Research Prime Minister Stoltenberg and Nobel laureates Pachauri and Maathai to Cape Town 14/01/2008 :: The Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Nobel laureates Wangari Maathai and Rajendra Pachauri will join the South African Minister of Environment, Marthinus van Schalkwyk for a press conference addressing the challenges of climate change for Africa on friday. + More |
Research Call for applications for the Thor Heyerdahl Professorship 13/04/2007 :: The Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) calls for applications for the newly established Thor Heyerdahl Professorship at UMB. + More |
Research  Science through graffiti and computer games 08/03/2007 :: The Mar-Eco network of scientists and students, led by Norway and including participants from 16 other countries, has been awarded the EU Descartes Prize for Science Communication. The project seeks to popularise international scientific investigation at sea, in museums and laboratories, and to involve the wider public in the process. + More |
Research  Norway - A major contributor in the International Polar Year 05/03/2007 :: Fifty thousand researchers from over 60 countries were ready for action when International Polar Year (IPY) opened on 1 March. Norwegians are represented in half the IPY projects, making Norway one of the largest contributors to this global research initiative. + More |
Research  Norwegian scientist heads cancer research at WHO 07/07/2006 :: Lars Erik Hanssen was recently named the chair of WHO's cancer research agency's governing council. Hanssen aims to strengthen international cancer research, and will rely on the UN's legitimacy, access to large numerical databases and a focus on general health to guide his work.
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