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System and Service Design
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Prehospital Trauma Care – Clinical studies 1 (PARAPRA1)
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Safety of journalists, PS9500
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Philosophy of Science and Design Research (MAPD4000)
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Science and the Media: Challenges for Journalism and Communication (MJ4300)
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Technology and Design (MAPD5000)
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Research Methods and Bachelor's Thesis in Radiography (RAB3900)
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Perspectives on Crisis, Change and Reform in the Public Sector (OASV4700)
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New paper in Nature’s Scientific Reports
Professor Pedro Lind and a team of researchers from Simula Research Laboratory recently published a new paper.
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Meta-Scientific Literacies in the (Mis-)Information Age
An international research project addressing the role of education in response to the flood of public disinformation and mistrust against science and research.
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The Sofus study – parents' stress after an ultrasound examination
We aimed to describe the association between prenatal diagnosis of fetal anomaly and psychological stress in the parents after an ultrasound examination.
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Knowledge and Approaches to Teach Socio-Scientific Mis/Disinformation
The flood of socio-scientific information on issues like pandemics, climate change, and natural resource scarcity represents just three of the critical global challenges facing our world today.
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Contact SmartMet Lab
Get in touch with us to collaborate on smart monitoring and resilient infrastructure solutions.
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Voluntary membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK)
SPK is the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund and Norway’s main provider of public occupational pensions. As a general rule, Norwegian citizens who reside and work in Norway are members of the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme, and those employed by OsloMet are also members of the Government Pension Fund (SPK).
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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.
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Organising for Outcome - Links between service integration and transitions to employment for citizens with complex service needs
Will service integration improve labour market participation for citizens with multiple service needs?
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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.
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Information, Culture and Society
The group studies institutions of culture, information and media from a social scientific standpoint.
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Transnational Collaboration on Bullying, Migration and Integration at School Level (TRIBES)
The project aims at advancing collaboration between stakeholders to evolve and improve scientific measures and guides, building capacity across these challenged areas, working holistically towards ensuring integration.
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InDialog 5: The technological turn and public service translation and interpreting: challenges and opportunities
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Involving young people in research and development of services, with the school health service as an example (UngPuls)
UngPuls will test knowledge-based methods for youth participation in research and service design.
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(Re)habilitation – Individuals, Services and Society
The group conducts research in the fields of rehabilitation and children’s habilitation. The service users’ life situation, service delivery and cooperation between users and professionals.
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Child Welfare Services and their Work With Cases of Violence and Abuse
This project aims to fill the knowledge gap about how the child welfare service tackles violence and abuse cases.
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App-based follow-up post cardiac rehabilitation: an implementation project
The aim of this project is to prepare for the implementation of app-based follow-up after participation in cardiac rehabilitation.
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Applying Artificial Intelligence in Developing Personalized and Sustainable Healthcare for Spinal Disorders (AID-Spine, part I)
We use machine learning methods to develop and validate prediction models for health and welfare outcomes after treatment for spinal disorders.
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Research
Our research at TRACE builds on more than two decades of sustained investment in longitudinal data collection, methodological development and scientific collaboration.
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Including Children and Young People in the Voluntary Service
The purpose of this project is to look into how well different groups of young people are included in the volunteering, and what tools organisations and authorities use to include these young people.
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Aspiring geotechnical engineers with part-time jobs at the NGI Lab
Sajida Ali Rizai is pursuing a master's degree in geotechnics. Maryam Sadat is applying for the same specialisation after the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Civil Engineering.
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How students from a small Louisiana town experience Oslo
After two months in Oslo, three students from Louisiana Tech University share their experiences with studying, Norwegian culture, and life in a larger city.
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Guro Ødegård is the new director at NOVA
Guro Ødegård takes over as the new director at NOVA, OsloMet, after Iver B. Neumann. Ødegård will function in the position until the Board has named the new director in June 2020.
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Five ways you can stay connected to OsloMet
Start an alumni group, stay in touch with your professors, and perhaps even consider a PhD. Check out the different ways you can continue your OsloMet experience even after you've left Oslo.
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Scientific Award for Study on Cognitive Training via Smartphones for the Elderly
Thanks to the European Project Semester (EPS), Lara and her project group had the opportunity to have their paper featured at a scientific conference, gain valuable teamwork experience, and explore the beauty of Norway.
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Information, Discussion and Negotiation Meetings (IDF) at TKD
Employee participation is implemented through IDF at TKD.
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Caring for Children with Disabilities
The research project will investigate whether children with disabilities have their fundamental rights safeguarded in encounters with the health and care service.
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Space Syntax has Come of Age: A comprehensive review of literature from 1976 to 2023
The annual scientific output has grown, has spread to many countries, and contains progress in both theory and applications. The field has become important in urban planning and urban design.
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Design students aim to solve problems and improve people’s lives
Rob Starling chose OsloMet for his master’s degree in product design because he wanted to expand his digital toolkit and explore the department’s impressive workshop facilities. Now he has embarked on a whole new career within service design.
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Safety during ambulance transits – use of force and coercion in the ambulance service
We explore ambulance personnel's experiences with and understanding of what coercion is, how often, in what situations and in what forms coercion is used.
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In-service training to improve the preschool classroom environment for children with special needs
The limited amount of training provided to staff in preschools poses a challenge in implementing evidence-based practices.
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Decisions on contact between parents and children in child welfare care measures
The main purpose of this study is to develop knowledge on how child welfare employees and County Social Welfare Boards assess and justify the organization and extent of contact between children, siblings and parents after a care measure.
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Growing Up and Looking Forward (GULF) - Young people with bodily impairments in transitions
The purpose of this project is to obtain new knowledge about adequate ways of collaboration between youths, their parents, and service providers in health- and welfare services in transition to adult life.
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From Settlement to Adult Life. A Study of the Service Chain for Unaccompanied Minor Refugees
The research project will provide up-to-date knowledge about the services offered to young refugees who have come as unaccompanied minors and who have achieved residency in Norway.
