"NordForsk’s new Open Invitation mechanism will play a key role in our future success,” says Lars Kloo, the new Chair of the NordForsk Board. He foresees increased involvement among Nordic research funders when the new mechanism is put into use.
The Nordic research centre Quality in Nordic Teaching (QUINT) has had major impact on academia, school policy, and the teaching sector. How did they achieve this?
How can small communities in the Nordic region prepare for climate change? Nordic researchers have analysed the preparedness measures of local communities and come up with new recommendations on how they can further strengthen their preparedness.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, new research was essential to safeguarding the life and health of the population. According to Nordic researchers, rapid calls for proposals and evaluations, as well as immediate access to health data, are among the measures needed to succeed in such a crisis.
The projects main objective is to better understand the consequences of warming winters on Arctic lakes, to identify adaptation strategies to ensure access to fishing sites.
NordForsk has received 87 applications for a call on antagonistic threats. The research will generate new knowledge to increase societal security in the Nordic and Baltic region.
During the pandemic, the authorities introduced support programmes for companies to avoid laying off employees. Some called it a sleeping pillow, others a necessary measure. Now research shows that the subsidies may have helped the Nordic countries avoid an economic downturn.
The overall goal of the Nordic initiative on Health and Welfare is to improve health in the Nordic countries by finding solutions to societal and public health challenges through high-quality research.
The world’s push for clean energy depends on critical minerals such as lithium and rare earth elements. But while they are essential to cutting emissions, their extraction often threatens fragile environments and Indigenous livelihoods.
