639 projects

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STAGE. STarting AGe and Extramural English: Learning English in and outside of school in Norway and Flanders

The aim of the project “STarting AGe and Extramural English: Learning English in and outside of school in Norway and Flanders” (STAGE) is to advance our understanding of the relation between language input and language acquisition by investigating the mechanisms underlying language learning among...

Awarded: NOK 11.9 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Decoding the B cell response in multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) arises when the immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord. We still don’t know exactly which immune cells drive the disease or which molecules they target, and that slows the development of better tests and more precise treatments. We ask whether a subset of people w...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Emic Sovereignties and Global Intersections: Governance Beyond the State in Iraqi and Syrian Kurdistan

In large parts Iraq and Syria, the central state is no longer a key force in governing people's everyday lives. But this does not mean that there is no order or any system to how people govern themselves. This is what the project investigated: How do we conceive of governance and sovereignty beyo...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Vestland

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New models of knowledge communication: Rethinking the communicative foundations of testimony and peer disagreement

Communication plays a vital role in our attempts to gain, share, and evaluate knowledge and beliefs about the world around us. Much of our knowledge is gained through accepting the word of people we trust. Similarly, when we come to question our beliefs, or change our minds about an issue, it is ...

Awarded: NOK 7.5 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Aerosols, Cloud Changes and Energy transport into the Polar domain: The role of feedbacks to the local climate response

This project aims to better understand why the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the world. There is still a lot we do not know about what is causing this and how it will affect the region, and climate models show a wide range of possible outcomes. Arctic warming is driven ...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Equations in Motivic Homotopy

Motivic homotopy theory is a modern and rapidly developing research field that combines methods from algebraic geometry, algebraic topology, and arithmetic geometry within a unified theoretical framework. The project, led by Professor Paul Arne Østvær at the University of Oslo, aims to develop ne...

Awarded: NOK 10.9 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Epigenetic encoding of the thermogenic capacity of human adipose tissue

Recent advancements in understanding human adipose tissue have unveiled critical insights into the mechanisms regulating fat cell differentiation, particularly the transition from white to beige adipocytes. This project extensively investigates the epigenetic program that governs the thermogenic ...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Old Norse Poetry and the Development of Saga Literature

Old Norse skaldic verse took shape in Norway as early as around the year 850. This complex and highly crafted form of poetry is often considered one of the Nordic region’s most important contributions to European cultural heritage. Skaldic poetry was not merely entertainment for chieftains and ki...

Awarded: NOK 13.5 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Momentum resolved electron band structures from electron energy loss spectroscopy

In all modern electronics, solar cells, and solid-state lighting, we use materials that are called «semiconducting». Compared to metals, these semiconductors are very poor at conducting electrical current, but the benefit is that we can control the current in a much better way. For example, we ca...

Awarded: NOK 11.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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DUCT chip – Immune studies using a bile duct on a chip

The interaction between the immune system and the environment is believed to be the driving force behind most inflammatory and auto-inflammatory diseases. In this project we will adapt these scientific questions to microfluidics system where pipes and pumps will represent the bile ducts and blood...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Pig Non Grata: Understanding Biopower, Necropolitics and Securitization of Nature through the ‘War on Boars’

The wild boar is a species of wildlife that is managing to thrive in a world where other large mammals tend to struggle and sometimes become extinct. The boar’s fast spread into Norway has earned it a place on the invasive species list, making it an outlaw species to be contained at all costs. In...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Innlandet

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KARMA - an innovative method to analyze cellular fate of proteins and its application to probe the control of proteostasis

Cells produce numerous proteins and protein complexes that together conduct cell's life-sustaining activities. For example, ribosomes that make all cellular proteins or the mitochondrial respiratory chain that enables our cells to breathe. Yet, we know very little about how it is ensured that num...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2027

Location: Vestland

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Establishing the HPF1/PARP1 complex as a potent cancer drug target

The DNA in our cells is under constant attack and thousands of DNA damage sites are generated every second. Damaged DNA needs to be repaired to prevent the development of cancer and other diseases. To combat this constant assault the cells in our body are equipped with an extensive array of DNA ...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Vestland

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Early-life eco-evolutionary dynamics of variable seasonal migration

The world is currently experiencing dramatic environmental changes, including rapid changes in seasonality. How will wild animal populations respond? One beneficial response might be to change the occurrence of seasonal migration. This could allow individuals and populations to avoid increasingly...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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The evolutionary causes and consequences of human-commensalism in Eurasian Passer sparrows

Human activity often has negative consequences for living organisms. However, some species have adapted to habitats affected by humans and have taken advantage of niches opened up by human activity. The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a successful species that has adapted to human environmen...