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Digital follow-up of patients with type 1 diabetes in the specialist health service (DigiDiaS)
This project aims to increase knowledge about user-guided treatment and digital tools in the follow-up of patients with type 1 diabetes at an endocrinology outpatient clinic.
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The pharmacy as a health care service – best practice for "Over the counter (OTC) counselling"
To ensure correct use of medication, information and patient-centered communication in the use of over-the-counter drugs is essential.
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Child welfare in Norway: Service quality, welfare, and social inequality from a life-course perspective
The project will generate new knowledge about the child welfare population’s backgrounds, life outcomes, and living conditions in adulthood.
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Literacies for Health and Life Skills
The “Literacies for Health and Life Skills” (HLS) project aims to develop and implement a new didactic approach that will enable pre-service teachers to facilitate the development of young people´s health and life skills.
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Service organization and innovation in social work and child welfare
The academic unit researches and teaches on topics related to the structural conditions for professional practice, in social work and child welfare in particular and in interdisciplinary work across services, agencies and professions in general
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Young in Oslo 2023
Young in Oslo is the City of Oslo’s Ungdata survey – a unique study that has been conducted since the mid-1990s. The 2023 survey will provide answers to what it’s like for children and young people to grow up in Oslo – after living with a pandemic for almost two years.
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What is carbon storage?
"It makes sense to clean up after yourself," says Associate Professor Rebecca Allen in this episode.
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Living conditions, health, work and social inequality
This group teaches and researches areas related to the role of social policy, service organization and social work in shaping welfare, user trajectories and distribution of health, living conditions and labour market opportunities.
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From Primary Care to Specialised Clinic – Analysing The Health Service for Immigrants in Norway and the Dynamics of Professionalisation, 1975–1988
This doctoral project examines "The Health Services for Immigrants "(1975-1988) in Norway, focusing on how healthcare professionals developed the necessary competencies to treat this new patient group of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees from the global south.
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Acute/critically ill and injured
This research group focuses on facilitating and developing equal, safe and high-quality emergency health services.
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Low-income earners skip going to the dentist
The financial crisis in Europe has led to fewer people with low incomes going to the dentist. This is also the case in Norway.
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Complementary Pathways for Adult Refugees: The Role of VET, Skills and Qualifications
The aim of the project is to increase the evidence base which can support policy- and decision-making in EU MS in designing and implementing complementary pathway mechanisms for admission of adult refugees from a first host country to an EU country through use of VET, skills and qualifications.
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PhD Fellow in Smart Materials and Sensing Technologies for Adaptive Repair of Civil Infrastructure
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NorLife: Nordic Centre for Work–Family Research Across the Life Course
How do people of today combine work and family life throughout their lives?
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Cloud-based Services and Operations
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Climate change and ecosystems management in Malawi and Tanzania
A project to strengthen research capacity and capabilities in institutions in Malawi and Tanzania.
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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.
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Practice Oriented Systemic Design
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Student website
Are you a new student or continuing your studies at OsloMet? Our student website has all the information you need.
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Youth Participated in Research: "It Changed My Life"
What fosters social inclusion? Researchers involved youth across Europe in the research itself.
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Researchers have been following 40-somethings since their teens: Who gets left behind?
Researchers from Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) at OsloMet have been following the same people for more than 28 years. They now seek to investigate why some people have experienced marginalisation as adults.
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Design for Healthcare and Wellbeing
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The Network for Ageing Research at OsloMet
A Centre for Welfare and Labour Research initiative aimed at coordinating ageing research expertise at OsloMet.
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Starts up with European prestige funds
Andre Laestadius brought with him the coveted "ERC Starting Grant" for young researchers when he came to OsloMet in autumn 2022.
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Information for pupils participating in Young in Oslo 2023
You are invited to participate in a survey about what it's like to grow up in Oslo. The survey will provide important knowledge in a time of great change in society.
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Work inclusion in Norway: A scoping review
The aim of this project is to describe and map research regarding work inclusion in a Norwegian context.
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Network for Educational Research
This network is a platform for further developing educational research at the Faculty of Health Sciences, in collaboration with other stakeholders in education and healthcare.
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How to get more people to bicycle
In his new book, cycling researcher Daniel Piatkowski shows how we can get even more people out of cars and onto bikes.
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Help with IT, sound, image and film
AV Services produce films, audio, digital textbooks and images for teaching resources and larger events. Borrow AV equipment and get IT help in Library P48.
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Electronics and Biomedical Systems
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InfraGuard
The primary objective is to solidify the developed framework for response analysis of critical sea-crossing transport infrastructure and assessment of traffic/vehicle performance, elevate the technology readiness level (TRL), and pave the road toward commercialization.
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Researchers seek to better understand the lives of young people in Norway
Using a variety of methods, OsloMet researchers are gaining new insights into young people's opinions, struggles and aspirations.
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Research and development at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD) carries out R&D within technology, engineering, art and design.
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Strategic Action Plan for the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, 2025-2029
The Faculty of Technology, Art and Design’s (TKD) strategic action plan is based on OsloMet’s University Strategy and sub-strategies.
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Guide to the use of KODEM
This is a guide to how researchers can use existing data in KODEM, as well as buy or apply for a free space for collecting new data.
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Mathematical Modelling and Quantum Technologies
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Applied Artificial Intelligence
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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.
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Support Services and Their Work with Conflict, Control and Violence
This project led by NOVA investigates the Norwegian support services and how they handle conflict/violence in families.
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Centre for Youth and Life Course Research (TRACE)
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Interventions in Work and Everyday Life
This research group’s main focus is on the development and evaluation of complex interventions in work and everyday life.
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Virtual reality game helps train Parkinson's patients
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Sub-strategy for Research and Development
OsloMet shall conduct research of high-quality, develop knowledge to solve societal challenges, and carry out research that contributes to the university’s educational programmes.
