Research news and events

Strengthening innovation in Telenor Aug. 20, 2018 2:49 PM

How much does a company specialising in services such as Telenor invest in innovation? Researchers at the University of Oslo have contributed to changing how Telenor sees innovation.
ARENA granted H2020 project on Europe's political future Aug. 20, 2018 2:41 PM

A research group at ARENA Centre for European Studies headed by Prof. John Erik Fossum has succeeded in a highly competitive bid for international research funding. ARENA is celebrating the success.
Globalization has broken the chain of responsibility Aug. 15, 2018 10:43 AM

In his new book, “Boomtown”, Thomas Hylland Eriksen investigates the ambivalence and conflict in Gladstone, Australia, a community that is struggling with the effects of globalization.
What does it mean to be moved by love? Aug. 13, 2018 3:15 PM

University of California and University of Oslo researchers define the sensations associated with the emotion of ‘kama muta’.
Nordic conference on research on violent extremism: Theory and Practice July 13, 2018 1:38 PM

Conference website
Transformations in the Norwegian oil and gas industry June 28, 2018 2:18 PM

Prior studies often point to a negative long-term development of economies dependent on natural resources. New research finds that contrary to this image, the Norwegian oil and gas sector is highly innovative and very flexible, but still faces significant difficulties to change.
Funding of new convergence environments 2018/2019 June 25, 2018 8:31 AM

Today UiO:Life Science funds seven convergence environments – interdisciplinary research groups that address major challenges within the life sciences related to health and environment/sustainability. Now a new application round starts. The registration deadline for the digital meeting place and workshops is 22 August.
Want to work as Postdoctoral fellow at C-REX? June 21, 2018 2:46 PM

The Announcement for a position as Assistant Professor (Postdoctoral Fellow) on the Extreme Right, Hate Crime and Political Violence is available.
Carl Henrik Knutsen, Tore Wig and Håvard Nygård won the NEPS medal June 21, 2018 11:40 AM

NEPS MEDAL for the best publication in Peace Science
Even in the gender-egalitarian society Norway people judge feminists by their looks June 19, 2018 11:08 AM

A new study shows that Norwegians perceive feminist women as masculine, while they picture feminist men as feminine.