Editorial
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Democracy under pressure – recognising research that matters May 28, 2025
– Research on democracy is more crucial than ever, writes Dean Anne Julie Semb in this month's editorial.
Meet the researcher
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Meet the researcher: Fulvio Castelacci May 28, 2025
Fulvio Castelacci is in the early stages of a FRIPRO project, which will examine the economic and societal implications of AI and how public policy can help regulate this development.
Meet the teacher
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Meet the teacher: Kjell Erling Kjellman May 28, 2025
Kjell Erling Kjellman is working on implementing the project Digital competence portofolios in the bachelor's programme for Development studies at ISS. Thus, he's excited for the evaluation of the pilot he's running in the sixth semester this spring.
Brief encounter
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Brief encounter with Cathrine Thorleifsson May 28, 2025
Cathrine Thorleifsson is driven by teaching and mentoring students. She has developed a new subject at SAI, which she will be teaching in the autumn. On the research side, she is examining how democracies can be strengthened and authoritarian forces prevented.
News
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TIK Centre receives funding for research into Norway’s energy transition June 19, 2025
Markus M. Bugge at the Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture has been awarded NOK 12 million from the Research Council to examine the role of public administration in the ongoing energy transition.
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Scott Gates receives EU funding for research on warfare June 17, 2025
Scott Gates at the Department of Political Science receives the ERC’s prestigious Advanced Grant of 30 million kroner. He will research the waging of war, and how internal organization affects the strategies used in warfare.
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The faculty of social sciences participates in three AI centres June 13, 2025
The government's AI billion has been distributed. Six research centres for artificial intelligence have each received a share, with the Faculty of Social Sciences involved in half of them.
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Fulvio Castellacci presented at online RISIS seminar June 11, 2025
On 11 June, Professor Fulvio Castellacci presented a paper at a seminar hosted by RISIS - European Research Infrastructure for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Studies.
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Anna Nordnes Helg?y awarded the King's Gold Medal for dissertation on gender division in private and public spheres June 11, 2025
– It is a great honour to receive recognition for a doctoral dissertation on gender equality at a time when the American president is actively working against research in this field, says Anna Nordnes Helg?y, postdoctoral researcher in political science. She is awarded The King's Gold Medal for her PhD dissertation focusing on gender divisions in private and public spheres
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Tax cuts to encourage young people into employment June 6, 2025
Gaute Torsvik and the NFS Centre at the Department of Economics have been involved in developing an innovative pilot scheme aimed at making it more appealing for young people to work.
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Marcus Hagedorn has passed away May 28, 2025
Marcus Hagedorn passed away on May 19 after a sudden bout with cancer.
