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Not large scale but it's a start: www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities
Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedom
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Not large scale but it's a start: www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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(Via X's @wordsporn)
April 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
(Via X's @wordsporn)
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Methane levels in the atmosphere continue to increase, but the rate of increase has slowed again after a burst in 2020-22. There are several theories about why this growth spurt occurred. 1/2
April 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Methane levels in the atmosphere continue to increase, but the rate of increase has slowed again after a burst in 2020-22. There are several theories about why this growth spurt occurred. 1/2
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Plenty of complaints about Harvard over the years, but a proud Harvard alum today.
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Harvard rejects Trump administration’s demands with federal funding at risk
The university’s response comes after the government announced a federal review of nearly $9 billion in funding to Harvard and its affiliates.
wapo.st
April 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Plenty of complaints about Harvard over the years, but a proud Harvard alum today.
wapo.st/4cH9vy3
wapo.st/4cH9vy3
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This interview is very much worth reading, as my colleague Professor Robert Lawrence explains -- in plain language -- the reality behind current debates about U.S. tariff policies. I wish Donald Trump could read (and understand) this.
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
Explainer: How do tariffs work and how will they impact the American and global economy?
Harvard Kennedy School international trade expert Robert Lawrence discusses what higher tariffs will mean for the United States and the world.
www.hks.harvard.edu
April 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This interview is very much worth reading, as my colleague Professor Robert Lawrence explains -- in plain language -- the reality behind current debates about U.S. tariff policies. I wish Donald Trump could read (and understand) this.
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
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Skrivit debattartikel i SvD:
Regeringens subventionerade lån och prisgarantier till kärnkraft var en dålig idé för ett halvår sen. Nu har det blivit en än sämre idé pga det nya ekonomisk- och geopolitiska läget.
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www.svd.se/a/KM9GO4/nat...
Regeringens subventionerade lån och prisgarantier till kärnkraft var en dålig idé för ett halvår sen. Nu har det blivit en än sämre idé pga det nya ekonomisk- och geopolitiska läget.
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www.svd.se/a/KM9GO4/nat...
”Gå inte vidare med jättelånen till kärnkraft”
DEBATT. Regeringen går vidare med kärnkraftsutredningens bristfälliga förslag, trots att de senaste månadernas utveckling gör förslaget än mer olämpligt. Det skriver nationalekonom Daniel Spiro.
www.svd.se
April 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Skrivit debattartikel i SvD:
Regeringens subventionerade lån och prisgarantier till kärnkraft var en dålig idé för ett halvår sen. Nu har det blivit en än sämre idé pga det nya ekonomisk- och geopolitiska läget.
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www.svd.se/a/KM9GO4/nat...
Regeringens subventionerade lån och prisgarantier till kärnkraft var en dålig idé för ett halvår sen. Nu har det blivit en än sämre idé pga det nya ekonomisk- och geopolitiska läget.
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www.svd.se/a/KM9GO4/nat...
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Come work on migration, integration, and urban issues! Great opportunity in active and friendly research environment.
uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
1–3 Research Assistants for the Uppsala Immigration Lab and Urban Lab
The Department of Economics is one of the largest departments within the Faculty of Social Sciences with approximately 100 employees from a dozen countries. Each year about 1,000 students participate
uu.varbi.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Come work on migration, integration, and urban issues! Great opportunity in active and friendly research environment.
uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Mexico and Norway reaffirm:
A strong and effective UN is essential for peace, human rights, gender equality, climate action & sustainable development.
It is vital that the world comes together around reforms to ensure that the UN is fit for the future.
www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/n...
A strong and effective UN is essential for peace, human rights, gender equality, climate action & sustainable development.
It is vital that the world comes together around reforms to ensure that the UN is fit for the future.
www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/n...
April 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Mexico and Norway reaffirm:
A strong and effective UN is essential for peace, human rights, gender equality, climate action & sustainable development.
It is vital that the world comes together around reforms to ensure that the UN is fit for the future.
www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/n...
A strong and effective UN is essential for peace, human rights, gender equality, climate action & sustainable development.
It is vital that the world comes together around reforms to ensure that the UN is fit for the future.
www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/n...
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Norway regrets Hungary’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. The ICC plays a key role in ensuring accountability for international crimes, and Norway will continue to support and defend the Court.
April 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Norway regrets Hungary’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. The ICC plays a key role in ensuring accountability for international crimes, and Norway will continue to support and defend the Court.
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First they came for the 🐧🐧🐧, and I did not speak out.
April 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
First they came for the 🐧🐧🐧, and I did not speak out.
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Trump's attack on Harvard and other universities has nothing to do with fighting antisemitism. A good column from a former president of Harvard Hillel. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025.... Failure to state the obvious is not leadership.
I Was Hillel President. Trump Claims His Funding Cuts Help Jews — He’s Wrong. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
As a student elected by my peers to represent Jewish interests I know Trump’s review of University funding has the potential to appreciably damage higher education, and ironically, Harvard’s Jewish li...
www.thecrimson.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Trump's attack on Harvard and other universities has nothing to do with fighting antisemitism. A good column from a former president of Harvard Hillel. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025.... Failure to state the obvious is not leadership.
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Norwegian Government has decided to provide a total of NOK 3 billion in humanitarian support to Ukraine and to the refugee response in Ukraine’s neighbouring countries in 2025.
Norway to provide NOK 3 billion in humanitarian support to Ukraine
The humanitarian consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine are severe and the need for assistance is enormous. In light of this, the Norwegian Government has decided to provide a tota...
www.regjeringen.no
March 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Norwegian Government has decided to provide a total of NOK 3 billion in humanitarian support to Ukraine and to the refugee response in Ukraine’s neighbouring countries in 2025.
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Scandinavian employees work more from home. Likely causes are high trust and advanced technology. Increases in remote work affect the spatial distribution of local service jobs, from Adam Gill, Lena E. Hensvik, and Oskar Nordström Skans https://www.nber.org/papers/w33581
March 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Scandinavian employees work more from home. Likely causes are high trust and advanced technology. Increases in remote work affect the spatial distribution of local service jobs, from Adam Gill, Lena E. Hensvik, and Oskar Nordström Skans https://www.nber.org/papers/w33581
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Preliminary data suggests that the global average increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration in 2024 will be a record.
Not just a little record, but 25% higher than the previous record.
(This is the global average, as opposed to Moana Loa)
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...
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Not just a little record, but 25% higher than the previous record.
(This is the global average, as opposed to Moana Loa)
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...
1/
March 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Preliminary data suggests that the global average increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration in 2024 will be a record.
Not just a little record, but 25% higher than the previous record.
(This is the global average, as opposed to Moana Loa)
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...
1/
Not just a little record, but 25% higher than the previous record.
(This is the global average, as opposed to Moana Loa)
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...
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This looks great (I would definitly consider moving to Oslo!), but oh my god, the kicker.
What a world we live in.
What a world we live in.
There are currently three open faculty positions (all levels) in my department (Psychology)
Oslo is a lovely city, modestly sized (600k) but a capital, surrounded by forest and the fjord
We're also a stable democracy with high support of and trust in science
www.sv.uio.no/english/abou...
Oslo is a lovely city, modestly sized (600k) but a capital, surrounded by forest and the fjord
We're also a stable democracy with high support of and trust in science
www.sv.uio.no/english/abou...
Jobs and vacancies - Faculty of Social Sciences
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.sv.uio.no
February 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This looks great (I would definitly consider moving to Oslo!), but oh my god, the kicker.
What a world we live in.
What a world we live in.
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CO₂ taxes have been a useful and important instrument in Norway for driving change, but it has backfired with the fishing fleet.
Larger fishing boats have been detouring to the Shetlands, to make their trip international, and claiming they are carrying freight rather than fishing, to avoid the tax.
Larger fishing boats have been detouring to the Shetlands, to make their trip international, and claiming they are carrying freight rather than fishing, to avoid the tax.
Avgift skulle kutte utslepp – auka i staden
CO2-avgift på drivstoffet skulle kutte utslepp frå fiskeflåten. Men no går båtane lange omvegar for å sleppe avgifta.
www.nrk.no
February 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
CO₂ taxes have been a useful and important instrument in Norway for driving change, but it has backfired with the fishing fleet.
Larger fishing boats have been detouring to the Shetlands, to make their trip international, and claiming they are carrying freight rather than fishing, to avoid the tax.
Larger fishing boats have been detouring to the Shetlands, to make their trip international, and claiming they are carrying freight rather than fishing, to avoid the tax.