With the climate crisis as backdrop, university employees have demanded a reduction in air travel. Could cutting air travel also lead to greater gender equality?

In recent years some have asked whether the ceiling has been reached for the number of foreigners in Norwegian academia. The Young Academy of Norway would rather have a debate on how to best take advantage of this new diversity.

“You’re very visible when you’re a minority. Being noticed can be a good thing in academia, but as soon as you make a mistake, the flipside of hyper-visibility comes to the fore,” says researcher Marjan Nadim.

According to a recent study, women and men have equal chances to move up professionally in academia as a whole. There are, however, a number of systematic differences.

Men produce twice as many scientific publications as women. At least that’s the long-held assumption. But Lynn Nygaard, a special adviser and doctoral research fellow at PRIO, challenges this widespread belief in her recent article.

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.