Research areas

BALTOHOP

The main objective of the BALTOHOP project, is to promote antimicrobial stewardship, primarily within the public health and veterinary/food sectors, and also the environmental sector in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

Co-operation with the Nordic Council of Ministers

NordForsk co-operates with the Nordic Council of Ministers on a number of initiatives that NordForsk facilitates and administers.

Independent research projects

NordForsk funds a number of independent research projects organised by the Nordic Co-operation Committee for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS).

International research cooperation

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

Nordic Added Value

The aim of this research area is to discuss relevant and useful definitions of Nordic Added Value for future use.

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-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.

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