Browsing 4 - Academic Publications / Vitenskapelige publikasjoner by Title
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Understanding and evaluating research and scholarly publishing in the social sciences and humanities (SSH)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-28)Internationalization is important for research quality and for specialization on new themes in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Interaction with society, however, is just as important in these areas of research ... -
Understanding conditions for path development after path exhaustion
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper focuses on path development processes after a sudden path exhaustion. We analyse the decline, the closure and the attempts at the re-orientation of a forestry-based industry agglomeration in Southern Norway, ... -
Unique, but still best practice? The Research Excellence Framework (REF) from an international perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Inspired by The Metric Tide report (2015) on the role of metrics in research assessment and management, and Lord Nicholas Stern’s report Building on Success and Learning from Experience (2016), which deals with criticisms ... -
Universities and external engagement activities: Particular profiles for particular universities?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)We use a multilevel regression approach on a complex combined dataset including a survey of 4,400 Norwegian academics and detailed data on the 31 higher education institutions in which they are employed. The aim is to test ... -
University characteristics and probabilities for funding of proposals in the European Framework Programs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Previous studies have pointed at participation in the European Framework Programs for Research and Innovation as elite driven, foremost by large and prestigious universities. By analyzing all proposals (including rejected ... -
Unveiling the distinctive traits of a nation’s research performance: The case of Italy and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this study, we analyze the research performance of Italian and Norwegian professors using constituent components of the Fractional Scientific Strength (FSS) indicator. The main focus is on differences across fields in ... -
Uploading, downloading and uploading again - concepts for policy integration in education research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This article focuses on Nordic education policy research, investigating the connections between international and national education policy developments and the consequences of these for curriculum and assessment. Drawing ... -
Using high-stakes grades to incentivize learning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)I use a natural experiment in Norwegian high school to investigate how high-stakes grades affect students’ investment in schooling. By exploiting variation across space and time I compare the performance of students taking ... -
Using the future for innovation policy learning in Norway
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)This case study was part of Innovation Norway’s effort to introduce advanced methods for thinking about the future into national innovation policy learning. The report reflects the work undertaken between 2013 and 2017. ... -
Utdanning som arbeidsrettet tiltak for ungdom med redusert arbeidsevne
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Denne artikkelen undersøker virkninger av utdanning som arbeidsmarkedstiltak for unge med nedsatte arbeidsevner. Fra og med 1. januar 2004 ble nedre aldersgrense for å få støtte til kvalifisering i det ordinære utdanningssystemet ... -
Valorization of bio-residuals in the food and forestry sectors in support of a circular bioeconomy: A review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This literature review focuses on valorization of bio-residuals from the brewery, dairy, slaughterhouse and forestry sectors. Bio-residuals are organic wastes, side streams, or residues that remain at the end of the ... -
Value Chain Structures that Define European Cellulosic Ethanol Production
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Production of cellulosic ethanol (CE) has not yet reached the scale envisaged by the literature and industry. This study explores CE production in Europe to improve understanding of the motivations and barriers associated ... -
Vetenskaplig rådgivning - utmaningar öppnar för omdöme och värderingar
(Chapter, 2015-06-04)Hur står det till med den vetenskapsbaserade rådgivningen? I takt med att vetenskaplig verksamhet växer överallt och inom snart sagt alla vetenskapsområden borde läget vara det bästa tänkbara. Men är det så? -
Vitenskapelig kvalitet og forskningspolitiske vendepunkter 1945–2020
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Begrepet «vitenskapelig kvalitet» skiftet innhold mellom 1945 og 2020. Artikkelen tar sitt utgangpunkt i forskningspolitikk på nasjonalt systemnivå og bygger i det vesentlige på regjeringens forsknings- og langtidsmeldinger, ... -
Walking the talk? Innovation policy approaches to unleash the transformative potentials of the Nordic bioeconomy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article explores whether and how innovation policies promote transitions to more sustainable configurations in socio-technical systems. Empirically it departs from an analysis of the bioeconomy policy strategies and ... -
Ways of Learning: Suggestions for an Uncertain Future
(Chapter, 2022)Human resource managers have to keep up to date with new technologies, with changes in employment laws, business strategies as well as knowing what kind of people are coming out of the educational system. Keeping up to ... -
What Employers Mean When They Talk About Language Proficiency: a Civic Integration Policy Meets the Importance of Informal Skills
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In 2013, a Norwegian language test was made mandatory for immigrants participating in the Norwegian Introduction Programme (NIP). The rationale behind the law was that documented test scores would allow employers to better ... -
What is the bioeconomy?
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)The notion of grand challenges has over the last decade emerged as a central issue in policymaking and – increasingly – academia. In a European context, the Lund Declaration [1] stressed the urgency of pursuing solutions ... -
What is the bioeconomy? A review of the literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The notion of the bioeconomy has gained importance in both research and policy debates over the last decade, and is frequently argued to be a key part of the solution to multiple grand challenges. Despite this, there seems ... -
What knowledge does the bioeconomy build upon?
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)Modern economies have long been characterised as ‘knowledge-based economies’ (e.g. David & Foray, 2002), whereby more advanced economies are distinguished by their ability to generate, disseminate and use new scientific ...