Centre for Advanced Study (CAS)
An independent foundation that furthers excellent, fundamental, curiosity-driven research.
2018/19 CAS Projects
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The Demise of Religions
Led by Professor James Lewis (UiT) and Professor Michael Stausberg (UiB).
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In Sync: How Synchronisation and Mediation Produce Collective Times, Then and Now
Led by Professor Helge Jordheim (UiO) and Professor Espen Ytreberg (UiO).
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Homotopy Type Theory and Univalent Foundations
Led by Professor Marc Bezem (UiB) and Professor Bjørn Ian Dundas (UiB).
News
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CAS names inaugural Young CAS Fellows
The two researchers will investigate pay inequalities and energetic electron precipitation with support from CAS and the Young Academy of Norway.
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Alumni Spotlight: Marianne Elisabeth Lien
The 2015/16 CAS project leader is the alumna of the month for January 2019.
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CAS welcomes NUPI, PRIO as partner institutions
The two research institutions join the Centre’s 10 partner universities and university colleges in Norway.
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Project Update: 'The Demise of Religions'
CAS fellows talk about their research on the why and how of the decline of religions.
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Project Update: 'In Sync: How Synchronisation and Mediation Produce Collective Times, Then and Now'
CAS fellows give an update on their project examining the connection between media and different forms of time.
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Project Update: 'Homotopy Type Theory and Univalent Foundations'
CAS fellows discuss their work with advancing the new mathematical theory.
Meet Scientific Director Professor Camilla Serck-Hanssen
Serck-Hanssen, professor of philosophy at the University of Oslo (UiO), leads the Centre for Advanced Study (CAS).
