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BALANSE-Kjønnsbalanse i toppstillinger og forskningsledelse

SKJØNN: Sunn fornuft og moralske overveielser i akademias inkluderingspraksiser

SKJØNN bygger på kunnskapsgrunnlaget, erfaringen og nettverkene som ble utviklet gjennom tidligere UiT Balanse-prosjekter som Prestisje (2018-2023) og IMPLISITT (2021-2023). I tråd med den nåværende utlysningen har SKJØNN som formål å utvikle innovative tiltak rettet mot kjønnsbalanse, mangfold o...

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BALANSE-Kjønnsbalanse i toppstillinger og forskningsledelse

KARMA - Verktøy for kvalitativ kartlegging av mangfald

Prosjektet har som mål å utforme og lansere eit verktøy for kvalitativ kartlegging av mangfald og ulikheit på institutt- og forskargruppenivå. Dette er ei viktig nyvinning som vil sikre nødvendig grunnlag for- og støtte til arbeidet med likestilling og tilrettelegging for mangfald ved norske univ...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BALANSE-Kjønnsbalanse i toppstillinger og forskningsledelse

Forum for likeverd, inkludering og mangfold ved Institutt for lærerutdanning, NTNU – muligheter for en mangfoldig lærerutdanning

Forum for likeverd, inkludering og mangfold (Forum) ble opprettet som et pilotprosjekt august 2022-desember 2023 ved Institutt for lærerutdanning (ILU), NTNU. Basert i instituttinterne rapporter er det behov for å fortsette og utvikle forumet også etter pilotprosjektet. Hovedmålet med dette prosj...

Awarded: NOK 0.99 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

NorMoSTFun: Monitoring Strategies and Tools to address knowledge gaps on aquatic Fungal biodiversity in Norway

Akvatiske sopp (AS) er en betydelig del av biologisk mangfold i ferskvanns og marine økosystemer. De er avgjørende komponenter i akvatiske økosystemer og har viktige økosystemfunksjoner som nedbrytere av dødt organisk materiale, mutualistiske symbionter, parasitter og patogener som kontrollerer d...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FORSKNINGSKOMM-Forskningskommunikasjon

Samarbeid mellom museene om etablering av nyskapende folkeforskning (SAMMEN FF)

Museene utmerker seg som kunnskaps- og forskningsinstitusjoner fordi de per definisjon har samhandling med et bredere publikum som en kjernevirksomhet. Selv om folkeforskning er et begrep som har blitt vanligere de senere årene, har museene på mange måter bedrevet denne typen virksomhet og samarb...

Awarded: NOK 0.33 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Committed to the responsible development of meat replacement products and practices

Et redusert kjøttforbruk er en av de viktigste handlingene identifisert av norsk og internasjonal politikk for å redusere klimautslipp fra landbruket. En måte å sikre en slik overgang er kjøttalternativer, som plante- eller insektbaserte erstatninger, som har lavere klimapåvirkning, samt teknolog...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Unravelling biogeochemical,microbial and vegetation feedbacks driving soil development and Arctic greening under a warming climate,RIS 11961

With the help of this smaller project that is part of the Arctic Greening project (RIS 11961), I want to find out if and how the Arctic cushion plant Silene acaulis adapts to different climatic conditions. For this, I have already genetic material in form of leaves from several populations across...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Autumn leaf senescence in tundra plants: Do soil nutrients and plant-internal nutrient sinks influence timing? (RiS ID: 12335)

Plant growth season in Arctic regions is currently undergoing changes, with spring advancement across the Arctic. However, there is limited knowledge regarding any corresponding trends in the autumn season, where the timing of end-of-season is mostly unaccounted for. It is important that we take ...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Unruly Ground: Knowing and Caring for Permafrost

Since the 2000s, permafrost has experienced a remarkable revival, and many are invested in preventing the deterioration of this Arctic ground. But while there is an increase in research on the impacts of permafrost degradation, we know very little about the inner workings of permafrost expertise....

