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Your brain learns to steer your attention away from disturbing sounds

The more irregular noises you hear in the background, the harder your brain has to work to direct your attention to what is important. It does this by learning to anticipate the unforeseen.

The World With Viruses

Lead to mental health problems among the population

New research at the Department of Psychology has revealed a dramatic increase in loneliness and symptoms of anxiety and depression as a result of the pandemic restrictions. Women and young people are the hardest hit.

Prime Minister Victor Orban, Hungary, holds a speech

The World With Viruses

Promoting old hatreds

Cathrine Thorleifsson, who is conducting research on the far right at the Centre for Research on Extremism (C-REX) believes that old hatreds could resurface during the coronavirus pandemic.

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26 Jan.

Ilana Gershon: "The Pandemic Workplace: Tocqueville Revisited"

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27 Jan.

John Kramer, "The Cyclicality of Earnings Growth along the Distribution - Causes and Consequences"

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28 Jan.

Margaret Davenport, "External Asset Positions, Demography and Life Cycle Portfolio Choice"

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Project "Anthropogenic Soils" receives funding for interdiciplinary research Jan. 19, 2022

Prof. Susanne Bauer (TIK) is research partner in the project "Anthropogenic Soils. Recuperating Human-Soil Relationships on a Troubled Planet", funded by the Norwegian Research Council’s program for Large-scale Interdisciplinary Projects.
Research Assistant wanted for research on nuclear weapons disarmament and nonproliferation Jan. 12, 2022

We are recruiting 1 full time research assistant to assist with research and administrative tasks focusing on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation at the Department of Political Science, UiO. The position is funded by Alva Myrdal Center. The main tasks will include background research, archival research (in Norwegian archives), administrative assistance and web design.

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