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The computer and software largely determine how pupils write according to writing researcher Jon Olav Sørhaug.

The literature written today about the Nazi occupation is written by people who did not experience the war. How does that affect the stories?

Bob Dylan’s radicalism is political, artistic and religious, claims Bjarne Markussen. He is the editor of a new book about the American singer and poet.

Preserving place names keeps history alive and helps new generations to understand it, says Vidar Haslum. He has collected close to 7,000 place names in Birkenes in a new book.

From the Christmas tree stand to colours and birds on the tree – here are some Christmas symbolisms that you may not have been aware of.

The dialogue model involves staff, parents and pupils in efforts to combat bullying. “As far as I know, this approach has never been tried before”, says project manager Ingrid Lund.

A new doctoral thesis shows that the use of pesticides started much earlier than previously thought.

Many adult learners who receive lessons in Norwegian have little experience with novels, but more experience with oral texts. This should be reflected in the curriculum, according to a researcher.

Much of what gives us value as human beings cannot be recreated in machines. That is the opinion of Einar Duenger Bøhn who is out with a new book on the philosophy of technology.

Not everyone agrees on what happiness is. But the Greek philosophers can teach us one thing: becoming happy can take a lifetime. Or even longer.

The war in Ukraine shows how stories about the history of a country are being used as a pretext for violence. Artists are often braver than journalists when it comes to challenging such stories, says researcher.