News from UHR - Universities Norway

Launch of the Nordic visions for the European Knowledge Area

PRESS RELEASE | NORDIC UNIVERSITY DAYS - 62 leaders from the Nordic Universities call for a reflection on what implications of the use of the term “European values” and emphasises the need for a...

EARMA conference in Oslo

From May 4th to May 6th the EARMA conference 2022 will be held I Oslo.

Conferences, meetings and events

Our scheduled conferences and meetings are in Norwegian only. Please visit our Norwegian site or contact us at redaksjon@uhr.no if you have any questions.

Universities Norway condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine

The invasion of Ukraine is a serious breach of international law. Universities Norway (UHR) strongly condemns the Russian attack on the country!

NOR-CAM – A toolbox for recognition and rewards in academic careers

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A working group appointed by Universities Norway (UHR) was mandated to recommend guiding principles for the assessment and evaluation of research(ers) in light of the transition to Open Science...

Guidelines for holding a virtual public PhD defence

Due to measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the conduct of public defense might not be possible. Several universities are now planning virtual defences instead. In most cases, such a...

Joint Statement of National Rectors’ Conferences

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to the Members of the European Parliament on the budgetary decisions of the European Council of 21 July 2020 The undersigning National Rectors’ Conferences strongly regret that, in the Council’s...

EU and UK research and higher education organisations plan a strong future relationship post Brexit

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On the day that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, higher education and research organisations from across the UK and Europe have reaffirmed their commitment to working together, and are...

How to achieve open access publishing for society journals?

What does it take to make society journals open access? We have seen the first national agreements with the some of the biggest publishers, but society journals are often not included. Why is that...