Research events

We are glad to welcome Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the UCL Centre for Digital Anthropology, Hannah Knox, for the next STS Methods Lab.

We are glad to welcome Associate Professor of Anthropology (Research) in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization at Deakin University, Eben Kirksey, Ph.D. for the next STS Methods Lab.

We are glad to welcome Associate Professor of Anthropology (Research) in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization at Deakin University, Eben Kirksey, Ph.D. for the next STS Methods Lab.

We are happy to welcome Associate professor in environmental humanities and director of the Oslo School of Environmental Humanities, Ursula Münster for the next STS Methods Lab.

In this final seminar, Lysgård will present her PhD thesis draft about Statoil’s experiences with engaging in the production of Canadian oil sands, and how they had to balance many different concerns when doing so. 

M.A Technology, Innovation and Culture Bianca Cavicchi will be defending the thesis The effects of Feedback Dynamics on Sustainability Transitions Policies: the case of Bioenergy for the degree of ph.d.

PhD candidate Artur Santoalha will be defending the thesis Technological Diversification in European Regions: Patterns and Determinants for the degree of ph.d.

In this final seminar Sveinung Grimsby will present his thesis titled: How does the Norwegian food industry act during innovation processes? 

Professor Lars Frers from the University of South-Eastern Norway will present his work on multi-sensory methods in social science and humanities.

M.A Technology, Innovation and Culture Simen Enger will be defending the thesis The Factors Behind Participation: Evidence from the European Framework Programme, Horizon 2020 for the degree of ph.d.

In this final seminar Marie B. Lindberg will present her thesis on decarbonization pathways and system reconfiguration of the European electricity sector.

In this 8-credit OSIRIS/NORSI course, we will look at how public research contributes to innovation and at the broader societal impacts of investment in scientific knowledge.

Ph.d Fellow Frauke Rohden visits the TIK Methods Lab to present her ongoing work on the topic of digital ethnography and digital methods.

The bi-annual TIK "Tøyenseminar" for autumn 2019 is held in Tøyen Hovedgård on November 19-20.

Hélène Mialet from the York University in Canada visits TIK Methods Lab with her talk Translating the body and the self through dogs and machines. The seminar is open to all.

Ph.d candidate Tuukka Mäkitie will be defending the thesis Sustainability transitions in oil economies: Resource redeployment from an established industry to a clean technology industry for the degree of ph.d.

Thesis title: Transition in the making: How to create value and achieve a sustainable food processing: A case study of Norwegian food industry in the transition towards the bioeconomy.

Artur Santoalha's PhD project presents four studies whose main objective is to investigate novel aspects of processes of technological diversification in European regions. It uses the OECD REGPAT database, and it focuses on technological diversification of regional patents applicants.

Sandro Montresor visits TIK to discuss a recent paper on the extent to which MNEs contribute to the regional specialisation in green technologies.

The TIK Centre is one of the local organizers of  The International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) Conference 2019, which will take place in Oslo in July.