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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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Experimental kitchen studies from all over Europe
How do European consumers perceive the quality of the food they eat? Join us in exploring the thoughts and practices of 40 households from seven European countries.
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Master's Trick: “It was important to set everything else aside”
Anders Blomberg found a clever way to put his phone away. The result was the award for the best master’s thesis at OsloMet.
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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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International inclusion from day one
Through a comprehensive onboarding programme and departmental social activities, new international employees at OsloMet are made to feel welcome the moment they set foot on campus.
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Digital & Sustainable Construction (DiSCo)
This research group will create and advance knowledge to meet challenges of digitalization and sustainability.
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Oslo in the summertime
The sun doesn't set until close to midnight, and even then it never really gets dark. You can spend the evening watching the light change at an outdoor café with friends, or go for a relaxing swim in the fjord alone. Oslo in the summer is a pretty magical place.
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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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SafeConsume
The objective of SafeConsume is to reduce health burden from foodborne illnesses.
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The rise of digital housekeeping: the hidden work of smart technology
Researchers have studied a somewhat overlooked aspect of our household chores: digital housekeeping.
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Photojournalism and News – Theory and Methods (FOTO1200)
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How do we imagine a sustainable future?
How will people live their lives in 30 years? Now you can share your thoughts about the future with researchers.
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Reference Budget for Consumer Expenditures
The Reference Budget estimates ordinary consumer expenditures for different types of households.
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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.
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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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Understanding citizens' street-level encounters with the welfare state (SN4200)
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Learning Model for Self-Determination - II
People with intellectual disability have lower levels of self-determination than others. In this project, we conduct a community-based intervention aimed at enhancing self-determination skills, such as setting goals and making decisions.
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Investigative journalists may rely more on artificial intelligence in the future
During the Panama Papers leak, journalists made use of machine learning to organise data. A new research project will explore how such methods can be employed in investigative journalism.
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Semester programme in Teacher Education in Design, Arts and Crafts for Years 1- 13 (30 ECTS)
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CEOs Personal Risk Attitudes and Corporate Financing and Investment
This project studies to what extent firm policies are affected by managers’ personal assets allocation, asset allocation, and founders' opportunity cost.
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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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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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MaxBiogas project
OsloMet and Veas collaborate to develop digital technologies that can make biogas production more energy-efficient and minimize environmental impact, and increase digital competence in the water industry.
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Critical Engagements: Social Sciences in a Changing Society
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Buying popularity: how children are influenced by in-game spending
Kids risk being bullied or isolated if they don’t spend money on skins or equipment. Researchers have mapped how young people get manipulated into spending money while gaming.
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Experimental Studies of Complex Human Behavior
Stimulus equivalence is a behavioral analytic approach where one studies what is characterized as cognitive skills.
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The tiny secret to healthier fish
OsloMet professor believes that the key to developing healthy and sustainable salmon aquaculture is in understanding their micro-RNA.
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Imagining tomorrow: How fiction shapes our vision of a sustainable future
Technology in one form or another is part of all our ideas about the future. However, there are also alternative ways to envision life in 30 years.
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OsloMet Holmlia
OsloMet is located in the Søndre Nordstrand district and features an interdisciplinary, project-based campus.
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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.
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Student-friendly ways to enjoy autumn in Oslo
Whether you’re a returning student or are brand new to Oslo, autumn is a great time to explore the city.
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Discrimination of Muslims in the Labour Market
The topic of this project is the discrimination of Muslims in the labour market.
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Department of Finance
The Department of Finance is primarily responsible for payroll, procurement, accounting, financial management, and business management.
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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.
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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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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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How to prevent people from becoming radicalised
If we are serious about keeping people from radicalising and committing acts of terrorism, the work begins long before they become active on extremist websites.
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Creative practice – (trans)forming space, place and the environment
This is an interdisciplinary research group which explores and promotes creative and artistic engagements with space, place and the environment.
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Professional Careers and Labour Markets
A research group dedicated to studying the trajectories of professions in education and labour, and their degree of public trust.
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Make new friends and avoid feeling isolated using a tangible cup
Researchers at OsloMet have created a coffee cup that can make information technology more accessible to the elderly. The cup facilitates social contact and finding new online friends.
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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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How artificial intelligence can help the visually impaired
Traditional navigation tools for the visually impaired are often impractical and require extensive training. Yet rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and the increasing computational capabilities of smartphones are opening new doors to enhance navigation assistance.
