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POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Detailed studies of the Bjerknes compensation mechanism

The proposal is aimed on strengthening of the established cooperation within the frameworks of the BILAT-USA programme and the ongoing NFR projects PAACSIZ and POCAHONTAS. The existing cooperation is mostly confined to the lower atmospheric processes, gen eral circulation and the Arctic climate. ...

Awarded: NOK 0.90 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2013

Location: Vestland

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Bilat - MPAs in exploited regions in the northern boreal continental shelf

The world?s oceans are increasingly affected by impacts from many different sources: overfishing, climate change, coastal and offshore industrial development, to name a few. These impacts may result in the reduction and depletion of fish stocks, degradati on of important habitats, and threats to ...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2013

Location: Vestland

SAMF-Fagkomiteen for samfunnsvitenskap

Det 32. norske forskermøte for økonomer 2010 på Universitetet i Agder, Kristiansand

Forskermøtet 2010 skal avholdes på Universitetet i Agder 5.- 6. januar. Forskermøte 2010 skal ha følgende plenumsforedrag: 1. Samuel Pufendorf - Den moderne økonomis bestefar ved professor Arild Sæther, UiA 2. Økonomenes møte med finanskrisen - eller var det omvendt? professor Jochen Jungeil...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

36th Annual Larval Fish Conference

The early life stages of fishes are a principal focus of many ecological studies and have been a focus of Norwegian marine science for over 100 years. Their distributions and densities are indicative of spawning and nursery areas, spawning seasons, larval behaviour, and year-class strength. Even...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2010-2013

Location: Vestland

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Bergen Summer Research School on Global Development Challenges -BSRS

I samarbeid med NHH, CMI, HiB og Uni Research arrangeres sommerskole med tema Global Healthh in bio-Medical, Social and Cultural perspectives fra 21. juni - 2. juli 2010. Prosjektet støtter følgende tema: - Right to health in resource constraining setti ngs: Right, litigation and social justic ...

Awarded: NOK 0.45 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Vestland

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Terrestrial Invertebrate Fauna of Svalbard Workshop

? Build personal acquaintances between scientists working at disparate institutions. ? Coordinate future invertebrate research. ? Visit to the research facilities available at the Svalbard Science Centre and in Barentsburg. A briefing on the facilities in Ny-Ålesund will also be presented. ?...

Awarded: NOK 0.46 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2013

Location: Svalbard

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Norwegian and Russian Upper Atmosphere Co-operation On Svalbard part 2

The scientific objectives as stated by NORUSCA including multi-site* spectral observations of aurora and airglow, morphology and temporal dynamics in context of ionospheric convection, and real time exchange of data during radar and rocket campaigns are a ll items that will be addressed by this a...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2013

Location: Svalbard

POLARPROG-Polarforskningsprogram

Study of non-linear phenomena in the polar ionosphere induced by the SPEAR heating facility

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Awarded: NOK 0.72 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2014

Location: Svalbard

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Making the most of fisheries information underpinning policy, management and science

In summary the conference will focus on the following topics: -Development and evaluation of policy and regulatory measures -Data requirements to support environmental, economic and social understanding of fisheries dynamics and management -Collection o f socio-economic data and fishers knowled...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2011

Location: Vestland

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

PEA-Puccinellia in the European Arctic -Who is who, who is where, and why?

Arctic plants are rather recent (Late Tertiary-Pleistocene) immigrants or recently evolved. Two major processes in this evolution seem to have been hybridization and polyploidization, leading to complex relation patterns, and range of intermediate variant s between species. Thus, to untangle the ...

Awarded: NOK 0.35 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2011

Location: Svalbard

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Workshop on survey methods for estimating catch, effort and economic value of widely dispersed marine recreational fisheries

The goal of this multidisciplinary workshop is to develop collaborative research on cost-effective methods that can be used to monitor catch and effort and to quantify the economic effects in diffuse marine recreational fisheries in Europe. The importanc e of quantifying catches in marine recrea...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Bilat - Relating laboratory and field bioaccumulation; importance of abiotic and biotic parameters, and use of trophic magnification factors

The Bioaccumulation Advisory Group (BSAG) of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is in the process of organizing a workshop to be held in New Orleans 2 days prior to SETAC NA, 2009 (i.e., 18-19 November). The workshop will focus on the low, or non-existing, translation of...

Awarded: NOK 99,418

Project Period: 2010-2013

Location: Oslo

SAMF-Fagkomiteen for samfunnsvitenskap

Consortium of international market research, annual conference, May 26-29, 2010

The project is principally to organize the CIMaR 2010 conference, with participants from about 25-30 countries. Invitations will be sent early Fall 2009, with subsequent follow-up rounds, paper submissions/reviews and carry out the conference in late May 2010. An integral part of the project i...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Sources of Greenhouse Gases in East Asia

China is now the largest emitter of anthropgenic CO2 greenhouse gas, yet emission inventories of CO2 and other greenhouse gases over China and more generally over east Asia are poor. Fo planning mitigation measures and attributing sources of greenhouse g ases, it is of fundamental importance to ...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2013

Location: Akershus

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

Middle Eastern Connectivities. The 8th Nordic Conference of the Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies Bergen, September 2010

The 8th Nordic conference of Middle Eastern studies will host approximately 100 delegates from all the Nordic countries and from members affiliated to institutions in the Middle East. The event will take place over three days and consist of four keynote s peeches and parallel panels. The title of...

