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Political Ecology of Education (PHUV9490)
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Green conflicts and fact-checking: Journalism in the age of disinformation and environmental crisis (JB3380)
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Master’s Semester Programme in Mechanical Engineering, autumn
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Bachelor’s Semester Programme in Mechanical Engineering, autumn
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Master’s Semester Programme in Mechanical Engineering, spring
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Bachelor’s Semester Programme in Mechanical Engineering, spring
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Follow the Money: Journalism, data and accountability (JB3370)
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Advanced microeconomics (ØASØK4100)
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The Economics of Banking (ØABED2300)
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Green shifting the news cycle
By covering the "green shift", journalists can drive the news cycle.
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Green OsloMet
OsloMet wants its staff to be climate conscious, and its students to obtain the competencies necessary to meet both current and future climate challenges with innovative actions and sustainable solutions.
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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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Green Transition
The climate crisis is the greatest challenge of our time. Global warming continues, and the natural environment and resource base are under threat in Norway and internationally.
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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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Émile Durkheim and modern working life
The project examines the contemporary relevance of Durkheim’s work for today’s working life.
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EGREEN+ – European Green Mastery
Sustainable European competence certificates for landscaping, gardening and floristry.
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About Green Energy Lab
Green Energy Lab develops knowledge, solutions and skills for the energy systems of the future.
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Green Revisited: Encountering Emerging Naturecultures
The main objective is to develop a platform to shape and popularize an emerging “naturecultures” paradigm via the arts.
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Research at Green Energy Lab
We foster interdisciplinary research, innovation and education for sustainable energy technology.
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Education at Green Energy Lab
We foster interdisciplinary research, innovation and education for sustainable energy technology.
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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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Green transition for and by which generation?
In this project we examine the tension between short-term considerations and long-term planning in the context of the green transition. We have a particular focus on the transfer of economic and environmental resources across generations.
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OsloMet Introduces Virtual Laboratory for Green Energy
OsloMet launches a virtual laboratory dedicated to green energy research and education.
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Green transition engages academic communities across OsloMet
From low-carbon concrete and renewable energy to health, education, art and societal change: OsloMet Green Transitions Day showcased the breadth of the university’s work on the green transition. The aim is to strengthen collaboration and help address major societal challenges.
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Joining forces for the green transition
The Industrial Revolution drove a level of resource consumption that cannot continue. OsloMet aims to build a powerhouse for green transition that brings together academic communities, students and external partners.
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Urban comforts and green retreats in St. Hanshaugen
This popular neighbourhood near OsloMet has it all—independent shops and restaurants, narrow, colourful streets and plenty of green space.
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Collaboration
We collaborate across sectors and disciplines to drive the green energy transition.
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Research and development
Department of Built Environment participate in research groups in priority areas.
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OsloMet AI Lab granted status of Excellent Academic Environment with NordSTAR
Nordic Centre for Sustainable and Trustworthy AI research (NordSTAR) will be OsloMets high quality academic environment in modern Artificial Intelligence.
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Major investment in sustainable energy launched
OsloMet has taken a step toward a greener future with the opening of the Green Energy Lab – a platform for research, innovation, and education in sustainable energy technology.
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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 (2021 - 2025)
NordSTAR is a Centre of Research Excellence in modern AI that aims to establish a new paradigm in AI basic research.
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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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Let's Become Inspirers and Architects of a Sustainable School
The project targets challenges in the school environment and aims to foster inclusive teaching practices by developing "green skills".
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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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Unpacking the Modern Working Class: Life Chances, Social Cohesion and Recognition in an Age of Migration
The project raises four crucial question that seek to describe the contemporary working class, its political orientation, lived experience and their media representations
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Governing the green shift in Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Cape Town (GreenGov)
The GreenGov research project aims to create new and exciting knowledge about the challenges and dilemmas public leaders face in managing the green shift in Oslo, Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Cape Town.
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Green Energy Lab
Interdisciplinary research, innovation and education for sustainable energy technology.
