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But he also warned against relying too heavily on the new technology.

“There is a clear thread running from yesterday’s forced sterilisation to today’s self-optimisation,” says Professor Jan Grue. With NOK 12 million in funding from the Research Council of Norway, he and his fellow researchers will examine old and new ideas about which people are considered to have a right to exist — and which are seen as less valuable.

Solveig Topstad Borgen has received 10 million kroner in FRIPRO funds from the Research Council for the project IMMIGENDER, which will examine how family formation affects working life for descendants of immigrants in Norway.

Karen O'Brien has been elected as a member of the distinguished National Academy of Sciences – one of the world's oldest and most prestigious academies.

Manjana Miloreit wants to understand how to enable leaders, institutions, and communities to think and act on time horizons that match the pace of Earth system change. The professor at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography receives two million euros from the EU's prestigious Consolidator Grant to do so.

Lars Erik Kjekshus thinks teaching is a mystery he will never fully solve: – If you believe you are an absolutely brilliant lecturer and have nothing left to learn, you should take that as a sign that you aren't.

Sociology professor Magne Flemmen captures students’ attention with humour and memes. Now he recieves the Student Parliament’s award for teaching.

An exchange agreement with Colombia's largest public university was at risk of falling through. However, a couple of enthusiastic employees at the SV faculty took action and ensured the agreement was made.

Karen O’Brien has been elected as a member of the esteemed American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

– I feel a strong drive and motivation to mobilize – to use my voice and position to contribute where I can to make a difference, says the professor at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo.

– Many people use the label "climate conflict" to characterize the violent uprisings in Mali and the Sahel region of West Africa. However, the conflict(s) is just as much about previous conflicts and historical divisions, says Tor Arve Benjaminsen. He was this year's Tschudi lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography.

After four years as Secretary General of Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund feels it's time to move on. She is proud to have opened the Academy more to society.

– To address environmental challenges in a fair and sustainable way, we need to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the causes of the problems. The measures must be equally comprehensive, says Karen O'Brien, professor and climate researcher, and one of the three editors behind the Nature Panel's latest report: IPBES Transformative Change Assessment.

Jemima García-Godos considers it a privilege to contribute to the development and learning of young people. Today, she receives the status of a distinguished educator.

Academic environments at the Faculty of Social Sciences are among the top five UiO disciplines in the latest Shanghai ranking.

Synøve Nygaard Andersen at the Department of sociology and human geography receives FRIPRO funding of 8 million NOK to investigate what happens to people who come in contact with the Norwegian criminal justice system.

Andrea Joslyn Nightingale from The department of sociology and human geography has received an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. This is the fourth prestigious Advanced Grant to The faculty of social sciences and accounts for four of UiO's five grants this year.

Selma Forfod Yssen was granted the award for innovative master's thesis at this year's Winter Seminar in social geography.