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In keen competition for the best and brightest
Norway is seeking to clarify and simplify the recruitment and funding processes to successfully compete for the best international researchers. The EU Charter and Code for researchers and recruitment provides a vital tool for these efforts.
Published: 19.12.2008 -
Major boost for research infrastructure
The national strategy for research infrastructure (2008-2017) entitled "Tools for research" proposes a significant increase in funding for research infrastructure. The strategy serves as the basis for the Research Council's plans to establish a new funding scheme to be launched in 2009.
Published: 19.12.2008 -
With our best wishes...
The Research Council of Norway wishes you a joyful holiday season and a Happy New Year!
Published: 19.12.2008 -
BioNor Immuno can change millions of lives
BioNor Immuno has been named Norway's Most Innovative Company for 2008 for its efforts to develop a vaccine that can help the 40 million people throughout the world who suffer from HIV.
Published: 19.12.2008 -
Time for innovation
In Norway's first ever Report to the Storting on Innovation, Minister of Trade and Industry Sylvia Brustad promises to create a framework for facilitating innovation and cooperation in the public and private sectors alike. An important component to achieving this lies in strengthening industry-oriented research.
Published: 18.12.2008 -
Therapy over the Internet
A Norwegian company can help you to change your alcohol habits or diet, or improve your relationship with your partner through therapy over the Internet.
Published: 12.12.2008 -
Landslide research for a safer Europe
Norway is one of many European countries with residential areas, roadways and railways that are seriously threatened by landslides. Although it is impossible to avert every potential slide, the EU project IRASMOS concludes that we must place greater priority on the most effective preventive measures.
Published: 10.12.2008 -
Dinosaur researcher named honorary representative for Nysgjerrigper project
In research as in sports, children and teenagers need good role models. For this reason, the Research Council's Nysgjerrigper Science Knowledge Project has named a new lifetime honorary representative: Norwegian palaeontologist Jørn Hurum of the University of Oslo's Natural History Museum.
Published: 08.12.2008 -
More citation with open access journals?
Editors are finding that electronic and freely available scientific journals are more quickly and more frequently cited than the paper-based and privately-owned journals.
Published: 05.12.2008 -
Who will pay for open access publishing?
Openness is not what worries those who are sceptical about introducing open Internet publication now. They are concerned about the lack of answers to fundamental questions surrounding copyrights, quality assurance and the distribution of costs.
Published: 04.12.2008 -
American Professor of Literature receives 2008 Holberg Prize
The Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded annually to researchers who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law or theology. This year the prize was awarded to Fredric R. Jameson, Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University, USA.
Published: 01.12.2008 -
Research to improve environmental management
Global environmental challenges encompass far more than climate change and energy issues. The agenda of the recent conference held by the Norwegian Environmental Research Toward 2015 Programme included topics such as loss of biological diversity, distribution of hazardous substances, and pollution.
Published: 28.11.2008 -
Public research, private profit
International scientific journals are an ingenious business concept: Research projects are often publicly funded, authors stand in line to write for free, experts review the articles without pay, journals are sold at exorbitant prices, and customers have no choice but to buy.
Published: 27.11.2008 -
Open access, landslide research and therapy over the Internet
The current issue of Forskning magazine takes an in-depth look at scientific publishing and the call for free access to scientific findings. The magazine also features articles on topics as diverse as international landslide research and the development of web-based psychotherapy programmes that facilitate behavioural change, for example in alcohol habits.
Published: 27.11.2008 -
Small investment yields significant results
Research cooperation between Russia and Norway is focused on joint research in the High North. The activities are based on a bilateral agreement entered into in 1997. Recently, the committee responsible for administering the agreement held a meeting in Oslo.
Published: 26.11.2008 -
Norway to host top US research fellows
The National Science Foundation plans to bolster American doctoral candidates' international experience by funding research stays in the Nordic countries. The first host countries will be Norway and Finland.
Published: 24.11.2008 -
Biobanks aid in fight against common diseases
Effective preventive measures can prevent a lot of human suffering caused by osteoporosis, hip fracture and cardiovascular disease. It can also significantly reduce costs to society. The remedy may be as simple as a supplement of the B vitamin folate.
Published: 21.11.2008 -
EU initiatives give new momentum to research cooperation
The EU regularly launches far-reaching initiatives aimed at accelerating research cooperation in Europe. Norway is keen to be a part of this effort.
Published: 20.11.2008 -
Norwegian researchers found genetic risk factors for lung cancer
Lung cancer is one of the most common - and deadliest - forms of cancer, caused most often by smoking. But not all heavy smokers develop lung cancer, and the disease also strikes people who have never smoked. Lung cancer must therefore be caused by other factors as well. Norwegian researchers have identified a genetic marker that may provide us with some of the answers.
Published: 14.11.2008 -
Reorganisation of research on energy, climate and the environment
Two new departments will ensure better organisation of energy, climate and environmental research at the Research Council. On 1 November, the Department for Energy and Petroleum and the Department for Climate and the Environment were established under the Division for Strategic Priorities.
Published: 14.11.2008 -
More research on implementation and evaluation needed
Tremendous resources are being invested in tackling major global health challenges. But how can we ensure that health measures are implemented effectively and that they will achieve the expected results? At the annual conference of the GLOBVAC programme, researchers presented their case for greater focus on implementation and evaluation of such measures.
Published: 13.11.2008 -
Blazing new trails into the future
"We will need a broad scientific approach in order to meet the technological challenges facing ICT," said João Schwarz da Silva, a director of R&D at the European Commission, at the annual conference for the programme on Core Competence and Value Creation in ICT (VERDIKT) in October.
Published: 10.11.2008 -
Coordinating vital social science research
The Research Council will launch a joint programme for research on working life, welfare and migration for the 2009-2018 period.
Published: 03.11.2008 -
Prestigious European grant to Norwegian medical researchers
Professor Eiliv Lund of the University of Tromsø and Professor Edvard Moser of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have each been awarded a prestigious Advanced Investigators Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for their work on cancer research and memory research, respectively.
Published: 31.10.2008 -
Norway to establish regional research funds
In the national budget for 2009, the Norwegian Government has proposed establishing five to seven regional research funds in Norway. The funds will be administered in keeping with the Research Council's proposal set forth in a report in 2007.
Published: 29.10.2008 -
High North Conference with a global perspective
How can international research collaboration help to tackle global challenges? Thelarge-scale High North Conference 2008 will look more closely at this question.
Published: 28.10.2008 -
Science Week 2008: Increased push for Canadian cooperation
Each year, Science Week is held to promote Norwegian research cooperation with North America. Until now, the week's activities has always been directed at the USA. But this year, events were arranged in Canada as well.
Published: 23.10.2008 -
Research Council to fund qualified candidates turned down for ERC grants
Competition for ERC Starting Grants is keen. Even if grant proposals satisfy the stringent quality criteria, funding is not guaranteed. The Research Council has established a new funding scheme for applicants from Norwegian institutions who measure up for ERC grants but who are turned down due to budget constraints.
Published: 22.10.2008 -
Record number defend doctoral theses
In 2007, the number of doctorates awarded in Norway exceeded 1,000 for the first time. The highest increases were seen in the fields of medicine and social science. The number of women candidates was also record high.
Published: 17.10.2008 -
High scores for scientific output and international citation
Norway has increased its portion of world scientific publication by nearly ten per cent over the past four years while most other Western countries have experienced a decline in output. Norwegian researchers also rank high when it comes to international citation frequency.
Published: 15.10.2008
