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NordForsk is announcing phase two of its call for proposals under the Nordic Programme for Interdisciplinary Research. The top 55 pre-proposals from phase one of the call are being invited to submit full proposals under phase two. The application deadline is 28 May 2020.

At the same time NordForsk is happy to announce that the United Kingdom has decided to increase its contribution from 1 to 2 million GBP. The plan is to fund up to 10 research and innovation projects.

Girls are increasingly outperforming boys in the Nordic educational systems. What are the potential ramifications of this for men’s well-being, for the welfare society and for working life in the Nordic region in the future? These and other questions were discussed at the seminar, “Gender Gaps in Nordic Educational Achievement”, held in Oslo.

By increased accessibility to its health data, the Nordic region has the potential to be world-leading in research, health care and innovation. A new NordForsk report outlines an action plan towards implementing a Nordic secure digital infrastructure for health data - the Nordic Commons. The report is the outcome of two-year effort aiming to propose ways to increase Nordic cooperation on health data.

Nordic societal security in light of the emerging global and regional trends is the title of the call for proposals which drew 28 proposals. The plan is to fund up to four projects from a total budget of NOK 44 million.

The scientific level of Nordic educational research carried out in the first phase of NordForsk’s education programme was very high, according to a new evaluation report. The evaluation also shows that the research has helped to strengthen the field of educational research throughout the Nordic region.

NordForsk has awarded a total of NOK 50 million to four new research projects under the Sustainable Urban Development and Smart Cities Programme.