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 Conference 2025

NIFU conference and summer party June 13, 2025! 

April 3, 2025

NIFU will hold its annual conference on Friday, June 13, 2025 at Tøyen. As before, it is in two parts, and will take place in parallel in two locations at Tøyen Square.

New podcast episode: "Racism and discrimination - how to research this in school and work?"  

April 29, 2025

In this episode of NIFU's podcast series Kunnskapsfloker, we take a closer look at racism and discrimination in society, both in school and in working life.

NIFU seminar 20 May 2025: Secure knowledge in an uncertain world. A discussion on the research report

April 25, 2025

NIFU invites you to a research policy lunch with food and brain food.

Tell us how you work in school with public health and life skills!

April 25, 2025

Are you a teacher or do you work in school administration? What are your experiences and thoughts about public health and life skills in school?

NIFU seminar May 14, 2025: Final seminar for "Educating for the Unforeseen"

April 24, 2025

Can we prepare for the unexpected? NIFU and partners from the University of Southeast Norway have researched the topic, and will share examples of how businesses can be better equipped for […]

New bibliometric analyses from NIFU

April 24, 2025

Two new NIFU reports present bibliometric analyses of Norwegian research in two fields: medicine and health sciences, and mathematics, ICT, and technology.

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.