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1. News article14 Oct 2026

   UiO researcher Jan Magnus Aronsen joins the scientific advisory board of Open Research Europe

   • Jan Magnus Aronsen, associate professor at the University of Oslo, has been chosen for a new advisory board at Open Research Europe (ORE). The board will help develop the platform.
   • ORE is a website for publishing research openly. Neither authors nor readers pay. The European Commission supports it, and CERN runs it with European research funders, including the Research Council of Norway.
   Higher educationScience
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2. Press release7 Oct 2026

   2027 budget funds life sciences, quantum technology and women's health research, but Kilden gender research centre is closed

   • The government sets aside NOK 333 million for a new life sciences initiative. It covers biotechnology, neurotechnology and chemistry research, among other areas.
   • Funding for women's health research rises by NOK 20 million from 2026, to NOK 40 million.
   Artificial intelligenceEqualityScience
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3. News article29 Sept 2026

   Norway's Research Council raises the FRIPRO grant ceiling to NOK 15 million for senior researchers – first increase since 2019

   • Senior researchers can now apply for up to NOK 15 million (roughly €1.3 million) through FRIPRO. The limit had not changed since 2019, and rising costs had made it harder to run large projects within the old cap.
   • The higher limit kicks in when FRIPRO moves to a new application platform within the Research Council. No exact date has been given.
   Higher educationScience
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4. Press release25 Sept 2026

   NTNU to lead NOK 75 million AI centre for transport with 25 partners across six sectors

   • NTNU gets NOK 75 million spread over four years to run a new research centre focused on making artificial intelligence safe and useful in transport.
   • 25 partners are involved: public bodies like the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Bane NOR, private companies like Posten Bring and PostNord, and organisations like the Norwegian Truckers' Association.
   Artificial intelligencePublic transportRoad
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5. Press release25 Sept 2026

   Victoria Vinje-Jakobsen wins Norway's 2026 Forsker Grand Prix research communication contest

   • Victoria Vinje-Jakobsen won Norway's 2026 Forsker Grand Prix — a contest where PhD students explain their research in four minutes — and received a plaque and NOK 20,000 from Minister Eileen Fugelsnes.
   • The other two finalists were Ådne Ausland (University of Agder), who researches what sports coaches know about female athletes' health, and Anna-Luise Schönheit (University of Bergen), who researches how a single opinion can make people pigeonhole others.
   Higher educationScience
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6. Press release24 Sept 2026

   Norway's Research Council allocates NOK 1.24 billion to 18 national research infrastructure projects spanning AI, health and climate

   • Norway's Research Council is giving money to 18 projects that will upgrade scientific equipment and facilities across the country. It received 97 applications, and final grant amounts may differ slightly from what projects applied for.
   • The three biggest applications are: NorFab (advanced equipment for making very small components, NOK 198.5m), ELIXIR Norway (sharing biological data for AI analysis, NOK 142.8m) and NorLHC (Norway's participation in the particle accelerator at CERN, NOK 141.2m).
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7. News article21 Sept 2026

   Norway's Research Council awards NOK 269 million to 23 projects, including NOK 12 million to study the link between reading and maths skills

   • Norway's Research Council is handing out NOK 269 million to 23 research projects. In total, NOK 1.5 billion will be distributed to top Norwegian researchers during 2026.
   • The money is split three ways: NOK 80m for two large flagship projects, NOK 182m for 17 standard projects (NOK 7–12m each), and NOK 7m for four small projects by early-career researchers.
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8. News article16 Sept 2026

   Norway's 2026 Research Festival frames public trust in science as a tool for societal resilience

   • Forskningsdagene 2026 runs from 16 to 27 September with 'trust' as its theme. The reason: fake news, echo chambers and political division make it harder for people to know what to believe.
   • Research Council CEO Mari Sundli Tveit argues that when scientists are open about how they work and what they are uncertain about, the public learns to think critically — making society more resistant to manipulation.
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9. News article13 Sept 2026

   Research Council of Norway awards NOK 228 million to 18 business innovation projects

   • 18 companies share NOK 228 million from the Research Council's ongoing call for business innovation projects in industry and service sectors; individual grants range from NOK 3.6 million (Seram Coatings) to NOK 16 million.
   • The total call frame is NOK 678 million, but applications already amount to nearly NOK 1.5 billion – the call stays open while funds last.
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10. News article10 Sept 2026

    Research Council of Norway funds 80 research commercialisation projects in 2026

    • 80 projects receive qualification grants to determine whether research results can generate commercial value or societal benefit, targeting the high-uncertainty gap between discovery and innovation.
    • NOK 15 million is ring-fenced for projects building on results from SFF, FRIPRO, ERC or MSCA, aiming to unlock radical innovation potential.
    Artificial intelligenceBusinessEntrepreneurship
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