Congratulations to Stine on the approval of her PhD thesis! Save the date for the defense: Disputation: Stine Engen
Research, cooperation and dissemination
On 5 September Fulvio was the opponent in a PhD defense at the University of Gothenburg Public defence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Hani Elzoumor
Susanne just came back from archival work in Varanger for the Anthropogenic Soils project. The Soils research stay also included a series of public events in Kirkenes and the Pasvik valley. Focusing on soil biodiversity, especially nematodes, this panel at the public library in Kirkenes featured ongoing work in the Anthropogenic Soils project, soil research at NIBIO Svanhovd, and the art installation J?rtegn by Annike Flo, artist-in-residence with Anthropogenic Soils, in cooperation with Kirkenes-based curator Hilde Methi.
J?rtegn installation by Annike Flo, NIBIO Svanhovd
Annike Flo’s textile work "J?rtegn” features nematodes - microscopic roundworms found in soils (Foto: Kjell Gunnar Monsen)
Anthropogenic Soils: Panel at Public Library Kirkenes
See also:
Hva kan vi l?re av jorda? – Kunst, forskning og fantasi m?tes i unikt prosjekt
Knut J?rgen has given a lecture at the Norwegian Armed Forces' chief executive course, in the seminar ?International Humanitarian Law and Ethics on the Battlefield?, together with the Norwegian Attorney General, Research Professor Henrik Syse, PRIO and Dr. Inna Zavorotko, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Legal Department of the Ministry of Defense.
He has also talked in the podcast Verdib?rsen, https://radio.nrk.no/podkast/verdiboersen/sesong/202509/l_3b71915c-1dc0-492a-b191-5c1dc0992a1a and written in Agenda Magasin: https://agendamagasin.no/debatt/chipocalypse-now-apocalypse-trump/
Publications
Diana has recently published an article in Regional Studies, Regional Science:
Morales, D., Green, L., Marlow, D., Cadena Gaitán, C., Deitrick, S., Glass, M. R., & Kempton, L. (2025). Defining inclusive innovation: challenges and lessons for innovation districts. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 12(1), 740–753. https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2025.2543915
This semester, Cristin and DUO will be replaced by NVA - Nasjonalt vitenarkiv . The registrations in Cristin is under migration to NVA, and DUO will be migrated later this semester. It is possible to register new work in NVA (guidelines will come), but do not register older work as it will be migrated!
Open research
Take a look at the University Library's course series with introductions to open and reproducible research practices and guides on how to implement them in your own research practice and make them more visible to the research community (tools, publication, profiling...):
Open and reproducible research - University of Oslo Library
Upcoming events
- 23 September
Informal goodbye lunch for Ingrid - 25 September, 9.30 - 11.15
PhD midway seminar of Torjus Solheim Eckhoff - 25 September, 14.00-15.00
TIK seminar with professor Maximilian Fochler
How to re-orient science to address socio-environmental challenges? Stories, frustrations and lessons from the crop and soil sciences - 21 October 11.15-13.00
Staff meeting, AI in education. Calendar invitation has been sent. - 2 December 11.15-16.00
Staff seminar, program tba. Calendar invitation has been sent.