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Partners-in-Care: Municipal Health Care Research and Innovation School
PhD candidates are welcome to apply for our research school.
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Supporting Content and Language Learning Across Diversity (SCALED)
The aim of the SCALED project is to develop a new online course: interactive and self-study mode that can be adapted to onsite use.
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UR-data
Enhancing networking activities in the smart and resilient urban and regional development using data analytics and optimization tools in a data-rich environment.
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Designing an intelligent gamified solution for treatment of scoliosis among children and adolescents
This PhD project focuses on understanding needs of youth with idiopathic scoliosis and to examine how the needs can be improved by using a digital solution – e.g. a smartphone application.
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Information technology at the top of publishing
The Department of Computer Science had the highest publication number of computer science departments at Norwegian universities in 2020.
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Strategic action plan: Centre for the study of professions 2025–2030
This action plan builds on OsloMet’s overarching strategy and is developed in line with the Centre for the Study of Professions’ academic profile and societal contribution.
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Ageing, health and welfare
The group’s research focus are on factors that can facilitate healthy aging. Our prioritized areas are health interventions that includes physical activity, nutrition and health technology.
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Forum for Research Ethics at OsloMet
An interdisciplinary forum for discussion and reflections on research ethics.
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Contact the faculty
This is how you can get in touch with Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD).
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About Intelligent Health
This initiative will contribute to develop knowledge and technological solutions that foster improved health and counteract diseases.
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NordSTAR and the AI Lab discuss how AI can contribute to journalism
On Friday, the 1st of April, we organised a panel at the SKUP 2022 conference together with the Department of Journalism and Media Studies.
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Why you should start drawing again
Most people stop drawing as children. Drawing has a number of benefits, however—even for adults.
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Information for parents/guardians about Young in Oslo 2023
Around 60,000 pupils from year five to the third year of upper secondary school from all Oslo districts are invited to participate in Young in Oslo 2023.
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PhD Courses at the Faculty of Education and International Studies (LUI)
Here you find an overview of all the PhD courses offered at the Faculty of Education and International Studies (LUI), as well as practical information for applicants and course attendants.
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Maryam helps a public transport company to get ahead of technological development
The public transport company Ruter likes to be at the forefront of technology development and hired OsloMet graduate Maryam to explore the possibilities of quantum technology.
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Coordinated Online Panels for Research on Democracy and Governance in Norway (KODEM)
KODEM allows researchers to ask questions to four societal groups relevant to research on democracy and governance in Norway.
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About the Centre
TRACE is based at NOVA – Norwegian Social Research at Oslo Metropolitan University, and operates as an open research community.
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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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Finally, a practical introductory book in quantum physics
Professor Sølve Selstø has written a practical textbook that provides an innovative approach to learning quantum physics, published by the prestigious Cambridge University Press.
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Moving to Norway
Are you thinking of moving to Norway to join OsloMet? We have one campus in the city centre of Oslo and one right outside of Oslo.
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Information for young people and guardians who participate in research about Flyt
Here you will find information about what it means to participate in the research project GameChanger.
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Scholars at Risk-program at Oslo Metropolitan University
Oslo Metropolitan University is a member of the international network Scholars at Risk (SAR) whose main goal is to protect threatened scholars and promote academic freedom.
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A Multidimensional Approach to Social Exclusion in Later Life – Health Consequences for Ageing Populations (AMASE)
The overall aim of the project is to enhance research-based knowledge on the multidimensional nature of old age social exclusion and its consequences for health and to identify conditions that minimize social exclusion of disadvantaged groups.
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Equipment and other services for the visually impaired
The library in P48 has a book and text scanner. The equipment is useful for visually impaired, dyslexic, and others with reading difficulties, or who wish to have text read aloud.
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NOVA's strategy 2023–2026
NOVA – Norwegian Social Research aims to be a leading research institute on the welfare state and people's living conditions and quality of life throughout the life cycle.
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Cristina Valenti: I chose research training because I was curious about what it's like to work in a research team
"My ambition is to immerse myself in research within eco-social welfare or projects that focus on society's sustainability," says master's student Cristina Valenti.
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Socioeconomic background of parents influences young people’s payment difficulties
The probability of young people ending up with debt problems is linked to their parents’ socioeconomic background.
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Working at OsloMet
The concept of work-life balance is firmly embedded in Norwegian society and working life. At OsloMet, we believe employees perform better if they are able to balance work, family and free time.
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Organization of the Welfare State
The research group will provide knowledge about the organization, implementation, and effects of public services.
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Organization of the Welfare State
The research group will provide knowledge about the organization, implementation, and effects of public services.
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Healthy Eating: Utopia or a Contemporary Must
The project explores the questions of healthy eating, obesity, and the influence of advertisements on consumption of food by adolescents and young people in Norway and the Czech Republic.
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NORDLOCH Oslo Conference 2026
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NORDLOCH Oslo Conference 2026
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New research sheds light on mortality rate disparities in Alaska during the 1918 flu pandemic
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.
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Strengthening teacher education in lesser taught languages (STELT)
The main aim of the project is to strengthen foreign language teacher education for French, German and Spanish in Norway.
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Typhoon Effects on Enterprises in the Philippines (TEMPEST)
This project aims to better understand the economic effects of typhoons.
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Mapping of substance abuse in the Department of children and families in the city of Oslo
The aim of the project is to contribute to developing knowledge about how child welfare institutions detect substance abuse at the earliest possible stage.
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Partner information
Nomination process for partner institutions.
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Centre for Research on Pandemics & Society (PANSOC)
An OsloMet Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) studying the societal aspects of pandemics.
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Europe move towards more restrictive, selective and temporary refugee policies
Over the past decade, European countries have grown more restrictive in whom they grant protection, and for how long that protection is granted.
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Department of ICT
The Department of ICT is responsible for stable and secure operations, management, user experience, and the development of digital services and systems at OsloMet.
