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FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Coastal Lives in Flux: Environmental Crisis, Resistance, and Ritual Innovation Across Asia (CLiF)

Coasts and beaches in East and Southeast Asia face several challenges today. They experience erosion and species loss due to logging, infrastructure development, and tropical storms, which are getting stronger and more frequent because of climate change. They also face problems such as widespread...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Labor Market Power, Institutional Structures, and Social Consequences

The balance of power between employers and workers affects much more than paychecks and job prospects—it also shapes the basic conditions that hold society together. This project starts from a simple but powerful idea: who holds power in the labor market plays a central role in social well-being,...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2031

Location: Vestland

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 Empowering Young Farmers to Coordinate Agrifood Transformations through Engaged RIs and Agroecological LLs

EMPOWERALL builds four youth-led “Agroecological Living Labs” across Europe i.e. real places where young farmers team up with researchers, advisors, civil society and public authorities to figure out what sustainable farming looks like on the ground, not just on paper. These labs are hosted insid...

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Discovering vulnerabilities in colorectal cancer by measuring double stranded RNA

Only a small part of DNA is transcribed and converted into functioning molecules, or in other words, expressed. Healthy cells tightly control which regions are expressed, however, cancer cells lose this regulatory control to allow uncontrolled cell growth. Interestingly, loss of regulatory contro...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Oslo - Oslove

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

Technology-Enhanced Cognitive Resilience Toolkit for Disinformation Detection, Vulnerability Profiling, and Digital User Empowerment

Generative AI has made it easy to produce convincing fake news, deepfakes, and tailored scams at scale. That changes the information landscape. People are exposed to more misleading content, faster, and often in forms that are hard to spot at a glance. Much of the current response has focused on ...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2031

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Multilectal Individual Differences in Reading: Neurocognitive and Behavioral Effects of Dialect Exposure on Literacy Development

MInDReading investigates how exposure to dialect variation affects literacy and reading comprehension. In Norway, speakers grow up with regional dialects while learning to read and write in two written standards, Nynorsk and Bokmål. Although these varieties are easily mutually intelligible, they ...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Møre og Romsdal

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

WP2 – Energy System modelling and Socioeconomic models

This work package will focus on addressing the complementarity aspects of using bottom-up technology-rich energy system modelling approaches in tandem with macro-economic analysis with CGE modelling. Namely, we will utilize results and data from the IFE-TIMES-Norway model, using socio-technical t...

Awarded: Hidden

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

The Nordic Energy Systems Programme - WP 2 – Energy System modelling and Socioeconomic models

This project addresses the Nordic region’s fossil-free transition by developing an advanced modelling framework that links the energy system model GENeSYS-MOD with the macroeconomic model REMES-EU. Traditionally, energy models assume fixed demand, limiting insight into economic feedbacks. By maki...

Awarded: Hidden

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

Protecting wild salmon through computer vision: Lifelong AI tools for ecological monitoring & differentiating between wild & escaped salmon

Escape of domesticated salmon from farms is considered a major environmental impact resulting from aquaculture: Not only can escapees compete with wild populations, but they can breed with wild fish, resulting in a loss of genetic biodiversity. This is damaging as these fish were modified through...

Awarded: NOK 5.5 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

DESIGNK. Designing a synthetic killer based on a natural template

Natural killer (NK) cells are part of the body’s first line of immune defence. They continuously patrol our tissues, seeking out and destroying cancer cells and virus-infected cells without prior training. This makes them highly attractive candidates for cancer immunotherapy. However, translating...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Oslo - Oslove

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Licenses to appropriate land for societal ends

The goal of this research project is to get a thorough understanding of how the Norwegian licensing system for land and natural resource management works, and how it can be improved. To achieve this, two main cases – aquaculture and wind power – will be analyzed in relation to the broader context...

Awarded: NOK 10.5 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Farmer Health: Assessing Risks and Mitigation Strategies for Rodent-borne Zoonoses in Food Production under Climate Change

With a One Health approach, RoBoZoo investigates how climate change and agricultural practices influence interactions among small rodents, humans, and food production—and the risks these dynamics pose for zoonotic disease transmission, including potential links between exposure to zoonotic microb...

Awarded: NOK 12.1 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Innlandet

KLIMAFORSKNING-KLIMAFORSKNING

FORTRESS- FOResT land use management for REsilient and Sustainable Societies

Forests can protect us from natural hazards, but only if managed wisely. Poor logging practices can increase the risk of landslides and avalanches, while broader objectives like biodiversity conservation and climate change add pressure. In Norway, managing protection forests is challenging due to...

Awarded: NOK 12.5 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Oslo - Oslove

UTDANNING-UTDANNING

BRAIGED: Building Responsible AI for Global Education – Towards Explainable AI for Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis Utilizing Scintigraphy

Doctors of the future will work with artificial intelligence (AI) just like pilots work with autopilot, useful, but only when understood and monitored by a trained human. Modern medicine produces a huge amount of information, scans, lab results, doctor’s notes, and medical students can feel empow...

