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PROFRES Doctoral Research School
Autumn PhD Symposium
Bodø 21th – 24th October 2024
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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.
Attending childcare for the first time can be extra challenging for shy children. To support shy children's well-being as best as possible, the staff needs to recognize children’s needs in different situations. A good collaboration between parents and childcare staff is extra important when there are shy children in the group.
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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.
The aim of the programme is to stimulate childist research across the academy, test and evolve the concept of childism, and inform childist social and political justice processes.
In the EKCO-project, after school program staff, together with researchers, will examine how after school offerings in five countries currently operate, with the aim of developing new and improved practices in the field.
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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.
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Elin Svensen defended her Ph.D. in sociology, social work, culture, and society at the Faculty of Social Sciences on December 8.
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.
Problem-solving is about finding solutions to all kind of problems. It can be seen as a basic strategy for addressing both everyday challenges, such as getting dressed, and more specific challenges, such as coding a robot.
In this selection of video abstracts, we provide a glimpse into exciting and important research topics about early childhood education, school, and learning, based on articles written by researchers at the Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment.
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A new international research project will determine whether parents can have a more important role to play than previously assumed when it comes to preventing cyberbullying.
The FLeD project aims to facilitate the design of effective flexible learning scenarios for Faculty.
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.
The research group FLUENT approaches multilingualism from a variety of perspectives by investigating child and adult first, second and third language acquisition and development.
FLUENT means "FLerspråklig Utvikling og Endring i Nyere Tid" (multilingual development and change in society today).
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In the INTERACT research project, teachers receive guidance from their own specially trained coaches. “I am lucky to be able to mentor such committed and skilled teachers”, says coach Liv Jorunn Byrkjedal-Sørby.
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What role do parents have in the prevention of cyberbullying? The international research project PARTICIPATE will seek answers to this.
Odors change as the weather changes. Rain or sunshine, there are interesting smells, both outside and inside, to discover, explore and talk about together with children. All you need is your nose. Let your fantasy lead the way and discover the magic of smell together with the children.
Digital bullying is a big challenge all over the world. The PARTICIPATE project is looking at this research theme in relation to parents. The project will consist of a multi sectoral, interdisciplinary world class PhD programme. The programme consists of networking and exchange of information and competence about digital bullying in Europe.
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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.
All over the world, children are being bullied by adults in school. New research now shows that these students could also be at increased risk of being bullied by their fellow students
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Teacher Olaug Ueland receives feedback on her teaching from a personal coach. The goal is to make interaction with the pupils even better, and for the teaching to be more engaging.
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.