The programme aims at increasing the knowledge about threats, dangers and vulnerability, about how unwanted events can be prevented and crises management be strengthened, whilst respecting basic human rights and privacy.
The growing urban population is leading to increasingly larger challenges in many areas of society. But with the right measures, these challenges can become opportunities. To this end, the Research Council of Norway is now boosting funding for urban research.
The Research Council of Norway has allocated NOK 50 million to the University of Oslo to establish a research centre on far-right political extremism.