COVID-19 - August 17, 2020
COVID-19 in the Nordics: Different strategies and common efforts
The Nordic countries have handled the COVID-19 pandemic differently in many aspects and learning from each other would hopefully benefit our preparedness for another pandemic. As previously reported, given the similarity of the Nordic societies, it is interesting to note how differently some of them have reacted to the current COVID-19 crisis. For example there has […]
COVID-19 - April 16, 2020
Nordic research collaboration on pandemics
The Nordic region is launching new initiatives to enhance research collaboration and prepare the region for any future pandemic. The new Nordic initiatives are a response to the recommendations issued earlier in the year by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the need for research. “A great deal of research is already being conducted, most […]
Uncategorized - April 29, 2015
NordForsk Funds Two Projects
Norway’s NordForsk Board has awarded a total of NOK 11 million to two Nordic-Baltic research projects on user-driven innovation in health and welfare. The two were selected from among 34 submissions. The overall goal of the Nordic Program on Health and Welfare is to improve health in the Nordic countries by conducting high-quality research to find […]
Funding - August 27, 2014
NordForsk opens funding call for research to improve health
The organization has opened a funding call for research into the distribution of health and welfare. The call on the distribution of health and welfare is implemented under the Nordic Programme on Health and Welfare and aims to increase the understanding of how demographic, social, environmental and biological factors affect the distribution of health and wellbeing […]
In a new job - July 1, 2014
Marja Makarow Chair of NordForsk Board
The NordForsk Board appointed Marja Makarow as new Chair of the NordForsk Board during its June meeting. Marja Makarow is the Vice President for Research of the Academy of Finland and Professor of Applied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Helsinki. Also, she was Chief Executive of the European Science Foundation (ESF) in Strasbourg between […]
Uncategorized - January 13, 2014
Grants of NOK 500 000 available for infrastructure networks
Grants of NOK 500 000 available for infrastructure networks Under a new funding announcement from NordForsk, grants of NOK 500 000 will be made available to up to eight Nordic networks for the exchange of experience and knowledge on large-scale, international research infrastructures under the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). NordForsk welcomes applications […]
