19,217 projects

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SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Patterns in Arctic-Alpine Vegetation

Natur i Norge (further referred to as NiN) is a system for typification and description of Norwegian nature, covering all variation at given, specified scales. The current version 3.0 of the NiN system was launched in 2023. During the revision that lead to NiN 3.0, Arctic ecosystems were given pa...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

BRiCk - Building knowledge on Brown Carbon in Svalbard snow and ice

Brown carbon (BrC) is a poorly constrained driver of snow/ice darkening in the Arctic. Formed by incomplete combustion and atmospheric processing, BrC comprises light-absorbing organic compounds that may account for a substantial share of UV–visible absorption by snow impurities, yet its sources,...

Awarded: NOK 86,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

LimEATS: Exploring planetary boundaries and social foundations for just urban food systems in Norway

LimEATS is a research project that explores how we can make healthier, fairer, and more environmentally friendly food systems in Norwegian cities. The project focuses on the connections between what we eat, social inequality, and planetary health, especially in urban areas like Oslo and Trondheim...

Awarded: NOK 12.1 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

Practical Encrypted Machine Learning

Whenever you enter a prompt into one of the big AI services, the company owning the machine learning models can see your input. This prevents the use of such services if your data is confidential and must not be shared outside your own organisation. The PREMAL project aims to solve this problem u...

Awarded: NOK 11.9 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

HESODA - Household Energy System Optimization and Data Analytics

HESODA – Smarter, Resilient Energy for Your Home Imagine a home that manages energy like a pro — saving money, reducing waste, and helping the planet. That’s what the HESODA project is all about. We’re developing smart technology that makes household energy systems more efficient, sustainable, a...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Temporal variability of gas seepage and hydrogeological changes in a retreating glacier system, Fridtjovhamna

The Cryo-Seep project investigates the spatial and temporal variability of gas emissions in climate-sensitive, near-shore fjord environments in the Arctic of Svalbard. The goal is to identify the controlling factors enabling rapid methane escape and understand how these factors change across diff...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Tensile and shear failure controls on calving dynamics in Svalbard

This project investigates the fracture processes responsible for calving events at tidewater glaciers in Svalbard. High-resolution 3D observations of ice cliff geometry (before and after calving events) collecting in this fieldwork will be used to setup and calibrate a discrete element model (HiD...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Tundra diets: tracking seasonal and inter-annual diet quality dynamics of Svalbard reindeer

Climate change reshapes the Arctic environment, with warmer and wetter winters leading to more frequent rain-on-snow (ROS) events and extensive ground icing. This project investigates how the changing winter conditions influence diet quality and foraging behavior of Svalbard reindeer. More freque...

Awarded: NOK 97,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Investigating the Radiative impact of Impurities on snow and ice in Svalbard (IRIS)

The IRIS project aims to quantify the concentration, composition, and radiative forcing of light-absorbing particles (LAPs) in snow and ice around Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. These particles reduce surface albedo, accelerating melt and altering snowmelt timing. Understanding their impact is crucial in ...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Measuring perennial firn aquifers on Austfonna with GPR

This project aims to investigate meltwater retention in firn on Austfonna, the largest ice cap in Svalbard, with a focus on perennial firn aquifers. Using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys, we aim to identify and characterize the aquifers and assess how they have changed under a warming clim...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Wildfire Fallout and Arctic Waters: Assessing Heavy Metal Contamination in Landlocked Arctic Char on Svalbard

Climate change has led to a marked increase in both the frequency and intensity of large wildfires globally, including also Europe and Russia. These fires release substantial amounts of particles and combustion products into the atmosphere, including heavy metals such as lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), ...

Awarded: NOK 78,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Technogenic Metals and Micro-/Nanoplastics in Svalbard Glacier Environments: Occurrence, Distribution and Insights into Long-Range Transport

This fieldwork is an integral part of the master’s thesis/project, designed to quantify both technogenic metals and micro-/nanoplastics in snow, firn and meltwater from three Svalbard glaciers: Vestre Brøggerbreen, Austre Brøggerbreen and Midtre Lovénbreen. This project builds on over a decade of...

Awarded: NOK 94,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Rapid permafrost thaw can quickly change the landscape and make organic carbon available for degradation and export

Rapid permafrost thaw represents a critical hotspot for carbon mobilization and greenhouse gas emissions, yet its episodic and spatially variable nature makes quantification challenging. This project investigates the immediate effects of rapid thaw on carbon export and greenhouse gas release from...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Svalbard

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Socio-ecological planning of no-fishing MPA to benefit fisheries: MPA4Fish

Marine Protected Areas (MPA) can support biodiversity recovery, ecosystem functioning, human well-being and sustainable fisheries. However, MPA are often perceived as conflicting with fisheries, creating political inertia and limiting effective protection despite strong ecological, economic, and ...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

International Workshop on Quantum Optimization

The International Workshop on Quantum Optimization is an open, three-day workshop focusing on quantum and quantum-inspired approaches to optimization, covering both methodological developments and application-oriented research. Topics include algorithm design, circuit synthesis, qubit mapping, hy...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INNO-NAERING-INNO-NAERING

