Projects funded by the Research Council of Norway

USN is a partner or coordinator in a number of projects supported by the Research Council of Norway. Here is an overview of our projects.

Energy, climate and environment

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
SysOpt: System optimization between power producer and grid owners for more efficient system services Coordinator Thomas Øyvang 2021 2025
ALCOhol-based PrOcess for Production of carbonic acid diesters from CO2 (ALCOPOP) Coordinator Klaus-Joachim Jens 2021 2025
FLASH-Predicting the FLow behavior of ASH mixtures for production of Transport biofuels in the circular economy Coordinator Britt Margrethe Moldestad 2018 2021
PyroGass - Produksjon av biogassdrivstoff og biokarbonreduksjonsmiddel fra restråstoff ved å kombinere anaerob råtning og pyrolyseteknologi Partner Wenche Hennie Bergland 2017 2021
Cultural Heritage Sites in Coastal Areas. Monitor, Manage and Preserve Sites and Landscapes under Climate Change and Development Pressure Partner Hans Renssen 2019 2023
Decarbonize - Ny bærekraftig teknologi for desentralisert produksjon av biokarbon for jord og vekstmedier Partner
Carlos Dinamarca
2019 2022
Digitalization in the operation, monitoring and control of large-scale biogas plants Partner Carlos Dinamarca 2019 2021
DSYNE Digital System Engineering for Energy & Natural Resources Partner Kristin Falk 2020 2023
High performance thermal concrete with bauxite residue for energy storage applications Partner
Nils Deneke Høivik
2019 2021
Exploiting multi scale simulation and control in developing high efficiency fertilizer technologies (HEFTY) Partner Bernt Lie 2017 2021
Norwegian Research Centre for Hydropower Technology (HydroCen) Partner Svein Thore Hagen 2016 2024
Mobility Zero Emission Energy Systems (MoZEES) Partner Knut Vågsæther 2017 2025
Norwegian Centre for Sustainable Bio-based Fuels and Energy (Bio4Fuels) Partner Klaus-Joachim Jens 2017 2024
Enhance Rainwater Harvesting and Innovative wastewater management in Norway Partner Jarle Tommy Bjerkholt 2021 2023
Improved Multiphase Flow Performance Using Autonomous Inflow Control Valve and its Potential Impact on Reservoir Recovery Partner Britt Moldestad 2021 2023

 

Health, health technology and welfare

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
CoTecH – Samskapt helseteknologi Coordinator Janne Dugstad Cecilie Varsi 2022 2028
Flere gode dager hjemme (HEIME) Coordinator Grethe Eilertsen 2021 2025
Norwegian Vision in Stroke Network (NorVIS) Coordinator Helle Kristine Falkenberg 2019 2023
Does the structural organisation of care affect pathways through municipal services for older people with mental health/substance use disorders? Coordinator Heidi Haukelien Jorun Rugkåsa 2018 2021
Implementation of tailored interventions to treat harmful alcohol and drug use in Norwegian hospitals and municipality services (AlcoTail) Partner Aud Johannessen 2021 2025
Effective Stuttering Treatment (EST) Partner Elisabeth Holm Hansen 2017 2022
Teambasert rehabilitering for hjemmeboende eldre. Hverdagsrehabilitering som en integrert del av hjemmetjenesten Partner Kirsti-Iren Skovdahl, Kari Jokstad 2016 2021
Living well with chronic pain: using person-centered e-health design to support self-management Partner  Hilde Eide 2017 2023
Tjenesteshop - brukerstyring av kommunale tjenester Partner Hilde Haukelien 2017 2021
NAVs tjenester til arbeidsgivere - felles utfordringer i skjæringspunktet mellom arbeid og helse Partner Ole Jacob Thomassen, Karianne Nyheim Stray 2017 2021
Optimalisering av refraktiv treffsikkerhet hos pasienter som tidligere har gjennomgått laserkorreksjon av sin nærsynthet Partner Bente Monica Aakre, Bjørn Gjerdrum 2017 2021
Kompetanse for bedre tjenester - betydning av kompetansesatsing rettet mot ansatte som møter brukere som kan være truende og voldelige Partner Ottar Ness, Erlend Rinke Maagerø-Bangstad 2016 2021
Rethinking work inclusion for people with intellectual disability Partner Hans A. Hauge 2018 2021
Aiming for quality in nursing home care: Rethinking clinical supervision and assessment of nursing students in clinical studies Partner Kirsti-Iren Skovdahl 2018 2022
From double trouble to dual recovery: Increasing recovery-oriented rehabilitation(ROR)and quality of life through collaborative partnership Partner Stian Nissen Biong 2017 2022
Hvordan legge grunnlag for en individuelt tilpasset oppfølging av yngre personer
med demens? En studie av vedtaksprosessen i to kommuner.
Partner Heidi Haukelien, Vigdis Aaltvedt 2018 2022
How can we reduce the use of compulsion of people with severe mental illness? A cross-sectoral, multi-methods study Partner Jorun Rugkåsa 2018 2022
Holdningsskapende nærværsarbeid - et kollektiv arbeidsmiljøtiltak for utvikling av jobbengasjement og jobbprestasjoner Partner Steffen Torp, Hilde Hovda Midje 2018 2022
INNSIKT; inkluderende brukermedvirkning og bred deltakelse for å samskape trygge, kunnskapsbaserte, interaktive digitale innbyggertjenester. Partner Hilde Eide 2018 2021
Health promotion and collaboration to strengthen work participation Partner Tore Norendal Braathen, Heidi Haukelien 2019 2022
The Impact of Quality in Kindergarten for Better Mental Health in Children: A Norwegian Survey-Registry Linkage Study (MoBaKinder) Partner Thomas Moser 2018 2022
Skap Gode Dager: Brukerengasjement og tjenesteutvikling i Nye Drammen kommune Partner Rolf Sundet 2020 2024

