NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology New mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV
The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences A third of young people aiming for the top in sports and performing arts struggle with negative feelings and stress
Nofima The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Increasingly expensive to “make” salmon - both in Norway and competitor countries
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology If the world can capture carbon, there’s capacity to store it
University of Bergen New technology makes it possible to recreate the lives led by our ancestors 100,000 years ago Blombos Cave near Cape Town in South Africa has provided the world with sensational findings about our ancestors. Researchers are now working on producing realistic 3D photographic models of the Blombos excavations and everything that is found there.
University of Bergen He played here as a child. Then he became an archaeologist and found a now famous cave that answers questions of our past. The archaeologists who found the World's oldest man-made drawing are back in Blombos Cave in South Africa, in search of new discoveries. Professor Henshilwood welcomes us to the cave to show us his team at work as they dig for clues that can tell us how early humans lived.
University of Oslo High standards for human milk banks in Norway Few countries are as well supplied with human milk banks as Norway. But in contrast to other countries, Norwegian milk banks do not pasteurize all the donated milk. This requires strict and updated guidelines.
Nofima The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Collagen extracted from fish – better for the climate, suitable for vegetarians Researchers from Nofima are able to extract high-quality collagen – a favoured supplement by many – from fish like cod, herring and mackerel. The huge piles of fish skin left over after fillet production can once again become a commodity.
University of Oslo Indian authorities may have exaggerated claims of rising tiger numbers The Indian government has claimed that the national tiger population more than doubled since 2006. Independent scientists however, claim it is almost impossible for the tiger population to grow with such speed in such an inexplicable manner. Following this criticism, Indian authorities now admit to flaws in their tiger counts.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Researchers aim to recycle all the lithium in electric car batteries Lithium from Norwegian electric car batteries isn’t recycled that often. Instead, it ends up as waste when other metals it’s mixed with are recycled. But this may change.
Norwegian centre for E-health research A shared national patient medication list will soon be tested in Norway The shared medication list is a new electronic overview that health professionals in Norway will be testing out in 2020. What do the authorities want with the new system? What does research say about the usefulness of such medication lists?
University of Stavanger 14 recommendations for a successful disputation A disputation, the public defence of a PhD candidate’s thesis, is a serious matter. How can you prepare as best as possible?
University of Oslo An Anthropological View: Building the city from below "How can you develop an area in the immediate vicinity to an underground station so that people will actually want to be there?" asks Thomas Hylland Eriksen. The employment market is opening up for applied anthropology.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Computer video simulation can limit flooding Floods are expensive and at times dangerous. But what if a computer disaster simulation game could show politicians and local people what potential floods in their town would look like?
Nofima The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research A hole in the can may provide better canned food Canning is a sustainable way of storing food, but the method requires a lot of energy and water and can affect food quality. A newly developed can with a different shape may be the solution that makes canned food of the future more attractive.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Water was a winner in capturing CO2 Reducing the level of CO2 in the atmosphere will probably require carbon capture. A surprising substance just might be the ticket.
University of Bergen Doing time for the climate According to Håvard Haarstad, scientists have to commit to doing everything they can to get society moving in the right direction. His own commitment to saving the world earned him a night in prison in New York.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Gaming their way to sustainable development Researchers wanted to involve local people living around Kenya and Tanzania’s Serengeti-Mara parks in developing a sustainable future for them and the parks. They developed a board game to get people talking to the researchers — and to each other. That game has now won an international award.
University of South-Eastern Norway This is how the Norwegian Armed Forces can find the best leaders Interviews and personality tests are important tools in recruiting leaders. However, new research has revealed a new method which can be far more accurate.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Svalbard reindeer populations rebounding from centuries of hunting As reindeer go, the animals living on the Norwegian arctic archipelago of Svalbard might not be Santa’s first choice. They’re a smaller subspecies of their common mainland relatives, and to save energy they basically never run. But because they were nearly exterminated from Svalbard around 1900 — and were then protected in 1925 — the animals provide unique insights into how conservation can help species thrive.
The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) Medical practices and culture: what works in Norway may not work in India. Or France for that matter. Research on how to reduce antibiotic resistance does not produce universal facts. What works in one country, region or city may not work in another. The WHO has now asked Norwegian researchers to write a report on how culture influences medical practices.
University of Agder Parents should not get drunk when they are with their children Drunk parents can have adverse effects on children, according to researcher.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology It is impossible to know which plastics are dangerous A recent study found that three out of four plastic consumer products contain harmful chemicals. Bioplastics contained toxicants, too.