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FeLT- Futures of Living Technologies
From a perspective of ecological crisis, FeLT engages in the relations and intersections that occur between human beings, living environments and machines.
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Contact the Quantum Hub
Contact information to those affiliated with the Quantum Hub.
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Young in Oslo 2026
Young in Oslo is a unique Ungdata-study that has been conducted since the mid-1990s. The survey provides important information about what it is like to grow up in Oslo, and how this has changed over time.
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Work, health and inclusion
What is the role of the workplace in the inclusion of vulnerable groups? What are the consequences of being available for work 24/7? These are some of the questions we are researching in this research group.
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A new artificial intelligence research centre
OsloMet has unveiled a new artificial intelligence research centre. The centre, it is hoped, will help strengthen Norway's position as a leading actor in the AI field.
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Impact Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Health Assessment
AFI has been commissioned by The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir) to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the initiative "Interdisciplinary Health Assessment (THK)."
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NOVA researcher appointed to the Intimate Partner Homicide Commission
Researcher and sociologist Anja Bredal has been appointed as a member of the State Commission for Intimate Partner Homicides.
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Charter and Code – The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R)
The Charter and Code are key elements in the EU’s policy to boost researchers’ careers.
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Palliative care for children and adolescents in Oslo Municipality, Søndre Nordstrand
The purpose of the project is to increase participation through strengthened and seamless services for children with life-threatening and/or life-limiting conditions and their families.
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Sustainable Materials, Design and Digital Innovation (ORI3010)
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Aesthetic Learning Processes in Science Education
PhD project examining the potential role of aesthetic learning processes in science education within the framework of education for sustainable development.
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Are measures designed to control the spread of Coronavirus working? And at what cost?
Svenn-Erik Mamelund is something of a rarity: a social scientist who specialises in pandemics. It is little wonder, then, that the OsloMet researcher is in high demand.
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They receive OsloMet's research prize: “We are proud to have built a community of dedicated researchers”
For eleven years, the researchers behind The Domestic Violence Research Programme have worked to strengthen knowledge about violence in close relationships. The goal is to make the world a little better.
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Flex-IT: A mixed-method study of cross-domain information technology use in everyday life
The emergence of new technology has increasingly blurred the boundaries between work and family domains, and the consequences for the health and productivity of the labor force remains unknown. These contradictory perspectives make it important to understand to what extent, when and for who cross-domain IT use is healthy and/or unhealthy.
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PhD courses in Health Sciences
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The IPIC Study
Effects of an interprofessional education programme on patient participation among older people in intermediate care services: A quasi experimental study.
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EndNote and Zotero
Reference management systems can help you cite correctly in your text.
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Interactions in Health and Technology (HETEK4000)
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The first students taking the Master's in Geotechnical Engineering at OsloMet
"I like to visit The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute. It gives us access to a state-of-the-art laboratory and opportunity to learn from the very best in the field," explains Jacob.
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Using alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) during police interviews
People with speech and language disorders face an increased risk of violence and sexual assault, but very often, they do not get the chance to tell their story to the police.
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StudData
StudData, Database for Studies of Recruitment and Qualification in the Professions, is one of the foundations for the research activities at the Centre for the Study of Professions (SPS).
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Is your kitchen clean enough?
Every year, 5,000 Europeans die from diseases contracted from food. Researchers visited people’s homes and discovered both good and bad kitchen habits in different European countries.
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Sustained employment of 'hard-to-place' citizens in small and medium sized enterprises: A mixed-method study in Norway and the Netherlands (ENGAGE)
We aim to develop new knowledge about how small and medium sized enterprises (SME) can contribute successfully to the sustained workplace inclusion of vulnerable ‘hard-to-place’ citizens, and can be supported effectively in doing so.
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Using the library
The library is open to everyone! Find information about the libraries, lending rules, overdue notice, curriculum, facilitation and compensation.
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Integrated Assessment of Climate Change in an Unequal World of Uncertain Economic Growth
A central policy question is to what extent climate change should be mitigated by abating green-house gas emissions? Conversely, how much damage from climatic change should be accepted? To guide this decision, economists use integrated assessment models of climate change.
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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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Innovation for Sustainability
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Visualizing Complexity (MAPD5210)
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Semester Programme in Nursing
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Safe and Simple Point of Contact with Relatives
Research and innovation project with loneliness-reducing technology in elderly care in Oslo, where Nursing Home agency, City of Oslo (SYE) and No Isolation will adapt the consumer technology KOMP for use in institutions.
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Public libraries for immigrants and refugees (PubLIB)
This project consists of an international research group dedicated to studying how public libraries address the needs of recently arrived refugees and immigrants.
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Single PhD courses in Behaviour Analysis
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OsloMet Action Plan – The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R)
OsloMet's HRS4R action plan for the period 2024-2027.
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Hospital at home for children
The overall aim of this study is to improve competence and collaboration skills among nurses in order to secure high quality health services when advanced hospital treatment is moved to the patient’s home.
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"We need to talk about how we assess teacher students"
We often discuss how assessment should take place. But do we consider the purpose of assessment? asks an OsloMet researcher.
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Children's Information Needs During the Settlement Phase (Infobarn)
The project will develop new and targeted information material for children in different phases of settlement, to ensure that they receive relevant and understandable information at the right time.
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Apply to a PhD program at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Read about the application process to the PhD programmes at the Faculty of Health Sciences.
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Labour, Democracy and Governance
We research the transformation of labour relations in an era defined by technological disruption and algorithmic governance, shifting geopolitical landscape and security realities, and evolving regulatory, governance and management paradigms.
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Virtual Immersion for Student Awareness of Climate Change
An international research project investigating how Virtual Reality (VR) can be used to raise student awareness of climate change, its consequences and possible responses.
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International COVID-19 Student Well-being study
With this study, we intend to investigate how changes due to the COVID-19 outbreak may have impacted your well-being and health.