Industry and service industry

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
AI- driven Circular Business Model Innovation for Ecosystems Coordinator Vinit Parida 2021 2025
Data Driven Innovation in Specialized Retail Ecosystems (DISRE) Coordinator Per Egil Pedersen 2021 2024
Grønn Digital UAV-basert Ekspresstjeneste Partner Elisabet Syverud 2021 2021
Improve detectability for trustworthiness assessment of concrete structure inspection in ultrasound by AI method Partner Kristin Falk 2021 2023
Datasikkerhet og dataflyt i applikasjoner som støtter og distribuerer data med differensiert gradert klassifisering Partner Olaf Hallan Graven 2021 2024
H-SEIF2 Harvesting value from big data and digitization through a Human Systems-Engineering Innovation Framework Partner  Kristin Falk 2020 2024

Culture and tourisme

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Opplevelser for alle Partner Ingeborg Nordbø 2018 2021
Crowdfunding in the Culture Sector: Adoption, Effects and Implications Partner Ziaul Haque Munim 2020 2024
Rapids and backwaters. Adapting fast and slow to a digital cultural turn. Partner Heidi Stavrum 2020 2023

Maritime- and offshore operations

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Innovating maritime training simulators using Virtual and Augmented Reality (InnoTraining) Partner Salman Nazir 2017 2021
Transforming Shipping through Ecosystem Business model Innovation (TSEBI) Partner Thomas Brekke, Per Egil Pedersen og Vinnit Parida 2019 2022
HUMANE - Human Maritime Autonomy Enable Partner Salman Nazir 2018 2021
Secure, Efficient and Safe maritime traffic Management in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SESAME), Solution 2 Partner Marius Imset 2018 2021
Blockchain Technology Applied to the Maritime Offshore Logistics - Norwegian Oil and Gas Supply Chain and Logistics Digitalization Partner Ziaul Haque Munim,  Karen Czachorowski  2018 2021
OpenBridge Design System - ODES Partner Steven Mallam 2019 2021
Promoting marine and maritime research in Horizon Europe Partner Anne Kari Botnmark 2020 2022
Smart Condition Monitoring: Automatiserte tilstand og overvåkings systemer for maritime autonome roboter. Partner Jon Herman Ulvensøen 2019 2023
OPENVR – Next generation virtual reality for human-centered ship design Partner Steven Mallam 2020 2023
OpenAR – Framework for augmented reality advanced maritime operations Partner Steven Mallam 2021 2025
Norway-ASEAN Consortium in Risk Management for Safer and Sustainable Ocean Partner Hyungju Kim 2021 2025

