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UiS post-doctoral researcher Daniel Bowman writes about John Joseph Mathews’s 1934-novel Sundown, and the use of automobiles as signifiers of national identity.
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Ruth A. Morgan discusses her book Climate Change and International History: Negotiating Science, Global Change, and Environmental Justice
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Charlotte Wrigley attends 'Thinking Through Permafrost' workshop
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Chatterjee elected on the Executive Committee of the International Committee for the History of Technology
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Greenhouse Research Talk Series panel discussion by Magne Drangeid, University of Stavanger, Marion G. Stavsøien NTNU in Trondheim, and Per Esben Svelstad, NTNU in Trondheim.. Hybrid event.
Hulda Garborgs hus and online
"A plague of weasels and ticks: animal introduction, ecological disaster, and the balance of nature in Jamaica, 1870–1900" by Matthew Holmes.
"Earth Ice Bone Blood" by Charlotte Wrigley.
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A new service that makes it easier for anyone to find and read Norwegian research related to the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) has been launched.
Carlos Eduardo Lopes da Silva has compared the two oil cities Stavanger and Macaé in Brazil.
The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities can help you develop your project.
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Professor Dolly Jørgensen has won funding to research the links between cultural heritage and petrocultures and their connections to green transitions.
22 August 2024 to 23 August 2024 at the University of Stavanger, Norway.
Use of histopathology to identify changes in marine species in response to contaminants is a long-known practice.
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The artist Hans Baumann has received a Fulbright-scholarship to spend four months at the University of Stavanger working on his film project "Carbon Permanence". The project examines the complex ethics of Norway’s energy transition, with a particular emphasis on the role of oil in shaping a post-fossil fuel future.
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Environmental changes from generation to generation aren’t always visible. A new research project exploring natural resources on our coasts aims to open our eyes to what we are losing.
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PhD students doing research in sustainability and green transition can also now contribute to the interdisciplinary Green Transition PhD community. The community is a lively platform for young researchers who want to expand their network beyond disciplinary boundaries, and work on their transferable skills. Recently a retreat was organized in Sogndalstrand.
Reflections from the Green Transitions Fellows at The Greenhouse 2022
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The Greenhouse was established as a research group in 2017 and quickly distinguished itself worldwide as a leading professional environment for environmental humanities. On its fifth anniversary, The Greenhouse is moving on, now as a research centre at UiS.
Heating and cooling in buildings and industry are responsible for half of energy consumption in Europe. They have also put a severe pressure on the Norwegian electricity grid. There is a lot of waste heat released from data centres and other industrial processes in Norway, which is poorly mapped and utilized.
In the fall of 2022, University of Stavanger welcomed 12 guest researchers and artists from across the world to engage with each other and the UiS community in a semester-long exploration of the meanings of green transitions. Each fellow gave a talk to present their project and contributed to an international conference on green transitions.
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How can we understand animals as being at home with human-built infrastructure?
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Archaeologists at the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger could hardly believe their eyes when dress accessories typical of a Viking Age woman was delivered to the museum. Now the archaeologists may have traced the origin of the jewellery.
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A unique type of Viking Age sword with spectacular ornamentation has been found in Stavanger. The closest parallel is a sword from the island Eigg in Scotland found in a grave from the 800s.
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Researchers at the University of Stavanger (UiS) have managed to run a gas turbine on 100 percent hydrogen.
Solar Energy Research Group seeks to overcome barriers to world solar adoption by connecting solar energy researchers from different disciplines and perspectives at the University of Stavanger. The research group is a place to share research, projects, dissemination, and ongoing activities. The group also helps researchers find ways to work together and promote joint initiatives.
Our research aims to contributing on a sustainable use of the red seaweed Palmaria palmata in aquaculture. The work focuses on life cycle and nutritional potential.
Marine Sewage Outfalls – Environmental Impact Evaluation (SANOCEAN) focusing on ocean research including blue economy, climate change, environmental research and sustainable energy.
The industry of aquaculture is a fast-growing industry. An international project from UiS will help solve sustainability issues in this industry by using economic theory.
The project will investigate beacons or warning fires that were lit during attacks on the country in the Viking Age and the Middle Ages. We will uncover the deeper social organisations at work when a society is facing recurrent threats and explore how war and fear-driven reactions affects and institutionalises societies.
ScERC is an innovative research cluster that focuses on the circular economy aspects of various eco-friendly technologies with sustainability context.
Radioactive Waste Spatialities, Materialities and Societies in the Nordic Region, 1960s to 1990s
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The Research Council of Norway is awarding NOK 28 million to a project entitled Biocircle: Increased Innovation Capacity and Innovation Rate for Circular Economy in Western Norway. This project is a collaborative venture between Norce, the UiS, the UiB and several businesses.
“Norway’s cold climate is very suitable for building-integrated photovoltaics,” says researcher Hassan Gholami. He completed his doctoral degree on the subject at the University of Stavanger.
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Professor Jennifer Clark of the Knowlton School of Architecture at Ohio State University is appointed adjunct professor at the UiS Business School and the Centre for Innovation Research and affiliated with the UiS Research Network for Smart Sustainable Cities.
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A UiS-led investment in sustainable aquaculture receives almost NOK 100 million from the government's Green Platform Initiative. The investment will improve fish welfare and reduce the environmental and climate footprint of aquaculture - and is based on expertise from the oil industry.