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Educational research programmes to merge

April 26, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

The Research Council of Norway is combining its two educational research programmes: the Programme for Practice-based Educational Research (PRAKUT) and the Programme for Norwegian Educational ...
Social-science perspective on Norwegian petroleum activities

April 25, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

The new Programme on Social Science Research related to the Petroleum Sector (PETROSAM 2) will enhance research-based knowledge about Norway as a petroleum-producing nation and stakeholder in ...
Conference on church leadership and organizational change in Norway

April 12, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at the Church of Norway Employers’ Association

The 4th Conference on Church Leadership and Organizational Change will be held September 19 – 21, 2013 in Norway.
Fights malaria mosquitoes from Norway

March 25, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norwegian University of Life Sciences gets NOK 16 million for testing malaria mosquito nets in Africa.
Young research talent in focus under the FRIPRO scheme

March 22, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

Researchers aged 39 or younger who defended their doctoral thesis 2–8 years ago and who are currently conducting independent research of high scientific quality may apply for funding ...
Research Council funding to encourage more women in research management

March 17, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

The Research Council of Norway is announcing the first call for proposals under its new Initiative on Gender Balance in Senior Positions and Research Management (BALANSE).
White paper on research with a long-term perspective

March 15, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

On 8 March 2013 the Norwegian Government presented its new white paper on research Lange linjer – kunnskap gir muligheter (“Long-term perspectives – knowledge provides ...
Outcomes for all applications now in one place

March 14, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

The results of the application processing for all Research Council of Norway programmes and activities have now been consolidated on a designated website page. The list of approved grants for ...
Successful international conference on population dynamics

February 24, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

In January, 130 international researchers in the field of population dynamics and economics in developing countries gathered in Oslo to exchange knowledge, ideas and experience. It was the ...
Positive evaluation of the Industrial Ph.D. scheme

February 22, 2013 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

The Research Council of Norway’s Industrial Ph.D. scheme successfully facilitates long-term knowledge building in companies and helps them to step up their research activity. These are ...

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Mega magnet to boost brain scans

March 9, 2014 in Technology

A new magnet with a magnetic field 140,000 times that of the Earth’s is currently being installed in a Danish hospital. It will be used to scan brain activity and will give scientists new insight into diseases such as schizophrenia, Parkinson’s, MS and epilepsy.