Awarded: NOK 9.1 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Buskerud

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

“AINA”:Artificial Intelligence that controls microbial consortia

Modern bioprocesses are essential for sustainable production of food, chemicals, and bio-based products, but they are often operated with limited real-time insight and conservative control strategies. This leads to lower efficiency, higher resource consumption, and unnecessary waste. At the same ...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

Smart Precision for Quantum Resilience

Quantum computers promise breakthroughs in medicine discovery, climate-smart cities, and secure communications. But today’s machines are fragile: qubits are noisy, computations are short-lived, and reliable results often demand more hardware than we have. SPQR—Smart Precision for Quantum Resilien...

Awarded: NOK 11.9 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Multiphysics of salt precipitation during CO2 storage

When CO2 is pumped deep underground for safe and long-term storage, it can trigger a lesser-known challenge: salt crystals forming inside the rock pores. CO2 dries the salty water inside the rock pores. This water becomes more and more salty until the salt crystals form. These crystals can block ...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Advancing transformative governanCe through Transboundary conservation and collaborative learning

Nature does not stop at international boundaries, but governance often does. ACT examines how transboundary cooperation in nature conservation can help reverse and halt biodiversity loss. The project aims to lay the groundwork for improving how countries work together to protect shared landscapes...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

COOLCATCH: Advancing materials for energy- efficient cryogenic refrigeration

Cooling to extremely low temperatures – needed to liquefy hydrogen for environmentally friendly aviation at -252 °C and to reduce noise in quantum computers near -272 °C – is a major technological challenge. Traditional mechanical coolers – the same basic technology used in household refrigerator...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

UTDANNING-UTDANNING

Academic Careers: Examining the Significance of Socio-Economic Background

Academics occupy a privileged position in society. They are experts in their fields, share knowledge with the public, train new generations of students, and hire future academics. While much research has explored how social background—such as parental education, income, or class—affects success i...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Oslo - Oslove

POLARTEMA-POLARTEMA

Cumulative effects of climate change and pollution - How climate region and local habitat shape biological responses and recovery

Global warming and pollution are major threats to nature and a sustainable future. In SoilStress we aim to understand the mechanisms underlying the combined effects of climate change and pollution on soil animals. The main questions are: •Why do populations react differently to pesticides and te...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Oslo - Oslove

UTDANNING-UTDANNING

Knowledge Integration in Teacher Education through Technology-Enhanced Simulation (KITES)

KITES is a research project that explores how advanced technologies such as virtual reality, 360-degree video, and artificial intelligence can support student teachers in integrating various knowledge sources to make professional decisions. Becoming a good teacher requires more than subject exper...

Awarded: NOK 11.9 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Østfold

UTDANNING-UTDANNING

Vocational-Oriented Sustainability Education Across Museums and School (VOSEAMS)

Does it matter to you which products your hairdresser uses on your hair? Or what materials the carpenter uses to build your house? And what about the food in the cafeteria – are local ingredients important to you? Professionals use products, materials, and services that have impacts on climate, ...

Awarded: NOK 11.9 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

CLEAN Start: Combating Lead Exposure and Advancing Nutrition among Vietnamese children

Childhood lead exposure is a pressing global health challenge, impacting up to 800 million children, primarily in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). High blood lead levels (BLLs) harm physical and cognitive development, leading to severe long-term health consequences. Unfortunately, effect...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

UTDANNING-UTDANNING

Deep study reading in digitised classrooms: identifying factors affecting sustained focus, persistence, and stress

Good reading skills are required for active participation in society, and they are also fundamental to learning. Therefore, the current decline in reading and cognitive persistence is worrisome. Longform, deep reading – that is, the reading if longer and potentially complex texts – is particularl...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Rogaland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Secure energy systems for a renewable future

The power sector is the backbone of modern Norwegian society and supports almost all critical functions, including healthcare, transport, communications and national defence. Today, this critical infrastructure faces increasing threats; cyberattacks, sabotage and intelligence operations. This cre...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBASERT-HAVBASERT

Responsive Space-based Maritime Surveillance using Multi-modal Active and Passive Sensing

Ships are required to transmit Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals to ensure safe voyage at sea. “Dark ships” are vessels that turn off or falsify their AIS signals. They do this to carry out illegal activities such as illegal fishing, evading sanctions, or conducting sabotage operation...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

VELFERDTEMA-VELFERDTEMA

Inclusive Educational Rights: Balancing Rights of Violent Children, Their Peers and Educators

Pupils who behave violently against classmates and school staff are an increasing problem in Norway, affecting safety, learning and long-term life chances. Around a quarter of primary teachers reported violence or threats in 2024. Early intervention is crucial to prevent social exclusion and futu...

Awarded: NOK 8.1 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Vestland

UTDANNING-UTDANNING

Match effects and matchmaking in education

Which is the best school? In Norway, as in most other countries, students, parents, and policymakers ask this question every year. Schools are ranked by admission cutoffs and value-added models, and politicians pledge to improve the trailing schools. However, if different students thrive in diffe...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Oslo - Oslove

POLARTEMA-POLARTEMA

Disentangling land-coast-ocean connections at Bouvetøya, the most remote marine ecosystem hotspot in the Southern Ocean

Sub-Antarctic islands such as Bouvetøya host some of the world's richest ecosystems. They are hotspots for abundant marine life including sea birds and marine mammals, but very little is known regarding what makes these islands so rich in life. This is mainly due to lack of observations caused by...

Awarded: NOK 25.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2031

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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