The Nordics are renowned for being proactive in combatting extremism, and this is mainly due to the co-operation between schools, social services and the police. However, in Sweden they believe that exchange of information can undermine trust.
Which vaccines should children get? New research results show that each Nordic country has its own recommendations. For the first time, researchers have also investigated the effect vaccines have on the consumption of antibiotics and hospital admissions among children.
In connection with the Session of the Nordic Council 2018, NordForsk organised the lunch seminar “Opportunities and challenges for Nordic health data research for Nordic members of parliament. The purpose of the seminar was to demonstrate the untapped potential for Nordic use of cooperation on health data, and to highlight existing barriers and bottlenecks that pose obstacles to Nordic research based on registry data. The 2018 session was held at the Storting in Oslo.
Since the war in Ukraine broke out, 300,000 Ukrainian refugees have been granted temporary residence in the Nordic region. What will happen to them when there is peace in Ukraine? The Yemelianenko family had to flee for their lives and now they dream of staying in Norway.
The results from a recently completed research project on gender equality within the IT industry show that both stereotypical perceptions of women and lacking encouragement of women to apply for technology subjects are the biggest obstacles to achieving gender equality in the field.
Since 2015, the European Union's migration policy has increasingly focused on migration control and border surveillance in Africa and the Middle East. New research shows the unintended consequences of this policy and recommends a more balanced approach.
