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Pilestredet Campus
Faculty of Education and International Studies / Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education / Centre for the Study of Professions
Guest lectures

Cyclists on electric bikes on a sunny summer day

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.

Quality in study programmes

On this page you will find information about how OsloMet work with educational quality in study programmes.

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.

CEDIC Talks

A seminar series on the social consequences of digitalization.

Health in young adults (HEYoung)

The overall objective of this PhD project was to identify risk factors, risk profiles, and risk trajectories for mental and musculoskeletal disorders in young adults.

The cost of Norway’s housing

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

Student drawing with pencil on a pencil portrait of a woman.

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.

Multilingual Beliefs and Pedagogies of English Language School Teachers in Norway

PhD project exploring how to foster multilingual pedagogies in English language teaching in schools in Norway through researching the multilingual beliefs and pedagogies of English teachers in linguistically rich and diverse school contexts.

Certification of diplomas

If you need a certification of whether a diploma or transcript of records issued by OsloMet is genuine, you may ask for an assessment of the document. We can also confirm completed degrees.

Department of Education

The Department of Education is primarily responsible for admissions, examinations, internationalization of the programs, educational quality, student systems, digital learning resources, student support services, and student administration.

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.

Department of Finance

The Department of Finance is primarily responsible for payroll, procurement, accounting, financial management, and business management.

24 April

Public defence: Magnhild Vikan

Kjeller Campus
Faculty of Health Sciences / Department of Nursing and Health Promotion
PhD defences

Get to know OsloMet

Through the students we educate and the knowledge we produce, Norway's most urban university helps drive the welfare state forward.

How to use Oria

In the search engine Oria you will find printed and electronic resources available at OsloMet and other Norwegian universities and colleges.

Detail of a laptop with letters on a keyboard lit up by blue and red light from the screen.

Making universal design a reality

When we design technology to be usable for everyone, we enable them to participate in society, regardless of disability or impairment. The United Nations refers to this as universal design.

Social technologies and social relationships – the moral implications of using technology to stay connected

A pressing issue in contemporary technology ethics is what happens to our social relationships when they intersect with social technologies.

Darkness on the horizon? Exploring the response to contestation of trade policy in Europe

Free trade is under pressure. Fear of job losses and growing inequality has given rise to calls for protectionism and economic nationalism.

Gustavo Mello, leader of the AI Lab, during the retreat in 2021.

Innovation Award to Gustavo Mello

AI Lab leader Gustavo Mello was awarded the Innovation Award for his many efforts to create and strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations between the AI Lab and other research groups at OsloMet.

Quality of Life

We conduct research on health-promoting, preventive, and therapeutic interventions with improved quality of life as the overarching goal.

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in a life-course perspective (AIS-Life)

The PhD project investigates health and welfare trajectories of individuals with idiopathic scoliosis across the life course and identifies factors influencing long-term health and welfare outcomes.

14 April

Public defence: Rune Solli

Pilestredet Campus
Faculty of Health Sciences / Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology
PhD defences

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 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.

The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences (SAM) is the faculty’s supreme body and reports to the Rector via the Dean.

The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences

The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences (HV) is the faculty’s supreme body and reports to the Rector via the Dean.

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.

13 April

Public defence: Anne Helene Mortensen

Pilestredet Campus
Faculty of Health Sciences / Department of Nursing and Health Promotion
PhD defences

Collaboration

OsloMet is a university that is easy to reach out to and cooperate with. We are committed to contribute with critical input and analysis, working closely with the society.

Smiling children playing on a carousel in front of shelled houses.

Revolutionizing child interviews: How AI technology could enhance legal protection in Ukraine

Software developed at OsloMet could help improve the precision of child interviews in Ukraine, ensuring that stories of abuse are brought to light.

Older woman drinking from a champagne glass.

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.

A smiling Andrew Edson on a small bridge in the park at St. Hanshaugen.

The light in the North is really beautiful

What's the best way to spend a summer evening in Oslo? Andrew from Spain shares some of his favourite things to do outdoors during the months when it never really gets dark.

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.

PhD Fellow in Neuromorphic Integrated Circuits (IC)

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellow in assistive technology and social innovation for older adults

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellow in Experimental Modeling of Human Error in Wind Turbine Maintenance

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellow in storytelling for a grounded green transition

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellow in Deep learning models for designing solid-state electrolytes

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellow in Evidence-Based Bridge Assessment and Maintenance Prioritization

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellow in mathematical modelling

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellow in Data Analytics and Optimization for Routing and Control of Wind-Assisted Ships

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellow in Application of Generative AI for sustainable innovation and imaginaries in organizations

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellowships in Embodied Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Robotic Systems

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

PhD Fellow in Trustworthy Generative AI with Knowledge Verification

Oslo
4 May 2026
Full time

Picture of the two scientific assistants from Germany, Stefan Leiprecht on the left, and Fabian Behrens on the right, photographed in Pilestredet 52 in Oslo.

