Research areas

International research cooperation

NordForsk has several, ongoing projects on research collaboration outside the Nordic region.

NCBIO

The mission of the Nordic Committee on Bioethics (NCBIO) is to foster co-operation between the Nordic countries by bringing together representatives from different backgrounds to discuss and analyse issues in bioethics in order to achieve greater awareness, promote common understanding, improve policy making and present internationally a Nordic perspective on bioethical Challenges.

NORIA-net on Registries and Biobanks

The “NORIA-net on Registers and Biobanks” was an expert group with representatives from national and Nordic research funding agencies and the research sector. The task was to identify suitable actions that could increase the use of the unique registers and biobanks in and between the Nordic countries, and thereby strengthening Nordic cooperation on register-based research.

Nordic Research Infrastructure Cooperation Committee

The primary objective of The Nordic Research Infrastructure Co-operation Committee is to support joint Nordic research infrastructure efforts and to highlight the potential Nordic added value inherent in such collaboration. The committee serves in an advisory capacity to the NordForsk Board on issues relating to research infrastructure.

Nordic Trial Alliance

The Nordic Trial Alliance is a project with the aim to facilitate Nordic cooperation on clinical research.

NOS-HS

The Joint Committe for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS) shall promote strategic cooperation e.g. through providing research funding to joint Nordic research activities.

NOS-M

NOS-M is a collaborating body for the Nordic research councils that finance medical research. NOS-M aims to promote Nordic cooperation in the medical research area through information exchange, coordination and concrete collaboration projects.

NOS-N

The Joint Committee of the Nordic Natural Science Research Councils (NOS-N) is a collaborating body for Nordic research councils that finance research in the natural sciences. The Committee aims to promote natural sciences in the Nordic countries through collaboration and coordination.

University Cooperation

The aim of this cooperation is to strengthen international competitiveness and facilitate the development of excellent Nordic research environments.

Nordic Commons

Nordic Commons is a project with the aim of testing solutions and practical approaches to sharing health data between regional and national actors in the Nordic countries.

Overview of completed activities