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Work, Health, and Inequality: Challenges in the Norwegian Labor Market
Work is a cornerstone of modern life, offering material and social benefits that enhance quality of life and health. However, many workers still face adverse working conditions that can potentially harm their health and well-being.
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Green blood: Undressing hierarchies to reduce pressure on land through Forest Finn perspectives
In this project, we explore land‑based and relational perspectives and practices to develop new understandings of how pressure on nature can be reduced. We do so through an interdisciplinary approach grounded in Indigenous and minority perspectives. The project aims to contribute to a shift in environmental discourse by fostering embodied connections to forests and land through the body, clothing, and footwear.
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Location of digital work and the green transition: new knowledge for the governance of big data centres (LOCATE)
The project aims to conceptualize and empirically examine the capacity for governance of green and digital transition and their consequences for work and welfare.
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How does welfare conditionality affect political participation?
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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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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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Digital & Sustainable Construction (DiSCo)
This research group will create and advance knowledge to meet challenges of digitalization and sustainability.
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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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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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Green media choices: Challenges for media policy, industry, and users in the face of climate change and the sustainable development goals
The project addresses the media industry’s climate challenges and efforts to create a more sustainable industry.
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IMPART - Indigenous representation in majority-based parties
The IMPART project studies majority-based political parties as arenas for Indigenous political activism, through the case of the Sámi people in Norway and Sweden.
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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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Master’s programme in transport and urban planning
The master gives students knowledge and skills in sustainable and smart transport planning and urban analysis.
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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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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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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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When energy infrastructure becomes a neighbour
On the windswept Orkney Islands, there are over 900 wind turbines, some very close to where people live. How does that affect everyday life?
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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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Students discover the many career paths into the wind energy industry
What can mechanical engineers contribute to the energy systems of the future? For OsloMet students attending the WindEurope Annual Event in Madrid, meeting the wind energy industry was an eye-opening experience.
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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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Cristina Valenti: I chose research training because I was curious about what it's like to work in a research team
"My ambition is to immerse myself in research within eco-social welfare or projects that focus on society's sustainability," says master's student Cristina Valenti.
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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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SafeConsume
The objective of SafeConsume is to reduce health burden from foodborne illnesses.
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Why is it so challenging to distribute COVID-19 information to the elderly in Norway?
People consume information in different ways. Catering to the needs and habits of the majority when conveying information can amount to discrimination against other groups—including the elderly.
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Photojournalism and News – Theory and Methods (FOTO1200)
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Potential research project ideas for PhD Fellowships at Oslo Business School
We reference to the advertisement for PhD fellowships, these are some relevant project ideas within the different research areas of Oslo Business School.
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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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OsloMet's strategy
The strategy will give direction for Oslo Metropolitan University towards 2050. Oslo Metropolitan University develops knowledge to solve societal challenges.
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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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Natural, organic and vegan: greenwashing is now harder to detect
Marketing regulations are having an effect, but it has not become easier for consumers to make sustainable choices when buying clothing and cosmetics.
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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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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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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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Norway’s hidden gender inequality
Norway is a gender equal and diverse country, but disparities in parenting roles persist with detrimental economic implications.
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Understanding citizens' street-level encounters with the welfare state (SN4200)
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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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OsloMet launches PhD programme in Innovation for Sustainability
The University Board approved the establishment of a new doctoral programme in Innovation for Sustainability.
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Monitoring, Activity- and Movement Analysis (HETEK4200)
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Sustainable Finance (ØABED3600)
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Semester programme in Teacher Education in Design, Arts and Crafts for Years 1- 13 (30 ECTS)
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OsloMet at Design Days in Brussels
Julia Jacoby, Head of studies at OsloMet, is taking part at The Design Days to speak about 'Design research initiatives from OsloMet’. She welcomes a lively debate on the impact design has on transitioning towards a more sustainable future.
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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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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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EPS project: Focus on the process, rather than the end result
This European Project Semester (EPS) group will teach students fluid dynamics with a user-friendly wind tunnel.
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Edible Cities Network: Integrating Edible City Solutions for social resilient and sustainably productive cities
The Edible Cities Network (EdiCitNet) works towards making cities around the world better places to live through the implementation and institutional integration of Edible City Solutions.