Food and bio-based industries

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Digifood - Transforming the Nordic REKO-rings into a sustainable Digital Local Food System Coordinator Per Egil Pedersen 2020 2024
Realisation of animal welfare goals in Norways food sector (ANIWEL) Partner Stig Strandli Gezelius 2015 2021

Nanotechnology, microtechnology and advanced materials

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Advanced Piezoelectric Devices Coordinator Einar Halvorsen 2018 2021
Collaboration for Optical and Acoustical Sensor Technology (COAST)  Coordinator Lars Hoff 2020 2024
PHOTOSENSE – The interaction of photosensitive proteins with microfabricated sensor arrays Coordinator Erik Andrew Johannessen  2021 2024
New platform for the next generation optical components Partner Einar Halvorsen 2016 2022
Mechanical miniaturization in interventional medical instruments Partner Kristin Imenes 2017 2021
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for High Impact Medical Devices Partner Ole Henrik Gusland 2018 2021
Computational X-ray Microscopy of Functional Materials and Devices Partner Dag Werner Breiby 2018 2023
4D Computed Tomography of Porous Materials Partner Muhammad Nadeem Akram 2018 2023
Nye aktive materialer i undervannstransdusere Partner Lars Hoff, Ellen Katrine Sagaas Røed 2018 2022
Hydrogenkatalysator Partner Kaiying Wang, Tor Håvard Aasen 2019 2021
PoreFlow: Visualizing multiphase flow in porous media with neutron imaging Partner Knut E Aasmundtveit, 
Erik Andrew Johannessen 
2019 2023
Sensor Technology for Green and Safe Jet-Engines – STEGS2 Partner Henrik Jakobsen  2020 2023
Frontend and transducer technology for next generation cardiovascular ultrasound probes Partner Hoang Vu Nguyen, Lars Hoff 2021 2024
Raksha: 5G Security for Critical Communications Partner Geir M. Køien 2021 2024

Petroleum research

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Digital wells for optimal production and drainage (DigiWell) Coordinator Bernt Lie 2020 2024
Sensors and models for improved kick/loss detection in drilling (Semi-kidd) Coordinator
Bernt Lie  
2016 2021
Application of Systems Engineering Methods in the oil and gas industry Partner Kristin Falk, Siv Engen 2018 2021

Social sciences and humanities

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Cultures in conflict? How islamists cope with football Coordinator Hans Kristian Hognestad 2021 2025
Timing and sound in musical microrhythm Partner Mats Sigvard Johansson 2016 2021
Medieval urban health: From individual to public responsibility AD 1000-1600 Partner Ole Georg Moseng 2017 2021
The last Ice Age: The trade in natural ice as an agent of modernisation and economic integration in 19th and early 20th century Partner Per G. Norseng 2018 2022

Transportation

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Autobus - Self-driving buses in Norway Partner Radmila Juric 2018 2021
SAM – Self Adapting Model-based system for Process Autonomy Partner Nils-Olav Skeie 2019 2022
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Maritime Applications Partner Knut Vågsæther

2019

2023
Sikkerhetsbevis for selvkjørende busser Partner Olaf Hallan Graven 2020 2023
Trygghetsmetodikk for satellittbasert landingssystem for fly Partner Olaf Hallan Graven 2020 2023
Realisering av en Autonom og Prediktiv Passasjerferge Partner Jon Herman Ulvensøen 2019 2023

Education and training

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Developing Human Rights Values in Mathematics Teacher Education: Education with and by Youth (ViMTE) Coordinator Yasmine Abtahi 2023 2027
Maker-Centered Learning: Cultivating creativity in tomorrow’s schools (MAKER) Coordinator Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen 2021 2025
Conversation Analytic innovation for Teacher Education (CAiTE). Research-based training for enhancing assessment and feedback quality Coordinator Karianne Skovholt 2018 2021
Tracing learning outcomes across policy and practice (LOaPP) Coordinator Tine Sofie Prøitz 2016 2021
Critical Literacy in a Digital and Global Textual World Coordinator Aslaug Veum 2020 2023
Mathematics Education in Indigenous and Migrational contexts: Storylines, Cultures and Strength-based Pedagogies Coordinator Annica Andersson 2020 2024
BRIDGES – Bridging the gaps between needs in teacher education and schools through interdisciplinary work  Coordinator Heidi Biseth 2020

