Social Sciences

Volunteer work requires personal involvement, but it should not become a personal development project. 

Countries across the world generate a vast amount of data while reporting on their initiatives to address climate issues. This presents both challenges and opportunities.

“We cannot truly understand democracy unless we simultaneously grasp how bureaucracy functions,” says Professor Jarle Trondal.

“The findings are astounding. I understand well why many are leaving the profession,” says Professor Morten Øgård.

We need to talk more openly about how the green transition can lead to more inequality, argues Alexander Ruser.

“The teachers care about their pupils, but not talking about violations and abuse is a mistaken way of showing care,” says researcher Beate Goldschmidt-Gjerløw.

Social scientists Laura Tolnov Clausen and Mikaela Vasstrøm at UiA will find out how offshore wind projects can create new opportunities for regional development in Agder.

Researchers at UiA have developed a framework to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) supports all users equally.

Many immigrant workers do not get help from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) but become dependent on help from charities once their employment contracts expire.

What happens on land if offshore wind is established? That is the question social scientists at UiA want to find an answer to.

People who marry and have children become more religious. Cohabitation does not have the same effect, research shows.

New headteacher positions receive one application on average and the turnover is high. Now researchers from the University of Agder want to find out why - and help solve the problem.

European Union (EU) expert and professor Jarle Trondal thinks that the EU can emerge stronger from this year, even though the war in Ukraine and high energy prices have challenged Europe.

Why are some people so convinced by climate science, while others simply do not believe in it? “We need to move away from the polarisation and see more nuances”, says UiA researcher.

“Anti-gender rhetoric, which is voiced by several political leaders in the world today, is a symptom of a broader movement and a serious setback for equality globally”, says Associate Professor Arnhild Leer-Helgesen.

A research project on female schistosomiasis has received NOK 80 million in funding from Horizon Europe. The project will make it easier to give the right diagnosis and treatment to women in Africa.

Good collaboration between experts from different countries bodes well for nuclear safety, according to a researcher at the University of Agder.

A new study shows that over a third of school and nursery managers in Kristiansand are managers only in name.