The research area Sustainable Urban Development and Smart Cities is now issuing a call for proposals for a synthesis essay that describes the main results of its four projects.
The Nordic countries should join forces to promote sustainable cities by the sea, according to one of the recommendations in a new publication from NordForsk based on input from more than 160 Nordic leaders.
A new call for funding is available for collaborative research projects on Nordic societal security in light of the emerging global and regional trends. The total amount of funding available for this Nordic call is set at NOK 44 million and the deadline for the submissions is 20 November 2019.
The project will investigate economical aspects and regulatory constraints of introducing by-products into the human food chain by the bioconversion of these into microbial ingredients, and document environmental footprint of these ingredients for fish feed.
Project owners from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have submitted a total of 63 applications to NordForsk in this latest call for proposals. The gender split in the project owners is roughly two-thirds men to one-third women.
Nordic co-operation was formalised through the Nordic Council in 1952. However, the idea of a shared Nordic culture and identity has deep roots, particularly in the so-called Scandinavianism, which had its heyday in the eighteen hundreds.
