Through workshops, hands-on activities and sharing circles the MAST network explores how Indigenous knowledge intersects with design practices. Their aim is to validate and share Indigenous ways of knowing, and to bridge the global North and South.
When pandemics strike, politicians should base their preparedness and decisions on mathematical modelling of the spread of infection, according to Nordic researchers. They have identified where the greatest spread of infection occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Digitization has meant that we ourselves have to handle more tasks in contact with public institutions and authorities. It is not easy for everyone, and many need help. But where do they get it?
The long-term effects of climate change are well known. But what about next year, or in three years? A soon to end research project has developed a tool for exactly this purpose. The ARCPATH tool can become a game changer in both the private and public sector.
Nordic research shows that there were no negative risks associated with pregnant women receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic. On the contrary, there were benefits for both the pregnant woman and the unborn child.
The scientific level of Nordic educational research carried out in the first phase of NordForsk’s education initiative was very high, according to a new evaluation report. The evaluation also shows that the research has helped to strengthen the field of educational research throughout the Nordic region.
Professor Jóhanna Einarsdóttir argues that early childhood education must wake up to our new multicultural reality and focus on belonging to facilitate better inclusion. Currently children with a foreign background are more likely to experience exclusion and rejection in preschool and first year of primary school.
