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IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

Norwegian component of the Ecosystem Studies of Subarctic and Arctic Regions

The main goal of NESSAR is to quantify the impact of climate variability on the structure and function of marine ecosystems in the Nordic and Barents seas. This interdisciplinary program will mount intensive field studies of the physical and biological p rocesses at the Arctic Front in the Baren...

Awarded: NOK 20.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Vestland

IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

EALÁT-RESEARCH: Reindeer Herders Vulnerability Network Study: Reindeer pastoralism in a changing climate.

IPY EALÁT-RESEARCH focuses through research on understanding adaptive capacity of reindeer pastoralism to climate variability and change in Russia and Norway. IPY EALÁT Reindeer herding and climate change has received full endorsement from IPY Joint commi tty (number 399) and is a core project fo...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku

IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

iAOOS-Norway: Closing the loop

iAOOS-Norway: Closing the loop is a contribution to an integrated Arctic Ocean Observing System, iAOOS. It builds on, and supplements, other ongoing components of iAOOS such as NABOS and DAMOCLES. iAOOS-Norway will contribute a share to iAOOS through buil ding on pieces of an ocean-atmosphere-cry...

Awarded: NOK 33.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

ISPJUS-ISP - Satsing på juridisk forskning

Bærekraftig utvikling av havområdene i nord. Muligheter og trusler.

Hovedaktiviteten bestått av to PhD prosjekt. Det første, "Third State Involvement in the Context of Establishing the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf" behandler prosessen med å fastsette yttergrensen for kontinentalsokkelen hvor denne strekker seg utover 200 nautiske mil fra kysten. Klarlegg...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2015

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

ISPJUS-ISP - Satsing på juridisk forskning

Rettsstatlege utfordringar ved internasjonalisering av strafferettspleia, med særleg fokus på europeisk integrasjon

Både den materielle strafferetten og dei straffeprosessuelle reglane om etterforsking og domstolsbehandling har tradisjonelt hatt eit sterkt nasjonalt særpreg. Men dei siste åra har det skjedd hyppige endringar av regelverket, som i stor grad har vore ini tiert av eller påverka av det internasjon...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Vestland

PRAKUT-Praksisrettet utdanningsforskn

Kvalitet i opplæringa - om tilpassa opplæring

Prosjektet studerer kvaliteten på opplæringa i grunnskulen, knytt til omgrepet tilpassa opplæring, aktualisert av Kunnskapsløftet, men med ei mykje lengre historie. Grunnlaget for prosjektet er analysar av forsking om tilpassa opplæring som syner at ein i kkje kan definere kva tilpassa opplæring ...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Møre og Romsdal

IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

Outreach and communication: Reindeer Herders Vulnerability Network study: Reindeer Pastoralism in a Changing Climate

EALÁT OUTREACH focuses on understanding adaptive capacity of reindeer pastorlism to climate variability and change in the Arctic. Nomadic reindeer herding practices, ancient in origin, represents models of sustainable exploitation and management of northe rn terrestrial ecosystems that is based o...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku

IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

THORPEX-IPY: Improved forecasting of adverse weather in the Arctic region - present and future

We propose here a Norwegian contribution to the International Polar Year (IPY) project THORPEX-IPY. THORPEX-IPY is the Arctic component of the international program THORPEX (The Observing System Research and Predictability Program), which is a part of the WMO World Weather Research Program (http...

Awarded: NOK 30.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

NucPro: Epigenetics of nuclear programs - from genome-wide landscapes to individual factor mechanisms

This Proposal outlines research plans for global epigenetic and transcription factor studies at an already established Functional Genomics (FUGE) Consortium for studies of nuclear programs at the University of Oslo (UiO). The consortium is a joint effort from four independent research groups to e...

Awarded: NOK 11.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

Mapping threats to arctic bird populations. The effect of infectious organisms and pollution on bird health. IPY NO 172 BirdHealth

The arctic environment and its wildlife are currently being threatened; from climate change, from pollution and from infectious organisms (IO). Health in wildlife is regulating population numbers through individual survival and reproduction. Little is kno wn about the combined impact of IO and po...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Regulatory pathways of skeletal development in teleost fish: The impact of genetic, dietary, and environmental factors.

This proposal addresses the necessity to establish collaborative projects between Norwegian and North-American research institutions working in the field of fish skeletal development and malformation. A workshop, organised in Canada (Halifax) by scientist s from AKVAFORSK, NRC and Univ. of Dalhou...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Proposal for a National consortium in Fish Genomics - FishGen

The present proposal describes the establishment of a National Consortium in fish genomics (FishGen). The main partners in the FishGen are; Institute of Marine Research (IMR), University of Bergen (UoB), National institute of nutrition and seafood researc h (NIFES), University of Tromsø (UiTø), N...

Awarded: NOK 14.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

SKOGFOND-Utviklingsfondet for skogbruket

Registrering av skogskader med hyperspektral skanner

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Awarded: NOK 0.17 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

ROMFORSK-Program for romforskning

BepiColombo: MEFISTO: Mercury Electric Field In-Situ TOol on the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter

The BepiColombo orbiters to Mercury, the ESA Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and the JAXA Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) makes observations of many sides of the planet possible; the interior and the surface of Mercury, the planet's magnetic field an d magnetosphere and the interaction betwe...

