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The Holberg Prize

The Holberg Prize recognises path-breaking scientific work in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The prize shall in addition contribute to raising the status of these disciplines in society and to stimulating interest in these fields

PETROCENTER

The Petroleum research centers (PETROCENTER) are established to solve defined challenges for the utilization of petroleum resources. The centers work with challenges of great national importance and receive public funding for a maximum period of

Science prizes

A number of international research prizes are awarded in Norway to honour outstanding scientific contributions and to stimulate interest in research among the general public.

Knowledge cooperation

Through international cooperation, the Ministry of Education and Research will contribute to increased quality, renewal, and relevance within the areas of kindergarten, education and research.

Research cooperation

Increasingly, research is being carried out in cooperation across national borders, and a growing proportion of resources for research are being distributed in international competitive arenas.

The Kavli Prize

The Kavli Prize recognises outstanding scientific research and honours highly creative scientists. The prize should also promote public understanding of scientists and their work, and foster international cooperation among scientists.

The Abel Prize

The Abel Prize recognizes pioneering scientific achievements in mathematics. The prize shall also help boost the status of the field of mathematics in society and stimulate children and youth to become interested in mathematics.

Meld. St. 18 (2012-2013) - Long-term perspectives – knowledge provides opportunity

Meld. St. 18 (2012–2013) Report to the Storting (White Paper) Summary

Meld. St. 4 (2018–2019) - Long-term plan for research and higher education 2019–2028

Meld. St. 4 (2018–2019) Report to the Storting (white paper)

CLIMIT and Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)

CLIMIT is a national programme for research, development and demonstration of technologies for capture, transport and storage of CO2 from fossil-based power production and industry.

PETROMAKS2 – large program for petroleum research

PETROMAKS2 succeeds the PETROMAKS program, which was completed in 2012. The program is administered by the Research Council of Norway and includes both strategic basic research and competence development as well as applied research and technology

ENERGIX - Large program for energy research

The ENERGIX program was established in 2013 and supports research and development on renewable energy, energy effienciency, energy system and energy policy. ENERGIX will contribute to achieving energy policy goals as well as increased value creation

CLIMIT - Research, development and demonstration of CO2 capture and storage technology

The CLIMIT programme is Norway’s national programme for research, development and demonstration of CO2 capture and storage technology (CCS). It covers the entire chain from long-term, competence-building basic research to projects that demonstrate

Demo 2000

Demo 2000 is a research program that aims to help reduce costs and risks for the industry and commercialize new technology through support for piloting and demonstration.

Research Ethics

Academic freedom is a fundamental principle of research and is an important condition for ensuring independent and reliable research. At the same time, the credibility of research depends on us being ability to trust the researchers. Ethics in

Action plan to combat social dumping and work-related crime

The Action plan to combat social dumping and work-related crime was submitted by the Government 1 October 2022.

A Good Council? – Evaluation of the Research Council of Norway

The Research Council of Norway (RCN) was evaluated in 2012 by Technopolis Group on commission from the Ministry of Education and Research.

Guidelines on “Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education”

The initiative to develop guidelines on “Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education” is a follow-up to a resolution adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO (29 September-17 October 2003), inviting the Director-General to “develop

Opening address by the Prime Minister at the Cutting Edge AI seminar in Oslo

- I ask myself, how can we use this new technology and how can we make it available? That's why we are speeding up the use of AI in the public sector in Norway, for instance in the health sector. We aim for 80% of the public sector to have adopted

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre The Kavli Prize Week, University of Oslo

The Panorama Strategy (2021–2027)

Panorama 2021 - 2027 - Norway's strategy for bilateral cooperation on higher education and research with key partner countries outside the EU.