All of NIFU’s research takes place within the framework of various projects ordered by clients or projects initiated internally.

We deliver research of both short and long duration. The scope of projects will therefore vary considerably.

Below you can search for or click through ongoing and past NIFU projects.

 

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Jan 16 2019finishedHøyere utdanning

A literature review on the academic environment’s importance for the quality of education in higher education

Project

NOKUT has commissioned a literature review to examine the importance of academic environment for the quality of education in higher education. The background for this is the use of (the characteristics of the) academic environment as an indicator for quality of education, which can be found in a range of various (...)

Aug 20 2018ongoingHigher Education

International student mobility: drivers, patterns and impacts (MOBILITY)

Project

In Norway, internationalisation and student mobility are high on the political agenda. There is a longstanding tradition for Norwegians to take their education abroad, and it is an explicit goal to increase the share of students who participate in international student exchange programmes. Since the 2000s, (...)

May 14 2018finishedHøyere utdanning

Innovations to Scale? Formative Dialogue Research on Visjon2030 projects

Project

With the new sustainable development goals (SDGs) set for the year 2030, the VISJON2030 initiative is setup to contribute to poverty reduction in countries receiving development aid from Norway, with the explicit purpose of scaling up innovative solutions that promote achievements of the SDGs for education and health. (...)

May 14 2018finishedResearch & Innovation

Where does the green economy grow? The Geography Of Nordic Sustainability Transitions (GONST)

Project

The aim of the research project is to gain a better understanding of how transitions towards green growth unfold in different Nordic regions and whether and how their respective development paths are conditioned by their pre-existing industrial, institutional and governance contexts. To address this objective, the (...)

Aug 17 2017finishedGrunnopplæring

Educational resources and student performance

Project

The relationship between educational resources and student performance is one of the most debated topics in educational research. Despite increased availability of data and empirical strategies to uncover causal effects in recent years, the evidence of the effect of resources on educational outcomes is still (...)

Jun 23 2016finishedResearch & Innovation

Silver lining – a study of employability and learning trajectories of Late Career Learners

Project

In this project, we intend to deepen our understanding of the relationships between lifelong learning and the employability of older adults. By carrying out both quantitative and qualitative studies, we will seek to identify the forms and trajectories of learning that are most conducive to the (...)

Jun 28 2016finishedResearch & Innovation

Drift og videreutvikling av Nasjonalt system for måling av forsknings- og innovasjonsresultater i helseforetakene

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Jul 6 2016finishedGrunnopplæring

TALIS Starting Strong Survey

Project

En ny internasjonal barnehageundersøkelse Barnehageundersøkelsen ‘Starting Strong’ er en spørreundersøkelse rettet mot ledelse og ansatte i barnehager over hele verden. Hensikten er å kartlegge trivsel, faglig utvikling og pedagogisk praksis. Undersøkelsen gir barnehageansatte og styrere en (...)

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May 14 2018finishedHøyere utdanning

Innovations to Scale? Formative Dialogue Research on Visjon2030 projects

Project

With the new sustainable development goals (SDGs) set for the year 2030, the VISJON2030 initiative is setup to contribute to poverty reduction in countries receiving development aid from Norway, with the explicit purpose of scaling up innovative solutions that promote achievements of the SDGs for education and health. (...)

May 14 2018finishedResearch & Innovation

Where does the green economy grow? The Geography Of Nordic Sustainability Transitions (GONST)

Project

The aim of the research project is to gain a better understanding of how transitions towards green growth unfold in different Nordic regions and whether and how their respective development paths are conditioned by their pre-existing industrial, institutional and governance contexts. To address this objective, the (...)

Jun 23 2016finishedResearch & Innovation

Silver lining – a study of employability and learning trajectories of Late Career Learners

Project

In this project, we intend to deepen our understanding of the relationships between lifelong learning and the employability of older adults. By carrying out both quantitative and qualitative studies, we will seek to identify the forms and trajectories of learning that are most conducive to the (...)

Jun 28 2016finishedResearch & Innovation

Drift og videreutvikling av Nasjonalt system for måling av forsknings- og innovasjonsresultater i helseforetakene

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Nov 30 2015finishedResearch & Innovation

Sustainable path creation for innovative value chains for organic waste products (SusValueWaste)

Project

The SusValueWaste-project addresses these issues by analysing value chains inside and across different sectors of the bioeconomy. We analyse a number of industrial cases from different parts of the bioeconomy and collaborate with highly relevant industry actors. The aim of the project is to help policymakers better (...)

Nov 30 2015finishedResearch & Innovation

Secretary to the panel evaluating the technical-industrial research institutes

Project

The technical-industrial research institutes constitute a core element of the Norwegian R&D and innovation system. The planned evaluation of the technical-industrial research institutes in 2015 will encompass 18 units/institutes, and give a wide perspective of the institutes’ activities and framework conditions. (...)

Dec 1 2016finishedResearch & Innovation

Impact Assessment study on Open, Transparent and Merit Based Recruitment of Researchers

Project

The study is commissioned by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission and is aiming to assess the factors impacting "Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment of Researchers." The goal of this study is to identify the current status of recruitment processes of researchers (...)

Dec 1 2016finishedResearch & Innovation

A Better understanding of Interdisciplinary research in Climate Change (BICC)

Project

Climate change is considered to be an interdisciplinary field of research (Hadorn et al. 2008), i.e. it is viewed as being dependent on the knowledge and skills of people from a variety of different disciplinary backgrounds. Researchers of climate change are increasingly organising themselves into interdisciplinary (...)

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