Awarded: NOK 11.5 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Elite Political Dynamics in Electoral Autocracies

In ELITE, we studied political elites in competitive authoritarian regimes. We examined how they made strategic choices to advance their own careers, and what consequences these choices had for the political system as a whole and for society more broadly. The project was divided into three themes...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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IMPECT - Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants with Poor Education and the Consequences of Migration Tests

In recent decades, a number of European countries have introduced requirements that immigrants must pass language and civics tests in order to obtain citizenship. In 2017, Norway also introduced a requirement that immigrants who want to become Norwegian citizens must pass a civics test and a test...

Awarded: NOK 7.7 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Vestland

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From Empiricism via Fundamentals to Improved Performance of Proton Ceramic Electrochemical Cells

Proton ceramic electrochemical cells (PCECs) represent an emerging technology for cost-effective electrochemical energy conversion, including stationary energy storage, power generation, and the production of renewable chemicals and fuels. Recent developments have resulted in significant improvem...

Awarded: NOK 8.1 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Homo sociabilis and genomics of the good life. Rethinking wellbeing and social relations – the role of genetic and environmental processes

Most people wish for a long and good life. In this innovative and genetically sensitive project, we investigate what creates wellbeing - experiences of joy, satisfaction, engagement, mastery, and meaning, as well as the absence of mental health problems. The central question is: Which processes a...

Awarded: NOK 11.5 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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TeraEpi: Teratogenicity of anti-seizure medication: the roles of epigenetics and folic acid supplements

Every day thousands of pregnant women worldwide are prescribed medications for which we do not have sufficient information on fetal safety. Pregnant women are not included in randomized clinical trials due to ethical considerations, and medications are being marketed without sufficient informatio...

Awarded: NOK 8.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Defining the Impact of Microplastics on Soil Resilience

Soils are an essential component in the global ecosystem: good soil health underpins global food security, they are the largest reservoir of biodiversity on the planet, and they represent an important carbon store. Global soil degradation is well-understood to be a major environmental and societa...

Awarded: NOK 6.5 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Simulating Ice Cores and Englacial Tracers in the Greenland Ice Sheet

Medium to long-term sea level projections depend to a large degree on ice sheet modeling. In spite of great advances in this field, progress is slowed by two major challenges: 1) The lack of a model evaluation framework that includes the ice sheet interior, and 2) uncertainties related to the cli...

Awarded: NOK 13.5 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2027

Location: Vestland

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Infinity and Intensionality: Towards a New Synthesis

The aim of the project is a systematic and comprehensive exploration of two clusters of questions that are normally studied separately. The first cluster concerns the theory of infinite sets, which forms the basis of modern mathematics. This foundation is threatened by various internal tensions a...

Awarded: NOK 10.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Beyond Worst-Case Analysis in Algorithms

Modern theoretical computer science faces a fundamental challenge: current methods fail to explain the effectiveness of modern machine learning algorithms. To reconcile algorithmic intractability with machine learning, we will develop novel algorithmic and complexity-theoretic methods, with the a...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2027

Location: Vestland

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Stability of the Arctic climate

The Arctic is warming rapidly. We observe that the sea ice is retreating, and the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is accelerating. This project will use mathematical and statistical models to investigate if the warming will lead to abrupt changes in the climate, affecting ecosystems and societ...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Disentangling penicillin resistance and compensatory adaption in pneumococci by combining genomics and molecular microbiology.

Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as pneumococci, can cause a range of illnesses in humans, from pneumonia and ear infections to more serious conditions such as sepsis and meningitis. Typically, pneumococcal infections can be treated with penicillin, but healthcare systems are increasingly enc...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Akershus

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Political Transformation in African Cities (PACE)

In 2017, the popular Ugandan musician Bobi Wine swept into office in his country’s national elections, stunning the political establishment - and eventually challenging President Museveni in the 2021 national elections. Riding a wave of support from young, poor constituents in Ugandas capital Kam...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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In-situ correlated nanoscale imaging of magnetic fields in functional materials

Electrical and magnetic material properties are essential for all devices within information and communication technology, such as mobile phones and computers. These are powered by functional materials, which are materials whose electrical and magnetic properties can be changed by external stimul...

Awarded: NOK 8.1 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Dressed in Stone. Interpreting hunter-gatherer rock art of South Africa through the bodily practice of dress.

The San hunter-gatherers of South Africa, are well known as makers of the beautiful rock art still found in various regions of the country. Although sophisticated artists, the historical San have often been portrayed as poor and, for some reason, naked people. 'Dressed in stone' aims to reunite ...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Indefinite preventive detention: The implementation and impact of the ULTimate PENalty in Norway

The aim of the ULTPEN project was to study Norway’s sanction of indefinite preventive detention and to understand its development, use, and impact over the first 20 years since it was introduced in 2002. Indefinite preventive detention is the most severe penalty in Norwegian law. It can be impose...

Awarded: NOK 8.7 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage