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Web Publishing and Information Architecture (MOKV2400)
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PREMIUM EU
Policy REcommendations to Maximise the beneficial Impact of Unexplored Mobilities in and beyond the European Union
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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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English proficiency requirements for international exchange students
You have to document your English proficiency in order to qualify for exchange at OsloMet.
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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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A Study of Cases in the County Board Concerning Care Orders
The project deals with the Child Welfare Service’s and the County Social Welfare Boards’ handling of compulsory care order cases in ethnic minority families.
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Flipped classroom in science education (FiNa)
Flipped classroom in science education (FiNa) aims at developing and investigating learning design based on digitally supported flipped classroom in order to facilitate student active learning.
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The Labour Progression Study (LAPS)
Our main aim was to investigate clinical consequences when using two different guidelines for assessing labour progression in order to reduce the caesarean section rate without jeopardizing the mother's or child's health.
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Hospital at home for children
The overall aim of this study is to improve competence and collaboration skills among nurses in order to secure high quality health services when advanced hospital treatment is moved to the patient’s home.
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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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Teacher Qualification for the 21st century - teachers professional competence (TEQ21)
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European Labour Market Under Pressure – New Knowledge on Pathways to Include Persons in Vulnerable Situations (Paths2Include)
PATHS2INCLUDE will expand our understanding of the multidimensional aspects of labour market discrimination, the impact of different policy frameworks, and the gaps and possible need for change on various levels in order to detect mechanisms and processes that shape barriers or facilitate inclusive labour markets in Europe.
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Applying Artificial Intelligence in Developing Personalized and Sustainable Healthcare for Spinal Disorders (AID-Spine, part I)
We use machine learning methods to develop and validate prediction models for health and welfare outcomes after treatment for spinal disorders.
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Hand hygiene, infections prevention, and antibiotic use in nursing homes
The purpose of this study is to increasing adherence with hand hygiene, contributing to the reduction of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and reducing the use of antibiotics in nursing homes.
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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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Photojournalism and News – Theory and Methods (FOTO1200)
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Stroke: Digital tools can provide equally effective rehabilitation at home
This paves the way for a more flexible future for patients.
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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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SafeConsume
The objective of SafeConsume is to reduce health burden from foodborne illnesses.
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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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Exhibition Arena OsloMet
We work with the dissemination, communication, and promotion of OsloMet’s academic activities at Campus Pilestredet and Campus Kjeller, including exhibitions, performances, book launches, and research dissemination projects.
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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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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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Critical Engagements: Social Sciences in a Changing Society
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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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Reference Budget for Consumer Expenditures
The Reference Budget estimates ordinary consumer expenditures for different types of households.
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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 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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Using the library
The library is open to everyone! Find information about the libraries, lending rules, overdue notice, curriculum, facilitation and compensation.
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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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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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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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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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Applying for a job at OsloMet
Are you looking for an international career?
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Understanding citizens' street-level encounters with the welfare state (SN4200)
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Working at OsloMet
The concept of work-life balance is firmly embedded in Norwegian society and working life. At OsloMet, we believe employees perform better if they are able to balance work, family and free time.
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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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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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An out-of-control race: why we fear artificial intelligence
The majority of people view AI as an existential threat and have little confidence in the authorities’ ability to regulate it. A researcher says there are some steps that should be taken.
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Centre for Research on Pandemics & Society (PANSOC)
An OsloMet Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) studying the societal aspects of pandemics.
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– Fast and fair transformations to low-carbon societies are difficult without critical climate education
Professor Hanne Svarstad argues that rapid and just climate action requires that people are offered education to understand the most important consequences of the various climate mitigation alternatives.
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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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Semester programme in Teacher Education in Design, Arts and Crafts for Years 1- 13 (30 ECTS)
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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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Care orders from a parental perspective
The main purpose of this study is to develop knowledge about child welfare care orders.
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The Norwegian graduation celebration that bonds and divides students
To mark the end of 13 years of education, Norway’s high school graduates participate in a celebration characterized by unique outfits, and bedazzled buses.
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Help with IT, sound, image and film
AV Services produce films, audio, digital textbooks and images for teaching resources and larger events. Borrow AV equipment and get IT help in Library P48.
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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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Income inequality in professional and vocational occupations
This project will contribute more knowledge on the consequences of occupational regulation for income inequality within and between occupations.
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Information for pupils participating in Young in Oslo 2023
You are invited to participate in a survey about what it's like to grow up in Oslo. The survey will provide important knowledge in a time of great change in society.
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Application process for PhD programme and PhD courses in Social Sciences
Application process for the PhD programme in Social Sciences at SAM.
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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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Socioeconomic background of parents influences young people’s payment difficulties
The probability of young people ending up with debt problems is linked to their parents’ socioeconomic background.
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Smart Development of nano-antibiotics
The project seeks to develop drug formulations of novel antimicrobials, so-called bacteriocins, by applying nanotechnology and artificial intelligence.
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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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Nordic conference on cultural policy research CoLIS11: Keynotes
An introduction to the keynote speakers.
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How do Norway, Sweden and Denmark address urban segregation differently?
The Scandinavian countries have attracted migrants from around the world. While some of the measures they have adopted to combat segregation are similar, policy responses in the three countries also indicate significant divergences.
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A whole new way of organising social services
As a master's student at OsloMet, Ley Muller learned to analyse and engage with alternatives to the American approach.
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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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EPS projects spring 2024
Overview - EPS projects spring 2024.
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Visualizing Complexity (MAPD5210)
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Five measures that can prevent violence against children
Less severe violence against children and young people is declining, whereas severe forms of violence remain stable. According to OsloMet researchers, there are five measures that can reduce severe violence.
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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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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.
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A Fair Chance? How Geography Shapes Life Opportunities (FAIR)
The project addresses how the spatial context in which people live during different stages of their lives shape their life prospects and socioeconomic outcomes.
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Perspectives on Crisis, Change and Reform in the Public Sector (OASV4700)
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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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Universal basic income trials in modern welfare states: A knowledge review
Producing a state-of-the-art review of research on universal basic income experiments in modern welfare states.
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New research sheds light on mortality rate disparities in Alaska during the 1918 flu pandemic
Exposure to earlier illness likely holds the key to understanding why some groups in Alaska suffered disproportionately high death rates in the 1918 influenza pandemic, OsloMet researchers have found.
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Single courses - Master’s Programme in Applied Computer and Information Technology (ACIT)
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Associate Professor in Historically Oriented Research on Professions, Knowledge and Expertise
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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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The Network for Migration and Transnationality
A research network at Centre for Welfare and Labour Research.
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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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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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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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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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A mathematical "quiz" solved for data science
An article deriving an approximate solution of an old equation in statistical physics.
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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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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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Welfare Access Through Technology (WATT)
This research group is a forum where researchers, users and producers of technology together will develop knowledge on welfare technology targeted to socially isolated members of society.
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Nudging and informed consent
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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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Conversation analysis and the «failure» of patient-centred care
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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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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 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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Presenting Arts-Based Research (PHUV9430)
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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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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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Apply to a PhD program at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Read about the application process to the PhD programmes at the Faculty of Health Sciences.
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A close look at professionals’ daily work to promote inclusion and quality of life among children and young people
The project will lay the groundwork for research and development efforts across services that work with children and young people.
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Religious diversity in public spaces (PHUV9420)
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Making Transparency Possible
This project seeks to contribute to improving the quality of cross border journalism on global financial markets related to illicit financial flows and tax havens.
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Department of Computer Science
The department offers higher education in computer science and information technology, and has extensive research and development activity.
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Safety during ambulance transits – use of force and coercion in the ambulance service
We explore ambulance personnel's experiences with and understanding of what coercion is, how often, in what situations and in what forms coercion is used.