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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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Knowledge Strategy in a Digital Economy (ØAADM4400)
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The Middle East: History, Society and Islam (UTVB3141)
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OsloMet enters into partnerships with three Indian universities
OsloMet has signed cooperation agreements with three Indian universities: BML Munjal University, Himachal Pradesh University and the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi.
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Network for Health Literacy Research
This network is a collaborative platform at the Faculty of Health Sciences with the aim of strengthening and advancing research in health literacy at Oslo Metropolitan University.
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Contact SmartMet Lab
Get in touch with us to collaborate on smart monitoring and resilient infrastructure solutions.
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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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Evaluation of Stikkontakten Gamingsenter
This research project aims to evaluate the initiative Stikkontakten Gamingsenter.
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Clinical interventions and assistive technology (CAT group)
The research group focus on understanding challenges associated with mobility, functioning and psychosocial aspects of living with a prosthesis or orthosis.
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How to make AI we can trust
Artificial intelligence offers great promise, but suffers from a trust deficit. Researchers at OsloMet are seeking to make this technology more trustworthy and, ultimately, more sustainable.
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Introduction to the Master’s programme in Applied Computer and Information Technology
OsloMet offers a Master’s programme in Applied Computer and Information Technology (ACIT), with no fewer than eight specialisations.
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Critical Engagements: Social Sciences in a Changing Society
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Global environmental studies in Costa Rica (in collaboration with Kulturstudier)
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Investigative journalism with AI
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Mechanics, Mechatronics and Material Technology
The focus is to drive interdisciplinary applied research by fostering industry collaborations and to educate and train the next generation of researchers and engineers in mechanics, mechatronics, and materials technology.
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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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Reconnect: Regulated Occupations: Mobility, Qualification and Labour Market Outcomes
RECONNECT provides new knowledge on the consequences of occupational regulation for labor mobility and immigrants’ opportunity to integrate with their occupation of training.
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The real effects of financial shocks on short-run and long-run entrepreneurial decisions
This project aims to better understand the effects of financial shocks on entrepreneurial decisions.
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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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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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Call for papers for Sustainable welfare in a global context
Here you will find information on the call for papers for the conference.
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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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Transnational Collaboration on Bullying, Migration and Integration at School Level (TRIBES)
The project aims at advancing collaboration between stakeholders to evolve and improve scientific measures and guides, building capacity across these challenged areas, working holistically towards ensuring integration.
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Finally, a practical introductory book in quantum physics
Professor Sølve Selstø has written a practical textbook that provides an innovative approach to learning quantum physics, published by the prestigious Cambridge University Press.
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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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Eight ways to experience Norwegian culture in Oslo
Embrace the great outdoors, sample the local cuisine, and hang out with friends at a safe distance. Here are some ways to spend your free time like the locals do.
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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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OsloMet Holmlia
OsloMet is located in the Søndre Nordstrand district and features an interdisciplinary, project-based campus.
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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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Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios (SPES)
The aim of the SPES project is to generate new knowledge about the nexus between economic growth, human flourishing and sustainability, fostering the transition towards the sustainable human development in European countries and regions.
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The Network for Migration and Transnationality
A research network at Centre for Welfare and Labour Research.
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PhD fellowship in quantum computing, optimization on noisy gate-based NISQ platforms
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Research and development
The Department of Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical Engineering prioritizes research in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Control, as well as Biomedical Engineering.
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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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Have studied young skiers: “We got the sense that something has changed”
When sociologists researched young people’s participation in cross-country skiing, they saw no one waxing their own skis.
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Concert: A Nordic-Palestinian collaboration
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Technology and Sustainability
We conduct research into how technology, sustainability and societal challenges intersect in consumption and everyday life.
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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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Fairytales and Creativity - Nordic Childhoods (BLH3250, BLH3330)
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OsloMet gets digital top laboratory
OsloMet students get a state-of-the-art digital laboratory within construction engineering, building technology and sustainable design.
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Experimental Studies of Complex Human Behavior
Stimulus equivalence is a behavioral analytic approach where one studies what is characterized as cognitive skills.
