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About the department
The Department of Working Life and Innovation has a wide academic scope and offers master's level studies. There is significant research conducted in areas such as innovation, knowledge management, and working life.
Contact
Head of Department
- james.karlsen@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 37 23 31 61
All employees at the department
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Research
Research centre for studies of innovation for sustainable transition (RIST)
The research centre performs interdisciplinary research on innovation activity for sustainable transition of industry and society. This addresses through systematic cross-disciplinary research and activities for interaction and co-creation of knowledge and policy involving several regional stakeholders within and outside of academia.