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Sustainable Future for Education – Inclusive Vocational Practices
This is a Blended Intensive Program (BIP) with a focus on internationalisation in vocational teacher education.
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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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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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OsloMet to launch master’s degree programme in Art Therapy
From autumn 2024, OsloMet will offer a master’s degree programme in art therapy.
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Information, Communication and Social Media (MOK2300)
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Assessment and learning (PHUV9440)
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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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Norwegian Language for Foreign Students – Beginner Level A1, (NOBE6000)
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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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Better adherence of antibiotics through academic detailing of community pharmacists
The purpose of this PhD project is to assess whether Academic Detailing is suitable as an intervention method for pharmacy pharmacists in the subject of antibiotic treatment and resistance.
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Organizational Psychology (ORGPSYCH)
The Organizational Psychology Research Group (OrgPsych) is a research team dedicated to research including relational leadership, human resource management, work motivation, occupational health and well-being, virtual teams and processes, work climates and performance.
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Inclusion and Diversity (PHUV9470)
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Fundamental Concepts and Discourses in Business Administration, Innovation and Governance, PS9100
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Media Development and Media Production, PS9200
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Safety of journalists, PS9500
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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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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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The Anna Sethne Honorary Lecture
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Regulating migration and membership through monetary requirements (REMIMO)
In this research project, the researchers will take a closer look at how time and money affect immigration and integration in Norway in different ways.
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Key Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Wind Farms
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Political Ecology of Education (PHUV9490)
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Making battery replacement easier for drones
Giorgio Salvemini wants to enhance the efficiency of drones by enabling them to automatically switch to fully charged batteries.
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Welfare State Life Courses: Social Inequalities in the Co-evolution of Employment, Health and Critical Life Events (WELLIFE).
This project is a multidisciplinary Nordic collaboration researching inequalities in health and opportunities in the Nordic welfare states, and how they unfold over individuals life courses.
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Integrated Assessment of Climate Change in an Unequal World of Uncertain Economic Growth
A central policy question is to what extent climate change should be mitigated by abating green-house gas emissions? Conversely, how much damage from climatic change should be accepted? To guide this decision, economists use integrated assessment models of climate change.
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Strengthening solidarity for democratic unity across border (SOLIDEM)
The SOLIDEM project focuses on the weakening of trust and solidarity in European welfare states, including Norway.
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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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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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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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Partner information
Nomination process for partner institutions.
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International Connections and International Sign among Deaf People (INTS6000)
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Norwegian Language for Foreign Students – Intermediate Level A2, (NOIN6000)
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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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Gender Equality Plan for OsloMet 2025–2028
The Gender Equality Plan is in line with the requirements of the EU and the Research Council of Norway (RCN).
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How to make digitalisation work for all citizens
We can access bank accounts, healthcare, and social benefits through the internet using our phones and computers, yet not everyone is able to take advantage of these technologies.
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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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How children use clothes to fit in
A new study shows how children in Oslo explore social norms and community through their wardrobes and why being like everyone else is more important than standing out.
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Social inequality, health and work inclusion: theory, research approaches and empirical findings (SP9300)
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Academic Career Structure Reform: Negotiating Institutional Maintenance and Disruption
This dissertation investigates early academic career structure reform that aims to make academic careers more secure, and in particular, why many academic career structures remain relatively stable despite the implementation of these reform policies.
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Poverty and Violence: Children’s Exposure to Violence in Light of the Family’s Economic Situation
The project examines what existing research tells us about connections between family economic conditions and children’s and young people’s exposure to violence in the family.
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Søndre media
This project will empower youths to stay engaged in public expression and participation.
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Seminar on involving citizens in deliberative processes. OsloMet, Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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Social inequality, health and work inclusion: theory, research approaches and empirical findings (SP9300)
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Using artificial intelligence to detect and fight dementia
Dementia affects millions of people each year. It’s a problem that most of us will encounter in our lives and it does not yet have any cure or even effective early detection methods.
