Public defences

The pine marten is not so easily affected by today's clearcutting in Norwegian forests. This is one of the conclusions of Siow Yan Jennifer Angoh, who will be defending her dissertation on 14 June.

Climate change and fewer snowy days cause mountain hares to have the 'wrong' colour for larger parts of the year. On 7 June Allan William Stokes will defend his doctoral research.

Brown bears in Scandinavia have very high levels of lead in their blood. The same applies to their cubs. This has been discovered by Boris Fuchs in his doctoral research, which he will defend on 5 June.

What are the actual differences between teaching about the Quran in mosques and in Religious Education (KRLE) classes in schools? This is what Synnøve Markeng has examined in her doctoral work, which she will defend on 31 May.

For Nadja Lipsyc, a physical role-playing game has been central when exploring the possibility of combining VR with tools and techniques from such role-playing games. On 31 May she will defend her artistic development work.

How do Norwegian teachers and multilingual parents evaluate the digital communication between them? This is what Hilde Thyness has researched, and on 24 May she is defending her doctoral thesis. 

Using activity trackers mounted on collars, Theresa Kirchner has studied how moose behave when they are disturbed by humans. The defence is set for March 22.

What is the best way to store artificially fertilized eggs from pigs? This is one of the questions Linda Marijke Dekker Haug has been investigating in her doctoral thesis, which she will defend on 18 March.

Speaking English is of great importance to Congolese who have been forced to flee their homeland. This is shown in Ida Syvertsen's doctoral research, which she will defend on 28 February.

Kristine Blekastad Sagheim has researched what affects the spread of the sharing economy in our regions, and what it can mean for business development there. On 9 February, she will defend her doctoral thesis.

Anders Nordby researches how systems thinking can be used for the development of serious games – research that can, among other things, be useful in the fight against climate change. On January 24, he will defend his thesis.

There are several aspects of the meeting between migrant families and Norwegian upper secondary schools that are challenging. This is Julia Melnikova's finding in the work on her doctorate, which she will defend on 19 January.

Children with disabilities have not received the same attention in terms of influence and participation as other children. Christina Strandholt Andersen has researched this in her doctorate, which she will defend on 19 January.

Minttu Johler has studied how primary school teachers experience their role in technology-rich learning environments and how they exercise this role in their pedagogical practice. On 15 December she will defend her thesis.

The County Governor is given little room to use its knowledge of the municipalities in its coordination job. This is shown through the doctoral research of Anne Cathrine Holth. On 12 December she will defend her thesis.

Kjersti Isaksen has written her PhD on what happens when a municipality collaborates with others to achieve innovation. On 8 December she will defend her work.

Hesam Mousavi has studied a new type of environmentally friendly fertilizer called NEO in his doctoral project. On 8 December he will defend his work.

Beate Kristin Leirpoll has made a philosophical-empirical contribution to the kindergarten studies field through her doctoral research at INN University. On 5 December she will defend her work.

Stian Orm will defend his doctoral thesis on the outcome of ADHD in young adulthood on 1 December. He has studied which factors can help predict function and well-being when the children become adults.

Few English teachers use it, but those who do find it useful. On 4 December, Barry Patrick Kavanagh will defend his doctoral thesis on the use of so-called corpus linguistics.

Using, among other things, a large European survey, Stefanie Gesierich has studied how the public sector works with others to bring about innovation. On 1 December she will defend her doctoral thesis.

How can one bring about change in an organization that is based in many different locations? Ole Andreas Haukåsen has researched this, and on 29 November he will defend his doctoral thesis.

Why do creative industries choose crowdfunding when starting projects or businesses? Anders Rykkja has taken a closer look at this in his doctorate, which he will defend on 27 November.

How should work with scripts be developed and rethought in the transition from film and TV to work with virtual reality? On 24 November, Cecilie Levy will defend her artistic research project in which revolves around the VR experience "Finding Frida".

Kjersti Wessel Jevne's PhD revolves around how the transition to adulthood is experienced by young adults with Down syndrome and their parents – and the challenges they report. On 30 November 2023 she will defend her work.