During its short existence the Centre on Marine Bioactives and Drug Discovery (MabCent) in Tromsø has analysed some 70,000 fractions of Arctic marine organisms. Patents on two molecules have been applied for and applications for another 20 will soon follow.
Date: 02.07.2010
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July is the main vacation month for most Norwegians. During this period the RCN electronic news service will publish news items and disseminate results from Norwegian research only sporadically.
Date: 01.07.2010
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A joint call for proposals has been drawn up between the Research Council of Norway, via the NORKLIMA and MILJO2015 programmes, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for research on climate and the environment. Up to NOK 45 million is available for allocation from the Research Council, with a corresponding amount of support available from the CAS.
Date: 29.06.2010
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Now you can keep up-to-date on Research Council news, research funding announcements, and events – all from your mobile phone.
Date: 29.06.2010
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Although a major accident such as the one on Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico could happen in the North Sea, well-established organisational models and stringent safety measures reduce that risk, reports a Norwegian research project.
Date: 28.06.2010
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This autumn, Dr Lars Espen Aukrust will assume the post of Counselor for Science attached to the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington D.C. He will succeed Dr Berit Johne, who will be leaving the position after four eventful and fruitful years.
Date: 23.06.2010
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Norway and France have long shared close ties when it comes to the exploitation of offshore petroleum resources. Now the two countries are looking to expand that cooperation to include research and development on renewable marine resources.
Date: 22.06.2010
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The Research Council's Liaison Office for EU RTD in Brussels works to give the Norwegian research and innovation community a better basis for participating in EU research activities. A new head of office, Tobias Bade Strøm, will be starting in the late summer.
Date: 22.06.2010
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Research on reading aloud to animals won a class of 10-year olds from Rogaland County first prize in the national Nysgjerrigper Science Knowledge contest 2010.
Date: 18.06.2010
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“The traditional knowledge of the indigenous peoples should be incorporated into science,” said Norwegian Professor Ole Henrik Magga at the International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference (IPY-OSC) at the beginning of June.
Date: 18.06.2010
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The annual date for publication of calls for proposals under the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is approaching. Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland is seeking ways to make participation in FP7 even more attractive for Norwegian actors.
Date: 18.06.2010
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Norwegian cooperation on research and higher education with Russia and the countries of the Western Balkans comprises interesting projects and is characterised by fruitful cooperation. Annual reports for 2009 for the two cooperation programmes focusing on these regions are now available.
Date: 15.06.2010
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A new Counsellor for Science post has been established at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing as part of the effort to enhance research cooperation between Norway and China. Kari Kveseth, Director of International Staff at the Research Council, has been appointed to the position and is to begin her new job in September.
Date: 15.06.2010
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As part of the International Polar Year (IPY) 150 seals have been working as research assistants in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Their efforts have resulted in the acquisition of large amounts of new data that until now researchers could only dream of obtaining.
Date: 11.06.2010
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“We cannot build a knowledge society if we don’t invest in it,” says Robert-Jan Smits, the new Director-General of the EU’s Research Directorate-General. He promises simplified procedures for researchers granted EU funding and greater internationalisation of European research.
Date: 08.06.2010
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