INNOVAPPS-FGS: Innovative Digital Application Summit for Training and Diagnosis of Female Genital Schistosomiasis

INNOVAPP-FGS is a coordination and research summit (15–17 June 2025) hosted by UiA to address the global diagnostic gap for Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS). The project combines policy dialogue and technical innovation to produce actionable frameworks, a WHO-aligned training curriculum, and ...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Agder

INNO-NAERING-INNO-NAERING

KLx: Novel Serum Free Light Chain Assays: Transforming Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis

Current serum free light chain (sFLC) assays used in multiple myeloma diagnostics often show limited sensitivity and inconsistent performance. This project aims to develop next-generation assays that provide more reliable and clinically robust measurement of kappa and lambda free light chains. We...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

HAVBASERT-HAVBASERT

Nanotechnology to improve mucosal nucleic acid-based vaccine responses against salmon louse

Salmon louse infestation represents by far the most significant problem of today’s Atlantic salmon production, introducing economic and environmental problems and a deterioration of the salmon’s welfare. Finding new salmon louse treatments that avoid extensive handling of the fish is therefore of...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestland

HAVBASERT-HAVBASERT

Renibacteriun salmoninarum: detecting and preventing vertical transmission in salmon

Since 2023, Norwegian aquaculture has faced a growing challenge from bacterial kidney disease (BKD), a serious disease in Atlantic salmon caused by the bacterium Renibacterium salmoninarum. This bacterium is particularly concerning because it can spread vertically—from mother to offspring—via egg...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestland

FFLJA-FFLJA

Innovative baking technology to increase Norwegian self-sufficiency and food security

Tradition versus innovation: both are important when it comes to food! We believe it is time to modernize how bread, a cornerstone of the Norwegian diet, is produced in Norway. Our goal is to maximize the share of bread made with only Norwegian flours – and that this bread is pleasant to eat, has...

Awarded: NOK 44,000

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Exploring the implications of power dynamics for food system change and sustainability outcomes across food, environment, health and climate

Changing the food system in a sustainable direction requires more than scientific knowledge on climate and environmental issues. This is just as much a social and political task. Thus how, in which ways and by whom the food system is governed will greatly affect how the connections between food, ...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Characterization of shale-dominated caprocks in the context of CO2 storage: A multi-disciplinary approach

As atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rise globally, attention towards CO2 storage is increasing. For safe storage in subsurface sedimentary formations, organic-rich shales/mudstones are being targeted as suitable caprocks due to their proven track record by trapping hundreds of hydrocarb...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Blood concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during incubation fast in the breeding Arctic common eider.

Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of particular concern due to their spread and persistence in the environment. Many of them have been regarded as emerging persistent organic pollutants due to their spread, persistence, toxicity and bioaccumulative properties. They are amphiphilic an...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Surface Element Mapping of Arctic Glaciers: Tracing Local and Long-Range Influences

The aim of this project is to map the element composition of the surface ice layer (top 10 cm) on Austre and Vestre Brøggerbreen near Ny-Ålesund. A total of 140 ice core samples (70 per glacier) will be collected, each with a diameter of 5 cm and a depth of 10 cm, evenly distributed across the gl...

Awarded: NOK 45,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Spatial Variability of Dust Deposition and Melt Effects on Drønbreen Glacier, Svalbard

The Arctic is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, with Svalbard experiencing some of the highest rates of change, up to seven times the global average. Its glaciers are highly sensitive to climate warming, which is accelerating melt, increasing runoff and contributing to global se...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Fast Laser Analysis of the StratigrapHy and Sunlight Transfer In the snowpaCK

Snow is a heterogeneous medium whose physical properties constantly evolve over time. Sunlight radiative transfer is particularly significant, as fresh snow has high reflectance that diminishes with grain aging and the accumulation of light-absorbing impurities, thus enhancing shortwave absorptio...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Effects of Atlantification and terrestrial inputs on nutrient transfer and trophic structure in Arctic fjord plankton communities

The Kongsfjorden-Krossfjorden system represents a natural laboratory for investigating the effects of climate change on Arctic marine ecosystems. Although geographically close, they exhibit distinct hydrographic characteristics: Kongsfjorden is warmer and saltier due to the inflow of Atlantic Wat...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

A dual use platform for AI driven protein design

AICAP is an extension of “MindTech,” a project funded by NFR TEKNOKONVERGENS that combines artificial intelligence and experimental validation to develop novel gene-based therapeutic proteins for brain disease, with a particular focus on overcoming the challenge of delivering genes across the blo...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Biodiversity and Offshore Wind: Understanding Transformative Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

Offshore wind is expanding rapidly in the North Sea as part of Europe’s transition to renewable energy. At the same time, large-scale offshore infrastructure raises important questions about impacts on marine ecosystems and whether current governance systems are able to address these effects in a...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 SAGE: Agroecological Synergies through Ruminant Integration for Enhanced Environmental and Economic Benefits

As demand for renewable energy grows, solar parks are expanding into agricultural landscapes. This creates a challenge: How can we produce clean energy without losing valuable farmland, biodiversity, or animal welfare? The SAGE project tackles this challenge by exploring a practical solution: com...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

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