Research news

We are deeply saddened about the loss of Professor Harold L. Wilhite, who died on 15th August in Berkeley, USA. He was a first-class researcher and a dear colleague.

What are the local and global challenges we face in creating a more sustainable world? This is one of the overall questions our new students will explore.

We have packed our boxes and moved to Nydalen.

How do we achieve a socially inclusive and fair transition to a low-carbon society? UiO recieves support to a new research centre that aim to find solutions.

We are proud to welcome corruption fighter and environmental activist Eva Joly to SUM this fall.

Change-maker and big-thinker Polly Higgins was a lawyer who created a completely new body of law to protect the Earth.

The project will meet the urgent need for social science research on flexible electricity policy and technology in Norway.

We congratulate Sidsel Roalkvam, Tanja Winther and Mariel Aguilar-Støen with their professorship promotion.

The grant comes from the Research Council of Norway.

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Terra Lawson-Remer and Susan Randolph receives award for ideas set forth in their book Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights.

Find the video recordings and presentations from our conference here.

We congratulate Katerini with the position.

The grant comes from the Research Council of Norway.

We congratulate Arve with the New Voices award!

– I am excited to be able to join the academic and social environment at SUM, says Poul Wisborg, who is visiting scholar at SUM this year.

What are the main challenges in creating sustainable development? This is the overall question to be debated thoughout the next two years for the new master students.

Meat consumption is booming in a country famous for its cuisine full of herbs and vegetables.

- I look forward to collaborate and interact with scholars at SUM, who have been pioneers in research on elites and environmental conflicts in Central America, says Anna G. Sveinsdóttir.

– A great opportunity to do something meaningful and relevant alongside my master’s studies, says Johannes Rudjord Volden.

New panel director, renewed advisory board, and an upcoming conference on Universal Health Coverage and health inequities: the Independent Panel on Global Governance for Health is changing!

Why are the Nordic countries ranked as the world’s best countries to live in? And can their good fortune last?

Master's students at SUM can now put theoretical knowledge into practice through a new internship course.

An article written by Desmond McNeill et al. is selected as one of top 10 articles on power in health.

Restrictions on car use have created a lot of debate in Norwegian cities. In the Chinese city Guangzhou, the introduction of an unconventional car ownership quota has met surprisingly little opposition.