Awarded: NOK 0.24 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Vestland

SKOGFOND-Utviklingsfondet for skogbruket

The 2010 Nordic Baltic conference on forest operations

Norsk Institutt for skog og landskap skal arrangere OSCAR-konferansen "The 2010 Nordic Baltic conference on forest operations". Konferansen er allerede støttet av Nordisk Ministerråd gjennom Samnordisk Skogforskning (SNS). OSCAR er et networking-prosjek t støttet av SNS, med den hensikt å styrk...

Awarded: NOK 44,650

Project Period: 2010-2011

Location: Akershus

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

The 13th Meeting of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association

ICPLA 13 er en konferanse som tar sikte på å fremme utveksling av vitenskaplige resultater og internasjonalt samarbeid innenfor feltet klinisk lingvistikk og fonetikk, som har språk- og kommunikasjonsvansker som sitt hovedfokus. Konferansen arrangeres a v Universitetet i Oslo i samarbeid med B...

Awarded: NOK 0.24 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Oslo

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

Intercultural meetings within institutional borders. The 17th NIC Annual Conference on Intercultural Communication

NIC ble stiftet i Stavanger i 1994 som et nordisk nettverk for forskere som arbeider med interkulturell kommunikasjon ut fra ulike falglige ståsted. I tillegg til de nordiske landene, har NIC helt siden starten inkludert de baltiske landene. NIC arrangere r hvert år en konferanse i et av disse la...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2011

Location: Oslo

SAMF-Fagkomiteen for samfunnsvitenskap

Transnational /Global Feminism: Issues, Contestations, Challenges

In this seminar 25-26 May 2010 at the University of Bergen, four leading international feminist scholars working from within different disciplines and different geographical areas will discuss the current grounds for global/transnational feminist thought: Valentine Moghadam, Breny Mendoza, Chand...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Oslo

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Støtte til gjennomføring seminar om Participatory Design ved HiAK

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Awarded: NOK 49,999

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Akershus

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Arctic in Rapid Transition -ART initiation workshop

We apply for funding of the Arctic in Rapid Transition (ART) Initiation workshop. The ART initiation workshop will develop a full science and implementation plan to fulfil the task given the ICARP II Marine Roundtable on integrating, updating and developi ng priorities for Arctic marine science f...

Awarded: NOK 0.16 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

Measuring levels of oil and gas toxins in human populations and individual perceptions of health and security in the Komi republic

With this application, the intention is to seek to plan a study which aims to strengthen the emphirical basis for debates on assessments of threats and security strategies in local communities in the Arctic. An important aim is to test how the Security-co ncept can fruitfully be included in the r...

Awarded: NOK 0.22 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Biobank Norway - at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health

All diseases develop as a result of the interplay between genes and environment. The aim of medical research is to discover causes of disease, and disentangle disease mechanisms. Internationally, a number of large scale projects to study genes, environmen t and health have been initiated in the w...

Awarded: NOK 13.7 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Oslo

VAM-Velferd, arbeidsliv og migrasjon

Network on employment of migrant workers in China

As China continues to develop its economy in a global context of financial crises and reduced international demand for Chinese goods, the role of migrant workers continues to be crucial. Their livelihoods, rights and social security are important issues f or researches and policy makers alike. Th...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Oslo

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

Energieffektivisering for bygninger og infrastruktur i nordområdene (Energy efficiency for buildings and infrastructure in the high north)

'Energieffektivisering for bygninger og infrastruktur i nordområdene' vil være temaet for en workshop i regi av Høgskolen i Narvik (HIN), arrangert ved Arkhangelsk Stats Tekniske Universitet (ASTU) i 2010. Hensikten med workshopen er å etablere et permane nt forskningssamarbeid innenfor nevnte te...

Awarded: NOK 0.30 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

STAMCELLER-Stamcelleforskning

Produksjon av en animasjonsfilm om stamceller. Internasjonale konkurranser for Unge Forskere.

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Awarded: NOK 19,999

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRITEK-Teknologi

Scandinavian Workshop on Algorithm Theory

The Department of Informatics at the University of Bergen has been chosen to host SWAT 2010. The Scandinavian Workshop on Algorithm Theory (SWAT) was first organized in 1988 which makes it one of the oldest and in this way most reputable international con ferences in the field of algorithms, SWAT...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Vestland

VAM-Velferd, arbeidsliv og migrasjon

Studies on the implementation of treaties on economic, social and cultural rights in China and Norway (ESCR Network)

The primary aim of the project is to establish a network for research on the implementation of treaties on economic, social and cultural rights in China and Norway. The network will be based at the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. Invited partner s in China are the Chinese Academy of Soc...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Oslo

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

Workshop i forbindelse med opprettelse av forskningskonsortium innen nordområdeforskning

SINTEF Byggforsk er i utredningsfase vedrørende oppbygging av forskningskonsortium knyttet til nordområdeforskning, med oppstartseminar/workshop, i løpet av sommeren 2009. Forskningen vil i stor grad omfatte geotekniske og havnemessige problemstillinger k nyttet til kystnære områder i Arktis der ...

Awarded: NOK 0.30 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

Research and education for development and production of ice abrasion resistant offshore concrete structures for oil and gas production

The proposed cooperation within research and education will strengthen further development of structural solutions for exploitation of the vast oil and gas fields of the North. At present this concerns the ongoing Sakhalin 2 and Sakhalin 1 projects in the Sea of Okhotsk, in addition the the fort...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage