News

Here, we publish articles about the Centre and its activities, and interviews with our scholars about their time at CAS and the progress and results of their research.

30 January 2024

Lunch Seminar at The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters with former CAS Fellow Sine Halkjelsvik Bjordal

On January 23rd, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters hosted a 'lunch seminar' for its members, featuring a lecture by Sine Halkjelsvik Bjordal, a former fellow of the CAS project 'In Sync: How Synchronisation and Mediation Produce Collective Times, Then and Now', led by Helge Jordheim and Espen Ytreberg (both professors at the University of Oslo) in 2018/2019. In this seminar, Sine shared her insights on Norwegian stave churches.

30 January 2024

Former project leader at CAS Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde Delivers Lecture at The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

This month, Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde, professor at the Department of Public and International Law at the University of Oslo (UiO) and leader of the CAS project 'Social Governance Through Legislation' (co-led with Professor Erik Opsahl from NTNU in 2021/2022), delivered a lecture at The The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The event, titled 'Magnus Lagabøters Landslov 750 År', took place on 18 January, marking a significant moment in both Norwegian and European legal history.

26 January 2024

Sigbjørn Løland Bore: #1 Young CAS Workshop

This month, one of our Young CAS Principal Investigators (PIs), Sigbjørn Løland Bore, a postdoctoral fellow at the Hylleraas Centre, University of Oslo, hosted his first Young CAS workshop at CAS.

20 December 2023

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13 December 2023

CAS Invites Norwegian Research Institutions to Join as Partners

The Centre is now accepting applications from Norwegian institutions to become CAS partners. Interested institutions must submit their applications by 31 January 2024.

12 December 2023

Article in 'Forskningspolitikk.no' Highlights CAS' Role in Basic Research

A recent article in 'Forskningspolitikk' focuses on the Center for Advanced Study (CAS) and its significance in basic research. The article, written by Lisbet Jære, features researchers like Bjørn Samset and Svenn-Erik Mamelund, who highlight the unique opportunities provided by CAS.

30 November 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Nils Christian Stenseth

Over 26 years ago, Nils Christian Stenseth led a project at CAS, 'The Mystery of the Lemming Cycle,' which he credits as pivotal in shaping his career. This project sought to deepen our understanding of regular population cycles, like those of the lemmings that peak every 3-5 years, depending on their location. NOTE: This interview is from 2019, but we share it again in light of his recent ERC Grant award.

30 November 2023

CAS Alumnus Nils Christian Stenseth awarded ERC Synergy Grant

Biology Professor Nils Christian Stenseth from the University of Oslo (UiO), in collaboration with researchers from the United Kingdom and France, has been awarded a grant of 10 million euros to further investigate the origins and spread of the plague. Professor Stenseth, who previously led the CAS project 'The Mystery of the Lemming Cycle' in 1996/1997, receives this funding from the European Research Council (ERC) through the ERC Synergy Grant.

30 November 2023

Lunch Seminars

This month, our Turret room lunchtime transformed into a hub of learning during this semester's engaging lunch seminars. These sessions, a highlight of each semester, showcased the diverse work of this year's research groups.