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John-Arne Røttingen has been officially appointed as the new Director General of the Research Council of Norway. Dr Røttingen will be coming from his current position as Executive Director of the domain for Infection Control and Environmental Health at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. “The Research Council plays a key role as facilitator for […]

The Research Council of Norway’s Programme for Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC) has helped to fund the development of a vaccine against the deadly rotavirus, which affects children in particular. The vaccine is now being added to India’s immunisation programme. Working together with international research groups, Indian researchers have developed the Rotavac vaccine, which […]

NevroNor has scheduled the National Meeting “New Horizons in Neuroscience” for Nov. 25 at the Park Inn by Radisson Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. According to information from the Research Council of Norway, “At the start of EUs Horizon 2020 program, the conference points to several new directions in international neuroscience research. These include the use of […]

The Research Council of Norway’s Programme for Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC) is helping more newborn children survive and reducing the number of deaths from malaria in low- and lower-middle income countries. Through one programme, midwives working in the delivery rooms of Haydom Lutheran Hospital in a remote area of Tanzania are instructed in […]