Savouring SuccessWhen Professor Ole Martin Ystgaard tasted the new cheese for the first time in 1956, he realized it could be a success. Since then, 800,000 tons of the cheese, known as Jarlsberg, have been produced a…
Tools for understanding how genetic differences affect important traitsThe aim of Dat Thanh Nguyen's doctoral work has been to create more accurate, efficient and scalable tools to link genetic variations to gene regulation, especially in the non-coding regions of the ge…
Rising housing costs fuel inequality in NorwayIn urban areas such as Oslo and Viken, many spend more than 30% of their income on housing, highlighting a serious affordability issue.
25 April - Ida Ormaasen (KBM)PhD degree - Public Defence: Ida Ormaasen, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend her PhD thesis «Bacterial strain diversity and competition strategies in the infant gu…
25. april - Jaime Candelas Bielza (MINA)Jaime Candelas Bielza (Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)) will defend his PhD thesis “Advancing tree species composition prediction in boreal forests with remot…
Skatteforsk Researcher Unpacks Why the US Tariffs May be More About Politics than EconomicsIn a recent working paper and an op-ed published in the Norwegian business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, Skatteforsk research director Ron Davies analyzes the latest U.S. tariffs announced on April 2. …
Educational outcomes for primary school children in Africa: With a focus on children with disabilitiesThe doctoral work of Huafeng Zhang explores school enrollment and learning outcomes for children with disabilities in African countries, highlighting disparities and contextual influences.
24 April – Huafeng Zhang (HH)Huafeng Zhang, School of Economics and Business (HH), will defend her PhD thesis "Educational outcomes for primary school children in Africa: With a focus on children with disabilities" on Thursday 24…
PhD defence Cristian Bolano LosadaOn Friday 25 April, PhD candidate Cristian Bolano Losada (NMBU) defended his thesis "Exploring lignocellulose-based fermentation for sustainable co-production of lipids and other valuable chemicals by…