| 21.12.06 |
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.
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| 15.05.07 |
The first 13 Norwegian Centres of Excellence (CoE), established in 2003, have all been approved to retain their status as CoEs throughout the ten-year period up to 2013.
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| 23.08.07 |
The Norwegian Centre of Excellence in neuroscience at NTNU (Centre for the Biology of Memory) will receive several million kroner each year from the foundation established by Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist Fred Kavli. The Centre will also be awarded status as a Kavli Institute, an honour shared with research groups at the world's foremost universities.
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| 01.10.07 |
In December 2006, eight newcomers achieved status as Centres of Excellence (CoE) in Norway, bringing the total number of CoEs up to 21. The most recent edition of the Research Council's official magazine "Forskning" gives a general presentation of the eight new CoEs as well as an overview of the first 13 established in 2002.
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| 01.10.07 |
The Center for Biomedical Computing is one of Norway's eight new Centres of Excellence. With the aid of mathematics, physics and computer technology, the centre performs modelling and analysis of bodily tissues and organs. Its long-term objective is to develop improved methods and new tools for medical diagnostics.
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| 03.10.07 |
Low income disparity, high taxes and generous welfare benefits are the perfect recipe for economic disaster - in theory. But the Nordic welfare states are prospering with exactly that formula. Now, 55 top-notch researchers at the ESOP research centre, one of Norway's eight new Centres of Excellence, will investigate why.
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| 01.12.07 |
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.
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| 19.12.07 |
Professor Kenneth Ruud can perform chemical research without using a single chemical. Instead, he builds mathematical models of chemical compounds and lets the computer calculate how they will react with each other. The pharmaceutical industry, climate researchers and many others are following along eagerly as this research opens up entirely new possibilities.
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| 09.01.08 |
When did life on Earth originate? And how? The Centre for Geobiology is addressing formidable, fundamental questions when turning its attention to the study of the deep sea, the oldest species of rocks on Earth and the organisms at the very bottom of the tree of life.
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| 08.02.08 |
What is morally right, and what motivates people to act morally? How can our desire to act in the morally right way override egotistically motivated actions? The Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature will examine our normative commitments, and try to understand the human mind with its normative concerns as a natural phenomenon.
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| 15.02.08 |
Researchers at the Centre for Cancer Biomedicine do not aspire to unravel all the mysteries of cancer. They do, however, aspire to put some of the pieces of the complex cancer jigsaw puzzle into place.
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| 19.02.08 |
Our immune system is a fantastic defence mechanism. It consists of huge number of 'soldiers' that guard against interlopers. But why do these soldiers occasionally run amok, waging war on the very body they are supposed to defend?
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| 21.02.08 |
Scattering one's efforts broadly across many disciplines can be irrational in the current incentive structure of science. Yet that is exactly how the researchers at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES) in Oslo intend to find answers to some of the hitherto unanswered mysteries of biology.
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| 20.10.09 |
Good research opportunities and attractive working conditions are bringing talented researcher recruits to Tromsø. Pavel Caha from the Czech Republic is pleased to have started his research career so far north. "There are lots of opportunities for doctoral fellows here," he says.
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| 30.10.09 |
The cod genome has now been sequenced. And it is only fitting that the star subject was a genuine Norwegian cod.
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| 14.09.10 |
The Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF) scheme has been successful and has yielded long-term positive effects, according to a recently published evaluation report.
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| 02.03.11 |
The funding period for the first 13 Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF) is drawing to a close. Now the Research Council is calling for proposals for new SFF centres.
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| 03.03.11 |
Over the past decade there have been tremendous advancements in neuroscientific research. This is due in no small part to the work of 11 Norwegian research groups. Eight years ago they joined forces to form a major interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence (SFF).
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| 24.06.11 |
How do our brains process memory and sense of orientation? Scientists are gaining insight by studying rats with implanted genes that prompt neurons to fire on command.
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| 30.06.11 |
A record-breaking 139 applications for SFF status were received under this spring’s funding round for the Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF) scheme.
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| 26.07.11 |
All eight of the Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF) launched in 2007 will retain their SFF status and receive funding for an additional five years.
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| 15.08.11 |
Norwegian research has revealed that the immune system of cod is very different from other fish and from mammals – a discovery that may shed light on the human immune system as well.
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| 01.11.11 |
Change in the timeline for handling of applications (SFF-III) The Research Council of Norway (RCN) received 139 applications for the call for proposals with deadline 8 Juni 2011. This is far more than expected. Appointing experts for the peer review process is an extensive task, since the
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| 06.01.12 |
A simple video is now available which explains the Research Council of Norway’s grant application system and how applications are processed.
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| 02.05.12 |
The process of deciding which new centres will receive funding from the Research Council’s SFF scheme has unfortunately been somewhat delayed compared to the schedule that was originally published. The outcome of the prequalification round will be announced in the middle of May. Applicants who reach the second round will have until 22 August to submit their final proposals.
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| 18.05.12 |
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.
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| 09.11.12 |
The Research Council of Norway has granted 13 research groups status as Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF centres) starting in 2013. The new centres will receive a total of more than NOK 2 billion over a ten-year period to produce world-class research.
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| 19.11.12 |
When the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research was established, the aim was to become a world leader in its field. The list of publications and the high demand for the centre’s expertise make it clear that the goal has been achieved.
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| 19.11.12 |
Originally, the focus at the Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS) was squarely directed on three industries critical to the Norwegian economy: aquaculture, petroleum and shipping. Over the past decade, however, the new industry of renewable energy has emerged in a strong position.
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| 19.11.12 |
As early as the Middle Ages, European influence was already shaping Norway in critical ways. Researchers are looking at how Christianity altered Norwegian policies, laws and culture and how the elite became part of a shared European culture.
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