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Measuring the Therapeutic Mechanisms and Effects of Art (BraArt)
The project investigates how art therapy modulates experimental pain using neural, physiological, and biological measures such as brain activity, stress hormones, and heart rate variability.
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Work Research Institute (AFI)
AFI is a social science institute performing multidisciplinary, action-oriented research.
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Solid program at The Nordic Quantum Life Science Round Table
The Nordic Quantum Life Science Round Table (NQLS) presents a varied and solid program for the invited participants.
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Life course, welfare, and health among vulnerable children and young people
This project explores the life circumstances of vulnerable children and young people.
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To touch and be touched: Communication and interaction in physiotherapy practice
Touch as a therapeutic tool is essential in physiotherapy practice and used for various therapeutic purposes.
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Flipped classroom in science education (FiNa)
Flipped classroom in science education (FiNa) aims at developing and investigating learning design based on digitally supported flipped classroom in order to facilitate student active learning.
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Physiotherapy for non-surgical spine patients
This PhD project investigates how patients with low back pain deemed unsuitable for surgery and their physiotherapists manage treatment and follow-up through evidence-based, biopsychosocial approaches.
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Young people may face particular challenges in the post-Corona labour market
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in both a global health crisis and a financial crisis on a scale never before seen in modern times. The labour market that emerges in the wake of the crisis may impact younger workers harder than others.
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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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Classroom Research (PHUV9370)
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Discourses and Power (PHUV9340)
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Educational Design Research Methods (PHUV9450)
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Teacher Research Literacy (TREL): Comparative Trajectories in the Nordic-Baltic Region
TREL aims to identify good practices in the Nordic-Baltic educational context.
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How to communicate effectively during a pandemic
There are some common mistakes the media and health authorities make when communicating a pandemic threat, according to Professor Harald Hornmoen.
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Artificial Intelligence Lab
OsloMet AI Lab administers research and student projects in artificial intelligence.
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Physiotherapy students contribute to the Homeless World Cup
As per tradition, physiotherapy students from OsloMet were on hand to contribute in the nineteenth Homeless World Cup.
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Task Design in Mathematics Education
We conduct research on the development of mathematical tasks and activities and how these can be used in teaching (task design).
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Cultural-Historical Activity Theory – CHAT (PHUV9350)
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We need to take better care of our personal data
Websites often make it difficult to understand what kind of personal data they are collecting from visitors. The rules governing data collection should be tightened, argues one OsloMet researcher.
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Solving future challenges with design
"Product design is exciting: You don’t have to stick with one thing, you work across disciplines and I think that’s the way everyone should work", says Nadiya.
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Expanding knowledge about Ukraine through research and academic collaboration
OsloMet is home to some of Norway's leading experts on Ukraine. With the country under full-scale attack from Russia, their research, knowledge of the region, and collaborations with other Ukraine scholars have never been so important.
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Motivation and Mastery. Evaluation of Flyt – A Life Skills Programme for Young People in Vulnerable Life situations
To what extent does the programme help to build up the students who participate and make them better equipped to complete and pass upper secondary school?
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International Connections and International Sign among Deaf People (INTS6000)
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Advanced Study Group on Quantum Openness
The Advanced Study Group aim to make a breakthrough in understanding complex quantum systems that are interacting with the world outside.
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Research-Based Teaching and Collaborative Learning in Physical Education (FUSK)
The project aims to bring pupils, teachers, student teachers, and teacher educators together in the joint development of physical education as a school subject.
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Can Motivational Interviewing facilitate return to work in sick-listed people with musculoskeletal disorders? (MI-NAV)
We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on return to work among sick-listed people due to musculoskeletal disorders.
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Impact of cancer chemotherapy treatment on hearing, smell and cognitive function (CanHear)
This PhD project investigates how two different types of chemotherapy may affect sensory functions such as smell and hearing, as well as cognition, in individuals undergoing cancer treatment.
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A PhD experience that opens up a world of possibilities
Mariya Khoronzhevych is working toward her doctorate in social work and social policy. Along the way, she has had rewarding off-campus experiences that offer a complement to her professional journey at OsloMet.
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Mental Health
Our research concerns social, psychological and biological factors that affect mental health.
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Philosophy of Science and Research Methods (MGVM4100)
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Arts-Based Research Processes – An Introduction (PHUV9380)
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Research at the Department of Life Sciences and Health
The research at the department covers a wide range of research fields within life sciences and advanced technology.
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What will the clouds above us be like in the future?
Artificial intelligence can now be trained to predict what the cloud cover will look like when the climate changes.
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Using botox to prevent migraine and treat pain
Millions of people experience chronic pain and migraine, but until recently there were very few treatments available. That’s changing now, thanks to professor Parisa Gazerani’s work.
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Employee website
OsloMet has a website for employees.
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Network for Health Literacy Research
This network is a collaborative platform at the Faculty of Health Sciences with the aim of strengthening and advancing research in health literacy at Oslo Metropolitan University.
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Ungdata plus. A longitudinal study of boys and girls in Vestfold and Telemark, Norway
Ungdata plus will collect data on what children and young people in Vestfold and Telemark (Norway) do in their leisure time and examine how this is related to their health and quality of life, and important life outcomes as adults – such as education, work and family life.
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Template for project outlines
For PhD application at Faculty of Social Sciences. What a project description should contain.
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You’ve probably heard of “one-night stands” – but have you heard of “one-night friendships”?
Researchers believe this might be a uniquely Norwegian phenomenon.
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Many children with ADHD do not thrive at school
A new study from OsloMet shows that only around half of children with ADHD thrive at school. Well-being is lowest among those who are taught outside of class for large parts of the day.
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A simple brain test can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s
A routine brain test already available in many hospitals, combined with artificial intelligence, can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease — without needles or expensive brain scans.
