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ARCREATE. An Archaeology of Creative Knowledge in Turbulent Times

What happens to technological knowledge and daily practice in times of turbulence, social stress and extraordinary mobility? Are craftspeople and their network connections challenged, or is their creativity rather nourished by turbulence? ARCREATE is driven by a deep discomfort with archaeology...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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SerpRateAI: The rate and mechanisms of active serpentinization of peridotites from the Semail ophiolite, Oman

Climate change is having lasting effects such as changing ocean acidity, temperatures, and heights, increasing the chances of natural hazards such as forest fires and hurricanes, and leading to the disappearance of water sources supplied by glaciers and snow. Carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by huma...

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Uncovering the nature of dark matter in the multi-messenger era

Visible objects in our Universe like stars or planets are composed of atoms that in turn are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. But only about 16% of the matter in our Universe is composed of known particles, the nature of the remaining 84% is unknown and is usually referred to as dark mat...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Rogaland

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Provenance Projected: Architecture Past and Future in the Era of Circularity

Buildings are unruly and ever-changing entities involving numerous stakeholders. They consist of materials with different life expectancy, their original purpose might be outmoded, and they cannot (and should not) be protected to the same extent as, say, a painting or a prehistorical artefact. Di...

Awarded: NOK 11.7 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Deconvoluting disease-associated genetic variants in noncoding RNA genes using functional genomics

The sequencing of the human genome in 2001 was hailed as one of the greatest scientific achievements of modern times. It enabled the identification of gene functions and the association of genes with diseases, leading to the development of life-saving medicines and new therapeutic strategies. In ...

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Re-gendering diplomacy

International politics is thoroughly gendered, as demonstrated by feminist scholarship over the last three decades. And the “higher” the politics, the stronger the masculinization. Diplomacy is second only to the military in degree of masculinization. This masculinization of diplomacy is paradoxi...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Persistence or change? Lessons from the introduction of enhetsskolen in Denmark and Norway

The project will contribute to the global debate about how to overcome today’s societal challenges in terms of educational inequalities and restricted educational systems. We will provide key knowledge regarding the role educational systems played in the development of the oft-envied high levels ...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Sounds like Norway: the aural experiences of outdoor life and biodiversity

Imagine stepping off a bus into a national park forest. The trees may have been passing by the bus window for some time – the image of nature is there, but stepping inside the forest brings a feeling of relief and arrival. One reason for this is finally, sounds are also “part of the picture.” Nat...

Awarded: NOK 7.4 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Å ha rett og å få rett - realisering av barns rett til omsorg

Children are often given rights, without effective means. Inadequate safeguarding of children's rights is a social challenge, both in Norway and globally. One aim of the project is to contribute to better regulatory development relating to children's rights, as there can be a large gap between ch...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Airborne Microplastic Detection, Origin, Transport and Global Radiative Impact

Airborne microplastics (<5 mm in size) are considered as emerging contaminants in recent times. Due to their small size, density and non-spherical shapes (e.g., fibers), they are easily resuspended from the land with turbulent flows and the surface of the ocean as bubbles burst and later transpor...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

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Arbeidsrett og det grønne skiftet

Questions related to sustainability and climate issues are among the biggest challenges of our time. In the process of achieving the climate goals, working life is a key factor. Sustainability in the context of labour law is often understood to mean that both environmental (ecological), social an...

Awarded: NOK 0.89 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Labor Entanglements across the Atlantic: US-Scandinavian Activism, Networks and Visions for Society in the Twentieth Century

Scandinavia and the USA are often portrayed as contrasts, characterized by separate historical developments. Scandinavia seems to differ most from American society with its post-war development towards regulated capitalism and a large welfare state, a development often attributed to the strong Sc...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Wicked Waters: Strengthening a Leading Research Environment for Wicked Problems in Green and Sustainable Maritime Governance in the Nordics

Humankind is currently dealing with the most wicked problem: how can we ensure social and economic growth while preserving the environment, mitigating and adapting to the adverse effects of climate change? These changes are affecting our seas and oceans with growing pressure and at an alarming ra...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Vestland

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Neurodevelopmental cascades and resilience in the context of the family environment

Five to ten percent of children and young people have neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD. People with neurodevelopmental conditions can lead healthy, meaningful and happy lives, but early and high-quality support is important to achieve these outcomes for as many as possible. M...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Energy Law in the light of the green transition towards net zero emissions (ELAWNET)

The ELAWNET project provides research network activities on the law of electricity market reform and just energy transition. The project is motivated by the regulatory changes that are necessary to accompany the green transitions towards net zero emissions energy systems. It addresses a central t...

