Research policy and strategy
The Research Council is a key adviser to the authorities, and provides input to the Government's long-term plan for research and higher education.
Strategy plans: Empowering ideas for a better world
The Research Council is tasked with promoting high-calibre research of benefit to society at large. Targeted strategies and policies are important tools for meeting this objective.
The long-term plan for research and higher education will set the course for policy development in research and higher education. The plan is an important governing document for us at the Research Council.
The Research Council will be a driving force in making research as open as possible and as closed as necessary.
We set requirements for high standards of research ethics in projects we fund. Compliance with legislation and ethical guidelines lies with the company responsible for the project.
Great power rivalry and the technological race are a struggle for access to knowledge and technology. R&D institutions and communities must navigate in a more complex international landscape, where they must take into account both transparency and security in research.
We are concerned that all actors in the research system cooperate well and that the results of the projects we fund will benefit society in the best possible way. To achieve this, RRI methodology is a good approach.
The Research Council works to increase gender equality in research and innovation. As of 2022, all projects require action plans for gender equality (GEP). We will provide recommendations for improving the gender balance at Norwegian research institutions.
We have a strategic responsibility for the institute sector, where we currently provide basic funding to 33 institutes.