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Opening hours and contact
As a student or employee, you can use the libraries almost around the clock. Please use your card and code outside staffed opening hours.
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Behavior Analysis and Radical Behaviorism (MALK4000-403)
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Education as resistance in Gaza
During the brutal war in Gaza, young Palestinians risk their lives to go online and pursue an education. For many, war itself is a source of motivation.
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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.
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With car and glasses packed with sensors, Chaoru explores the urban environment
Chaoru Lu, Associate Professor at OsloMet, displays gadgets that are nothing short of exciting: mobile data collection platforms.
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Underwater robots can help detect pollution at sea
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“Exercising in your thirties is like saving for retirement”
“We know that it is beneficial to build physical spare capacity whilst young, but it needs to be maintained throughout life. Otherwise, the account balance will quickly dwindle,” researcher says.
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Strategy, Innovation and Marketing
The department of Strategy, Innovation, and Marketing (SIM) is responsible for teaching strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, marketing, intercultural communication and business English at Oslo Business School.
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How to improve your chances of landing a job in Norway
Learn Norwegian, do your research and don’t be afraid to network. Follow these four steps to help launch your career in Norway.
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Stands and posters
Here you will find information about how to apply for a stand permit, and rules regarding posters, flyers, and newspapers
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Bringing the classroom to life with VR
How can we make teaching about climate change more engaging? Deniz Atal Demirbacak is researching how virtual reality (VR) can be used to engage lower secondary pupils.
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DQUANT Dissipative Quantum Chaos Perspective on Near-Term Quantum Computing
DQUANT is a research project with the main goal of developing a theory describing present-day quantum computers. It was funded through QuantERA, a European cofund programme in Quantum Technologies.
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Robotics and control inspiration at Ocean Lab
The master`s programme Applied Computer and Information Technology (ACIT) with the specialisation Robotics and Control gathered bachelor students at OceanLab for inspiration and grilling in the sun.
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Adolescent Physical Violence. Understanding Societal Trends and Life Outcomes for Perpetrators
This project covers the use of violence among Norwegian adolescents and is financed through the Domestic Violence Research Program at NOVA.
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Applied Robotics and Embodied AI
The Applied Robotics and Embodied AI research group focuses on the development of heterogeneous robotic systems operating across underwater, surface, and aerial domains.
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Elderly with no partner or family contact face higher risk of early death
A large Norwegian study shows that social isolation and loneliness can significantly increase the risk of early death among older adults.
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How do Norway, Sweden and Denmark address urban segregation differently?
The Scandinavian countries have attracted migrants from around the world. While some of the measures they have adopted to combat segregation are similar, policy responses in the three countries also indicate significant divergences.
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One in four seniors feel digitally discriminated against
Many seniors feel pressured to participate digitally, but just as many celebrate the way the internet enables them to participate in society.
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The practice of interprofessional collaborations within primary health care for children with disabilities
Interprofessional collaboration is vital in providing well-functioning healthcare across services. Interprofessional collaboration is challenging.
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Family Care and Labour Market Participation in Senior Years (FamLab)
The main research question in this project is: What characterizes the interplay between labour market participation and engagement in family care for men and women with parents in need of care, and what are the conditions affecting adjustments within the two spheres?
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Causality, complexity and evidence in pharmacovigilance
Detecting unknown adverse reactions of marketed medicines is challenging and needs improved methods to assess causality, as well as improved quality of clinical observations.
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Semester Programme in Health Sciences
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Many young people have sex for the first time to “get it over with”
For many adolescents, having “had sex” equals having had penetrative intercourse. Several say they had sex the first time mainly to avoid being the one who “hasn’t done it” — not because it felt right in the moment.
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Beyond access: improving quality of early years reading instructions in Ethiopia
The objective of the project is to improve the quality of education for primary grades in Ethiopian schools.
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Sustainable Societies in the 21st Century: From Welfare States to Eco-social States (WEST)
The WEST project examines what we call the ecological dilemma of the Norwegian welfare state.
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Area Review of Housing Solutions and Health and Care Services for the Elderly
How can the state and municipality more effectively facilitate elderly people to age in place?
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Promising Practices: Holistic Work Inclusion of Young Adults
The project will map how young adults are followed up in NAV with the aim of developing the work inclusion practice of this group.
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Inclusive education in Nepal (NORHED II)
The project aims to build a strong teaching and research unit on inclusive education at Tribhuvan University in Nepal.
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Many young people have sex for the first time to “get it over with”
For many adolescents, having “had sex” equals having had penetrative intercourse. Several say they had sex the first time mainly to avoid being the one who “hasn’t done it” — not because it felt right in the moment.
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From PhD candidate to full-time faculty member
Marco Tagliabue arrived in Oslo from Italy in February of 2015 armed with just two suitcases and an ambition to pursue his doctoral studies. Then he never left.
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Finding full acceptance 7,000 kilometres from home
Master's student Austin Lavender discovered his love for Norwegian culture, language, and the northern climate while studying on exchange, so he decided to settle in for his graduate degree.
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Family Counselling: Equal Services for a Diverse Population?
The researchers investigate what it implies for the family services to provide equal services in different local contexts, and what kind of challenges the services experience when trying to provide equal services.
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The Anna Sethne Honorary Lecture
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Expanding collaboration with Singapore
OsloMet is expanding its collaboration with the National University of Singapore.
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CONTEXT – Creating Integrated Person-centred Care in Different Settings
This project addresses how settings and contexts which enhance people-centred care can be created.
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Old age and happiness: some common misconceptions
Are older people more likely to feel loneliness? Will having children make you happier when you get old? And are old men really as irritable as we think?
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Where students become entrepreneurs
Gründergarasjen at OsloMet provides a unique environment where engineering and computer science students can transform their ideas into real start-ups.
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About NOVA
NOVA is one of the largest social science research institutes in Norway. The institute conducts research on different aspects of society and the welfare state. We focus on the entire life cycle, from cradle to grave.
