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How does increased emphasis on competition affect academia?

Helene Aarseth, Jørn Ljunggren, and Rebecca Lund (STK) have started work on a new research project about the effects of the growing focus on excellence in academia.

New Book Project on the History of Norwegian Gender Studies

Tone Brekke and Sunniva Serigstad at STK have started work on a new book that will provide new insights into the development of gender research as a discipline in Norway between 1975 and 2010.

Returns to STK with new Front-project

Lotta K. Snickare was recently appointed as researcher on the project Front 2 - Future Research and Organizational Development in Natural Sciences, Technology and Theology (2019-2022).

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Challenging representations of Syrian Kurdish women in Scandinavia

Wendelmoet Hamelink recently completed her Marie Skłodowska-Curie funded Postdoctoral project IMEX – Images in Exile. Gender and representation among Syrian Kurdish women in Scandinavia, hosted by the Centre for Gender Research, University of Oslo.

Completed dissertation

Solveig Laugerud

Solveig Laugerud recently completed her dissertation The Legible Rape Victim: How the Disiplinary Discourses Create a New Victim Identity, and among others explore how victims become objects of knowledge in legal proceedings and how victims in these processes create themselves as credible victims.

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PRIDE – International solidarity: Stronger together

Are you wondering why we celebrate Pride? STK has collected a handful of texts from UiO-researchers, and other relevant partners, that we hope can provide some insight into the research being conducted on Pride related topics.

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PhD-course

Institutional Ethnography

This PhD-course gives an introduction to Institutional Ethnography (IE), explore core concepts of IE, and engage with methodological tools and procedures for exploring organised social interaction.

Would you like to be a Visiting scholar at STK?

The Centre for Gender Research welcomes Visiting Scholars from other academic institutions, nationally and internationally. We will provide an office space, access to IT-facilities, good and safe-data storage facilities, full access to the University of Oslo library, and the chance to be an active and integrated part of the Centre while here.

Application deadline: March 15.

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STK's award for best master's thesis

Supervisors and examiners are invited to nominate candidates for STK's award for best master's thesis / professional study with a gender perspective, submitted at the University of Oslo. Deadline for nomination is December 31.

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