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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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OsloMet to launch master’s degree programme in art therapy
From autumn 2024, OsloMet will offer a master’s programme in art therapy.
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The siblings who found their future in geotechnical engineering
Sajida Ali Rizai (23) and Sarfaraz Ali Rizai (25) have followed each other since primary school. Now they are both about to finish their master’s degrees in geotechnical engineering at OsloMet.
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The Impact of Temporary Work Agencies on the Politics of Work
The Impact of Temporary Work Agencies on the Politics of Work is a research project funded by the Research Council of Norway under the Welfare, Working Life and Migration programme.
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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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Investigative Journalism and Cross Border Cooperation (MJ5100)
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Science and the Media: Challenges for Journalism and Communication (MJ4300)
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Sustainable welfare policies in the making: Global challenges to the Nordic welfare model (SN4100)
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Crash Course in Norwegian Language and Culture
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Master’s Thesis Collaboration in Health and Technology
Gain access to new knowledge through master’s thesis projects at OsloMet. Help educate the workforce of the future and increase the visibility of your organization.
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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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Cultural Selection and Behavioural Economics (CSBE)
We integrate conceptual, experimental and applied behavior analysis to investigate large-scale behavior and its cultural consequences.
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Medicines and Patient Safety
Inappropriate medicine prescribing, errors during medicine administration and lack of inter-professional cooperation on medicines are the most frequent causes of patient injury.
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Flex-IT: A mixed-method study of cross-domain information technology use in everyday life
The emergence of new technology has increasingly blurred the boundaries between work and family domains, and the consequences for the health and productivity of the labor force remains unknown. These contradictory perspectives make it important to understand to what extent, when and for who cross-domain IT use is healthy and/or unhealthy.
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Optimising health literacy amongst parents with immigrant backgrounds (OPAL)
The aim of the OPAL project is to develop knowledge about the health literacy of parents with immigrant backgrounds, as well as design and evaluate solutions to promote their health literacy.
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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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Postdoctoral Researcher in Science-Policy Engagement and Climate Futures
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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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Extending product life yields a greater environmental impact than any other measure
Sustainable consumption should not be reduced to reuse and recycling, according to SIFO researchers.
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How can we go from fast to slow fashion?
The solution is right in front of our noses, says professor in clothing and sustainability.
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English proficiency requirements for master's
If you are applying to an international master's degree, you have to document your English proficiency.
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Research project on craft skills and processes awarded large EU grant
OsloMet is a key partner in an EU project that seeks to collect and exchange crafting skills and creative uses of new technology in an international online database.
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Words for Wellbeing – Quality of life and language impairment in adolescents and young adults
We aim to adapt a vocabulary assessment tool to Norwegian and try it out on different groups of adolescents and young adults with and without language impairments.
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Labour-market integration of Ukrainian refugees in Norway (UKRINT)
The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the largest yearly influx of refugees in Norway to date.
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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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(Re)habilitation – Individuals, Services and Society
The group conducts research in the fields of rehabilitation and children’s habilitation. The service users’ life situation, service delivery and cooperation between users and professionals.
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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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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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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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Local Match in Refugee Resettlement
This project aims to discover how the government can better match newly arrived refugees with Norwegian municipalities through better linking of settlement, skills, and labour needs.
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Algorithmic Governance and Cultures of Policing: Comparative Perspectives from Norway, India, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa (AGOPOL)
This project will produce knowledge on the ways in which advances in artificial intelligence shape policing in different cultural, political, legal and economic contexts.
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Epigenetic regulation by Atlantic salmon miRNAs in disease and osmotic stress
This project aims to provide new knowledge on Atlantic salmon miRNAs as regulators of immune responses to other pathogens as well as stress related to sea water transfer.
