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Young girl sitting on a couch looking down on a tablet on her lap.
Screen quality matters more than screen time

How much time children and teenagers spend looking at screens is on many parents’ minds. Yet researchers insist it is the quality of that time that should concern us most.

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Unemployment is harmful to your health – especially if you are a man

Men suffer more health problems as a result of unemployment than women, according to recent research from OsloMet.

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The strange and deadly consequences of bacterial sex

An OsloMet researcher is seeking to better understand how and why bacteria exchange DNA—and how to prevent them from doing so.

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Protecting women in journalism in a climate of disinformation and hate

Physical and virtual violence against journalists is making it harder to stop the spread of disinformation and hate speech.

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Fear of failure hinders creativity

“Making mistakes helps us learn and improve, and it is by making mistakes that we discover new ideas,” says OsloMet professor Ingeborg Stana.

Woman with a brain activity measuring cap strapped on her head and a researcher standing behind her with an instrument ajusting the electrodes on the cap.
Measuring brain activity to discover mental health issues

Could there be a way for your doctor to diagnose depression and anxiety based on your brain activity?

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Seven in ten Norwegians say the war in Ukraine has destroyed Norwegian-Russian relations for generations to come

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

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Seeing the solution: Dry eyes and the bacteria that live there

Dry eyes are hard to diagnose, but researchers estimate that as many as half of Norwegians might be afflicted.

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Brand new clothes end up as waste due to overproduction

Enormous amounts of clothing never get worn. Much of it contains plastic and other synthetic fibres.

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How can we make the best possible recovery after a stroke?

Every year, around 12,000 Norwegians have a stroke. Research fellow Solbakken has good advice for those affected.

Researcher Berit Mortensen and Palestinian project leader Sahar Hassan on a bench on campus.
Mothers in low-income countries experience serious health problems after giving birth

Midwives in several countries are working together in an OsloMet project to save more women and children in low-income countries.

Kvinne sitter på gulvet med en laptop på fanget.
No pedagogical reasons to continue offering hybrid teaching

Combining remote and in-person teaching demands more preparation from both teachers and students. It also results in poorer learning outcomes.

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Football for everyone—or mainly for boys?

The opportunities offered to boys and girls who play football in Norway are different, according to new research from OsloMet. ‘This can have consequences that go far beyond elite sports,’ says Marlene Persson.

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The planet is now home to 8 billion people

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

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Communities influence kids, but parents shape communities

Most parents have reflected on how the neighbourhood they live in affects their children’s futures. Yet most research ignores parents' role in actively shaping the communities their children grow up in.

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Green shifting the news cycle

By covering the "green shift", journalists can drive the news cycle.

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More than just work: How an immigrant finds belonging

State-run integration programs tend to view immigrants through an employment-colored lense. Erika Gubrium thinks she has found a better way.

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Close by, from a distance?

How does technology in education affect students’ connection with school, university or education in general?

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The tiny secret to healthier fish

OsloMet professor believes that the key to developing healthy and sustainable salmon aquaculture is in understanding their micro-RNA.

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Education is no guarantee against unemployment and poverty

Despite the increasing educational level of the population, the risk of becoming unemployed or becoming a social assistance or disability benefit recipient is not decreasing correspondingly, according to new research from OsloMet.

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Anxiety and depression more common among adults with ADHD

According to new research, there may be several reasons for this.

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How can we go from fast to slow fashion?

The solution is right in front of our noses, says professor in clothing and sustainability.

A young man sits in front of a computer in a dark room, only the screen lighting him up.
Extremism is an expression of dissatisfaction

Researchers have studied conversations on Twitter among Islamist extremists and far-right extremists.

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How do we imagine a sustainable future?

How will people live their lives in 30 years? Now you can share your thoughts about the future with researchers.

A developer with a VR headset looking at a child avatar on a computer screen.
Using AI to improve investigative interviews with children

Researchers and experts in the field of interviewing children are using artificial intelligence to develop new training methods for the police and the Child Welfare Services.

A lonely man wearing a hoodie and a baseball cap, seen from behind, as he gazes towards the evening sky.
Finding community in extremism

Sometimes, youth feel like strangers in their own countries. In the face of real and perceived injustices, some find community in extremism.

Photo from a pro Ukraine gathering in the streets.
Together against Putin

The conflicts between the different ethnic groups in Ukraine have been exaggerated according to researchers at OsloMet.

Two young women are looking at a photo on a DSLR camera.
Marketing tricks on social media

Nine out of ten young people in Norway are on social media and are exposed to a great deal of advertising from influencers. New research from OsloMet maps how this marketing affects young people.

The picture shows the Oceanlab building. It has dark wooden exterior walls, and the tall windows are reflecting the skies.
Robots to the rescue: Exploring the Oslo Fjord with autonomous vehicles

OsloMet’s Oceanlab investigates the unexplored depths of the Oslo Fjord, from their new facility in Filipstadkaia.

Silhouette of people at an airport departure hall.
Norway is lovely, so why are people leaving?

The people who leave can have as much impact on a country as those who come in. Yet not much is known about Norway's 30,000 annual emigrants.

Elderly woman suffering from pain from rheumatoid arthritis.
An AI solution to aches and pains

The Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health (CIM), OsloMet's new Centre of Research Excellence, uses AI to develop innovative and effective interventions for musculoskeletal health.

An adolescent girl busy using her phone.
Norwegian youth have handled the pandemic well

In spite of the challenges that have accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, most Norwegian teenagers report high levels of life satisfaction.

A heap of old, empty plastic bottles.
In pursuit of plastic-eating bacteria

In a world drowning in plastic, plastic-eating bacteria may offer solutions to the deluge. Professor Colin Charnock has discovered novel ways to find and culture these types of bacteria.

A woman being interviewed by journalists.
Women are persistently underrepresented in the media

Norway is widely recognised as an egalitarian country, yet the media industry has failed to live up to this ideal.

A close-up on the account information in a mobile bank app.
How to make digitalisation work for all citizens

We can access bank accounts, healthcare, and social benefits through the internet using our phones and computers, yet not everyone is able to take advantage of these technologies.

Two nursing home employees wearing face masks and visors.
Elderly care during the pandemic: Norway and Denmark stand out

Norway and Denmark stand out among the European countries. Both countries had few deaths, both among the population as a whole and in elderly care institutions.