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HMH's vice-president for innovation is satisfied with the company's innovative power after nine years of collaboration with UiA's SFI offshore mechatronics.

As a collaborative partner in a UiA project, NOV has developed advanced crane technology for safer and more efficient boat loading in all kinds of weather.

What is it about the Roman Empire that captivates the minds of so many men? We posed this question to a historian.

Norwegian municipalities lack highly qualified nurses. This is revealed in a new study on the quality at municipal institutions.

“We cannot truly understand democracy unless we simultaneously grasp how bureaucracy functions,” says Professor Jarle Trondal.

UiA researchers in artificial intelligence and physics receive 12 million each in a new announcement from the Research Council of Norway.

A new survey shows that teachers largely allow their pupils to not do the things they don’t want to do. “This is a serious problem in schools,” says a researcher.

“The findings are astounding. I understand well why many are leaving the profession,” says Professor Morten Øgård.

Researchers discuss the loss of meaning for teachers in a new book about everyday life in Scandinavian schools.

Having a reading dog in school has a number of positive effects for pupils. Andreas Reier Jensen and Ilmi Willbergh are researching why the interaction works so well.

If you want to perform your best as an athlete, it may help to first put on a pair of headphones. This is according to a unique study from the University of Agder.

If you find a Pacific oyster this summer, you should know that it is here to stay, and that new uses may be found for the invasive species.

A new study shows that runoff from land can be an important source of energy for organisms and animals that live along our coast. 

Research shows that treatment improves and trust in the hospital increases when people with the same diagnosis help each other.

The tick is a parasite that feeds on blood. The good news is that a tick feeds only three times in its lifetime.

The Research Council has awarded the University of Agder NOK 15 million for new research on cyber security.

We need to talk more openly about how the green transition can lead to more inequality, argues Alexander Ruser.

“The teachers care about their pupils, but not talking about violations and abuse is a mistaken way of showing care,” says researcher Beate Goldschmidt-Gjerløw.

A large proportion of older people state that they drink alcohol twice a week or more. And the difference in alcohol use between men and women is getting smaller.
 

On 9 June, Morrow's research and innovation centre was opened, which is located close to the University of Agder's campus in Grimstad. UiA and Morrow have already started a joint project.

Researchers at UiA have developed a framework to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) supports all users equally.

A game that focuses on source criticism and a guided walk with an audio guide let you learn more about the Second World War as it was lived in Kristiansand.

Menstruation has gone from being considered a disease to becoming part of the fight for women's health - and an industry worth billions.

If you believe that the training programme you are following has been put together especially for you, you can get a better effect from your training.

The male viper is out early to get ready for the females. Zoologist Beate S. Johansen is actually out looking for the smooth snake, the shyest snake in Norway.