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Themes in Library, Archives and Museums: An Exploration of Practice (BIBV3060)
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Theories in Library and Information Science, PS9300 og PS9350
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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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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.
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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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Classroom Research
Our research concerns learning, teaching, didactics and self-formation (bildung) in various levels of education.
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Doing laundry during the Coronavirus outbreak
Most of us are concerned with practising good hygiene and keeping the places we live and spend time clean. But does our vigilance extend to what we wear? Here are some things you can do to avoid spreading the virus through your clothes.
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In an emergency, accessibility counts
Universal design is a necessity for some, but good for all. This mantra is driving OsloMet researchers Weiqin Chen and Terje Gjøsæter in their ongoing work.
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Protecting women in journalism in a climate of disinformation and hate
Physical and virtual violence against journalists is making it harder to stop the spread of disinformation and hate speech.
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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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Many young people have sex for the first time to “get it over with”
For many adolescents, having “had sex” equals having had penetrative intercourse. Several say they had sex the first time mainly to avoid being the one who “hasn’t done it” — not because it felt right in the moment.
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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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Prevention of prejudice and promotion of inclusive school environment through increased diversity competence
The main goal of this project is to develop new knowledge on prejudice, hate speech and practices and attitudes that might cause exclusion in the school context.
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Stress among Youths
In this project, we aim to gain knowledge about how and why youths experience stress and stressors.
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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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Current Research in Library and Information Science, PBIB9300 or PBIB9350
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Green shifting the news cycle
By covering the "green shift", journalists can drive the news cycle.
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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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Green shifting the news cycle
By covering the "green shift", journalists can drive the news cycle.
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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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Traditional Craftsmanship for a Sustainable Future
The project aims to strengthen the competency of the vocational teachers in traditional crafts by providing courses by craftsmen throughout the education.
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Frequently asked questions about master's admission
If you are applying to one of our international master's degrees, you might find answers to some of your questions in our frequently asked questions.
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Why you should start drawing again
Most people stop drawing as children. Drawing has a number of benefits, however—even for adults.
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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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Practical Pedagogy for Tertiary Vocational Education 1
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EPS projects spring 2026
Overview - EPS projects spring 2026.
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The Politics of Music in Presidential Election Campaigns: Brazil 2018-2022
This project explores how populist movements use jingles, arts and music to create new forms of political awareness, participation and critique during the 2018 and 2022 elections in Brazil.
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MUSKHEL - Musculoskeletal Health Literacy in Adolescents
The MUSKHEL project will respond to the need of increased knowledge of musculoskeletal health literacy in adolescents.
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Lacritin-incorporated nanoparticles as new and improved treatment of dry eye disease
We are developing the protein lacritin, which is found in tears, to become a medicine for dry eye disease.
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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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Coordinated Care for Children: Enhancing Quality in Health and Welfare Services to Families with Disabled Children (CoCare)
How can the child coordinator scheme contribute to improved quality and coordination of health and welfare services for families with children with disabilities?
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Universal Design of ICT (UD-ICT)
The research group focuses on better understanding of the ICT challenges faced by diverse users in diverse situations, and also designs, develops and evaluates ICT systems with users to ensure universal design.
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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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Semester programme in Civil and Structural Engineering
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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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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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Moving to Norway
Are you thinking of moving to Norway to join OsloMet? We have one campus in the city centre of Oslo and one right outside of Oslo.
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ExitAge
The objective of the project is to increase the knowledge about the oldest workers and their experiences, as well as how companies handle work exit and the change in mandatory retirement age.
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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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Designing an intelligent gamified solution for treatment of scoliosis among children and adolescents
This PhD project focuses on understanding needs of youth with idiopathic scoliosis and to examine how the needs can be improved by using a digital solution – e.g. a smartphone application.
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Childlife
Childlife is an interdisciplinary research group which brings together scholars and researchers from different disciplines and professional areas. One goal is to highlight and create conditions for innovative research on and with children and young people.
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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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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.