Awarded: NOK 71,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

PEbbles, ice and TalitroidS – checking overlooked beaches in the frame of autecology - RiS ID 12381

The project involves researchers part of both Amphipodologists group and editors for the Worls Registrer of Marine Species (WoRMS); for tighter collaboration and extension towards the ecology of sandy shores, it intends: To check for presence of talitroid amphipods on polar cobble beaches and as ...

Awarded: NOK 94,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Vestland

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Evaluating the maximum photosynthetic depth limit using coralline algae as a model organism, RiS ID 12351

This master’s thesis aims to better understand polar ecosystems by shedding light on the photosynthetic limitations of red coralline algae. We will use a mini remotely operated vehicle (Blueye X3) with a grabber attachment to locate and sample coralline algae from Van Mijenfjorden. We will collec...

Awarded: NOK 87,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Monitoring Active Layer Thickness from Space – Creating a Validation Dataset around Ny-Ålesund, RiD ID 12361

The active layer thickness is one of the most important variables characterizing the state of permafrost, but we still lack the possibility to determine it over large areas, especially from satellites. Seasonal thawing and freezing cycles of the active layer cause the ground surface to heave in w...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Field validation of spatially predictive reindeer carrion distribution models, RiS ID 11512

Carrion is a patchy resource in ecological systems, and assessing the distribution and biomass quantity in a system is a fundamentally unanswered question. Our project has gathered spectral data in previous field campaigns in an attempt to detect reindeer carcasses in open, treeless systems by th...

Awarded: NOK 56,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

TEKNOKONVERGENS-Teknologikonvergens - grensesprengende forskning og radikal innovasjon

Ansvarlig Radikal Innovasjon: Nettverk og læringsArena

ARINA er en kompetanse- og læringsarena for Forskningsrådets teknologikonvergensportefølje. Nettverket fortsetter og utdyper porteføljeprosjektenes eget arbeid med ansvarlig radikal innovasjon. På denne måten koordineres og støttes arbeidet for transformative prosesser i norsk F&I, i retning av a...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Vestland

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Arctic Cosmic Ray neutron Observations for large-Scale Sensing of SWE (ACROSS-SWE), RiS ID 12378

The project ACROSS-SWE aims to implement a snow calibration on a Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS) that is placed above the snow cover on the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard. Up to this point the approach has never been applied to an Arctic CRNS station and will provide valuable insights into Arcti...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Improving Snow Data Assimilation with Satellite Altimetry

Despite its vital role in modulating the energy and water balance budget, snow distributions in time and space remain poorly understood. The project aim is to improve the current snow data assimilation state-of-the-art methods by adding snow depth observations from the satellite altimeter ICESat-...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

IS-AUR-Samarb.progr. Norge Frankrike

Unraveling the effects of biotic interactions on snow algae behaviour

In polar regions and high-altitude mountain ranges, snow algae blooms develop during summer and form colorful surfaces in melting snow. Snow algae not only contribute to primary production and carbon dioxide absorption in snow ecosystems, but these blooms also darken the snow surface, increasing ...

Awarded: NOK 70,000

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Studies of environmental pollutants in wetland areas and water ponds on the Arctic tundra

The main goal for this project is to continue our study further the role of birds in transporting pollutants to and within the Arctic area, and to bring new knowledge especially linked to potential transport between the marine and terrestrial system including wetlands and water ponds on the tundr...

Awarded: NOK 42,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Particulate matter in glacier fed rivers

The aim of this project is a extensive study of particulate matter released into the rivers from the glacier systems and entering the Kongsfjorden system in Ny-Ålesund. Both particulate matter and river water will be collected at the outlet from the glaciers main melting channel as well as in th...

Awarded: NOK 39,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Underwater Hyperspectral Imaging for Under-Ice Navigation, RiS ID 12349

Underwater Hyperspectral Imaging (UHI) is a groundbreaking innovation that expands our ability to capture a wide range of wavelengths beyond human perception. This technology offers a comprehensive view of the electromagnetic spectrum, allowing us to identify and analyze subtle differences in the...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The nutrient legacy of reindeer carrion in vegetation in the Arctic tundra of Svalbard, RiS ID:11512

Carcass legacy effects on soil chemistry and vegetation nutrient composition will help our understanding of how local ‘disturbances’ (i.e. carcass presence) scale to structuring and functioning of ecological communities at landscape levels. I will revisit carcasses of varying ages and collect abo...

