News

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

Articulating the Anthropocene

We are Generation Anthropocene, according to Robert Macfarlane, who argues that our need for change seems to greatly exceed our capacity to make it happen.

Air Pollution: ‘I Haven’t Seen the Stars for Years’

Our second lunch-time seminar this semester was given by Associate Professor Bryan Tilt, who shared his research on perceptions of air pollution in rural and urban areas in China: – There is little research on whether one needs to have reached a certain economic level in order to worry about environmental issues.

Former CAS group leader wins the Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence

Former CAS group leader Professor Trond Helge Torsvik has been awarded this prestigious prize for his outstanding work in geophysics.

Vardø’s Rich Street Art Scene: Will the City Become an Ecomuseum?

In our first lunch-time seminar this spring, Professor Saphinaz-Amal Naguib took us to Vardø, Norway’s most north-easterly city, near the border with Russia. She introduced us to a rich street art scene that depicts the large-scale depopulation of this arctic city.

CAS researchers will lead prestigious centres

CAS congratulates former CAS group leader, future group leader 2017/2018 and CAS board alternate who will lead two different Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF).

Announcement of our YoungCAS project 2017: The post-antibiotic era

Antibiotic resistance is on the increase, with the consequence that infections that are harmless today may take lives in the future. This summer, a group of young researchers will gather at CAS for a project that aims to develop a new generation of anti-infective biomaterials for implantable devices.

Charred Memories: Ephemeral survivors in my uncle’s burnt-out home

According to Hein Bjerck, cognitive memories of things in a home cannot be inherited, because they do not reside in the things themselves, but in the relations among things and personal mindscapes.

Dust storms is a health killer, but disappeared from the public debate

Throughout time sand and dust storms have been a topic in Chinese historical records. Although they are widely understood as a “health killer” today, they have almost disappeared from public debate, scholar argues.

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