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Maximilian Schob at his PhD defence at NMBU, 26 August 2026.

Maximilian Schob successfully defends PhD thesis on remote sensing in landscape architecture

On 26 August 2026, Maximilian Schob successfully defended his doctoral thesis, The Model View – Models for Remote Sensing in Landscape Architecture, at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)…

Five years after the Taliban's return to power, Afghanistan faces an uncertain future shaped by isolation, aid dependence, and the exclusion of women and girls from public life.

Afghanistan's new equilibrium: Five years of Taliban rule

Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan is no longer at war, but it is far from at peace.

Finlay Bain Kerr at Energy Ethics 2026, University of St Andrews, Scotland

Looking Beyond the Past: Finlay Bain Kerr’s Research on Mine Water Energy and the Political Economy of Just Transition

For Empowered Futures alumnus, Finlay Bain Kerr, the energy transition is not simply about replacing one technology with another. It is about people, places, and the futures communities want to create…

A forest seen through airborne laser scanning. Schob's research explores how sensor technologies shape the way landscapes become visible and understood.

Who decides what becomes visible in a landscape?

Satellite images, laser scans and digital maps increasingly shape how we understand forests, cities and coastlines. Yet we still lack understanding of how the data behind them are produced.

Maximilian Schob

26 August 2026: Maximilian Schob (LANDSAM)

Maximilian Schob (School of Landscape Architecture) will defend his PhD thesis: The Model View - Models for Remote Sensing in Landscape Architecture

Per Martin Norheim-Martinsen argues that civilian preparedness needs the same kind of investment push that Norway is now making in defence.

Emergency preparedness: Plenty of talk, little priority

There is a lot of discussion about emergency preparedness in Norway, but far less willingness to take action. Preparing for crises is expensive, and requires investments that do not generate quick ret…

Matriculation of new students at NMBU's Faculty of Landscape and Society.

Three of NMBU's most sought-after degrees offered by the Faculty of Landscape and Society

Property, Landscape Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning are among the NMBU degree programmes with the longest waiting lists this year.

Arbeider ved en indisk tekstilfabrikk eid av Welspun Living Ltd. Welspuns produkter selges over hele verden, blant annet gjennom store detaljhandelskjeder som IKEA, Walmart og Tesco.

If rich countries work less, who picks up the slack?

Shorter working weeks promise greater freedom and a more sustainable economy. But if rich countries work less while continuing to rely heavily on labour abroad, those gains may come at the expense of …

Lukas Godé

19 August 2026: Lukas Godé (LANDSAM)

Lukas Godé (Noragric, Faculty of Landscape and Society) will defend his PhD thesis 'The international distribution of labour: Fairness and post-growth implications'.

NMBU receives funding for pilot project on historic parks

Riksantikvaren is supporting a pilot project at NMBU focused on historic green spaces under development pressure. Students will work with Retiro Park in Molde as a case study.