Erasmus+ gave a lot extra

The two research assistants from Germany knew a lot about predicting electricity prices, which OsloMet benefits from.

The Doctoral Degree Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences

The committee provides advisory support to the leadership of the Faculty of Health Sciences and has been delegated decision-making authority in individual cases.

Seaside in the centre of Oslo, a small leisure boat on the fjord and people soaking in the sun on land.

Where to live in Oslo: your guide to the best student housing

As an international student, one of the most important decisions you make before coming to Norway is where to live—a choice that will have a significant impact on your experience in Oslo.

Department of Facilities Management

The Department is responsible for land use planning, property management and development, access to buildings, physical security, auditorium assistance, events and provide frontline services.

Department of Human Resources

The HR department is responsible for the university's recruitment and personnel management and actively works to promote equality and diversity within its organisation.

«Socially excluded» Youth in Disadvantaged Areas?

This PhD project examines how young people experience and negotiate identity and belonging in their everyday lives, in the face of stigma and societal perceptions.

Developing sufficient language and professional competence among adult immigrants in health work education

PhD project exploring how upper secondary vocational schools can facilitate the development of sufficient language and professional competence among adult immigrants in health work education.

A man entering a Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) office

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.

Two children and their parents are relaxing in bed, and the kids are looking at a laptop computer.

Having children does not automatically result in a happier life

According to a study from OsloMet, having children does not increase quality of life, even in old age.

Quality assurance of education

The quality system is OsloMet's tool for systematic quality assurance and development of its study programmes.

Adulthood healthcare use for co-occurring pain and mental distress – the roles of early life adversity and buffers (PAINMENT)

The PhD project examines how early life adversity, resilience, and social capital influence healthcare use for musculoskeletal pain and mental distress from adolescence to adulthood.

Illustration of a bridge over the Bjørnafjord. The bridge floats on the sea.

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.

Blue background and white line-drawing of persons.

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.

En eldre mann sitter ved et spisebord og ser inn i en dataskjerm.

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.

portrait of Jørn Holm-Hansen, looking into the camera and smiling

What motivates Ukrainian refugees to return?

Researchers from NIBR will in a new project examine what might motivate Ukrainian refugees to return.

Admission to international master's degree programmes

How to apply for international master's degree programmes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NordSTAR

NordSTAR is a Centre of Research Excellence in modern AI that aims to establish a new paradigm in AI basic research.

Portrait of Jianhua Zhang and Guiseppe La Spina

Multinational volcano research: Avoiding the loss of people and properties

"We could have mitigated events that might otherwise have had catastrophic consequences for Catania, the city I live in," says visiting researcher Giuseppe La Spina.

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.

What motivates Ukrainian refugees to return?

Researchers from NIBR will in a new project examine what might motivate Ukrainian refugees to return.

Admission to international master's degree programmes

How to apply for international master's degree programmes.

The Research and Development Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences

The committee provides advisory support to the leadership of the Faculty of Health Sciences and has been delegated decision-making authority in specific matters.

Behavioural principles – from animal models to human cultures

The research group consists of two laboratories: the experimental analysis of behaviour lab and the cultural selection and behavioural economics lab.

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.

Assistive technology

Assistive technology, or in the Nordic context often called welfare technology, refers to tools and services that aim to improve quality of life and wellbeing.

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.

Olaug Marie Baade Aamlid and her friend eating street food at SALT. Photo: Benjamin A. Ward.

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.

Nature as your classroom

As an exchange student at the Department of Early Childhood Education, you will experience first-hand what makes the Norwegian approach to kindergarten unique.

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SVA Centres of Research Excellence

SVA hosts three smaller centres devoted to specific topics: The Housing Lab, Centre for Research on Pandemics & Society (PANSOC), and Centre for Housing and Welfare Research (HOUSINGWEL).

The students sit and stand around on the grass, out in the yard of the farm. We are seeing tools and machines. In the background we see a storehouse and a barn..

An experience of a lifetime!

The international product design students at OsloMet got off to a flying start with a three day excursion in August.

Nordic Center for Research on Work and Family Life through the Life Course – NorLife

How do people of today combine work and family life throughout their lives?

En eldre mann smiler til en yngre person, de er i et verksted.

Conditions for including vulnerable individuals in our labor market are not good

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

Unit for Innovation and Competence Development (EIK)

The Unit for Innovation and Competence Development (EIK) works to promote lifelong learning and dissemination of knowledge in aesthetic subjects.

Local Working Environment Committee at TKD

The Local Working Environment Committee at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD) is a joint committee that works to ensure compliance with the working environment legislation and to ensure that risk assessments and surveys of the working environment at the faculty are carried out.

The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Education and International Studies

The Faculty Board is the faculty’s supreme body and reports to the Rector via the Dean.

The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design

The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD) is the faculty’s supreme body.

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.

26 May

Authoritarianism and culture conference – Historical perspectives on culture wars, literature, and the vulnerability and resilience of democratic institutions

Pilestredet Campus
Faculty of Social Sciences / Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science / External partner
Conferences and seminars

What about trustworthiness and sustainability in AI?

