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Nordic Social Policy and Global Sustainable Development
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Value-creating marketing (ØAADM4600)
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Visualizing Complexity (MAPD5210)
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Philosophy of Science and Design Research (MAPD4000)
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European consumers motivated to support locally-produced food
How sustainable is local food trade in Norway and other parts of Europe, including buying directly from the producer? As it turns out, sustainability is present in slightly unexpected ways.
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Student financial support and working alongside studies
The purpose of this doctoral project is to gain greater knowledge about working alongside studies.
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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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Support services for employees and PhD candidates
The University Library offers a range of services to support researchers, lecturers and PhD candidates.
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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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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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Literature search services for students
The University Library supports you with different types of literature searches.
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Courses and workshops
The University Library offers courses and workshops especially developed for researchers and PhD candidates.
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Ukrainian refugees who stayed with private hosts integrated faster into Norwegian society
A new OsloMet report shows that Ukrainian refugees who stayed with private hosts integrated faster, allowing municipalities to support more people.
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Organisation of the University Library
The University Library services support academic research, promote information literacy and foster a collaborative environment for learning and innovation.
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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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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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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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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.
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IPS in the Nordic Region
The project aims to map the status, organization, and experiences with Individual Placement and Support (IPS) across the Nordic countries.
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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.
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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.
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Shared Administrative Services
Shared Administrative Services is responsible for providing common support that enables various departments and faculties to collaborate and share administrative resources and services across the university.
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Doing Co-operation. A Co-study with Landsforeningen for barnevernsbarn and Sarpsborg Municipality to Enhance Support for Vulnerable Children and Youth (CoChildren)
How can child welfare services and other support services collaborate more effectively to assist children and young people in vulnerable life situations?
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The technology and knowledge transfer based on Norway-Czech cooperation
The project focuses on the transfer of technology, intellectual property protection and support of spin-off companies.
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Working together to enhance student active and integrated learning in physiotherapy education (We-SAIL)
This project extends I SAIL through a Nordic collaboration that co creates, pilots, and shares student active, integrated learning approaches to support students’ transition into physiotherapy studies.
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Learning Across Boundaries in Elderly Care (LABCare)
LABCare will investigate how municipalities and educational institutions can create learning conditions that strengthen the role of healthcare assistants and support a sustainable workforce.
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Creating a multilingual environment in kindergarten
Kindergartens shall support children's language development in all their languages and create a multilingual environment. Learn more about how to work on a multilingual environment in the kindergarten.
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Fashion.Textiles.Design: products and practices
Research within the interconnected fields of fashion, textiles and design that integrates sustainable practices with forward-thinking approaches, to support environmental and societal well-being now and into the future.
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Picture-based app for symptom monitoring in hospitalized children
In this PhD project, we will adapt, test, and prepare PicPecc app for use in Norwegian healthcare to support systematic symptom monitoring in children.
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– We need to imagine a more sustainable future for Norway’s welfare state
If Norway wants its welfare state to support future generations, and today’s population, research says it will need to imagine its place in a more sustainable global system.
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Methodological un-twinings with kindergarten-and research studies
The research group interest is concerned with how methodologies settle and expand possibilities of experimentation.
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Health technology in homebased palliative care for children (CHIP homeTec)
We will conduct an investigation of aspects relevant for the design of digital solutions to support communication for children, families and healthcare personnel in homebased palliative care for children.
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Supporting caregivers in children’s palliative care through digital access to responsive and equitable services (CHIP DARE)
This PhD project develops and tests a digital solution to support parents in children’s palliative care, enabling more systematic, responsive and equitable response to caregiver needs.
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Ung Arena: A sustainable municipal service to reduce mental and social problems among young people?
This study will evaluate Ung Arena, a free, low-threshold service where young people can receive help and support in addressing various mental health and social challenges.
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Research as Soft Diplomacy: OsloMet boosting smart, resilient urban development in Serbia
The Horizon Europe project UR-Data has been highlighted by Norway’s ambassador to Serbia, H.E. Kristin Melsom, as a strong example of how Norwegian Serbian research can support Serbia’s green transition and strengthen innovation.
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Telehealth instruction and supervision to support caregiver administered functional analysis and behavioral interventions to reduce problematic behavior and enhance behavior repertoire in individuals with rare genetic syndromes
This PhD project aims to explore the utility of telehealth technologies to provide caregiver administered procedures of assessment and interventions to individuals with rare genetic syndrom.
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Renewed perspectives on research use in education (REPOSE)
This project aims to provide new analytical and methodological perspectives that will support researchers and practitioners in meeting the challenge of making productive use of research in education.
