Numerous measures have been taken to prevent further spread of the virus, and we at TF have implemented the regulations set by the University. As many societies, including their universities, now begin to slowly open up again, we are reminded that even in the midst of all that has happened in the past months, some things were never cancelled. In addition to those listed in this widely circulated Winnie the Pooh cartoon, research and teaching, while made more difficult and time consuming, have not been cancelled. The Herculean efforts that have been made at our faculty to make things work at this difficult time have been truly impressive. I am sure that I speak for us all when I say that it is a privilege to work with such colleagues.
Five research projects submitted to the Norwegian Research Council
This month, I would like to highlight especially the achievements by five of our staff who in the midst of all this have authored and submitted very fine research projects to the Norwegian Research Council. Since last year, we have begun a new tradition of celebrating all research project submissions. This year it is not possible to do so at TF, but I suggest we all raise a glass, wherever we are, to celebrate the five new research projects that have now been submitted, showing that even during a pandemic, TF has managed to keep the number of applications at a consistently high level. These are the authors and their projects:
- Ingvild Flaskerud’s project is entitled “Rethinking Islam for the future. Young Muslims in organised religion in Norway.”
- Anne Hege Grung has submitted a project dealing with the “Complexities of Spiritual and Existential Care in Plural Societies.”
- Nora Eggen’s project has the title: “From double periphery to socio-cultural embeddedness: Translation of the Quran in Scandinavia.”
- Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme has submitted the project: “Food & Cuisine in Biblical Literature: Biblical World Views and Values Investigated through the Analytical Category of the Kitchen.”
- Marius Timmann Mjaaland is part of a research project, in collaboration with the Life Sciences, entitled: “Donation After Circulatory Arrest.”
Thank you for all your work with these applications; it is inspiring to see this level of expertise at work in such a diversity of fields and topics. It speaks volumes about the strengths of TF as a research-intensive faculty. We wish you the best of luck with the evaluation process!
Teamwork at its best
To write a research project application at our faculty is teamwork at its best. On behalf of the faculty I would like to say a special thank-you to Ingunn Gj?rva, whose expertise and assistance in these processes are simply invaluable. A warm thank-you, too, to all of you who read drafts of the applications at different stages; such feedback is vital to the making of a great project.
As we enter the last month before summer vacation, I wish you all inspiration and strength as you complete the research, writing, and marking tasks that you are involved in. Hang in there! Please do feel free to contact any of us in the leadership group and/or the administration if you have any questions or concerns, also as we plan for the fall. And remember, perhaps especially, that hope, in whatever form it comes – big or small, distant or near – is not cancelled.