The initiative for Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change is now issuing a call for proposals for research projects. Available budget is approx. NOK 60 million and the call deadline is 19 May 2022.
Nine Nordic and North American projects will receive funding to research the sustainable development of the Arctic. The projects cover topics such as oceans, freshwater, biodiversity, over-tourism, and minerals.
Home offices and activity-based workplaces are key features of the new working life. These solutions can provide greater freedom and a better balance between work and leisure, but they also present challenges for collaboration and the work environment, according to Nordic researchers.
There are specific challenges for Indigenous women subjected to violence that are tied to colonial structures. Support systems often fall short, and there are circumstances that can make it more difficult to leave an abusive relationship, shows research.
Girls are increasingly outperforming boys in the Nordic educational systems. What are the potential ramifications of this for men’s well-being, for the welfare society and for working life in the Nordic region in the future? These and other questions were discussed at the seminar, “Gender Gaps in Nordic Educational Achievement”, held in Oslo.
A call for proposals for research projects under the upcoming initiative on Welfare among Children and Young People in the Post-Pandemic Nordics is planned to open in September. It is focusing on the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young peoples’ mental health, education and living conditions.
For a few pupils, home-schooling during the pandemic has worked better than regular education. But for most, it was worse. This is clearly shown by completely new findings from a major Nordic research project funded by NordForsk.
Professor Eva Johansson and Docent Anna-Maija Puroila believe children’s feeling of belonging holds the key to understanding modern classrooms. The research project Politics of Belonging wants to gather knowledge on how to promote inclusion and strengthen the feeling of belonging in early childhood education.
