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Welcome!
The Research Council’s roles
• Adviser to the government • Research funding
• Support basic research• Implement national thematic
priorities• Support private R&D
• Networking and dissemination
• Internationalisation
The Research Council of Norway
Division for
Administrative Affairs
Division for
Science
Division for
Innovation
Division for Society and Health
Director General
Staff
Division for Energy, Resources and the Environment
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Funding received from the ministries (2011)
Trade and Industry
Petroleum and energy
Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Agriculture and Food
Environment
Education and Research
Administration
The Research
Fund
Total NOK 7250 mill. administration incl.
Health and Care Services
Foreign Affairs Misc.
The Council distributes about 30 % of public expenditures on R&D in Norway
Publicfunding
of R&D inNorway
42%
Industry
Institutes
OtherMinistries
Highereducation
sector
Ministry of Educationand Research
The ResearchCouncil
Mass experiment 2010Norwegian Science Week
Earth worms:Study on species and geographic spread
• Mass experiments arranged in Norway since 2003
The Earth Worm map of Norway before and after the mass experiment• Before: 106 registrations• Now: 544 registered geographic
worm “hits”
Results
