Bilde Men get most out of research stays abroad Women move abroad less often, and when they do, they gain less from it than male researchers, according to a new study.
Bilde Equality research in the Arctic overlooks local conditions There are major socio-cultural differences between the north and south, according to researcher Mervi Heikkinen. Many students in Northern Sweden, Norway and Finland are the first in their family to pursue higher education.
Bilde Online violence is silencing academics Academic disagreement and critical engagement are essential to knowledge production. But the line is crossed when critique targets the person rather than the scholarship, writes Hande Eslen-Ziya.
Bilde Taking medication during pregnancy rarely causes birth defects ‘Pregnant women, like the rest of the population, have chronic or acute conditions that require medical treatment,’ says Hedvig Nordeng. She recently won the NAR Brain Power Award for her research.
Bilde Danish research on violence under political pressure Last year, Signe Uldbjerg’s research on digital violence against women became a hot political issue at the Danish Folketinget. Followed by a political statement on the relationship between activism and research, outrage from Danish academia and a debate on academic freedom.
Bilde Andrea Pető: “Working within higher education has become high-risk” The Hungarian researcher receives the University of Oslo's Human Rights Award for her work in academic freedom and institutional autonomy. Gender research is like the canary in the coal mine, she says.
Bilde The speaking subject: A conversation with Toril Moi "I believe that any sentence you utter is an expression of a judgment. It’s a judgment of how you see the world", Toril Moi says.
Bilde Changing perspectives in gender equality research A new report has identified trends and knowledge gaps in Norwegian scientific publications on gender equality and diversity in research and innovation. According to the report, it is not a given that measures aimed at gender equality are also effective when it comes to ethnic diversity.
Bilde “Research needs criticism” All disciplines need criticism, both from within their own ranks and in the media. But if the criticism is unreasonable and personal, it can threaten freedom of speech in academia, believes one Swedish gender researcher.
Bilde From gender equality to inclusion How will gender equality efforts in the research sector evolve as we take more and more groups into consideration?
