Male post-docs and PhD candidates work more than their female colleagues, but female professors work the most hours of all, according to the latest time use survey.

PhD fellows and postdocs in Norway spend more time on research than their German colleagues. This time use survey could give us an idea of why.

Round after round of temporary hiring and a non-stop pursuit of excellence and funding may impair progress towards gender equality in academia, according to research conducted at the University of Oslo.

Women take more education than men and gain more from it. But men earn more than women regardless of education.

Our readers were most concerned about the fact that women take on the majority of academic housework – the service work in academia.

What captured readers’ attention in 2025? Experiences of discrimination, the ideal worker norm and working conditions in academia dominated the reading statistics.

The KIF Committee believes that gender balance and ethnic diversity are crucial to finding good solutions to major societal challenges.

It is more important now than ever to promote equality, diversity and integration, according to Eileen Fugelsnes from the Ministry of Education and Research, and the Ministry has appointed a new committee for gender balance and diversity in research.

While universities in countries like Austria, Norway and France are fully expected to promote equality, Serbia and Belgium have fewer requirements and resources. Researcher Evanthia K. Schmidt is calling for an increase in European co-operation.

A national survey of equality at research institutions shows that measures are implemented, but rarely assessed. A new report highlights a clear need for more evaluation.

In Norway we call it sexual harassment in academia, and in Europe it is known as gender-based violence.

What does having ‘professorial potential’ mean? Researchers have attempted to unravel this mysterious concept.

Innovation has typically been thought of as involving patents, licences and start-ups. Today, innovation researchers have a far broader understanding of the concept, believes research leader Espen Solberg.

The vast majority of ethnic minorities in Norwegian academia are mobile researchers who have moved here to work in an academic position.