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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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A healthy back throughout life – a digital information bank (The BACK Bank)
The aim with this used-initiated project is to establish a digital information bank to enhance confidence, support informed health decisions, and reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization among people with back pain.
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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?
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Urban resilience through open science, education, and community engagement in war regions (FORWARD)
Supporting the resilience of communities in war affected regions in Palestine and Ukraine.
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Sustainability
One of the goals at OsloMet is that our research and education shall contribute to sustainable development.
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What determines whether older parents receive help from their adult children?
Attitudes alone do not determine who will provide help when the need arises.
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FIT4FOOD2030
To support the European Commission in the development and implementation of the FOOD 2030 policy framework and its action plan, FIT4FOOD2030 aims to establish a sustainable multi-stakeholder, multi-level platform, mobilizing a wide variety of stakeholders at the level of cities, regions, countries, and Europe.
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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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AI-Mind
The goal of the research is to reduce the burden of dementia by developing novel, AI-based tools.
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Teachers knowledge work in local development work
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The AI Journalism Resource Center
The AIJRC is a resource center for AI and Data Science in investigative journalism. It is a collaboration between the AI Lab and the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at OsloMet.
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Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) – Practice
The RRI-Practice project brings together a unique group of international experts in RRI to understand the barriers and drivers to the successful implementation of RRI both in European and global contexts.
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University Library
We are here to spread knowledge, contribute to research and students' learning.
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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.
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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 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.
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Norway has a high sickness absence rate – yet has some of the lowest unemployment in Europe
Contrary to worries, Norway’s supportive sick leave policy keeps people healthy and financially secure while supporting a robust workforce.
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The Faculty Administration
Faculty Administration of Faculty of Technology, Art and Design has Faculty Director, four sections and staff.
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The AI Lab is working with Faktisk.no
Gustavo Mello, leader of the AI Lab, was recently interviewed by kode24 on the new collaborative project: Faktisk Innsikt.
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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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OsloMet stands in solidarity with victims of war
OsloMet condemns the horrifying acts of war inflicted upon the civilian population in Palestine.
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Effective pandemic planning must take social inequalities seriously
Researchers at PANSOC have been studying pandemic planning for decades. COVID-19 has thrust their work into the spotlight.
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Sustainable Materials, Design and Digital Innovation (ORI3010)
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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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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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Mothers of disabled children work less, take more sick leave, and often leave the workforce entirely
“There are schemes designed to alleviate the burden on mothers, but evidence suggests they are not effective,” says NOVA researcher Kaja Larsen Østerud.
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Section for Collections and Systems
We assist you with access to reading lists and library resources.
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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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Are we ready to care for our elderly family members?
Norway is pushing to shift the responsibility for elderly care away from the state and onto family and communities. This may relieve straining municipal budgets, but will people step up?
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Mental Health of Migrants and Minorities (MAPSY4400)
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Employee website
OsloMet has a website for employees.
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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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Sustainability in education
One of OsloMet’s most important contributions to sustainable development are our students and PhD candidates.
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Our work on sustainability
The world faces large and complex challenges that we need to solve through collaboration and partnerships. At OsloMet we are committed to do our share.
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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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UKRAINETT+ Conference “State and Society Under Pressure: Internal and External Dynamics”
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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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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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She thought they were going on holiday – then her husband confiscated her and the children’s passports
Violence in close relationships does not stop at national borders. Perpetrators may exploit the family’s ties to another country to threaten and pressure family members.
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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.
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Follow the Money: Journalism, data and accountability (JB3370)
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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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Transport Infrastructure Engineering
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The cost of Norway’s housing
Norway’s social housing system is too small and complicated to care for the country’s most vulnerable.
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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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Slipping through the safety net
Norway and many other European countries have robust social safety nets. Yet they continue to fail their poorest citizens.
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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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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.
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Investigative Journalism and Cross Border Cooperation (MJ5100)
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New project will take a look at Norwegian health cooperation with Russia
Since the mid-1990s, Norway and Russia have collaborated on challenges in the health and social care sector. Researchers at OsloMet have now been commissioned to evaluate a grant scheme for this health collaboration.
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Artificial intelligence in healthcare
At OsloMet we work on developing algorithms and models using machine learning tailored towards applications in medical research that will help to solve the challenges in the healthcare sector.
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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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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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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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Three new Ukraine projects for NIBR
Work life, municipal cooperation and researcher networks will be strengthened through three new major research projects.
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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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Investigative journalism with AI
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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.
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Innovation Award Winner: “My first thought was: Have they made a mistake?”
