News
EuroScience Open Forum 2010: “The Top-level Research Initiative - a wincase”
The Top-level Research Initiative (TRI) is not a showcase but a wincase for international cooperation, stated Jerzy Langer from the Polish Academy of Science.
The Top-level Research Initiative visits Euroscience Open Forum in Turin
July 2-7 is the time for Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) - a biennial European meeting dedicated to scientific research and innovation. Representatives from the Top-level Research Initiative will be there, both on stand and with a panel discussion in the programme “Science to business” July 5th 12:00.
Huge advantages with joint Nordic climate strategy
If the Nordic countries were to co-ordinate their future energy, climate, and air pollution strategies it would provide significant benefits for the environment and community planning. This is the result of a Nordic study co-ordinated by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute.
Workshop on adaptive management related to climate change
The Nordic Network on Adaptive Management in relation to Climate Change (NONAM) organizes its first workshop in Reykjavik, Iceland August 26-27th.
Continuous evaluation of the Top-Level Research Initiative starts in the autumn
The Danish consulting company DAMVAD will carry out the continuous evaluation of the Top-level Research Initiative. The evaluation shall contribute to the development and adjustment the programme's strategies, organisation and operative activities.
A sparkling announcement of three new Nordic Centres of Excellence
NCoE SVALI, CRAICC and DEFROST are the three Nordic Centres of Excellence that will be funded within the Top-level Research Initiative’s sub-programme Interaction between Climate Change and the Cryosphere. “We are convinced that these NCoEs will do world class research and bring a strong added value to the Nordic research in their fields”, stated a satisfied Chair of the Programme Committee, Magnus Friberg.
International Polar Year conference 8-12 June
IPY Oslo Science Conference opens June 8th in Lillestrøm, close to Oslo. More than 2,000 participants from 70 countries will attend the largest gathering of polar scientists that has ever been held. The conference will sum up the scientific results of The Fourth International Polar Year, which ran from 2007 to March 2009.
Three new Nordic Centres of Excellence within the Top-level Research Initiative
Three Nordic Centres of Excellence (NCoE) will be funded within the Top-level Research Initiative's sub-programme “Interaction between climate change and the cryosphere”. The names of the centres will be announced during a reception at the International Polar Year conference in Lillestrøm June 10th at 16:00, where the project leaders of the new centres will attend.
Nordic Top-level Research Initiative an inspiration for Baltic cooperation
The Nordic model of joining forces in the fields of innovation and research can be expanded to other countries in the region, said Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen at the Baltic Development Forum in Vilnius, June 2nd.
Climate Adaptation in the Nordic Countries: Science, Practice, Policy. International conference 8-10 November 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden
The conference invites scholars interested in climate risk, vulnerability and adaptation in a Nordic setting. Practitioners and policymakers are explicitly invited in order to stimulate discussion and the development of ideas between the realms of science, practice and policy.
Projects funded within "Integration of Large-scale Wind Power"
Three projects will be funded within the sub-programme “Integration of Large-scale Wind Power”.
Seven applications for NCoE proceed to the next stage within “Effect studies and adaptation to climate change”
The sub-programme “Effect studies and adaptation to climate change” is now entering the second stage of the call for Nordic Centres of Excellence. 20 applications were received by the final submission date on March 3rd, and 7 of these have been invited to submit full applications.
Call for tenders on continuous evaluation of the Top-Level Research Initiative
The Nordic Top-Level Research Initiative on climate, energy and environment is initiating a continuous evaluation, which will contribute to the development and adjustment the programme's strategies, organisation and operative activities. The aim is partly to contribute actively to the best possible execution of the programme and partly to obtain knowledge which can be used to improve similar future programme initiatives. The project period for the continuous evaluation is May 2010 – March 2014.
Research financing on the agenda in Tromsø
The Top-level Research Initiative was presented along with other financing solutions and programmes at the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø 25-29 January.
The Top-level Research Initiative – a Nordic flagship
– The Top-level Research Initiative contributes in a concrete and visible manner to the Nordic region’s leading position within climate and energy, states the Danish Minister for Nordic Co-operation, Bertel Haarder, as Denmark takes on the 2010 Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Start-up of the first projects in the Top-level Research Initiative
The first projects in the Nordic Top-level Research Initiative are now ready to begin. 10 projects will be funded within the first call of the sub-programme “Effect studies and adaptation to climate change”. The various projects shall contribute to improving our knowledge about the effects of climate change, with a focus on possible solutions to how we best can adapt to these changes in the future. – With these networks we have a flying start, says Chair of the Programme Committee, Mogens Henze.
Welcome to our new website!
Tuesday October 27th, the Top-level Research Initiative launches a new website at the new address: www.toppforskningsinitiativet.org.
Major Nordic venture for research and innovation
On June 12th, participants in the Nordic Top-level Research Initiative took part in a kick-off seminar at the premises of Nordic Energy Research, Nordic Innovations Centre and NordForsk in Stensberggata 25 in Oslo. The seminar indicates the start of the Top-level Research Initiative.
