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What the banks’ artificial intelligence (AI) knows about you can lead to unfair discrimination. A new doctoral dissertation shows how this can be avoided. 

“The Sami have since 1990 enjoyed special protection and been granted extraordinary rights as indigenous people, but this does not guarantee traction in the Fosen case,” according to a UiA professor.

They possess charisma and score goals for our favourite teams. This is how we are influenced by today’s football heroes.

Professor Stephen Seiler recently made a guest appearance on the Feel Better Live More podcast, which is one of the most popular podcasts on exercise and health in Europe.

Spontaneous and informal meetings make us more creative. Digital solutions for remote work cannot replace having a coffee with good colleagues.

When individuals with disabilities are involved in the development of technology that they will use, it leads to better digital solutions and promotes social inclusion. 

Arms race, unemployment, cultural revolution, and AI in government - join us as researchers from the University of Agder's Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research unveil their crystal ball. 

Even after 15 years, there is no more gender equality in the cryptocurrencies field than in other financial areas. Researchers point to general psychological differences between men and women.

If your New Year’s resolutions involve increasing your physical activity and improving your health in 2024, we have some research-based tips to help you succeed.

Jamie Callison says that modernism is more than a goodbye to tradition. It is also an effort to remake religion and traditional thinking.

Researcher says that chess commentator Torstein Bae has a large share of credit for keeping people glued to chess broadcasts around Christmas time.

A new research article concludes that people with developmental disabilities experienced unnecessary social isolation and inadequate healthcare follow-up during the pandemic. Researchers describe this as a human rights violation.

The Christianisation of Norway washed away the most brutal traces of the Vikings' holiday celebrations, but we have retained some festive traditions.

Vegans and individuals with limited meat intake excel in following national dietary guidelines. However, their understanding of food, nutrition, and the quality of their diet is only at a moderate level. 

The researchers have received funding from the EU to explore how new measures can help enhance diversity in the ocean. 

Norse texts can provide new insight into how people in the Middle Ages adapted to environmental changes and how they viewed their place in nature.

According to professors at UiA, the role of Christianity in shaping the development of society has been given too little attention in Norwegian historical writing. 

Poor women with weak social ties were more often accused of witchcraft. And the punishment for this was brutal.

Heidi Kukkonen has studied the mediation of abstract art to children. She believes that adults have a lot to learn from the way children perceive and interact with art.

The weather forecast used to be presented through words, but today it is conveyed using tables and symbols. Researchers at the University of Agder (UiA) believe this implies that people may have a greater aptitude for mathematics than they realise.

Interest rates are on the rise, inflation is surging, and prices are going up. But what does this mean, and how does it all work? Two economists have answers. 

Entrepreneurs often work more than they talk. Furthermore, they compete and refrain from revealing their innovations to others. A new study explains the success of the supplier industry in Agder.

HMH's vice-president for innovation is satisfied with the company's innovative power after nine years of collaboration with UiA's SFI offshore mechatronics.

As a collaborative partner in a UiA project, NOV has developed advanced crane technology for safer and more efficient boat loading in all kinds of weather.

What is it about the Roman Empire that captivates the minds of so many men? We posed this question to a historian.