Norwegian network for the promotion of SSH-perspectives in Horizon Europe - NOSSH

Some of the key ambitions of Horizon Europe are to meet grand societal challenges and answer to large missions. Social sciences and humanities (SSH) are of fundamental importance to realize these ambitions. It is therefore crucial that SSH is integrated into Horizon Europe in a way that facilitates the development of SSH research across the programme and enhance competence building within social sciences. The main objective of 'Norwegian network for the promotion of SSH-perspectives in Horizon Europe - NOSSH', is to promote SSH perspectives in Horizon Europe and how they are integrated in the work programmes and missions. NOSSH will contribute to the official Norwegian channels for consultations on Horizon Europe (i.e. the Research Council of Norway and relevant ministries). Further, NOSSH will communicate directly with decision makers in the EU-system through organizing events/meetings where those are represented, and NOSSH will actively engage in international networks and platforms which are recognized as stakeholders in the development of HE. The project activities will arrange events/workshops, in Norway and Brussels, aiming to identify and develop the NOSSH contribution to HE. In parallell to and included in the events NOSSH will develope text inputs that will strengthen the SSH angle and provide these inputs via national experts and delegates in the Shadow Programme Committees from Norway and the EU Member States as well as through European umbrella organizations.

Some of the key ambitions of Horizon Europe are to meet grand societal challenges and answer to large missions. Social sciences and humanities (SSH) are of fundamental importance to realize these ambitions. It is therefore crucial that SSH is integrated into Horizon Europe in a way that facilitates the development of SSH research across the programme and enhance competence building within social sciences. Norway has strong research communities within the SSH area and can contribute to the ambitions of Horizon Europe. The main objective of NOSSH is to promote SSH perspectives in Horizon Europe and how they are integrated in the work programmes and missions. NOSSH, as a national arena for SSH interests, will approach the projects' objectives as follows: 1) By contributing to the official Norwegian channels for consultations on Horizon Europe (the Research Council of Norway (RCN), NORCORE, Mission of Norway to the EU, and relevant ministries); 2) by direct communication with decision makers in the EU-system through organizing events/meetings where those are represented, 3) by active engagement in international networks and platforms which are recognized as stakeholders in the development of HE. Here, the European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH) is a core organisation. The concrete project activities to achieve these aims are: A total of five events, in Norway as well as Brussels, in order to identify and develop the NOSSH contribution to HE. In parallell to and included in the events developing text inputs that will strengthen the SSH angle and provide these inputs via national experts and delegates in the Shadow Programme Committees from Norway and the EU Member States as well as through European umbrella organizations.