Research for a sustainable knowledge society
NIFU's research forms the basis for decisions and path choices in education, research and innovation policy. The research is characterized by solid scientific quality, strong sector expertise and good insight into knowledge policy issues.
NIFU seminar February 27, 2025: Book release for Knowledge and Politics
February 13, 2025
The book sheds light on the use of research in various administrative and policy areas and the relationship between research institutes, universities and university colleges.
The Research Council's programs contribute to environmental and climate change
February 13, 2025
Even when environmental and climate change is not central to the research programs, a significant proportion still report that the projects contribute to such change.
New article: Isaac Newton, Robert Simson and Adam Smith
7. February 2025
In this article, NIFU researcher Mark Knell takes a closer look at the connections between Isaac Newton, Robert Simson and Adam Smith, with a particular look at how Smith, in his major work The Wealth of Nations, […]
NIFU seminar February 26, 2025: Closing of Inno4Tree - opportunities for wooden construction in Norway
February 6, 2025
The Inno4Tree research project will end in February 2025. It will be marked with a seminar at NIFU, with a summary of important results, reflections from collaborators and a panel discussion.
Universities and colleges are committed to making educational opportunities available
February 5, 2025
At the same time, it is difficult to balance between general goals and specific measures that are effective in practice, a new NIFU study shows.
New podcast episode: "What is research – and what is not?"
February 3, 2025
NIFU's podcast series Kunnskapsfloker is now in its second season. In this year's first episode, we delve into the concept of research itself, and simply ask: What is research?
Upcoming event
26. February 08:30, NIFU, Tøyen, Økernveien 9
NIFU seminar February 26, 2025: Closing of Inno4Tree - opportunities for wooden construction in Norway
The Inno4Tree research project will end in February 2025. It will be marked with a seminar at NIFU, with a summary of important results, reflections from collaborators and a panel discussion.
Kunnskapsfloker - a podcast from NIFU
The podcast "Kunnskapsfloker" is published by NIFU and covers topics within innovation, research and education together with relevant guests. The aim of the podcast is to contribute to a knowledge-based and nuanced picture of various topics, where the listener may be left with more questions than answers.
NIFU video
NIFU-video is the institute's archive of recordings of NIFU seminars, webinars and conferences. The archive also contains films with information and main findings from several of NIFU's projects and research reports.