Wastewater can be an important source of knowledge about antimicrobial resistance. Wastewater treatment plants should therefore be part of the emergency response strategy to notify authorities of precursors to potentially dangerous events, according to new research.
The Nordic and Baltic countries are facing challenges due to a growing elderly population. NordForsk has awarded funding to seven projects that will generate knowledge to help prepare and equip the health and social care systems for these demographic changes.
The Green Transition research area focuses on energy efficiency in the food systems, on climate and gender perspectives, and on democratic engagement and citizen-involvement in the green transition.
Mental disorders are complex traits arising from both inherited and environmental contributions, particularly during early life phases. Understanding how interplay between nature and nurture during these sensitive early phases creates individual differences in human mental traits is a fundamental question spanning the social and life sciences.