Research centres partnering with UiA

UiA is a partner in the "Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy", NORCOWE, one of the eight centres for environment-friendly energy research (FME) created by the Research Council of Norway. The centre is a competence and resource centre for the development of power production from offshore wind. It builds on knowledge obtained from Norwegian offshore technology and expertise in wind energy from Denmark. Christian Michelsen Research (CMR) is project manager for NORCOWE. Click here for more information.

CenSE is a virtual centre created to generate projects related to sustainable energy. The centre is a cooperation between UiA, Teknova, UiS and IRIS. Read more about CenSe here.

Centre for eHealth and Health Care Technology

The centre was established during spring 2010 and is a multi disciplinary co-operation between the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences , the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Engineering and Science. eHealth and Health Care Technology is one of the university’s strategic focus areas. Through research the centre wants to contribute to better and more efficient use of technology for patients in their everyday life.

Centre for care research (southern Norway) is one of five regional centres for care research. Established by the Ministry of Health and Care Services, the centre is a partnership between the University of Agder and the Telemark University College. The main goal of the centre is to increase research in the field of health and care services. Read more here (in Norwegian only).

Other centres at UiA

In order to focus attention on specific research areas, which in many cases reach beyond the university’s formal scientific and academic structure, a part of UiA’s research activities are organised into centres. These centres may involve businesses and community life outside the institution. An overview of the UiA-based centres is found here.

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