On the 3rd of June, NordSTAR invited experts from different fields, with different perspectives of AI, to discuss trustworthiness and sustainability in AI.

Events

Our center frequently hosts a variety of engaging academic events that are open to everyone.

A petri dish with bacteriae is held by a hand.

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.

Computer screen seen through the glasses of a man looking at the screen. Most of it is out of focus except the small part seen through the glasses.

Lack of knowledge affects people with visual impairments

"Employers do not know enough about visual impairment and therefore choose not to hire applicants," says research fellow Gagan Chhabra 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.

Evaluation of the The Grant Scheme for Humanitarian Measures to Arriving EEA Citizens who Subsist as Beggars

NOVA was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security to evaluate activities and measures for arriving EEA citizens who subsist as beggars.

How do Norwegian Festivals Contribute to Artistic Development, Social Communities and New Forms of Political Participation? (FESTIPOL)

The overall aim is to investigate how support from the Arts Council Norway help Norwegian festivals to reach broader political aims related to artistic development, political participation and social community formation in practice?

Young and active – meaningful physical activity to improve physical fitness and enhance health-related quality of life

Can web-based activity and exercise registration and counselling increase the activity level and enhance the health of overweight and obese adolescents?

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.

Designing an intelligent personalized vest for scoliosis brace to improve treatment and monitoring of scoliosis in adolescents

The project will design an intelligent personalized vest for scoliosis brace with wearable sensors.

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.

Lack of knowledge affects people with visual impairments

"Employers do not know enough about visual impairment and therefore choose not to hire applicants," says research fellow Gagan Chhabra at OsloMet.

OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Fellow - call for applications

We announce a call for applications to become an OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Fellow.

Bringing Home Languages to Light: Perspectives from Polish Families and Professionals in Norwegian ECECs

PhD project exploring how home languages are supported and implemented in Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC), as viewed from the perspectives of minority parents and pedagogical leaders.

Life Mastery as an Educational Phenomenon in Curricula

PhD project examining how "life mastery", "life capability", "well-being" or "life skills", as a historical educational-philosophical phenomenon, appears in Norwegian curricula in the period of 1939-2020.

Teachers knowledge work in local development work

“Free to play – pay to win”: Understanding young people’s social inclusion through their consumer behavior in gaming

PhD project about social inclusion and exclusion though gaming.

It takes courage to create

Resistance and obstacles are needed to unlock creativity, according to Arild Berg, artist and professor at OsloMet.

Child hiding face. Sitting in sofa with woman.

A holistic approach to supporting victimized children

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.

Jurgen De Wispelaere talking in UBI conference

Researching the health effects of basic income in Norway

World-leading researchers on basic income gathered in Oslo in September for a two-day conference.

People standing in the ruins of several buildings in Gaza.

New EU project will strengthen education and resilience in Palestine and Ukraine

FORWARD will give students in Palestine and Ukraine tools to help their communities become more resilient in the face of war.

Sustainability in research

Here you can find an overview of new and relevant research from OsloMet, that supports the global sustainability goals.

A group photo of the people in NordSTAR involved in Quantum computing activities. Back row from left: Professor Pedro Lind, Professor Sergiy Denysov, Chief Research Scientist Ahmed Elmokashfi and Professor Stefano Nichele. Front row from left: Shailendra Bhandri, Sebastian Overskott, Heine Aabø, Kristian Wold and Parissa Amin.

Young researchers are joining quantum activities

NordSTAR has a series of research activities in the context of Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

LUILOK 2.0 – localisation of the Faculty of Education and International Studies’ activities

Localisation of the Faculty of Education and International Studies’ activities.

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.

Portrait of Tone Liodden, looking into the camera and smiling.

Emigration among descendants of immigrants

What motivates young adults with immigrant backgrounds to leave Norway? A new research project at NIBR aims to find out.

Network for Primary Care Research

This network serves as a platform for researchers from various disciplines at the Faculty of Health Sciences who aim to contribute to strengthening the knowledge base for primary health care services.

A picture of a map of Eastern Europe focusing on Ukraine.

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.

Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science

The department offers study programmes on bachelor's, master's and PhD degree level.

Centre for the Study of Professions

We conduct research on professions and professional practice, as well as the politics and ethics related to various professions.

Required documents for master's degrees

You have to submit all the required documents with your online application.

Providing for the future: to use or not to use Norway’s oil and gas

How did a desire to preserve oil and gas for future generations and protect the environment turn into the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world and the foundation of the Norwegian welfare state?

Youth giving a presentation in a classroom

Young people are often more politically engaged than they think

Pupils can become aware of their own civic identity when we discuss issues they are concerned about in the classroom, according to a researcher.

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.

Silhouettes of a line of different people bearing different sized bags and apparently leaving home for good

New ambitious comparative research project on refugees in Europe launched

Migration researchers from across Europe will compare and analyze European authorities' responses to the high influx of refugees.

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