University of Bergen "Funded at just the right time" Had it not been for the Trond Mohn Foundation, Bodil Holst would have worked as a patent consultant in Munich. Thanks to a recruitment grant in 2007, however, she is now one of the most innovative researchers at the University of Bergen.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Moose: like having wild livestock in the woods Moose prefer to browse on deciduous trees. Then conifers take over and affect the species diversity in the forest. One researcher contends that Norwegian wildlife management is not good enough.
University of Bergen Criminal Law: Work that never ends As a student, Jørn Jacobsen encountered Norwegian criminal law – and he never got over it, or past it. The recruitment scholarship from the Trond Mohn Foundation gave him the opportunity to delve more deeply into issues involving power, criminal offences, freedom and penology.
NUPI, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs What does China really want in the Middle East? “The Middle East is of crucial importance to Beijing because almost half of China’s oil supplies originate there, from Saudi Arabia in particular”, says researcher Henrik S. Hiim.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Little reason for moral panicking after #MeToo Men and women generally agree on what constitutes sexual harassment.
Institute of Marine Research Bluefin tuna are hard to catch – marine scientists want to help Hard to catch, may overheat and can’t cope with rough seas – those are just a few of the challenges for fishers targeting the world’s biggest tuna.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Scandinavians’ little linguistic hat trick Moving a word to the beginning of a sentence is a useful trick to draw attention to the most important topic you want to relay. The researchers of a new study have found that the Scandinavian languages are unique in their use of this technique.
The Fram Centre The Arctic at risk from plastic A new research report shows that the Arctic is under threat and may suffer negative impact if plastic enters the food chain.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Here’s how you help kids crack the reading code Some children learn to read early. Others need more time. But we can do some things to help them, and one of them is important to do first.
Diku - The Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education Norwegian and international students need more meeting places International students in Norway find it far easier getting to know other international students than Norwegian students, a new report by Diku shows. It recommends that Norwegian universities do more to endorse exchanges between international and domestic students to advance intercultural learning for their student population as a whole.
The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) Humanities + medicine = ❤︎ Translating knowledge from a research lab is not merely a scientific practice. CAS project leaders call for a greater inclusion of culture.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Tinder is a waste of time for most people Dating apps won’t help you much if your goal is to have more relationships. You would probably succeed just as well – or poorly – without it.
University of Bergen From skis to Sjogren's Syndrome As a child, Silke Appel was taken on ski trips to Geilo with her family from Berlin. Today she is a research director and deputy head of the Broegelmann Research Laboratory in Bergen, thanks to financial support from the Trond Mohn Foundation.
NLA University College Should climate activists stop scaring their audiences? VIDEOPODCAST: 16-year old Greta Thunberg is in despair over how hard it is to create awareness and action on the climate crisis. So how should a speaker convince his or her audience to change actions and attitudes in the climate question?
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Smoking may cause white scars on the brain Nearly half of all people over the age of 50 have scarring in their brain's white matter. It turns out that does more harm than previously thought.
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute New method for weather forecasting in the Arctic By taking into consideration the insulating effect of snow on top of sea ice, researchers improve our weather forecasting capabilities in the Arctic.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Improved fitness can mean living longer without dementia Staying fit or improving fitness over time should be a goal for anyone who wants to reduce the likelihood of getting dementia.
NUPI, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs The green transition: Who will be the geopolitical winners – and losers? This is the main question behind a new index developed by an international research team led by NUPI’s Indra Øverland.
The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) Female orgasm: an evolutionary emancipation of women’s sexuality? CAS Fellow Mihaela Pavličev suggests that the female orgasm once had a reproductive function, but then lost it.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Turning waste heat into hydrogen fuel Hydrogen as an energy carrier can help us move away from fossil fuels, but only if it is created efficiently. One way to improve efficiency is to use waste heat that’s left over from other industrial processes.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Super-strong magnetic supercrystals can assemble themselves Materials scientists who work with nano-sized components have developed ways of working with their vanishingly small materials. But what if you could get your components to assemble themselves into different structures without actually handling them at all?
Nofima The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Norwegian oils from sea and land generate more omega-3 Scientists at Nofima have found that a mixture of a Norwegian plant oil and fish oil from the North-Atlantic can stimulate animals and humans to form healthy omega-3 fatty acid EPA and DHA themselves.
University of Agder Religion plays a key role in Bolivia Bolivia became a secular state in 2009. Religious traditions, however, are central to both daily life and politics. Religious institutions negotiate between various perspectives on development and religion.
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Under winter's spell: how trees slumber until spring In temperate and boreal regions, trees depend on a period of dormancy to survive the cold depths of winter. Scientists have now cracked the code as to how trees know when to sleep, and when to wake up again.
