Lars Roar Frøyland

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

• Changing Drug Use and Drug Policy

  The project aims to provide new insights into young people's patterns of alcohol and illegal drug use, the social meaning of drugs, and the consequences of drug-related sanctions.

• Sexual Culture in Youth

  The project will investigate how young people negotiate, experience and handle issues related to sexuality, sexual health and risk - in light of both contemporary youth culture, and other social and societal conditions.

• Strategies for Achieving Equity and Inclusion in Education, Training and Learning in Democratic Europe (STRIDE)

  STRIDE will provide a new, comprehensive and comparative knowledge-base on effective education reforms, policy initiatives and interventions aimed at reducing inequalities in education, training and learning outcomes in Europe.

• The Domestic Violence Research Programme

  The programme studies time trends in the prevalence of violence and assault, violence as phenomenon, and how violence is approached by the welfare- and justice systems.

• The Work of Child Welfare Services When There is Concern About the Child's Sexual Behaviour

  The project aim is to discuss what can be good measures in the child welfare services work with children and young people with problematic or harmful sexual behaviour and their parents.

• UngVold 2023 – Trends in Exposure to Violence

  In 2023, NOVA collected new data for the Youth Violence survey from more than 16,000 Norwegian youth, mapping Norwegian children and adolescents’ experience of violence and abuse during their upbringing.

• Youth Sexuality and Sexual Risk in a Digital Era (DIGISEX)

  The project will shed light on how digital media has created both new opportunities and new forms of risk concerning youth sexuality.