There is a great need for new knowledge about vaccines, methods of treatment and the different ways in which the Nordic countries are tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nordic region is now launching new initiatives to enhance research collaboration and prepare the region for any future pandemic.
13 consortia with researchers from Denmark, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have submitted proposals in the NordForsk call on Sustainable Fisheries from Healthy Seas.
Musical Climate Art for a Sound Future is a feasibility study on how to use scientific, traditional and local knowledges to support traditional and new music-related livelihoods in meeting climate and related social changes in the Arctic.
Researchers whose work is targeted towards promoting sustainable societies are invited to participate in a new Nordic research initiative on sustainable urban development and smart cities. A call for proposals is expected in March 2019.
This project aims to contribute to inclusive science education through studying teachers' classroom work across educational contexts, when provided with innovative tools to explore new literacy approaches and integrate them in their planning of inclusive lessons.
This report summarises the feedback provided by researchers involved in the Nordic Health
Data Research Projects on COVID-19, along with the impact data and outcomes reported by
these projects.
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.