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The 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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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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About SIFO
New knowledge, empowering consumers.
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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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Negotiating Artistry and Agency in AI music
A study on musicians’ interaction with computer-generated and automated music systems
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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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Innovative, sustainable public procurement of food and catering services
The project enables the participating public organizations to try out new and innovative public procurement strategies and practices.
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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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KlimaVel
How are the sustainability of the welfare state, social justice, economic frameworks, and the shaping of the climate conversation interconnected?
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Training Programme on Assessment Literacy for the EOI Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
As part of the Evaluation and assessment research group, we offer a tailor-made training seminar on Assessment Literacy for language teachers at the Official School of Languages (EOI) of Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain.
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Associate Professor in Transport Infrastrucutre Engineering
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PhD Fellow in Trustworthy Generative AI with Knowledge Verification
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Sustainable Societies in the 21st Century: From Welfare States to Eco-social States (WEST)
The WEST project examines what we call the ecological dilemma of the Norwegian welfare state.
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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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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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Product design and cultural sustainability
The research group works with projects related to the main areas of product design, aesthetics and culture for a sustainable future.
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To end a pandemic, consider socioeconomics
Norway is starting its vaccination programme and people facing high medical risk are first in line. But medical conditions aren’t the only factors to consider when protecting people from a deadly virus.
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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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PhD Position in Long-term Climate Governance
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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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How to prevent people from becoming radicalised
If we are serious about keeping people from radicalising and committing acts of terrorism, the work begins long before they become active on extremist websites.
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Creative practice – (trans)forming space, place and the environment
This is an interdisciplinary research group which explores and promotes creative and artistic engagements with space, place and the environment.
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New honorary doctorates at Oslo Metropolitan university
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, and distinguished Sápmi artist Britta Marakatt-Labba receive honorary doctoral degrees from Oslo Metropolitan University.
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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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Product design and cultural sustainability
The research group works with projects related to the main areas of product design, aesthetics and culture for a sustainable future.
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Structural Engineering Research Group (SERG)
This research group investigates broad aspects of structural engineering using a variety of experimental, computational and theoretical techniques.
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Development, Power and Inequality
The research group (UMU) is based in the Section for Development Studies, in the Department of International Studies and Interpreting. Our members are engaged in research into the overall questions of power, development and inequality, both in the Global South, as well as between countries in the Global South and the Global North.
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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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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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Building technology, building materials and building physics (B3)
The research group advances building sustainability through climate adaptation, material innovation, and AI-driven solutions for enhanced environmental performance, climate resilience, energy efficiency, and indoor environment.
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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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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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– 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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OsloMet launches a master's programme in mechanical engineering
OsloMet launches a Master of Science programme in mechanical engineering in 2024. The new master has a particular focus on sustainable technology.
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DISCo: Digital infrastructures for sustainable consumption: Redirecting, reorganizing, reducing and reimaging consumption
DISCo aims to produce knowledge on how consumption can move in a more sustainable direction by applying digital technologies.
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Abstracts
Abstracts for the conference "Tracing, shaping and reshaping culinary heritage" 5.-6. September 2022.
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Make new friends and avoid feeling isolated using a tangible cup
Researchers at OsloMet have created a coffee cup that can make information technology more accessible to the elderly. The cup facilitates social contact and finding new online friends.
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Elderly care during the pandemic: Norway and Denmark stand out
Norway and Denmark stand out among the European countries. Both countries had few deaths, both among the population as a whole and in elderly care institutions.
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How artificial intelligence can help the visually impaired
Traditional navigation tools for the visually impaired are often impractical and require extensive training. Yet rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and the increasing computational capabilities of smartphones are opening new doors to enhance navigation assistance.
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– 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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What about trustworthiness and sustainability in AI?
On the 3rd of June, NordSTAR invited experts from different fields, with different perspectives of AI, to discuss trustworthiness and sustainability in AI.
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PhD fellowship in analogue quantum computing
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Interweaving Threads: Norway and Scotland through Dress
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Key Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Wind Farms
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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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Virtual reality game helps train Parkinson's patients
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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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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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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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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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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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Can the 15-minute city work for young people?
