It was children who were hardest hit by measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated earlier this year. However, there’s a lack of knowledge about how mentally vulnerable children and young people were affected. New Nordic research will shed light on this.
The NordForsk-funded research project NORDeHEALTH aims to evaluate patients’ online access to their electronic health records. “It’s a fundamental right,” says the head of the research project.
Pandemics arise suddenly and require immediate action from decision-makers. A Nordic research network develops models that can estimate how the infection will spread, thereby supporting rapid response during a future pandemic.
As national migration policies are becoming more hostile, local advocates and welfare interlocutors step in to show solidarity with migrants, accoring to research on ideas and practices of deservingness.
Law enforcement methods have changed dramatically with the rise of big data. Police work used to consist of data collection and traditional intelligence gathering. Now, it involves greater use of big data, face recognition, surveillance and other data-driven tools.
Until now, Ukraine has been sidelined in terms of research in Eastern Europe. A new Nordic-Baltic research network seeks to change this, the reasoning being that if we intend to help with the rebuilding of Ukraine, we require more knowledge about the country and its needs.
Climate change is making the Nordic Region warmer, and we’re experiencing more intense periods of drought and more extreme rainfall. This not only changes the conditions for agriculture, with reduced quality and new plant diseases, but also provides opportunities for growing new plant species, as researchers behind the Nordic university network point out.
Farmed salmon in the Nordic countries are fed soya from Brazil. Now researchers are proposing Nordic-produced raw materials as a sustainable supplement.
