KIF Committee launches film series: Action plans for equality Why is it a good idea to draw up action plans for gender equality and diversity, and how should one do it? Learn more in these new films.
International recruitment can boost the proportion of women Foreign women have flocked to temporary researcher positions in the Nordic countries. Without these women there might have been far fewer female post-docs in Norway and Sweden.
Committees hiring top researchers lose sight of gender balance and diversity How do we ensure that the best candidate for a professorship is hired, while still securing gender balance and diversity? A new study shows how committees that hire professors struggle to meet different expectations.
Committees hiring top researchers lose sight of gender balance and diversity How do we ensure that the best candidate for a professorship is hired, while still securing gender balance and diversity? A new study shows how committees that hire professors struggle to meet different expectations.
Technology professor wins two gender equality awards “I felt that now I need to give something back,” says Letizia Jaccheri. She was named this year’s ODA Awards Woman and recently won a gender equality award at NTNU.
NUPI director calls for new diversity programme Ulf Sverdrup, Director of NUPI, is seeking talented researchers among students with immigrant backgrounds. He is calling for a new diversity programme.
Technology professor wins two gender equality awards “I felt that now I need to give something back,” says Letizia Jaccheri. She was named this year’s ODA Awards Woman and recently won a gender equality award at NTNU.
“Academia is not done discussing diversity” When universities and university colleges look to increase their ethnic diversity, they often choose the path of internationalization. “In Norway, we are by no means done discussing what diversity really means,” says Beret Bråten.
NUPI director calls for new diversity programme Ulf Sverdrup, Director of NUPI, is seeking talented researchers among students with immigrant backgrounds. He is calling for a new diversity programme.
“Academia is not done discussing diversity” When universities and university colleges look to increase their ethnic diversity, they often choose the path of internationalization. “In Norway, we are by no means done discussing what diversity really means,” says Beret Bråten.
NEW REPORT: : Lack of resources for promoting gender equality A new survey report reveals that many Norwegian research institutes lack action plans and that no universities are satisfied with their efforts to increase ethnic diversity.
NEW REPORT: : Lack of resources for promoting gender equality A new survey report reveals that many Norwegian research institutes lack action plans and that no universities are satisfied with their efforts to increase ethnic diversity.
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on academia More than a year has passed since a virus pandemic shut down most of society, including the university and university college sector. Researchers with young children as well as teaching duties and research to conduct have been squeezed the hardest, according to recent research.
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on academia More than a year has passed since a virus pandemic shut down most of society, including the university and university college sector. Researchers with young children as well as teaching duties and research to conduct have been squeezed the hardest, according to recent research.
Institutions are hiring more foreign researchers, but how do they fare? “My impression is that many PhD students and post-docs get used as workhorses on research projects,” says a former employee representative for researchers.
“We recruit a uniform group of international researchers” Headhunting top international researchers does not necessarily make academia more diverse. Diversity is not achieved by hiring from a pool of academics from well-known US universities, says Mariel Aguilar-Støen.
Institutions are hiring more foreign researchers, but how do they fare? “My impression is that many PhD students and post-docs get used as workhorses on research projects,” says a former employee representative for researchers.
“We recruit a uniform group of international researchers” Headhunting top international researchers does not necessarily make academia more diverse. Diversity is not achieved by hiring from a pool of academics from well-known US universities, says Mariel Aguilar-Støen.
Immigrants make up a third of Norway’s research personnel But the vast majority of them are foreign researchers. Immigrants educated in Norway and descendants of immigrants are underrepresented in Norwegian academia, new statistics show.
Immigrants make up a third of Norway’s research personnel But the vast majority of them are foreign researchers. Immigrants educated in Norway and descendants of immigrants are underrepresented in Norwegian academia, new statistics show.
