2024
Christine Riis-Pedersen
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Master's thesis: "A scientific dive into meromictic lakes; Microbes and stratification as determinants of greenhouse gases"
Andreas Lekkos
Faculty of Social Sciences
Master's thesis: "Greening the future: Energy transition, land and the state in island Greece"
Frida Kv?l Salberg
Faculty of Law
Master's thesis: "Intellectual Property Rights and the right to repair: A case study of independent repair of smartphones"
2023
Tina Andersen V?genes
Faculty of Social Sciences
Master's thesis: "Green development or green colonialism: Experiences of the 420 Skaidi-Hammerfest power line in Sámi herding areas in Riehpovuotna"
Annija Punka
Faculty of Law, PluriCourts
Master's thesis: "Towards an Effective Global Plastics Treaty – A Legal Analysis of Treaty Design Elements to Promote Participation and Effectiveness"
Satu Innanen
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Master's thesis: "Changes in firn properties and meltwater retention on Austfonna ice cap, Svalbard, based on observations and model simulations"
2022
Sindre Brennhagen
Faculty of Humanities
Master's thesis: "Naturfilosofi i menneskets tidsalder. Om Hans Jonas, Antropocen og tapet av liv"
Astrid Bragstad Gjelsvik
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Master's thesis: "Ice Nucleating Particles in Arctic Clouds and Their Impact on Climate"
Laura Genet Marano
Centre for Development and the Environment
Master's thesis: "Counting for change: the hustle for social inclusion in Nairobi. A case study of the Mukuru Special Planning Area (SPA)"
2021
Hannah Cecilie Br?nden
Faculty of Law
Master's thesis: "The European Convention on Human Rights and Climate Change. The right to life in a changing climate"
Abelone M. Tislevoll
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Master's thesis: “Isotope labelling and interaction studies of the Vibrio cholerae colonization factor GbpA”
Yngve Br?ten
Faculty of Social Sciences
Master's thesis: "The (dis)ableisation of environmental governance: A qualitative exploration of the ‘disabling effects’ of Oslo’s climate strategy"
2020
Mats Haraldsen
Faculty of Humanities
Master's thesis: "Individual and Society in San Manuel Bueno, Mártir, Il Barone Rampante and La Peste. A Cognitive Approach"
Elin Dypvik S?dahl
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Master's thesis: "HiPIMS deposition and characterization of amorphous ZnOxNy for solar cell applications"
Anja Duun Skauge and Christian Andrés Palacios Haugestad
Faculty of Social Sciences
Master's thesis: "Fridays For Future - A mixed-methods cultural psychological investigation of the youth environmentalist movement in Norway"
2019
Steinar Tr?et
Faculty of Law
Master's thesis: "A Judiciary under Siege. An Institutional Approach to Rule of Law Backsliding in Poland"
Clare Andvik(former McEnally)
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Master's thesis: "The Effect of dietary preference on the levels of organohalogen contaminants and mercury in Norwegian killer whales (Orcinus orca)"
Sigrid Jerpstad
Faculty of Social Sciences
Master's thesis: "Who Should Bear the Burden? The EU's approach to Responsibility for the Sustainable Development Goals"
2018
Lise Bjerke
Center for Development and the Environment
Master's thesis: "Targeting food insecurity of “Indians on the move”: Access to food security entitlements among internal migrants in Bangalore"
Erling Fjeldaas
Faculty of Law
Master's thesis: "Regulering av lysforurensning i norsk rett"
Salma Ahmed Eljailani Ahmed
Faculty of Medicine
Master's thesis: “I feel myself incomplete, and I am inferior to people”. Experiences of Sudanese Women Living with Obstetric Fistula: A qualitative study in Khartoum, Sudan"
About the UiO Sustainability Award
UiO's Sustainability Award for best master's thesis is awarded annually to the three best master theses with topics related to sustainability.
The award aims to inspire originality and quality in theses that contribute to knowledge about and insight in sustainable development.