NordForsk
Open access in the Nordic countries – how far have we come?
A new report from NordForsk presents the status of open access to research data in the Nordic countries, the EU and internationally. Finland has implemented an ambitious, large-scale Open Science initiative, and the other Nordic countries are having discussions and organising activities in this area. Although the Nordic countries began discussing open access a while ago, there is a long way to go before policies and operational initiatives are established throughout the Nordic region.
Read more- Humanities and social sciences
- Health, welfare and medicine
- Natural sciences, mathematics, technology
- Large-scale initiatives
News
Nordic model offers unique set of competencies in large data set analysis
05.07.2016
Although it might be more cost-effective to consolidate six Nordic computing centres into one, the Nordic distributed model provides a unique set of competencies. According to Dr Josep Flix, the key man behind a new evaluation of Nordic Tier 1 cooperation, these may prove critical for the worldwide LHC network’s capacity to handle large volumes of data from CERN.
Read moreNordic vocational education and training – ‘dead end’ or pathway to higher education?
05.07.2016
Education in the Nordic countries share many basic values of equality and social inclusion, and have built strong free and public education systems. This is often seen as a common ‘Nordic model’ of education. However, this is not the case for vocational education at upper secondary level.
Read moreNew instrument for Nordic university cooperation
01.07.2016
Late 2016, NordForsk will launch a new instrument for Nordic university co-operation, with a call for proposals open to Nordic universities and university colleges that perform research. The overall goal of the new funding instrument is to strengthen international competitiveness and facilitate the development of world leading research environments in the Nordic region.
Read more- 29.06.2016 Pre-announcement: A joint call for proposals for inclusive education
- 09.06.2016 Second phase of the call for proposals within the Nordic Bioeconomy Programme
- 07.06.2016 Marja Makarow speaks to International Innovation
