A socially sustainable Nordic region

Project owners from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have submitted a total of 63 applications to NordForsk in this latest call for proposals. The gender split in the project owners is roughly two-thirds men to one-third women.

The purpose of the call is to give researchers at an early stage in their careers (years two to seven) the opportunity to build Nordic networks and promote Nordic added value in research.

We legitimise international engagement and intervention on humane grounds, but there are also some strong vested interests as well as branding at stake, says a researcher behind a new book on Nordic policy on justice.

Report from the conference Will everything be fine? The consequences of the pandemic for children and young people in the Nordic region.

Children and young people are vulnerable, but also strong. And when we make important decisions that concern them, their views must be heard.

Research shows that vulnerable citizens are excluded from the digitalisation process. A major problem is the lack of the involvement of citizens in the development of future public digital services. In a project funded by NordForsk, researchers want to carry out what they call an intervention in Nordic public libraries for the benefit of both service developers and vulnerable citizens.

Six projects will explore the medium to long-term consequences beyond the COVID-19 pandemic in order to better prepare for the next crisis and two projects will provide knowledge for handling the societal security consequences of an antimicrobial resistance crisis.