Research area

The objective of the Nordic Bioeconomy initiative is to generate new knowledge on how to promote and advance the transition to a bioeconomy-based society in the Nordic countries.

The Nordic region is the European leader in gender equality, but when it comes to leadership positions in research and innovation, men dominate just as widely here as in the rest of Europe.

The thematic initiative Education for Tomorrow will better equip the Nordic educational systems to meet the needs of society – today and in the future.

Aquaculture is a growing global business, which faces many facets of sustainability challenges. This initiative generates knowledge and solutions for sustainable land-based and marine salmonid aquaculture in the Nordic countries.

The overarching aim of the initiative is to combine and integrate knowledge-based, digital innovation efforts with research on the related effects and impact on society and end-users. This is based on factors that enable and drive digital transformation of public sector, such as emerging technologies, emerging organisational practices, and emerging regulatory frameworks and governance mechanisms.

The aim of the research area is to promote cooperation between the knowledge communities in the Nordic countries in order to enhance opportunities and address challenges to sustainable urban development and smart cities

NordForsk has issued two calls for migration and integration research to generate new knowledge about migration and integration in the Nordics and internationally.