Young people are often overlooked in urban planning, but the European research project HANGOUT seeks to explore how they can play a more central role.
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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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PATGOV: The governance of the European patent system
PATGOV is a research project funded by the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) program.
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Social Impact Measurement for Civil Society Organizations (SIM4CSOs)
SIM4CSOs is an Erasmus + project that intends to empower the operation of non-profits within Civil Society by enhancing their effectiveness, transparency and governance through the application of social impact measurement methods.
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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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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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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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EPS projects fall 2024
Overview - EPS projects fall 2024.
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FoodLessons: Culinary Heritage as a Resource in Developing "Food Nation Norway 2030"
This project will take a closer look at how a revitalization of our culinary heritage can be used in business development and value creation.
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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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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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Looking at the urban planning of the future
‘When we look at how sustainable cities can be built using smart transport solutions, we feel we’re helping to shape the future.’
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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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How do political parties stop hate speech on Facebook?
A study shows that political parties tend to hide hate speech on Facebook rather than deleting it. This is unfortunate, according to journalism professor Karoline Andrea Ihlbæk.
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Wealthy cities' role in reducing textile waste
Promoting slower consumption and more local reuse are among the suggestions for what wealthy cities can do to reduce textile exports to poor countries.
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Experience downtown Oslo like a local
Join OsloMet student Olaug for a tour of her favourite places to eat, swim, shop and hang out—just a few minutes from campus.
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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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Department of Art, Design and Drama
The department offers study programmes in drama- and theatre communication, art and design, teacher training and design and communication in digital media.
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OsloMet invites you to the SDG Conference 2026
The annual sustainability conference in the higher education sector will take place in Oslo on February 2–3, 2026.
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Nutrition
Our research encompasses a multidisciplinary approach, ranging from molecular biology and gut microbiota to the societal and cultural dimensions of food, nutrition, and health.
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Media Narration Group (MNG)
This research group examines how the media present and reflect different perspectives on reality through various forms of production and expression.
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Providing for the future: to use or not to use Norway’s oil and gas
How did a desire to preserve oil and gas for future generations and protect the environment turn into the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world and the foundation of the Norwegian welfare state?
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Screen quality matters more than screen time
How much time children and teenagers spend looking at screens is on many parents’ minds. Yet researchers insist it is the quality of that time that should concern us most.
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Norway invests billions to promote gender equality in Africa – but much of the work goes unseen
Norwegian state funds are meant to advance gender equality in some of the world's toughest markets. A new study shows much is being done – but often behind the scenes.
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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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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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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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EPS projects spring 2026
Overview - EPS projects spring 2026.
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An experience of a lifetime!
The international product design students at OsloMet got off to a flying start with a three day excursion in August.
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Communication award winner: “I have never been clever, but I am creative”
Ingun Grimstad Klepp is a professor and has severe dyslexia. She believes that it is her ability to find her own solutions that has brought her to where she is today.
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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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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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Information Systems based on Metadata (METAINFO)
The METAINFO research group investigates how to improve people’s access to digital information.
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Help accessing e-resources
Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) about access to electronic resources such as articles, e-books, curriculum and databases.
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What motivates Ukrainian refugees to return?
Researchers from NIBR will in a new project examine what might motivate Ukrainian refugees to return.
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Design students aim to solve problems and improve people’s lives
Rob Starling chose OsloMet for his master’s degree in product design because he wanted to expand his digital toolkit and explore the department’s impressive workshop facilities. Now he has embarked on a whole new career within service design.
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How SIFO works towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Take a look at some of SIFO's projects targeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Launches International Alliance for Zero Emissions from the Built Environment
OsloMet will lead international research and education that can contribute to reducing the climate footprint from buildings and the built environment.
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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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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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Living in Oslo means a high quality of life
The verdict from international academics at OsloMet is crystal clear: The workplace is great, the city is cosy, and the scenery is awesome. And Norwegians? Read on to find out.