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Precision Teaching with Peer Tutoring in Mainstream Schools
A PhD project about Precision Teaching with Peer Tutoring in the Norwegian school system.
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Launches International Alliance for Zero Emissions from the Built Environment
OsloMet will lead international research and education that can contribute to reducing the climate footprint from buildings and the built environment.
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Transport, Infrastructure, and Urban development (TransFrUrban)
The field of the research group is smart mobility, smart infrastructure, and urban planning.
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What the Industrial Revolution can teach us about today’s technological revolution
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.
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About the Work Research Institute (AFI)
AFI is a social science institute performing multidisciplinary, action-oriented research.
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Single PhD courses in Engineering Science
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Doing laundry during the Coronavirus outbreak
Most of us are concerned with practising good hygiene and keeping the places we live and spend time clean. But does our vigilance extend to what we wear? Here are some things you can do to avoid spreading the virus through your clothes.
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“Be Careful”: Norwegian journalists’ guiding principle
The Norwegian press’ code of journalistic ethics has guided them through #MeToo, the deluge of fake news, and many other upheavals.
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New hope for treating phantom pain
Many people with amputated arms and legs struggle with phantom pain. At OsloMet, a new treatment is being studied, in which Pål Røhnebæk and other patients practice moving their amputated legs.
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Applying for a job at OsloMet
Are you looking for an international career?
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Norway leading in digitalization, but not everyone is benefitting
Digitizing government welfare services is supposed to help make services more accessible to everyone. Are they unintentionally leaving people behind?
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Application process for individual PhD courses at the Faculty of Health Sciences
If you are admitted to a PhD programme at another institution or have completed your master's degree, you can apply to take individual PhD courses with us.
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Empowering youth and co-creating social innovations and policymaking through youth-focused citizen social science (YouCount)
YouCount will, through co-creative youth citizen social science (Y-CSS), with youth aged 15 to 29 years as citizen scientists, produce new knowledge of positive drivers for social inclusion of youth at risk of exclusion, as well as create innovation and new policies.
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Child Protection and Pluralism
The aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of a communication campaign about Norwegian child protection services.
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The Potential of ‘GameChange’: Supplementary Educational Measures to Facilitate Secondary Education Completion Among At-Risk Youth (GameChanger)
What can be done to enable more students to complete secondary school? The project GameChanger focuses on the impact that initiatives outside of school can have on students when they are in school.
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Norway leading in digitalization, but not everyone is benefitting
Digitizing government welfare services is supposed to help make services more accessible to everyone. Are they unintentionally leaving people behind?
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NordSTAR
NordSTAR is a Centre of Research Excellence in modern AI that aims to establish a new paradigm in AI basic research.
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Evaluation and Assessment (EnA)
This research group focuses on themes related to evaluating subject didactics, teacher education, teaching methods and learning materials.
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Developing tools for safer bridges and tunnels
The Research Council of Norway has allocated NOK 500,000 to the research project "InfraGuard", which aims to explore new technology for safer transport infrastructure, with a particular focus on bridges and tunnels.
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Midwifery Research and Education Development (MIDRED)
Our main objective is to strengthen the quality and relevance of local midwifery research and education in Ghana and Palestine.
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To end a pandemic, consider socioeconomics
Norway is starting its vaccination programme and people facing high medical risk are first in line. But medical conditions aren’t the only factors to consider when protecting people from a deadly virus.
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Advancing musical traditions through technology
What started as a digital aid for kindergarten teachers quickly evolved into an ambitious project to renew and preserve the Norwegian song repertoire, for children and adults alike.
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Strengthens research network between Norway and Ukraine
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) at OsloMet has received financial support from the Research Council of Norway to strengthen research collaboration between Norway and Ukraine.
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New book on local and sustainable clothes
Explores the importance of local practices in achieving global sustainability.
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HIRE? A Mixed-method Examination of Disability and Employers Inclusive Working Life Practices
Employers' understandings of disability as well as their broader knowledge and skills are likely to influence their risk assessments and hiring practices. HIRE? aims to fill this knowledge gap.
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Evaluation of Ritual Circumcision of Boys (RITOM)
This evaluation shall produce research-based knowledge on whether the Norwegian law on ritual circumcision of boys functions according to its purpose.
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Possible consequences of moving patterns for people who have been granted a start-up loan in Oslo municipality
The project examines who the initial loan recipients were and are in Oslo, and what the consequences of selective relocation are for districts and sub-districts in Oslo.
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Design for Health
The focus of the research group is to contribute with knowledge and bring health research evidence into co-design for the concrete innovative personalized healthcare services and assistive technologies.
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English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
EAP offers courses, workshops, and other instructional events and materials designed to improve the use of English in academic discipline-specific writing and speaking.
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Special Education and Inclusive Practices (SpecInc)
This research group focuses on children, young learners’ and adolescents’ participation, fellowship, development and learning from kindergarten throughout primary and secondary education.
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Reinventing Mainstream Classrooms (RE.MA.C.)
The project brings together native language students, migrant students and mainstream (language) teachers.
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Exhibition Arena OsloMet
We work with the dissemination, communication, and promotion of OsloMet’s academic activities at Campus Pilestredet and Campus Kjeller, including exhibitions, performances, book launches, and research dissemination projects.
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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.
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Ten ways to survive the Norwegian winter
We won’t even try to deny it—winters here are definitely on the long side. Fortunately, there are plenty of things you can do to not only survive winter in Oslo, but embrace it.
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Experience downtown Oslo like a local
Join OsloMet student Olaug for a tour of her favourite places to eat, swim, shop and hang out—just a few minutes from campus.
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Eight ways to experience Norwegian culture in Oslo
Embrace the great outdoors, sample the local cuisine, and hang out with friends at a safe distance. Here are some ways to spend your free time like the locals do.
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YouHope: Practicing hope
In YouHope we will challenge myths and stereotypes of integration issues concerning youth citizens in super-diverse urban communities.