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Relinking the weak link. Building resilient digital households through interdisciplinary and multilevel exploration and intervention
What roles do socio-technical practices and infrastructures play in shaping security risks in technologies of the home and what tools and interventions can be developed to enable digitally resilient households?
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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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Measuring blood sugar without pricking your finger
Diabetic patients should be able to monitor blood sugar levels without pricking fingers. The students are trying to find a solution.
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How does welfare conditionality affect political participation?
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CIRCULAR: Collaborative innovation of circular economy
Transforming the economic system from a linear to a circular economy is critical for realising a sustainable society. Circular-project asks: What are the main governance factors driving the co-creation of an innovative circular economy for reduced consumption?
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Key Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Wind Farms
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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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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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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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Innovating together: Win-win partnerships between startups and corporates
Researchers have followed startups as they meet large companies and found two main paths to success and three common pathbreakers.
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Young people use cannabis in different ways – one group raises concern
Researchers categorize young cannabis users into four groups. For most, it's about curiosity, belonging, or exploring new youth identities. But for a few, usage is linked to loneliness and mental health challenges.
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Quality in study programmes
On this page you will find information about how OsloMet work with educational quality in study programmes.
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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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PATGOV: The governance of the European patent system
PATGOV is a research project funded by the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) program.
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Social Impact Measurement for Civil Society Organizations (SIM4CSOs)
SIM4CSOs is an Erasmus + project that intends to empower the operation of non-profits within Civil Society by enhancing their effectiveness, transparency and governance through the application of social impact measurement methods.
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Søndre media
This project will empower youths to stay engaged in public expression and participation.
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Predrag wanted to study something useful and relevant
Driven by a need to study something both relevant to current issues and beneficial to society, he chose the Master's Degree in International Development, Education and Sustainabilities at OsloMet.
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Problems with EndNote – tips and solutions
Is EndNote not working quite as it should? Here are some suggestions on how you can solve common errors and problems in EndNote.
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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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No pedagogical reasons to continue offering hybrid teaching
Combining remote and in-person teaching demands more preparation from both teachers and students. It also results in poorer learning outcomes.
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WellDebt: Debt problems, illhealth and labour market marginalisation
The project aims to fill knowledge gaps on the interrelationships between debt problems, poor health and labour market marginalisation.
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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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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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The welfare state has strong support among young people
Are young adults entitled individuals who won’t contribute to society? Not quite. According to new research, Generation Z are happy to pay their taxes.
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Only 1 in 10 Ukrainians want to return
Very few Ukrainian refugees say they want to return to Ukraine when the war ends. Half of them wish to stay in Norway permanently.
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Sustainable European Welfare Societies: Assessing Linkages between Social and Environmental Policy
How can researchers and policymakers approach issues of welfare state and environmental sustainability in mutually supportive ways across policy fields?
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Nutrition
Our research encompasses a multidisciplinary approach, ranging from molecular biology and gut microbiota to the societal and cultural dimensions of food, nutrition, and health.
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Media Narration Group (MNG)
This research group examines how the media present and reflect different perspectives on reality through various forms of production and expression.
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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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They receive the Society Improvement Award 2025: "A shift is happening now, where we better understand nature’s importance for us"
Researchers Marte Indset and Gro Sandkjær Hansen receive the award for their work on sustainable land use management. "We have conducted research together with the field practitioners, not on them," they explain.
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How do political parties stop hate speech on Facebook?
A study shows that political parties tend to hide hate speech on Facebook rather than deleting it. This is unfortunate, according to journalism professor Karoline Andrea Ihlbæk.
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Wealthy cities' role in reducing textile waste
Promoting slower consumption and more local reuse are among the suggestions for what wealthy cities can do to reduce textile exports to poor countries.
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EPS projects fall 2024
Overview - EPS projects fall 2024.
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Quality areas
On this page you will find information about OsloMets quality areas
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New language courses for refugees
“Academic dugnad” for refugees at OsloMet has started up with new language courses in Norwegian and English for refugees.
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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?
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Screen quality matters more than screen time
How much time children and teenagers spend looking at screens is on many parents’ minds. Yet researchers insist it is the quality of that time that should concern us most.
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Norway invests billions to promote gender equality in Africa – but much of the work goes unseen
Norwegian state funds are meant to advance gender equality in some of the world's toughest markets. A new study shows much is being done – but often behind the scenes.
