"It is very significant for me to receive an award in Fridtjof Nansen's name, especially in these times with brutal wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and serious threats to democracy internationally", says Professor Tore Wig from the Department of Political Science. He receives this year's Fridtjof Nansen Award for Younger Researchers in the category of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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I am deeply honored to receive this prize. As someone who studies the brain, this recognition is special, as it is named after Fridtjof Nansen, who made groundbreaking contributions to neuroscience. This is said by associate professor at the Department of Psychology, Daniel Quintana. He receives this year's Fridtjof Nansen Award for Younger Researchers in Science and Medicine.
The green shift has created a strong interest in exploiting the economic opportunities in the ocean, but the ocean is not so easily economized. This is revealed in a comprehensive study, which among other things shows how the cod resists being domesticated.
Are you a researcher looking to enhance your career by moving to Oslo to do research and training activities at one of the leading research centres within European studies? Send your expression of interest by 12 April.
Tine Elisabeth Brøgger successfully defended her thesis on cooperation between states in the field of security and defence.
COMPLEX welcomes submission of papers for a workshop on coherence in multi-level orders in Oslo on 22 April 2024. Deadline for paper proposals: Friday 1 March.
Jan Pesl successfully defended his PhD thesis on EU legitimacy changes on 17 November 2023.
The Institute of Psychology (PSI) has established this new award to recognize and reward an individual who has made a significant contribution to community building at PSI.
The annual Psychological Institute's Communication Prize is given to one of our researchers to recognize and celebrate their significant contribution to public debate.
The Institute of Psychology's Best Article Prize is awarded annually to a PhD student in our program to recognize and acknowledge outstanding scientific research.
Martin Moland successfully defended his thesis on popular support for a differentiated European Union on 11 September 2023.
Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) is looking to hire three research assistants (30%) to update the Right-Wing Terrorism and Violence in Western Europe (RTV) dataset for 2023.
Welcome to this Autumns Master Seminar at C-RX
This seminar is for students who writes or have plans to write the MA-thesis on extremism.
Researchers from the ARENA coordinated project EU3D explain the key takeaways from their research in short videos about main findings.
Are you interested in migration or the interaction of Norwegian and EU law? ARENA offers two master’s grants of 20,000 NOK each for students submitting their thesis Spring 2024.
The EU3D concluding conference was spent looking back at four years of research – and discussing the reforms, challenges and future trajectories of the EU.
The NAV scandal showed several weaknesses in national agencies’ understanding and implementation of EU law. How did this happen and what can we learn from it? ARENA hosted a workshop to discuss these topics.
Joris Melman successfully defended his PhD thesis on the legitimation of the euro on 5 May.
Studying Online Violent Extremism: Methods, Personal Safety, and Ethics.
This workshop will be held on 26-27 June 2023. Application deadline: 1 May 2023.
Pan-Nordic and transnational dimensions of right-wing extremism
Students at the University of Oslo are joining forces against screens to regain their concentration and improve their reading.
A new study reveals that if you have a child with a high genetic risk of learning difficulties, you should send them to a school that scores high on national tests.
Key to understanding the EU is understanding differentiation and its implications. This June, ARENA offers a PhD course with expert lecturers on differentiation in Europe.
This #openaccess tool provides detailed information, incl. geolocation, on right-wing violent attacks in Western Europe since 1990.
The IUROPA project launched the CJEU Database in January 2023. It is the most comprehensive research-oriented database on the Court of Justice of the EU.