2024

Partnerskap for bærekraftig overgang fra lærerutdanning til yrke: Å bli en profesjonell lærer (STEP) Coordinator Eva Bjerkholt 2021 2025
Comparisons of Leadership Autonomy in School districts and Schools (CLASS ) Coordinator Tine Sophie Prøitz 2021 2025
Nasjonal Researcherskole for lærerutdanningene (NAFOL) Partner Thomas Moser 2010 2021
Læreres mulighet til å avdekke og sette inn tiltak ovenfor barn med problematisk og skadelig seksuell atferd i barneskolen Partner Audrey Helen Osler, Kjersti Draugedalen 2018 2022
Grunnleggende ferdigheter og gjennomføring av videregående opplæring Partner Torill Aagot Halvorsen 2018 2022
Inclusive education in Nepal: a study of governance networks in selected municipalities Partner Arild Schou 2019 2022
Hvordan planlegge dybdelæring? 
Dette forskningsprosjektet skal utvikle og teste ut en modell som støtter implementeringen av Fagfornyelsen.
Partner Finn Rudolf Hjardemaal, Kristin Støren 2020 2023
Professional Education and simulation-based training (PROSIM) Partner Astrid Camilla Wiig 2021 2025
RObot Supported Education for children with ASD Partner Anne Grethe Mjøberg 2021 2025

Welfare, working life and migration

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Arbeidsinkludering av innvandrere – økte muligheter for arbeid og entreprenørskap gjennom samskaping (MW Inc.) Coordinator Annett Arntzen 2021 2025
Motivational processes in occupational health Coordinator Anja Hagen Olafsen 2020 2024
Remote work for all: Implications of motivation and job recovery for work-related health and performance in the context of home office (REMOTE) Coordinator Anja Hagen Olafsen 2021 2025
UPSKILL Partner Tom Eide 2019 2023
Establishing a national learning and action network for refugees: Promoting inclusion, access to information, and successful transition Partner Ketil Eide 2019 2021
Konsept for styrket demokratimedvirkning Partner Marius Rohde Johannessen 2020 2022
Hjelpere og hjelpesøkendes rollespill til daglig: En kulturpsykologisk belysning av NAVs rollemessige utfordringer Partner Halvard Vike/ Marius Øien  2015 2021

 

Center for research driven innovation

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Sentre for Closed-containment Aquaculture (CtrlAQUA) Partner

 Yngvar Berg, Frank Karlsen

2015 2023
Center for innovative ultrasound solutions for health care, maritime, and oil & gas industries (CIUS) Partner Lars Hoff 2016 2023

National center CERN-research

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Norwegian Centre for CERN research Partner Jørgen André Lien  2019 2027

National research infrastructure

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Norwegian Micro- and Nanofabrication Facility II Partner Ole Henrik Gusland 2015 2024
Enabling LHC Physics at Extreme Collision Rates Partner Jørgen Lien  2018 2025

 

Capacity building projects

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Autostrip Coordinator Paal Aamaas 2018 2023

Projects that ended in 2020

Project name Our role Researcher Start End
Bærekraftig Biogass - Økt markedspotensial, nye anvendelser og nye substrater for biogass og biogjødsel Parner Carlos Dinamarca 2017 2020
Transforming community mental health through Appreciative Inquiry action Research Partner Ottar Ness,  Bjørn Hauger  2016 2020
Modeling for automatic control and estimation of influx and loss in drilling operations Partner Bernt Lie, Christian Berg 2014 2020
Quality and learning in construction production Partner Finn Ørstavik 2016 2020
På sporet - et innovasjonsprosjekt for utvikling av nye måter å øke innvandreres deltakelse i arbeidslivet Coordinator Moses Deyegbe Kuvoame / Lars Kobro 2020 2020
RedOx - Unikt rødt fosformateriale som muliggjør rimelig produksjon av LED med varmt hvitt lys Partner  Xuyuan Chen 2019 2020
SuperCap - On-chip superkondensator for IoT Partner Xuyuan Chen/Nadeem Akrem 2018 2020
Sensor Technology for Green and Safe Jet-Engines (STEGS) Partner Ole Henrik Gusland 2017 2020

 

The Section for Research and Innovation coordinates the work with the projects funded by the Research Council.

If you have questions or suggestions for the contact overview please contact us on e-mail: Researcherstotte@usn.no