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Practical information about travel and accommodation
This information applies to members of the assessment committee.
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Practical placement in the Global South
The purpose of the project is to enhance practical placement in the Global South to achieve a more stable and permanently increased number of students, based on a more quality-assured collaboration with the Global South.
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Single courses - Master’s Programme in Civil Engineering (MABY): Geotechnical Engineering
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International employees reflect on the university's response to COVID-19
Several international staff members discuss their experiences adapting to working remotely following the initial outbreak of COVID-19 and the support they got from the university during this challenging time.
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The Pilot Project (Los-prosjektet) – an evaluation of state subsidies to municipalities targeting young people at risk of dropping out of school.
This evaluation will investigate how municipalities who have been granted subsidies to establish the Pilot Project in their community have organized the project.
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Exit and effective reintegration of violent extremist in Scandinavia
The project develops new knowledge and generates research competence to promote exit processes from violent extremism and reintegration into the society.
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Sub-strategy for Societal Improvement
OsloMet shall have a strong national and international profile characterised by our knowledge and ability to listen, communicate and collaborate.
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Single courses - Master’s Programme in Applied Computer and Information Technology (ACIT)
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Mathematics, Science and Computational Thinking (MASCOT)
MASCOT is an interdisciplinary, collaborative and innovative research collaboration that aims to develop knowledge about teaching, learning and assessment processes of computational thinking in teacher education and school.
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The Barnahus Model: Developmental Trends and Institutional Tensions
Based on the Norwegian and international barnahus models, this project will explore how the barnahus model has developed and changed over time, as well as the institutional tensions that permeats the barnahus operation.
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Negotiating Artistry and Agency in AI music
A study on musicians’ interaction with computer-generated and automated music systems
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KunstForsk – Arts-based- and artistic research
The purpose of the research group KunstForsk – Arts-based and artistic research is to establish a research community interested in the arts' distinctive research processes, to facilitate arts-based research and artistic research.
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Exploring the built environment microbiomes of Norwegian nursery schools and nursing homes
We spend much of our lives indoors where we interact with building microbiomes. We have developed methodologies to identify the microbes to which target groups are routinely exposed.
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NordSTAR paper in ICES
A student project from Evolutionary AI and Robotics is set to be presented and published as a conference paper
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Help accessing e-resources
Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) about access to electronic resources such as articles, e-books, curriculum and databases.
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Patient specific functional scale to measure rehabilitation goals for patients with acquired brain injury
This project will investigate the Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) as a measure to document and monitor patient-identified rehabilitation goals for patients with acquired brain injury (ABI).
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Traditional Craftsmanship for a Sustainable Future
The project aims to strengthen the competency of the vocational teachers in traditional crafts by providing courses by craftsmen throughout the education.
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Autonomous Systems and Networks (ASN)
This research group's work primarily involves autonomous system and networks, as well as parallel processing.
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Teachers’ Research Literacy for Science teaching (TRELIS)
Project TRELIS aims to prepare research literate science teachers who are able to integrate research-based knowledge with classroom experience to develop rich science learning opportunities for pupils.
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Knowledge for Practice – the Knowledge Foundation for Social Work and Child Welfare
The research group conducts research directed towards development of knowledge and professional qualification in social work and social pedagogy.
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Applying for admission to single PhD courses at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
If you are admitted to a PhD programme at another institution, you may apply to take standalone PhD courses.
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Memberships and affiliations
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Publications
A selection of the different publications from the Artificial Intelligence Lab.
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Living in Oslo means a high quality of life
The verdict from international academics at OsloMet is crystal clear: The workplace is great, the city is cosy, and the scenery is awesome. And Norwegians? Read on to find out.
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DRUGTREND: Youth cultures and emerging patterns of drug use in a digital age
The main objective of DRUGTREND is to enhance understanding of the cultural and social factors driving changes in youth drug use patterns, with a specific focus on the role of social media platforms.
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Center for Urban Equality Research, Oslo (CURE Oslo)
CURE Oslo is a research initiative at OsloMet aimed at enhancing the production and dissemination of research on social inequality in Oslo.
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Research and development at the Faculty of Education and International Studies
Research, development and innovation activities at the faculty are focused on contributing to society, to our target groups, and to our region. We contribute with relevant knowledge of high quality.
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Why is it so challenging to distribute COVID-19 information to the elderly in Norway?
People consume information in different ways. Catering to the needs and habits of the majority when conveying information can amount to discrimination against other groups—including the elderly.
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Aphasia makes online searching hard – A democratic problem
When language fails, using search engines to find information becomes almost impossible.
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Public defence: Cristina Paupini
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Gender equality, Diversity and Societal Security
This project empirically and theoretically explores how increasing levels of diversity in the personnel of Nordic security forces (military, police and security organizations) relate to changing perceptions of trust and security, both within these organizations and in their broader interactions with society.
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Sino-Norway Welfare Policy Dialogue (SINOPO)
The aim of SINOPO is to help solve the problem of poverty among persons with disabilities in China. The project focuses on labour market inclusion, accessibility and the development and provision of assistive devices.
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Improving personalized treatment in health care for lower spine disorders
The aim of the study is to deepen the understanding of how patients with lower spine disorders, general practitioners (GPs), physiotherapists and hospital doctors make decisions about treatment.
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FALLPREVENT: Implementation of evidence-based, fall-prevention programmes in the health care services: Quality, competency and effectiveness
In this project we aim to develop and test an innovative user-based programme for the implementation of falls-prevention programmes in Norway.
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Descendants of Immigrants and the Concerned Welfare State
This project examines the ongoing, relational negotiations between the welfare state and the public's understanding of problems, on the one hand, and processes of change in the minority population, on the other.
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Søndre media
This project will empower youths to stay engaged in public expression and participation.
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Competency at Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) offices
The purpose of the project is to investigate how competence is developed at local NAV offices.