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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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The Doctoral Committee at TKD
The Doctoral Committee at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD) is tasked with developing the faculty’s researcher education.
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Health and Welfare Studies
The Department for Health and Welfare Studies maintains a long-standing research tradition at NOVA on the topic of welfare state services and benefits, organisation and users.
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Media, Environment and Society (MMS)
MMS researches how the media covers climate and environmental issues, as well as the societal implications of this coverage.
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Researchers have been following 40-somethings since their teens: Who gets left behind?
Researchers from Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) at OsloMet have been following the same people for more than 28 years. They now seek to investigate why some people have experienced marginalisation as adults.
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More than just work: How an immigrant finds belonging
State-run integration programs tend to view immigrants through an employment-colored lense. Erika Gubrium thinks she has found a better way.
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It takes courage to create
Resistance and obstacles are needed to unlock creativity, according to Arild Berg, artist and professor at OsloMet.
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Local government was key to managing the pandemic
A major Nordic study shows that local authorities played a crucial role in handling COVID-19 –
and why trust and flexibility are key to surviving future crises.
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Do children in daycare have enough space for outdoor play? Study shows large disparities in Oslo
A survey of 463 daycare centres in Oslo reveals wide differences in how much space children have for outdoor play. While some centres have only 3 square metres per child, others have over 200.
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Get to know OsloMet
Through the students we educate and the knowledge we produce, Norway's most urban university helps drive the welfare state forward.
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English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
EAP offers courses, workshops, and other instructional events and materials designed to improve the use of English in academic discipline-specific writing and speaking.
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Template for project outlines
For PhD application at Faculty of Social Sciences. What a project description should contain.
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Young researchers are joining quantum activities
NordSTAR has a series of research activities in the context of Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence.
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Nordic conference on cultural policy research CoLIS11: Keynotes
An introduction to the keynote speakers.
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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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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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Social Infrastructure and policies – guest lecture with Professor Alessio D’Angelo
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Skiing in the city
What defines quality of life in a city? Is it the availability of good restaurants, bars and entertainment options? Or is it easy access to unspoilt nature? In Oslo, you don’t have to choose between the two—we have plenty of both.
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Media, War and Conflict
The research group investigates and analyses journalism in and about war, conflict and peace processes.
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Socio-spatial Inequality among Families with Children with Disabilities who are Entitled to Cash Benefits and Welfare Services (UPTAKE)
The research project will provide insight into the uptake and delivery of benefits and services among parents of children with disabilities.
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The ocular microbiota and its role in health and dry eye disease
Our aim is to identify microbial risk profiles for disease development and severity by in-depth characterizations of the ocular microbiota of dry eye disease sufferers.
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Applied Robotics and Embodied AI
The Applied Robotics and Embodied AI research group focuses on the development of heterogeneous robotic systems operating across underwater, surface, and aerial domains.
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Making ICT solutions more accessible
When Anna makes healthy food information more accessible to food producers, she learns how ICT solutions can be used more easily by all.
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Cloud-based Services and Operations
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Strategic Action Plan for the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, 2025-2029
The Faculty of Technology, Art and Design’s (TKD) strategic action plan is based on OsloMet’s University Strategy and sub-strategies.
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Charter and Code – The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R)
The Charter and Code are key elements in the EU’s policy to boost researchers’ careers.
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EPS projects spring 2025
Overview - EPS projects spring 2025.
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Meeting the mandatory GEP-requirements: The four building blocks
Under Horizon Europe, having a gender Equality Plan (GEP) will be an eligibility criterion for higher education establishments from EU Member States and Associates Countries, such as Norway.
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CAMELOT: Governing the long term in an age of non-linear climate risk
CAMELOT investigates how societies can govern long-term climate risks in an age of uncertainty and potential tipping points.
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Applying for a job at OsloMet
Are you looking for an international career?
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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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Knowledge base
Here you will find an overview of research-based knowledge about technical and vocational education and training.
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Advanced Topics in Digital Engineering
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The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design (TKD) is the faculty’s supreme body.
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Stands and posters
Here you will find information about how to apply for a stand permit, and rules regarding posters, flyers, and newspapers