A new study shows that sexual harassment is commonplace in the Norwegian police and army. The Nordic Region may well have a reputation as a global leader in gender equality, but we are not in a position to rest on our laurels, according to the researchers behind the study
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.
Is it time for tailor-made early childhood and compulsory education? Yes, argues Dutch researcher Barbara Piškur. Teachers will feel less stress, school children will be able to participate better and feel more at home at school. Does this sound too good to be true? Well, scientific results say otherwise.
If you are a young refugee living in the Nordic countries, the chances are high that you have poorer physical and mental health, lower education and are more unemployed than the majority population
Societal change is accelerating through continued rapid population growth and significant changes in demographics, technological advances, and increasing interconnectedness between various infrastructures. Together with climate change and a new global security situation these trends will inevitably lead to a change in the risk landscape. One of the key actors that has to deal with such change is the Fire and Rescue Services. These organisations are both governed by, and dependent on, formal and informal networks.
A recent study from Iceland reveals that many tourists ignore repeated warning signs when visiting sites. We feel invulnerable when we are on holiday and we want the perfect selfie, is one of the explanations from one of the researchers behind the study
Nordic-Russian call for use of scientific, traditional and local knowledge to support communities and their livelihoods in the Arctic – feasibility study for co-production between researchers and local indigenous communities
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.
For a few pupils, home-schooling during the pandemic has worked better than regular education. But for most, it was worse. This is clearly shown by completely new findings from a major Nordic research project funded by NordForsk.
