the Norwegian Radium Hospital in Oslo is therefore a very serious matter.
Published: 17.03.2006 -
Research News from Norway March 2006
Research News from Norway - March 2006 Responsible Research Research is by nature truth-seeking. Reliability is therefore a fundamental prerequisite for all research. Research has such an impact on our lives that it is of the utmost importance that there is a relationship of trust between research
Published: 17.03.2006 -
eSøknad technical problems - deadline postponed
Due to externally caused technical problems, the Research Council's electronic applications service has not been functioning properly all through Tuesday 14 March. The announced 15 March grant application deadline has therefore been postponed to 12:00 noon on Friday 17 March.
Published: 14.03.2006 -
Documents for the midway evaluation of the CoE`s
Updated information about the midway evaluation of the CoE`s and self evaluation forms can now be downloaded from the website.
Published: 20.02.2006 -
Research cooperation with the Central European countries
The Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Embassy in Hungary organized a seminar on reserach cooperation between Norway and the Central European Countries in Budapest 29-30 November 2005. The report is now available for downloading at the programme website.
Published: 25.01.2006