Awarded: NOK 0.30 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Oslo

ROMFORSK-Program for romforskning

Solar Atmospheric Modelling

Solar magnetism lies at the root of most solar and heliospheric physics. The intricate structure of the solar field, the activity cycle and the influence of the field on the heliosphere represent major quests of (astro-) physics which bear directly on th e human environment. The sun's magnetic f...

Awarded: NOK 0.55 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Seedling quality and establishment routines for rapid growth start of Abies nordmanniana and Abies lasiocarpa for Christmas tree production

The production of quality Christmas trees are demanding and customers pay well only for high quality trees. One of the most crucial factors is the plant materials used and the establishment routines. Today, the average fraction of Christmas trees sold amo unts to only 50 percent of those planted....

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Geological mapping and regional geological investigations in Nordaustlandet, NE Svalbard.

The Norwegian Polar Institute and the Polar Marine Geological Research Expedition (PMGRE) in St. Petersburg, Russia, are planning a three year (2007-2009) joint geological mapping program in Nordaustlandet (NE Svalbard). Geological field work in this remo te and inaccessible area is logistically ...

Awarded: NOK 0.90 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Variation in developmental rate at early life stages of Atlantic salmon: applications for aquaculture

Normally in the production cycle, initiation of first feeding is based on the average developmental stage of the reared larva. There is, however, large variation in metabolic and developmental rate between individual fish, and early variation in metaboli c rate predicts a number of other trait c...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Pre-project on "Intel-feed" applied to marine aquaculture ?A nanotechnology approach.

The development of an off-the-shelf microparticulate diet for small larval fish is one of the most important nutritional technologies needed by aquaculture that has not yet been fully developed. The main problem today is not so much nutritional compositio n, but that most of the water soluble nut...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The impact of pancreas disease (PD) on flesh quality of Atlantic salmon

PD is a serious and infectious disease. In 2005, PD was diagnosed in salmon at 35 seawater locations as compared to 11 in year 2000. Most Norwegian salmon farms with a PD diagnosis are located in Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordene but PD is unfortunately spre ading to new geographic areas. The indust...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Væskebasert såing - utvikling av dyrkingsteknikk

Væskebasert såteknikk eller våtsåing, er ein relativt ny metode som det til no er utført lite forsking om, både nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Såfrø vert blanda med væske og plassert anten i eller oppå jorda med eitt eller anna spreieutstyr. Væska er ofte b laut husdyrgjødsel som vert spreidd med u...

Awarded: NOK 0.75 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Rogaland

DEMO2000-Prosj.ret tekn.utv. petro.virk

Permanently Installed Downhole 3-Phase Flowmeter: Field Qualification and Performance Evaluation

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Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2015

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GLOBHELS-Global helse

Further Developments of New Immunogenic Peptide-based HIV Vaccines Targeting Dendritic Cells

Therapeutic HIV vaccines targeting dendritic cells have so far shown more promising results than preventive HIV vaccines and may become an alternative even for prophylaxis. This Proposal describes plans for basic clinical studies on further characterizati on and developments of new immunization s...

Awarded: NOK 7.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

NKJ 128 - Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of genetic resources of Nordic timothy (Phleum pratanese L.)

Timothy is the most important forage grass species in the northern part of the Nordic countries. However, serious winter damages, which significantly lower persistency and yields, occur regularly. The Nordic plant breeders have so far been quite successfu l in developing new, high-yielding variet...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

PROSDIV-Diverse

Towards self-sustainable European regional cattle breeds (EURECA)

Prosjektet omhandler bevaring og bruk av lokale/regionale kuraser: " status og organisering av eksisterende bevaringsprogrammer for disse i Europa " kartlegging av metodikk og software for forvaltning av genressurser " utvikling av perspektiver og retning slinjer for å utvikle raser og vellykkede...

Awarded: NOK 0.45 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Nye bioteknologiske metoder for konservering av spermier fra okse og råne

Formålet med prosjektet er å utvikle en helt ny måte å bevare befruktningsevnen til sædceller fra okse og råne, og samtidig utvikle metoder slik at sædcellene kan lagres lengre før inseminasjon. Videre er formålet å etablere metoder slik at det etter inse minasjon finnes befruktningsdyktige sædce...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Innlandet

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Phytophthora diseases in Rosaceae: Plant resistance and plant-pathogen interactions

Each year strawberry- and raspberry producers experience serious economical losses due to fungal or oomycete diseases. In this project we will address two such diseases, strawberry crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum) and raspberry root rot (Phytophthora fra gariae var. rubi). An efficient control m...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Functional genomics of wood degradation: strategies used by decay fungi against wood protection systems and natural host defence compounds

Fungal decay of wood products is a global problem that has been traditionally combated with chemical preservatives. There is currently a great demand for alternatives to contemporary chemical preservatives due to their toxicity to the environment, and the current Strategic Institute Program (SIP...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Competence Project for Conceptual Design Methods for Complex, Customized Ship

One of the main competitive advantages of the Norwegian maritime industry today is our ability to develop and deliver complex, customized ships with high quality and short lead times to the global market. To maintain and further strengthen this position, we need to be best-in-class to develop and...

Awarded: NOK 15.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Decision support in maritime logistics - Coping with "comparative analysis" and "optimization based decisions".

Maritime transport thinking has traditionally been synonymous with sea transportation. Focusing the attention on intermodal maritime logistics may offer greater benefits to shipping companies and industry. This will enable them to extend their thinking in line with developments seen in industria...

Awarded: NOK 12.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage