University of Oslo, Norway - Music connects inmates in Norwegian prisons to the outside world

Title:

Music connects inmates in Norwegian prisons to the outside world 

 

By:

Silje Pileberg

Published:

University of Oslo, 24 August 2022

https://www.hf.uio.no/imv/english/research/news-and-events/news/2022/music-connects-inmates-in-norwegian-prisons-to-the.html

 

From the article:

In Norwegian prisons, a cultural project that few know about is afoot. Music can become a lifeline when people enter back into society, according to musicologist.

NORWAY: FRAM - The Polar Exploration Museum and its New Exhibition & Director of FRAM Museum receives 2022 William Mills Prize

Name of museum:

The FRAM Museum

Location:

Peninsula of Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway

 

Focus of museum:

Norwegian polar exploration

Title of new exhibition:

"Sailing The Sea Of Science"

 

This outdoor exhibition commemorates the 150th birthday of polar explorer Roald Amundsen. The exhibition tells the story of Amundsens life, expeditions and his relationship to Oslo.

The exhibition is free for all to see right next to the City Hall in Oslo.

 

Director of FRAM Museum receives the 2022 William Mills Prize:

"The prize is awarded every other year to the author of the best non-fiction book related to Arctic or Antarctic released in the world during the last two years."

 

For more information:

https://frammuseum.no/blog/2022/06/09/the-best-polar-book-in-the-world-2022-published-by-the-fram-museum/

Estimates of excess mortality for the five Nordic countries during the Covid-19 pandemic 2020-2021 [Preprint - medRxiv, May 2022]

Title:

Estimates of excess mortality for the five Nordic countries during the Covid-19 pandemic 2020-2021

 

Authors:

Kasper P. Kepp, Jonas Björk, Kristoffer T. Bæk & Tea Lallukka

 

Published:

medRxiv, 7 May 2022

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.05.07.22274789v1

 

Abstract:

Excess deaths during the covid-19 pandemic are of major scientific and political interest. Here we review excess all-cause death estimates from different methods for the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden), which have been much studied during the covid-19 pandemic. In the comparison of the methods, we use simple sensitivity estimates and linear interpolations of the death data to discuss uncertainties and implications for reporting ratios and infection fatality rates. We show using back-calculation of expected deaths from Nordic all-cause deaths that a recent study in Lancet, which is a clear outlier in the overviewed estimates, most likely substantially overestimates excess deaths of Finland and Denmark, and probably Sweden. The other estimates are more consistent and suggest a range of total Nordic excess deaths of approximately half of that in the Lancet study, a more uniform ability to identify covid-19-related deaths, and more similar infection fatality rates for the Nordic countries.

NORWAY-EUROPE - European Universities Initiative is a ‘game-changer’ – Norway [University World news, May 2022]

Title:

European Universities Initiative is a ‘game-changer’ – Norway 

 

Author:

Jan Petter Myklebust 

 

Published:

University World News, 7 May 2022

 https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=2022050615131989

 

From the article:

The Norwegian government has officially welcomed the push by the European Commission for greater higher education cooperation, describing the European Universities Initiative (EUI) in particular as a ‘game-changer’ in relation to fostering closer collaboration between European higher education institutions, but some concerns still remain.

 

NORWAY - The Story Behind The Stunning Architecture Of Ålesund, Norway [Forbes, April 2022]

Title:

The Story Behind The Stunning Architecture Of Ålesund, Norway 

 

Author:

David Nikel

 

Published:

Forbes, 15 April 2022

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2022/04/15/the-story-behind-the-stunning-architecture-of-lesund-norway/?sh=f6091fc32dd2

 

From the article:

Regardless of the weather, Ålesund is one of Norway’s most attractive towns thanks to the towers, spires and other ornamental features of the architecture. In stark contrast to the simple wooden houses of many other Norwegian coastal towns, central Ålesund’s fairy-tale look has more in common with Paris, Prague, and Brussels.

NORWAY - Universities will need a license to export knowledge [University World News, June 2021]

Title:

Universities will need a licence to export knowledge 

 

Author:

Jan Petter Myklebust  

 

Published:

University World News, 25 June 2021

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20210625093913884

 

From the article:

The Norwegian government has proposed a regulation that will force universities to apply for an export licence if they want to export knowledge produced in Norway to other countries.  

 

The proposal was made in a government white paper (in Norwegian) published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs titled “Export of defence material from Norway in 2020, export control and international non-proliferation cooperation.”

 

Mobilising international student mobility: Exploring policy enactments in teacher education in Norway - by Dyred Pedersen [Scholarly Article - European Journal of Education, 2021]

Title:

Mobilising international student mobility: Exploring policy enactments in teacher education in Norway

Author:

Dyred Pedersen

Published:

European Journal of Education, 7 April 2021

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ejed.12451

Abstract:

This article analyses the internationalisation of higher education through the lens of student mobility, by exploring how mobility is realised in contexts that are shaped by different needs, purposes and actors. Drawing on interview data, this article explores perceptions and practices of student mobility as understood and described by a range of actors in three teacher education programmes in Norway. Findings show that mobility is mainly understood in terms of its professional relevance for students’ future teaching practice, but that this understanding increasingly competes with both academic and bureaucratic purposes. These different understandings are, in turn, found to create tensions in enactments of mobility, notably with regard to how different types of mobility are approached, how faculty and staff engage with mobility, and how the mobility agenda is constrained by student demands for mobility. The analysis suggests that (a) both programme‐specific and more general contextual factors influence the enactments of mobility and that (b) the preconditions for internationalisation may vary across higher education contexts—a point that is rarely addressed by policymakers.

Norway - Multiple suspicious cases of cheating during exams in several universities

Title:
Multiple suspicious cases of cheating during exams in several universities

Author:
Peter Holmvik

Published:
Norway Today, 28 June 2020
https://norwaytoday.info/education/multiple-suspicious-cases-of-cheating-during-exams-in-several-universities/

From the article:
Several Norwegian universities have had a rise in the number of cases of possible cheating during examinations this spring, NRK reports.

At the University of Agder, there are now 37 such cases that will be investigated. A definite increase from a regular year, according to the channel.

Huffpost Article (18 April 2020) - How Norway Convinced Drivers To Switch To Electric Cars

Title:
How Norway Convinced Drivers To Switch To Electric Cars

Author:
Maddy Savage

Published:
Huffpost, 18 April 2020

From the article:
"The adoption of all-electric and plug-in hybrids has been steadily creeping up over the last decade, yet electric cars make up only about 2% of new car sales in the U.S.   

Compare that to the situation in Norway, the world’s unofficial leader in EV driving, where more than 40% of new cars sold are now electric and thousands of drivers are on waiting lists for the latest models."

To read this article:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/norway-drivers-electric-cars_n_5e94ac91c5b6f0317322b939?ri18n=true