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Do you have an assignment you’d like master's students to tackle?
Intelligent Health facilitates private and public master's thesis collaboration on topics within health and technology.
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Five things internationals working in Norway think you should know before moving here
Are you considering applying for a PhD or academic position at a Norwegian university? We asked the experts—our own international employees—for their advice on how to navigate the transition to working in Norway.
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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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Information Systems based on Metadata (METAINFO)
The METAINFO research group investigates how to improve people’s access to digital information.
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Green shifting the news cycle
By covering the "green shift", journalists can drive the news cycle.
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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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Predicting extreme weather using artificial intelligence
Extreme weather events are hard to predict. New AI tools might just have the solution.
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How Machine Learning Uncovers Hidden Trends in Online Hate
A long term study of posts on Facebook and X in Norway shows that hate speech is growing, but much of the toxicity comes from a small group of users.
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Faculty board, councils and committees at TKD
The Faculty of Technology, Art and Design has a board, councils and committees with various functions.
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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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How Tawfique aims to enhance the production of biogas
Master's student Tawfique is interested in how control engineering can be utilised within renewable energy., and explores this in Norway's largest wastewater treatment plant.
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EPS projects spring 2026
Overview - EPS projects spring 2026.
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Norway’s Child Welfare Services under scrutiny
The Child Welfare Services has faced intense criticism over the past decade. While the agency has made mistakes, it continues to improve in its mission to protect children and support parents.
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Have you noticed the mural behind the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo City Hall?
Researchers have been granted access to private letters, photographs and sketches that reveal the dramatic story of the artist and the Occupation Frieze in Oslo City Hall.
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Few have seen how turbulence unfolds. Now you can see it through smoke, light and dance.
A dance performance that makes turbulence visible can show us that it is present in all aspects of life – and is useful, open to influence and something we can live with.
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Key Inclusive Development Strategies for Life-Long Learning (KIDS4ALLL)
KIDS4ALLL aims to pilot an innovative action that will experiment a learning method and learning environment in formal, non-formal and informal educational contexts to address the integration challenges of migrant children.
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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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What motivates Ukrainian refugees to return?
Researchers from NIBR will in a new project examine what might motivate Ukrainian refugees to return.
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‘Universal design will be important in the future; all the big tech companies are focusing on it.’
‘People are trying to find practical digital solutions to complex problems. This is a good reason to study Universal Design of ICT,’ says Faisal.
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Launched major quantum technology initiative at OsloMet
The Norwegian government was well represented when they visited OsloMet to present an annual investment of NOK 70 million for research into quantum technology.
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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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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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It takes courage to create
Resistance and obstacles are needed to unlock creativity, according to Arild Berg, artist and professor at OsloMet.
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Local government was key to managing the pandemic
A major Nordic study shows that local authorities played a crucial role in handling COVID-19 –
and why trust and flexibility are key to surviving future crises.
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Associate Professor in Historically Oriented Research on Professions, Knowledge and Expertise
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The Doctoral Committee at TKD
The Doctoral Committee at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD) is tasked with developing the faculty’s researcher education.
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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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Template for project outlines
For PhD application at Faculty of Social Sciences. What a project description should contain.
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Young researchers are joining quantum activities
NordSTAR has a series of research activities in the context of Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence.
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The oil fund will not be there for our grandchildren
A close look at the principles governing the management of Norway’s oil fund shows that it may run out in two generations or less.
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Nordic conference on cultural policy research CoLIS11: Keynotes
An introduction to the keynote speakers.
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Socio-spatial Inequality among Families with Children with Disabilities who are Entitled to Cash Benefits and Welfare Services (UPTAKE)
The research project will provide insight into the uptake and delivery of benefits and services among parents of children with disabilities.
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The ocular microbiota and its role in health and dry eye disease
Our aim is to identify microbial risk profiles for disease development and severity by in-depth characterizations of the ocular microbiota of dry eye disease sufferers.
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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.
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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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Skiing in the city
What defines quality of life in a city? Is it the availability of good restaurants, bars and entertainment options? Or is it easy access to unspoilt nature? In Oslo, you don’t have to choose between the two—we have plenty of both.
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EPS project: Focus on the process, rather than the end result
This European Project Semester (EPS) group will teach students fluid dynamics with a user-friendly wind tunnel.
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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.