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Faculty of Landscape and Society

Faculty of Landscape and Society

Planning education is evolving rapidly as climate challenges intensify and new technologies reshape the field. Keynote speakers Andrea Frank and Siri Eriksen share insights alongside moderator Matthew Cashmore.

Educating planners for an uncertain future

Lessons from the 20th AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting at NMBU

Et økende antall eldre i Norge flytter fra eneboliger til mer sentrale byområder. Hvordan opplever de denne overgangen?

When older adults move to town centres, what changes in their everyday lives?

Increasing numbers of older adults in Norway are moving from detached houses to more central urban areas. How do they experience this transition?

Forests like this one in Kongsvinger, Norway help regulate temperature, support biodiversity, provide recreational spaces, and play a vital role in reducing natural hazards such as landslides and avalanches.

Forests as climate defence systems

NMBU researchers bring vital planning expertise to a national effort to understand how forests can protect communities from climate‑related hazards such as landslides and avalanches.

The MIREYA project investigates connections between environmental factors and cancer in children and adolescents.

How do environmental factors affect cancer risk in children and adolescents?

A new European research project is investigating how local environments including air quality and social factors can influence cancer risk in young people.

“In this picture, I came from fetching water with the donkeys from the water pan. I was off-loading the jerry cans from the donkeys.”

Climate change through the eyes of the Maasai

In Kenya’s drylands, Maasai herders confront the realities of climate change every day. An NMBU project has gathered their photos and stories to offer an unfiltered view from the frontline.

'Nothing - and I mean nothing - can prepare an African for Norwegian weather' - Felicity Aceng, NMBU exchange student from Uganda.

'The first time I tasted brown cheese, I stared at it like it owed me money'

Felicity Aceng's experiences as an exchange student in Norway might bring a familiar smile to many an international student's face!

Tanzanian exchange student Veronica Mbena soon adjusted to the cold of Norway's winter.

The first icy step: A Tanzanian exchange student’s journey

Veronica Mbena shares her first impressions and reflections on adaptation, community, and growth during her exchange to NMBU.

Students presenting AI pilot work at NLA in Oslo

Presentation of AI Pilot Project at NLA Workshop in Oslo

An experimental pilot developed by VR-Lab and the LAA341 course at NMBU was presented at a recent NLA workshop in Oslo, where students and teachers shared experiences from exploring how AI and VR can …

Welcome as an External Examiner at the Faculty of Landscape and Society

On this page, you will find practical, concise information about assessment work, deadlines, required forms, and key contacts

Tjuvholmen, Oslo

VR-Lab Featured in German Television Science Programme

The NMBU VR-Lab was featured in the German television science programme NANO on 3sat, broadcast on 11 March 2026, in the televised report “Sind Altbauten objektiv schöner?” The programme explored publ…