RoBUTCHER: a butcher robot for a more sustainable meat industryCan automation make the meat industry more sustainable? The answer is yes if you ask Alex Mason. He is project manager for RoBUTCHER and is working to develop a butcher robot for pigs.
NMBU-professor new chair of Arctic research networkProfessor RolanProfessor Roland Kallenborn from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) is appointed UArctic Chair in Arctic Environmental Pollution Research for the next five years.
New project to determine the causes of violent conflict and migration in the SahelNMBU professor Tor A. Benjaminsen awarded ERC Advanced Grant for research in the conflict-stricken region.
Bioenergy, a glimmer of hope for developing countries.Bioenergy offers a huge socio-economic and environmental potential for poor developing countries; however, as Miria Nakamya concludes in her new doctoral research, it requires effective government su…
Considering ecological and societal aspects when managing mass developments of aquatic plants in rivers and lakesMassive plant growth in freshwater systems can hinder human activities. Kirstine Thiemer’s PhD shows that both ecological and societal perspectives are important when managing freshwater ecosystems.
Questioning social sustainability in OsloPrioritizing environmental sustainability when implementing urban densification can result in social exclusion, concludes NMBU’s Rebecca Cavicchia in new doctoral research.
4th World Bank Conference: Global Tax EquitySign up online or attend in person in Washington DC September 22-23.
New paper: The effects of stricter employment protectionIn a new paper, Dinara Alpysbayeva and Stijn Vanormelingen (KU Leuven) show and quantify the extent of labor misallocation induced by stricter employment protection legislation in Belgium.
Guest lecture: Tax History with Keen and SlemrodOpen guest lecture 5 January with the authors of “Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages”.
Workshop: Tax Havens and their Role in the Global EconomySkatteforsk co-organise a tax workshop on 12 November in Dublin.