It all began with a single bachelor’s course for five engineering and computer science students. Now there are nine courses and around 100 students each year. But Tulpesh Patel never expected to receive an innovation award.
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Research and development
Department of Built Environment participate in research groups in priority areas.
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NIBR project receives research funding to strengthen the inclusion of young refugees
A new research initiative aims to develop innovative solutions to improve the integration of young refugees in Norway, placing youth themselves at the center as co-creators in the process.
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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.
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AI-driven exploration in interdisciplinary projects with Religious Education (KIDU)
PhD project exploring how artificial intelligence can be used in schools in ways that encourage active exploration and dialogue, rather than passive use in Religious Education (RE).
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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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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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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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EPS projects spring 2026
Overview - EPS projects spring 2026.
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The Network for Family Research
A research network at Norwegian Social Research (NOVA).
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Adult children increasingly help their elderly parents navigate the online world
New research from OsloMet reveals that adult children in Norway are more likely to help their elderly parents use the internet and their smart phone than with any other kind of task.
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Norwegians among the least lonely in Europe
The Nordic countries stand out with a low prevalence of loneliness. The welfare state, health and culture explain a lot. This is revealed in a new book about loneliness in Europe.
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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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What characterizes Norwegian entrepreneurs? And why are there so few of them?
How do financial shocks affect who dares to take the leap and what we can do to strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation?
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Play, Movement, Nature and Outdoor Education – Nordic Childhoods (BLH3340)
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Kindergarten collaboration with multilingual families
Kindergartens need knowledge about children's language environment at home and in their free time. Download tools to assess children's language environment.
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Holistic follow‑up of low‑income families (the HOLF project)
The project will evaluate the effects of a new model developed by Nav to improve follow‑up services for low‑income families
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Podcast on entrepreneurship at OsloMet
In this podcast, we have invited two of OsloMets experts on innovation, Ranveig Strøm and George Anthony Giannoumis.
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About SmartMet Lab
SmartMet Lab is a strategic initiative hosted at the Department of Built Environment (BE) at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD).
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Evaluation of the Children's and Family Agency's arena flexible team for child welfare
The project will generate knowledge that can shed light on whether the Children and Family Agency's arena-flexible team is functioning as intended and whether there is a need for changes in the measures.
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Department of Research and Development (R&D)
The department is responsible for developing and supporting OsloMet as a research and innovation institution. This work is carried out in collaboration with the leadership and all research environments at the university.
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SOCRATES
Seeking radical breakthroughs toward efficient and powerful data analysis available everywhere.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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Application of rules in social work studies – how to strengthen students’ legal competence through the use of practical assignments?
The project explores how varied, asynchronous learning resources can strengthen students’ legal competence in social work education.
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Circles of care – Family caregivers’ experiences with recurrent nursing home admissions for relatives living with dementia
The project explores family caregivers’ experiences with repeated transitions between home and nursing homes for people with dementia, and how these affect caregiver burden, relationships, and care quality.
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Norwegian study looks at how the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting people’s health and careers
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the majority of employed adults in Norway, but in different ways.
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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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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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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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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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Memberships and affiliations
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Humanitarian Report 2019: Between the Welfare State and Voluntary Work
This project aims to give a comprehensive picture of what services are available for certain vulnerable groups in Norway.
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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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From Conversation to Text: AI-Supported Prewriting in Lower Secondary School
PhD project examining how students develop ideas and experience authorship when, during prewriting, they use a chatbot that only asks questions and does not generate text.
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Work in Progress
Work in Progress aims to promote successful social and professional trajectories among youngsters leaving institutional care.
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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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Bachelor’s Semester Programme in Mechanical Engineering, spring
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Alumni
The alumni network enables graduates and former exchange students to stay connected to the university and each other. Members receive invitations to international alumni events as well as occasional updates from OsloMet.
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Claudia van der Laag appointed expert reviewer for the European Commission
Professor Claudia van der Laag has been appointed to the prestigious role of Independent Expert Reviewer for the European Commission.
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HOUSYOUNG
How can we create sustainable and effective collaborative models for increased inclusion of youth with complex needs through measures including “own home” in the local community.
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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 NIBR
We are a social science research institute at OsloMet. Our key qualifications consist of place and governance studies, nationally and internationally, in selected policy areas.
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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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Housing as a Welfare Good for Young NEETs
This project explores how housing conditions affect young people who are neither in education, employment, nor training (NEETs) in Oslo.
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Delayed language development
Some children struggle with language. Learn more about delayed language development and download assessment tools for children's language skills.