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DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

EurAqua

EurAqua er en europeisk interesseorganisasjon (nettverk) for institutter som arbeider med vannforskning og vannforvaltning. EurAqua arrangerer møter og virker som et nettverk, og har en sentral plassering når det gjelder innspill til EU. EurAqua har ett m edlem fra hvert land og i dag er 24 land ...

Awarded: NOK 0.37 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Oslo

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Norsk visepresident i EADI - reisestøtte

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Awarded: NOK 59,999

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Oslo

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Farm entrepreneurship: the potential and challenges of farm-based new venturing

The Norwegian farm sector faces a number of challenges related to future adjustment. The development of rural tourism and recreation, value-added food products oar new combinations of products and services depends on entrepreneurial activity involving far mers. Research related to the challenges...

Awarded: NOK 12.2 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Functional studies of S100A4 - A Calcium-binding Protein with Metastasis-promoting Capacity

The calcium-binding protein S100A4 has convincingly been linked to the metastatic process, butt he exact mechanism of action is still unknown. The main purpose of the project is to study the molecular mechanisms behind some of the biological functions th at have been suggested tor the protein, a...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Process modelling of forest ecosystems and integrated analysis of climate change impacts in Norway

Forest covers 38% of Norway’s land area, is basis for forestry and forest industries as one of the country’s most important land-based economic sectors, and provide important environmental services, like recreation, conservation of biological diversity, and sequestration of climate gases. Futu...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2014

Location: Viken

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

ALIANSE - Aggregation of Local Impacts Assessments to the National Scale

This project aims at providing an appraisal of the socio-economic impacts of climate change to Norway, based on the present state of knowledge about the expected climatic changes. Results from various available studies about impacts of climate change on e conomic sectors, in particular locations ...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

STORFORSK-Store forskerinitierte prosjekter

Environmental Triggers of Type 1 Diabetes: The MIDIA Study (MIDIA is the Norwegian acronym for "Environmental Triggers of Type 1 Diabetes")

Type 1 diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in childhood, and is the end-stage of a destructive inflammation of the insulin producing beta-cells in the pancreas. The disease is caused by unknown environmental factors affecting individu als at genetic risk. In contrast to other...

Awarded: NOK 19.6 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Regulation of intracellular traffic by PI3P-binding proteins - a functional and ultrastructrural study

Many important cellular processes such as intracellular transport, signaling through growth hormone receptors, cell motility and apoptosis are regulated directly or indirectly by phosphatidylinositol (PI)-3-kinases. These kinases have different reaction products, one of these being PI-3-phosphat...

Awarded: NOK 7.6 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

FEEDTAG - A telemetry system for quantification of individual feeding behaviour for improved feed utilization in intensive fish cultures

A low feed conversion ratio (FCR) is a very important criteria in salmon farming management, both economically and environmentally. Key information needed to achieve low FCR is the feeding rate of the fish. Too much feed (feed/min and feed/day) increases feed loss. Reduced feeding may decrease ...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

YFF-Yngre, fremragende forskere

Molecular portraits of breast cancer: Translating genomics to the clinical practice

By using hierarchical clustering of global gene expression data, we were the first to identify five subtypes of breast tumors characterized by specific expression patterns. Our existing work has generated a rich and unique resource and knowledgebase from which to continue research. We will apply ...

Awarded: NOK 7.4 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: The management of cultural heritage in marginalised coastal communities

The cultural heritage management works within the political, economic, cultural and social reality of the modern society not the past society. The sum of priorities does not always mirror the diversity throughout time and space. One typical category of la ndscape to be left out is what we call th...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2012

Location: Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku - Tromssa ja Finmarkku

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Innenrikspolitikkens internasjonalisering. Politikkutforming i møtet mellom folkevalgte, forvaltning og organiserte interesser

Svekkelsen av det tradisjonelle skillet mellom nasjonal og internasjonal økonomi og politikk gjør det svært viktig å videreutvikle kunnskapen om internasjonale forholds betydning for utformingen av innenrikspolitikken. Valgene av mål og virkemidler i nors k innenrikspolitikk skjer i møtet mellom ...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Rogaland

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Høyrisikogrupper og høyrisikoatferd i veitrafikken.

Prosjektet tar sikte på å finne atferdsmessige forklaringer på høy ulykkesrisiko i veitrafikken, som et grunnlag for målretting av tiltak for større trafikksikkerhet. I lys av nullvisjonen vil det bli fokusert på atferd som er relatert til risiko for alv orlige ulykker. Høyrisikogrupper kan defi...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Strategisk entreprenørskap - nyskapingsprosesser i regionalt næringsliv. Videreføres etter søknad 184675.

Siktemålet for det strategiske instituttprogrammet er å styrke den internasjonale forankringen av entreprenørskapsforskningsmiljøet i Bodø, og å utvikle kunnskapsgrunnlaget knyttet bedriftsetableringsprosesser, nyskapning i etablerte bedrifter og incentiv er for økt entreprenørskap ut fra forskje...

Awarded: NOK 4.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

STORFORSK-Store forskerinitierte prosjekter

Unique post-translational modifications in a prokaryotic model system

Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are covalent processing events that modify the properties of protein by proteolytic cleavage or by addition of a modifying group to one or more amino acids. They modulate biological processes by influencing protein activity, localization, turnover, and inte...

