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Five new projects will study sustainable health and care systems for the elderly

NordForsk received a total of 74 applications by the deadline in February 2025, many of very high quality and relevance.

The funded projects address issues related to older people's substance abuse problems, formal and informal care systems, healthy ageing in Nordic Indigenous populations, prevention of osteoporotic fractures, and how qualitative living environments can contribute to home-based health and care services.

“We are facing major societal challenges due to an ageing population, and we urgently need new knowledge about this future. We are therefore delighted to be able to support these five research projects, which in different ways will contribute to the knowledge-based development of tomorrow’s health and care systems. This is not just about health, but also about dignity, quality of life and sustainable welfare societies,” says Kristin Andersen, Chief Operating Officer at NordForsk.

Funded projects

Contacts

Portrait of Kristin Andersen.

Kristin Andersen

Chief Operating Officer
Thomas Jacobsson

Thomas Jacobsson

Senior Adviser