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.
