Editorial
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Editorial: Working group on AI in education at the Faculty of Social Sciences Jan. 30, 2025
AI has caused uncertainty and fear among both educators and students. Educators are afraid that students will use AI to cheat on exams, while students fear being accused of cheating even if they did not intend to do so. At the Faculty of Social Sciences, we have established a working group to explore various aspects of AI and propose guidelines for its use in teaching and assessment at our faculty.
Meet the researcher
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Meet the researcher: Jens Jungblut Jan. 30, 2025
– What makes it interesting to be a researcher is the combination of the freedom to choose my own line of research and the ability to spend time getting deeply immersed in a topic to really understand it and capture its complexity, says Jens Jungblut, professor at The Department of Political Science.
Meet the teacher
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Meet the teacher: Axel Rudi Jan. 30, 2025
Associate Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, Axel Rudi, believes that teaching is more engaging when students are genuinely interested and attentive, while also maintaining a low threshold for asking questions and engaging in discussions.
Brief encounter
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Brief encounter with Maria Gulseth Berge Jan. 30, 2025
Starting a new job is always a bit overwhelming, but fortunately, Maria Gulseth Berge feels confident in the fields she will be working with as the careers coordinator at the Faculty of Social Sciences: "I’m looking forward to what’s next!"
News
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Studiebarometeret 2024: Even greater awareness of competence Feb. 20, 2025
SV-students are generally very satisfied but desire an even stronger connection to the job market: "We must give students the opportunity to experience, rather than just be told, that the skills from social sciences are in demand in the job market."
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Creating equality, belonging, and unity to promote mental health Jan. 30, 2025
How can we create belonging and unity in a time of increasing inequality and social exclusion? That was the overarching theme of the PROMENTA conference, which took place at the end of January.
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Great ambitions for the Faculty’s research support Jan. 29, 2025
The research support team within the faculty administration is now fully staffed. It’s a team with extensive experience and great enthusiasm that is now ready to assist researchers and research advisors at the faculty.
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ARENA welcomes expressions of interest in MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships Jan. 29, 2025
Are you a researcher looking to enhance your career by moving to Oslo to do research and training activities at one of the leading research centres within European studies? Send your expression of interest to ARENA by 11 April 2025.
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Professor Signe Howell has passed away Jan. 28, 2025
One of Norwegian anthropology's brightest stars ceased to shine.
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The Faculty of Social Sciences is an important knowledge provider to Store norske leksikon Jan. 28, 2025
Three of the four most-read articles from the University of Oslo (UiO) in Store Norske Leksikon in 2024 had an academic supervisor from the Faculty of Social Sciences. The articles that researchers at UiO are responsible for were read 19.3 million times over the past year.
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Glad to have opened the Academy more to society Jan. 27, 2025
After four years as Secretary General of Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund feels it's time to move on. She is proud to have opened the Academy more to society.