Awarded: NOK 12.4 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Oslo

STORFORSK-Store forskerinitierte prosjekter

The TOP study - Identification of phenotypes and genetic susceptibility in severe mental disorders

Severe mental disorders (schizophrenia and bipolar/manic-depressive disorder) are major causes of disability worldwide, and rank as some of the most costly disorders to afflict humans. The etiology still remains elusive, but there is now overwhelming evid ence that genetic factors play a prominen...

Awarded: NOK 19.9 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Tools for Microbial Nucleic Acid Sample Preparation for Diagnostic and Genomic Analyses

Access to high quality nucleic acid is imperative to conduct any form of genetic analysis. Working with micro-organisms that are difficult to cultivate and/or are embedded in complex materials is a particular challenge. The market is seeking more sensitiv e, simplified, rapid and efficient method...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Oslo

KREFTSATS-Særutlysning kreftmidler, historikk

MOLECULAR AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF CANCER METASTASIS

Metastasis, cancer spread to other organs, is the principle cause of death of cancer patients. Early detection of metastatic tumor cells, development of new treatment strategies and knowledge about how to prevent cancer metastasis are some of the most cha llenging tasks in cancer research. Our pr...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Proteome Expression Signatures (PES) in fish as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the environmental impacts of offshore oil and gas exploration

Project summary Recent studies on fish examining the impact of produced water released offshore have revealed an extremely complex response to oil micro droplets and oil spiked with relevant doses of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and alkylated phenols (AP). Protein expression signatures (PES...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Rogaland

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

CLEAN ENERGY BY USING HIGH PERFORMANCE MEMBRANES

A FSC-membrane for selective CO2 removal is currently under development in the research group of the applicant; very promising results have been documented. Selectivities for CO2/CH4 > 1000 have been achieved, while the CO2-flux is currently measured at a pp. 0.014 m3(STP)/m2.bar.h. By succesful ...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MATJORD-Program for forskning innenfor jordbruksog matproduksjon

Stabil og riktig norsk mathvetekvalitet - styrket konkurranseevne i et åpnere marked

Norsk hveteproduksjon dekker i dag en betydelig andel av innenlandsk behov for mathvete. Men man står overfor store utfordringer knyttet til et åpnere marked med sterk konkurranse fra importerte bakevarer, og usikkerhet med hensyn på landbrukspolitikken b åde nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Prosjekt...

Awarded: NOK 9.9 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Viken

MILUTARENA-Formidlings- og koordineringstiltak knyttet for miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Norwegian Node.

Norge ble medlem av Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) i 2004 og etablerte den norske deltagernoden, GBIF Norge, ved UiO Naturhistorisk museum i 2005. Den norske GBIF-noden skal koordinere GBIF aktiviteter i Norge og bidra til mobilisering og publisering innen GBIF nettverket for pri...

Awarded: NOK 23.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2017

Location: Oslo

SUPOPETR-SUP-OED Petroleumssektor

Enabling technology for sub sea production of oil and gas using electricity for power supply and control.

Fundamental research and development of new competence at NTNU, will provide a basis for the creation of more cost-effective technology for oil and gas production from smaller or complex sub sea fields. Further, increased recovery from mature fields requi res electric power for water or gas injec...

Awarded: NOK 8.9 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Genetic engineering in aquaculture: Sustainability from an ethical, ecological and economic perspective

The most prominent challenge to GE in a sustainable context is how to ensure environmental protection and at the same time achieve economic benefits. Only through integration of different scientific disciplines can this challenge be adequately understood and managed. We intend to combine experime...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku - Tromssa ja Finmarkku

ELSA-Etiske,rettslige og samf.m. as

National moral landscapes: The Politics of Stemcells

Stemcells have occupied the centerstage of scientific, public and political awareness since its isolation in 1998. They produce golden hopes of finding future cures for a lot of diseases, but also provoke very heated and antagonistic public debates. It cr eates deep moral concers, involving the s...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Vestland

MATJORD-Program for forskning innenfor jordbruksog matproduksjon

Acaricide resistance in two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Koch), is one of the most serious pests to various plants of agricultural importance throughout the world. This pest has developed resistance to a wide range of acaricides (= pesticides used to control mit es) in many countries worldwide. In Norwa...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Viken

MATJORD-Program for forskning innenfor jordbruksog matproduksjon

Beskytter melkeprodukter mot metabolsk syndrom?

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Awarded: NOK 0.67 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Expertise and consumer-power. A project on the technologies of the politics of nature

The field of food issues has become a site for certain kinds of political "expertiments", that is for the testing out of new forms of political practice and involvement. These include the establishment of consumer panels, market analyses, and the newly es tablished independent Scientific Committe...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Oslo

SIPOENER-SIP-OED Energi-sektoren

Electronic Processes for breakdown and ageing in high voltage electric insulating liquids above and below freezing point

New materials and improvement of old materials for high voltage insulation are requested to increase operational stresses, improve compatibility and cope with demands due to environmental aspects (e.g. removing polyaromates, biodegradability), high tempe rature applications and resistance to fir...

Awarded: NOK 14.4 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Proliferative gill inflammation in Atlantic salmon – identification of aetiology

Proliferative gill inflammation (PGI) is an important cause of losses related to mortality and reduced growth rate in seawater farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Although reported since the 1980s, the disease appears to be increasing both in frequency and degree in later years. It is estimated...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Viken