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Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Education launched

The purpose of the Knowledge Centre for Education is to compile systematic reviews of national and international research of relevance for all levels of the educational system.
Date: 24.05.2013

Seeking new knowledge about the European crisis

The financial crisis in Europe also affects the countries that have been doing well up to now. What will the impact of the crisis be on democracy and employment in the longer term – both for the EU countries and for a country such as Norway?
Date: 23.05.2013

SkatteFUNN: Budget increase for 2014

The Government has announced that it will increase allocations to the industry-oriented tax-deduction SkatteFUNN scheme by roughly NOK 100 million.
Date: 16.05.2013

Outcomes for all applications now in one place

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 each programme will be published as soon as the assessment process has been concluded.
Date: 16.05.2013

New funding opportunity for international educational and research cooperation

By establishing the new UTFORSK programme, the Research Council and the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education will create better links between bilateral research cooperation and cooperation in education.
Date: 08.05.2013

NOK 527 million for independent projects

The funding scheme for independent projects (FRIPRO) has issued a call for proposals with a deadline of 29 May. New elements in the application review process include a separate criterion for assessing boldness in thinking and scientific renewal in grant proposals, interviews with project managers of Young Research Talent projects, and a new approach to proposals for interdisciplinary projects.
Date: 06.05.2013

Important analysis of Norwegian welfare research

In 2011, just over NOK 1.1 billion was spent on Norwegian welfare research, corresponding to five per cent of R&D expenditures in the higher education sector.
Date: 30.04.2013

Conception of landscape shaped today’s transport routes

In the 1800s the natural landscape began to be seen as beautiful as opposed to primitive, wild and inaccessible. Researchers have shown how this changing public perception played a major role in the development of new travel routes in Norway.
Date: 29.04.2013

Learning platform uses quiz concept

Can university students, schoolchildren and employees play their way to knowledge? Can computerised games help to reverse worrisome school drop-out rates? Yes, say the researchers behind the Norwegian-developed Kahoot! learning platform.
Date: 26.04.2013

Educational research programmes to merge

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 Research towards 2020 (UTDANNING2020).
Date: 26.04.2013

Social-science perspective on Norwegian petroleum activities

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 the petroleum sector.
Date: 24.04.2013

Research Council to provide secretariat for HelseOmsorg21 process

Work on a new national strategy on health and care services has been initiated by Norway’s Minister of Health and Care Services Jonas Gahr Støre.
Date: 24.04.2013