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Advancing Immersive and AI-Enhanced Education in Landscape Architecture: The VR-Lab at HEAd’25

At the 11th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’25) in Valencia, Ramzi Hassan presented a research paper on how Virtual Reality enhances learning in landscape architecture, usi…

27 June 2025 - Marina Bakhtina (LANDSAM)

PhD public defence and trial lecture. On 27 June, Marina Bakhtina, School of Landscape Architecture, will defend her thesis: 'Plant tolerance, traits, and responses to the environment of vegetated inf…

Disparities in healthcare utilization based on parental background are highlighted in a new study from Norwegian University of Life Sciences and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Where your parents are from influences specialist healthcare for young adults in Norway

Young adults with immigrant parents are diagnosed less often with physical health conditions than their peers with Norwegian-born parents.

Raspberry and strawberry picking is a labour-intensive task that relies heavily on manual labour over a relatively short period. Cue migrant workers.

Who's picking your strawberries this summer?

Migrant workers and the hidden realities behind Norway’s berry harvest.

Greta Juskaite forsker på transformasjon av matsystemer, utenlandsk arbeidskraft og bærekraftspolitikk ved Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet.

26 June 2025 - Greta Juskaite (LANDSAM)

PhD public defence and trial lecture. On 26 June, Greta Juskaite, Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric), will defend her thesis 'Harvesting fields of inequity: Dea…

Travel letter from Uganda

How do climate change and disability intersect in everyday life? In this travel letter, Elizabeth McKenzie Jemison shares reflections from a field trip to Uganda. Engaging with local communities, she …

Empowered Futures research school members under a wind turbine at Burgar Hill, Orkney

Exploring Energy Transitions: Insights and Innovations from the Orkney Islands Field Course

Our recent field course in the Orkney Islands (1 – 4 April, 2025) got off to an incredible start, thanks to the fantastic venue provided by the Islands Centre for Net-Zero (ICNZ) at the Orkney Researc…

Engelsborg borettslag ved Carl Berners plass i Oslo. Nye data viser en kraftig økning i andelen som har høy boutgiftsbelastning, særlig i byområder som Oslo og Viken.

Rising housing costs fuel inequality in Norway

In urban areas such as Oslo and Viken, many spend more than 30% of their income on housing, highlighting a serious affordability issue.

Contribution to an article that explores the intersection of architecture, health, and technology.

We are excited to share our involvement in a recent article exploring how architectural design influences well-being and the roles of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) in urban pla…

Farmers in the Kigezi Highlands of Uganda use small tea plantations and wood lots to diversify their livelihoods in the face of climate change effects.

Climate change in African mountains has much more impact than we thought

Immediate action is needed to help people adapt to the changing conditions and protect these biodiversity hotspots, urges new Nature-published study.