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Major investment in innovation in agriculture in Malawi

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Church Aid, the Development Fund, NMBU and a number of Malawian partners have entered into an agreement to strengthen the agricultural sector in Malawi.

FNs World Food Programme - verdens matvareprogram - vatn Nobels fredspris i år.

Nobel Peace PrizePeacebuilding starts with a seed

“It’s important that the Nobel Committee does not contribute to making food a security issue”, says NMBU researcher Ola Westengen about the World Food Program’s Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

In some countries, masks were mandatory outside during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Outdoor spaces and nature combat depression during COVID-19

New research verifies that governments should allow people to spend time outdoors to protect mental health in the event of new lockdown measures.

Det at studentene trives godt, er engasjerte, kritiske og analytiske er noen av styrkene som evalueringskomiteen la vekt på da full akkreditering ble tildelt NMBUs master i Global Development Studies. I bakgrunnen skimtes Tivoli-bygget hvor Institutt for

Global development studies at NMBU awarded top mark by international committee

‘This recognition shows that our programme in Global Development Studies is at a high international level,’ says professor Morten Jerven.

Mopti region in central Mali.

New project to determine the causes of violent conflict and migration in the Sahel

NMBU professor Tor A. Benjaminsen awarded ERC Advanced Grant for research in the conflict-stricken region.

Urban densification in Ensjø, Oslo.

Questioning social sustainability in Oslo

Prioritizing environmental sustainability when implementing urban densification can result in social exclusion, concludes NMBU’s Rebecca Cavicchia in new doctoral research.

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Information for external examiners

Welcome to the Faculty of Landscape and Society as an external examiner.

Frogner park, Oslo.

Public green space management in Norway

What makes a high-quality green space? How can quality in green spaces be translated into local management processes? These are questions addressed in Claudia Fongar’s new doctoral research.

Anders Eika

Cooperation between competitors leads to more efficient urban development

Using an innovative blend of managerial sciences, welfare economics, game theory and behavioural economics, Anders Eika analysed how property developers cooperate in Norway, and the factors that help …