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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EUI - 1. og 2. halvdel av det 4 år. Governmentality and Governance: Analysing the link between the assertation of power and its rationale

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Awarded: NOK 0.27 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2024

Location: Ukjent Fylke

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Et fremragende internasjonalt miljø for komparativ rett og rettskulturelle studier (KultKomp)

Acknowledging the crucial role of globalization and internationalization is an important precondition for solving the major societal challenges we face today. Sustainable solutions for the green shift, cybercrime, international conflict management, resource management, and immigration must be dev...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Vestland

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Legal regulation in an era of deglobalization: socio-legal perspectives on technology, migration, democracy, and war

We live in a time of profound change with continuous crises, worsening climate conditions, and a global rise of authoritarian tendencies and polices. The initiative 'Legal Regulation in a Time of Deglobalization: Legal-Sociological Perspectives on Technology, Migration, Democracy, and War (DEGLOB...

Awarded: NOK 0.89 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Bærekraftige markeder: Rettslige rammer for innovasjon og konkurranse for bærekraftige markedsresultater

The project Sustainable Markets investigate how the legal framework for markets and innovation can contribute to the realization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The project is run by the research group MIC (Markets, Innovation, Competition), under the Department of Private Law, Fa...

Awarded: NOK 0.89 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Virtual-Eye - Learning from human eye scanpaths for optimal autonomous search

No need to change

Awarded: NOK 11.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Tvisteløsning på grunnplanet

During our lives, we are all involved in one or more legal disputes, such as when we disagree with the insurance company on the value of the damaged goods, with the landlord on the appropriate level of increase of the rent, or with the seller of a used item on whether it was in accordance with wh...

Awarded: NOK 0.89 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Vestland

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The influence of experts on public policy

Across the world, politicians call on experts for advice both during major crises and in everyday policy-making. But to what extent do experts actually influence public policies? Curiously, this question is often neglected in existing research. Yet, how much influence experts have matters for our...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Healthcare Workers Well-Being and Safety (WeBeSafe): Ensuring a Sustainable Workforce in the Healthcare sector for the 21st Century

There is a global need for more healthcare professionals and a better retention of qualified healthcare personnel. A well-functioning healthcare system with qualified personnel is important to respond to a population's needs and expectations. This has become emphatically clear during the COVID-19...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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SaltyPORE: Salt precipitation in porous aquifers during CO2 injection

The emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the accumulation of this green-house gas in the atmosphere, leading to global warming, is considered one of the most serious threats mankind is facing. CO2 emissions result from the combustion of oil and gas, for example by cars and industries. Many new ca...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Komparativrettslige bidrag til løsning av regulatoriske samtidsutfordringer. Etablering av nordisk nettverk for komparativ rett.

With colleagues from other countries, the project will examine how regulation may be designed to be responsive to abrupt changes in society, such as technological advancements, outbreaks of disease, international cooperation or geopolitics. The regulatory framework must maintain the legitimacy an...

Awarded: NOK 0.89 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Agder

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Parenthood, childlessness, and mental health in times of falling fertility

In general, parents and people in stable relationships have better mental health than the childless and single. In the last decades, however, more people than before are single or childless. These societal changes could have consequences for the mental health of the population, but it is largely ...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Internet Gaming and Psychosocial Development from Childhood to Emerging Adulthood—An Ecological Process Model

Digital games have increased rapidly in spread and popularity among children and adolescents. For most, gaming is a positive recreational activity to which some become heavily dedicated, whereas concerns have been raised that some also develop degrees of disordered gaming with serious psychologic...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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FORESEE - FOREcasting Sea statE Extremes

Both PhD students concluded their research stays with our international collaboration in KNMI (Netherlands) and University of Exeter (GB). Data quality assessment has progressed and a new version of our validation software wavy (anaconda.org/conda-forge/wavyopen) has been made public and taken al...

Awarded: NOK 8.2 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Private knowledge, public issues: Digitalization and private economies of knowledge in criminal justice

Criminal justice agencies, in Norway as in most European countries, have in recent years undergone an intense process of digitalization as well as restructuring and reform. Digital technologies, often promoted by management- and IT-consultancies, are redefining the meaning of knowledge and expert...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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Skattelegging i en digital og global økonomi

Tax law is fundamental to the regulation of modern societies. The Norwegian State is entirely dependent on the payment of different taxes to finance its ongoing activities, including the comprehensive Norwegian Welfare System. Tax rules are also used to counter economic inequality between individ...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Vestland

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