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Choice of partner affects health
Individuals tend to choose partners of equal socio-economic status. This factor may also be significant in terms of health.
Published: 16.01.2013 -
Climate law – an essential aspect of climate research
Climate law is quickly becoming an integral part of international law. The Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo is working to increase expertise in the field with the help of funding from the Research Council of Norway.
Published: 05.11.2012 -
Making climate taxes more palatable
A majority of Norwegians would accept increased climate taxes – if the taxes are understood as targeting specific environmental purposes. Earmarking of the revenues could help to gain public acceptance for such taxes.
Published: 02.11.2012 -
Cultural conditions influence societal development
The Research Council of Norway’s Programme on the Cultural Conditions Underlying Social Change (SAMKUL) will be completing its first large-scale allocation of grant awards at the end of November. A large number of events are already planned under the programme.
Published: 30.10.2012 -
Research Council recognises excellence in research, communication and innovation
The Research Council of Norway’s awards for outstanding research, communication and innovation were recently presented at the Council’s annual Evening of Excellence.
Published: 21.09.2012 -
National Science Week 2012: Ready for kick-off
From 19 to 30 September, researchers all over Norway stand at the ready to display, discuss and answer questions about the topics that fascinate them. Events will be organised at over 100 locations across the country – most of it for free.
Published: 12.09.2012 -
More research on societal security
The Research Council of Norway has appointed a committee to undertake the planning of a new research programme on societal security. Their work will be based, among other things, on the report of the 22 July Commission appointed by the Government to probe the handling of the terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya on 22 July of last year.
Published: 30.08.2012 -
Computer program recognises any language
New technology that allows computers to recognise any language without pre-learning stands to revolutionise automatic speech recognition.
Published: 21.08.2012 -
CONCERT-Japan Pilot Joint Call
A CONCERT-Japan Pilot Joint Call on Research and Innovation will be launched in September 2012. The joint call will cover two themes: ‘Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution’ and ‘Resilience against Disasters’.
Published: 10.08.2012 -
New planning group for phase 2 of the Europe in Transition research initiative
The Research Council has appointed a planning group charged with revising the academic basis from phase 1 of the Europe in Transition research initiative, in preparation for a call for proposals for phase 2 of the initiative. The call is planned to be issued in October 2012 with an application deadline of 28 November 2012.
Published: 06.08.2012 -
New programme on societal security in the works
The Research Council of Norway is in the process of establishing a new research programme on societal security. The mandate for the work programme committee has now been drawn up.
Published: 03.08.2012 -
Genetic component to chronic back pain
Why do some people recover quickly from lower back pain while others suffer for much longer periods? Genetics may play a role.
Published: 29.06.2012 -
Early intervention a key to early recovery
Patients who receive early treatment for their psychoses recover more quickly and become healthier in the long run. Ten years on, twice as many of these patients are leading healthy lives compared with the control group.
Published: 26.06.2012 -
Embassy funding enhances research cooperation with India
The Research Council of Norway will now be administering most of the funding for research cooperation with India that is provided by the Norwegian embassy in India.
Published: 15.06.2012 -
New research programme for health and welfare services
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.
Published: 04.06.2012 -
International spotlight on freedom
Safeguarding freedom is a key challenge inherent in any constitution. As part of the coming 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution, top international researchers will provide historical and current insights into how difficult it can be to achieve this goal.
Published: 30.05.2012 -
29 SFF applicants continue to final round
The top research groups in Norway are competing for status as Centres of Excellence (SFF centres) beginning in 2013. Twenty-nine applicants have been invited to participate in the final selection round.
Published: 18.05.2012 -
New agreement on research cooperation with Russia
The Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH) and the Research Council of Norway recently signed a cooperation agreement that encompasses research in the social sciences as well as the humanities.
Published: 04.05.2012 -
Less research on elite sport
According to an evaluation of Nordic sport sciences research, fewer studies are being conducted on elite sport in the region. Overall, the quality of sport sciences research was found to be excellent.
Published: 19.04.2012 -
Study covers school-day eating habits of 16 000
When Norwegian pupils leave home in the morning, the majority have a lunch stowed away with their books. In the autumn of 2011, pupils across the country delved into their schoolbags to reveal the contents of their lunches.
Published: 18.04.2012 -
Customised computing clouds on the horizon
Cloud services currently on the market do not provide sufficient security. According to one Norwegian research scientist, users are better off forming cloud computing ties among their circle of friends, family, town or municipality.
Published: 02.04.2012 -
An effective tool for battling breast cancer?
Since 1995 nearly 1.5 million Norwegian women have been screened for breast cancer under an ambitious, government-funded mammography screening programme. Now, the Research Council of Norway can finally start its full-scale evaluation of the programme.
Published: 29.03.2012 -
Vast potential – too little investment
Despite relatively small investments in ICT research, Norway has many research groups at the international forefront. However, the research focus in several strategically important areas is inadequate. One example is ICT security.
Published: 27.03.2012 -
Rethinking societal security a must
When crises arise, society is forced to think of new ways to ensure its security, says political scientist and professor Per Lægreid. The Norwegian model of governance poses certain obstacles to the national coordination of emergency preparedness measures.
Published: 21.03.2012 -
How does culture shape society?
The Research Council’s new Programme for Cultural Conditions Underlying Social Change (SAMKUL) has announced funding of NOK 100 million for research in all of the programme’s thematic priority areas.
Published: 07.03.2012 -
Urban Norway on the rise
Norway’s urban regions continue to grow steadily, and form the basis for the majority of population and industrial growth. Yet these regions are receiving little attention from the Government and are seldom represented in public administrative documents or legislation.
Published: 29.02.2012 -
From FUGE to BIOTEK2021
The Research Council of Norway recently launched its new large-scale initiative for biotechnology: Biotechnology for innovation (BIOTEK2021). The programme replaces the Programme on Functional Genomics in Norway (FUGE).
Published: 23.02.2012 -
Dementia, sleeping problems and depression are interrelated
People with dementia suffer more from sleep disorders and depression than other people. The highest incidence is found among patients with Lewy body dementia (LBD).
Published: 22.02.2012 -
NOK 200 million extra for independent research awarded
Towards the end of 2011 the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research and Norway’s universities agreed to co-allocate an additional NOK 200 million for independent basic research in 2012. Ninety highly-qualified projects have now been awarded this funding.
Published: 21.02.2012 -
National Science Week 2012: focused on society
National Science Week 2012, which will take place in September, will be focused around “Society” as its overall theme. The festival will seek to shed light on the human condition – on people’s lives as individual people, as members of groups and in relation to the world at large.
Published: 08.02.2012