Awarded: NOK 56,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SAMKUL-Samfunnsutviklingens kulturell

Petitions and Petitioning in the Nascent Democracy. Norway in the long 19th Century

I dag er underskriftskampanjer et sentralt element for befolkningens deltagelse i demokratiet. Likevel vet vi lite om underskriftskampanjens moderne historie i Norge. Dette prosjektet vil undersøke hvordan ulike befolkningsgrupper bidro til utviklingen av en deltagelsesbasert og folkelig politisk...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SAMKUL-Samfunnsutviklingens kulturell

APPROPRIATING THE COMMONS: ARTICULATING THE CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF WELFARE AND CHARITY

De siste årene har vi i Norge sett økende sosial ulikhet, og samtidig en endring i hvordan frivillige organisasjoner oppstår, utvikler seg og gjør sin innsats vis-a-vis de offentlige velferdstjenestene. Utgangspunktet for ACTWEL er en hypotese om at det som del av disse prosessene skjer en vridni...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Assessing Jan Mayen past fauna and flora through sedimentary ancient DNA (RiS ID 12341)

Here, we aim to collect sediment cores in Nordlaguna (freshwater lake) and in Sørlaguna (lagoon) to analyze the DNA and pollen left by past fauna and flora in the sediments. Sediment coring will be performed using a Nesje piston corer in Nordlaguna and universal core sampler in Sørlaguna, and sed...

Awarded: NOK 77,999

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Comparing the thermal tipping point of the overwintering and summer Arctic Calanus copepods in response to copper pollution

One of the main threat for arctic species is ocean warming, the arctic ocean warming 4 times faster than the others, at a pace unprecedented over the last million years. Even more concerning are marine heatwaves, i.e. sudden peak in maximal temperatures, that can last several weeks and should inc...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

GINAMO: Genetic Indicators for Nature Monitoring

Kontekst: Genetisk mangfold er grunnlaget for biologisk mangfold og avgjørende for langsiktig overlevelse, tilpasning og motstandsdyktighet for bestander, arter og økosystemer. Mens genetisk mangfold lenge har blitt neglisjert i politikk og forvaltning av biologisk mangfold, inkluderer den nåvære...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

POLARPROG-Polarforskningsprogram

Arctic Ocean Stratigraphic Conference

The Arctic is currently undergoing the most dramatic climatic changes on Earth, with the Arctic Ocean rapidly moving towards a “blue” (summer sea ice free) state. To assess how a “blue” Arctic will respond to and drive an increasingly warmer future, in the absence of observational records, requir...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

The future of cheese production in the face of climate and societal change, developing recombinant technology and plant-based analogues.

Based on the need to reduce the climate footprint of animal food production and dietary recommendations, consumers are being advised to increase their intake of plant-based foods. In addition, the opportunities created by the development of emerging technologies such as recombinant technology, co...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Akershus

FRIPRO-Fri prosjektstøtte

Uncovering the coupled fluid and solid dynamics driving highly-localized rupture in geomaterials (UNLOC)

Jordskjelv, isbrekollapser, jordras og steinskred; mange ulike naturkatastrofer innledes av et brudd som forplanter seg gjennom steinmasse eller sediment. I UNLOC vil vi utforske de fysiske fellestrekkene ved opphavet til disse ulike naturkatastrofene og beskrive de grunnleggende prosessene som s...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Oslo

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

Extraction and Aesthetics: Considering the past, present and future of mining on a local scale

Bakgrunn: I januar 2023 ble NorWhite en global snakkis. Fox News, New York Post og andre verdensledende medier fremstilte NorWhite-prosjektet både upresist og dels feilaktig. I norske medier oppsto en metadebatt om forskning og ideologi. Gjennom denne mediedekningen ble det tydelig for NorWhite-t...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Vestland