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  • Forskarar Just Transform

    Discussed the Implications for Fairness and Equality of the Green and Digital Shift in Working Life

    This week, researchers from the Just Transform research project met in Sogndal to discuss recent findings on the interaction between the green and digital shift in the industrial sector. Ten researchers from Western Norway Reserach Institute, Norce, Cambridge University and University of St.Gallen participated in the meeting.

    12 Jun 2025
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  • Joaquin i snøen

    Comprometido con la justicia socioambiental

    A sus quince años vivió La Guerra del Agua en su ciudad natal Cochabamba, Bolivia. Ese fue el comienzo de su compromiso y dedicación por la justicia socioambiental.

    10 Nov 2023
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  • kvinner utandørs

    Trying out ‘friluftsliv’ as therapy in Poland

    Can a couple of nights in a tent and around the campfire make a difference for people who are in a difficult life situation, struggling to cope with everyday life, or feeling lonely? A Polish organization is testing out Norwegian-inspired outdoor activities as a form of group therapy. They draw on insight from Vestlandsforsking about the Norwegian outdoor tradition, commonly referred to as 'friluftsliv'.

    30 May 2023
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  • PhD-defence by Halvor Dannevig, Aalborg University and Western Norway Research Institute

    Dannevig is a PhD-candidate at the Department of Planning at Aalborg University and a Research Fellow at Western Norway Research Institute in Sogndal.

    18 Nov 2015
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  • Hungarians visit Sogndal

    The Western Norway Research Institute is currently assisting the development of an EEA funded National Climate Adaptation Training Network in Hungary. As part of the project a group of ten Hungarians have been visiting Sogn to learn more about climate adaptation and climate change communication.

    2 Oct 2015
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  • Three questions about our website

    We have started a process to renew our website, and would like to know more about our website visitors today. We are therefore asking visitors three short questions using a simple questionnaire. We hope you take the time to respond!

    26 May 2015
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  • Professor Rajendra Akerkar member of Big Data committee

    Professor Rajendra Akerkar at Vestlandsforsking has been nominated by the Norwegian Research Council as a Management Committee Member to the European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) Action “High-Performance Modelling and Simulation for Big Data Applications".

    14 Apr 2015
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