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A new report from OsloMet reveals that Ukrainian refugees who stayed with private individuals before being formally settled became part of society more quickly. This also enabled municipalities to assist a greater number of refugees.

However, increased use of workplace mentors is showing promising results. Øystein Spjelkavik’s research has led to changes in NAV’s practices.

New technology makes it possible to participate in many activities from home, even when you're sick. But because the opportunity is there, you might feel pressured to contribute, says researcher Cathrine Egeland.

Previously, it was difficult for nurses from countries outside the EU to find relevant work in Norway. New programs make it much easier, but not all problems are solved.

What fosters social inclusion? Researchers involved youth across Europe in the research itself.

Norway’s social housing system is too small and complicated to care for the country’s most vulnerable.

Is it possible to make positive use of narcissism in the workplace and could it have any real benefits? Researchers have examined this in a new study.

The probability of young people ending up with debt problems is linked to their parents’ socioeconomic background.

Attitudes alone do not determine who will provide help when the need arises.

If Norway wants its welfare state to support future generations, and today’s population, research says it will need to imagine its place in a more sustainable global system.

If current trends continue, today’s six-year-olds are expected to face twice as many wildfires and five times as many droughts during their lifetimes compared to today’s adults.

A large Norwegian study shows that social isolation and loneliness can significantly increase the risk of early death among older adults.

Norway is a gender equal and diverse country, but disparities in parenting roles persist with detrimental economic implications.

“There are schemes designed to alleviate the burden on mothers, but evidence suggests they are not effective,” says NOVA researcher Kaja Larsen Østerud.

Barnahus is an innovative model of caring for and supporting children who have been the victim of violence and sexual abuse. It provides a safe and supportive environment to meet their legal, medical, and psychological needs.

Technological revolutions have happened before, but none are quite so wide-ranging as the one we are currently living through. The past holds examples for how we can mitigate the negative consequences of and make sure the benefits don’t just go to those who already have power.

Exposure to earlier illness likely holds the key to understanding why some groups in Alaska suffered disproportionately high death rates in the 1918 influenza pandemic, OsloMet researchers have found.

Digitizing government welfare services is supposed to help make services more accessible to everyone. Are they unintentionally leaving people behind?

A close look at the principles governing the management of Norway’s oil fund shows that it may run out in two generations or less.

Norway and many other European countries have robust social safety nets. Yet they continue to fail their poorest citizens.

Over the past decade, European countries have grown more restrictive in whom they grant protection, and for how long that protection is granted.

A deep socioeconomic divide splits Oslo from east to west. It will continue to deepen unless it is more widely acknowledged and addressed.

A new survey reveal strong support for Norway’s Russia policies and broad support for Ukraine.

How many people can our planet sustain? This is one of the questions demographer Marianne Tønnessen is asking as Earth reaches this population milestone.