Research Evaluated: Norway – An International Leader in Many Areas of Earth Science Evaluation of Norwegian Biological, Medical and Health Science Norwegian Research in an International Perspective: Research and Development Data in English New White Paper on the Higher North: Norway Invests in the Arctic [...] the Research Council: Research on Living with Climate Change Earth Sciences Research Evaluated: Norway – An International Leader in Many Areas of Earth Science New White Paper on the Higher North: Norway Invests in the Arctic JRC Signs Agreement with the Academies of Sciences of the Danube Region Member [...] Arctic Two New ERC Advanced Grants go to Norway: Studies of Global Crises and Arctic Conditions Österreich Innovative Dienstleistungen – Neue Wege für die Wirtschaft BMWF und ÖAW kommen zu gemeinsamen Gesprächen im Sinne der Leistungsvereinbarung zusammen 50 Jahre OeAD: Internationalisierung für Hochschulen
Research Evaluated: Norway – An International Leader in Many Areas of Earth Science Evaluation of Norwegian Biological, Medical and Health Science Norwegian Research in an International Perspective: Research and Development Data in English New White Paper on the Higher North: Norway Invests in the Arctic [...] the Research Council: Research on Living with Climate Change Earth Sciences Research Evaluated: Norway – An International Leader in Many Areas of Earth Science New White Paper on the Higher North: Norway Invests in the Arctic JRC Signs Agreement with the Academies of Sciences of the Danube Region Member [...] Arctic Two New ERC Advanced Grants go to Norway: Studies of Global Crises and Arctic Conditions Österreich Innovative Dienstleistungen – Neue Wege für die Wirtschaft BMWF und ÖAW kommen zu gemeinsamen Gesprächen im Sinne der Leistungsvereinbarung zusammen 50 Jahre OeAD: Internationalisierung für Hochschulen
The Research Council of Norway has several funding schemes for public funding of industry-oriented research and development (R&D). The aim of this study is to investigate funding schemes in five other European countries, both in term of funding mix and patterns, what are the most important schemes in
Work on developing the HelseOmsorg21 national strategy has been initiated by Norway's Ministry of Health and Care Services. The process will follow the model of other strategies in fields of national priority. HelseOmsorg21 will be a strategy process as well as a forum for top leadership in the health [...] universities and university colleges, hospitals and regional health authorities, user organisations, government administration and the Research Council of Norway. The committee will be headed by John-Arne Røttingen, former director of the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services. Jesper Simonsen, Executive
The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) is Norway’s leading institution for applied ecological research. The head office is in Trondheim, and additional offices are established in Oslo, Lillehammer and Tromsø. NINA also owns and runs research stations for fish at Ims and Talvik, for seabirds
limited number of indicators. The RIS provides a comparative assessment of the performance of innovation systems across 239 regions of 22 EU countries, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
many of Norway's independent regional research institutes are too small. Mergers with university colleges or other research institutions can strengthen the organisational framework and enhance scientific quality. The evaluation was conducted by a committee appointed by the Research Council of Norway, and [...] and encompasses Norway's 12 independent regional research institutes: Agder Research; International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), Social Science and Development; Møreforsking; Nordland Research Institute; Northern Research Institute (Norut) Alta; Norut Trømso, Social Science Research; Telemark [...] Telemark Research Institute (TRI); TRI Notodden; Trøndelag R&D Institute; Vestlandsforsking; Østfold Research; and Eastern Norway Research Institute. "The evaluation report brings to light some very interesting aspects of the regional research institutes and recommends changes that can improve their management
conference in Sarajevo. Research cooperation with the countries of the Western Balkans is to continue through a new initiative under the research programme Norway - A Global Partner (NORGLOBAL). A total of 17 cooperative projects were completed during the programme period, which ran from 2006 to 2009. Political [...] initiative The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allocated NOK 24 million for the new programme period 2010-13, for joint projects between research groups in Norway and groups based in the countries of the Western Balkans. Priority will be given to cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, but projects [...] t has been issued though the Research Council. Grants will be awarded in the middle of June 2010. Contact: Birgit Jacobsen The Research Council of Norway Division for Strategic Priorities Department for Global Issues E-Mail: bija@forskningsradet.no
budget for applicants The Norwegian Government has proposed an overall increase of NOK 2.1 billion in its budget for research. The Research Council of Norway will receive roughly NOK 460million more next year. The following outlines the impacts of selected items in the proposed 2015 national budget for those [...] as support schemes to make it easier to seek EU project funding. Promoting greater participation in Horizon 2020 In the years to come researchers in Norway will need to orient themselves more towards EU programmes when applying for research funding. The Norwegian contribution to the EU Framework Programme [...] They also entail a responsibility for the Council to create a foundation that will enhance the success of the proposals submitted by researchers in Norway. The increase in funding for the STIM-EU scheme signals to the research institutes that they need to be proactive with regard to Horizon 2020 and take
environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic regions. The institute advises Norwegian authorities on matters concerning polar issues, and is Norway’s competent environmental authority in Antarctica. Scientific research and monitoring in polar areas are cruicial for understanding the global changes