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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Former CAS fellow awarded Tromsø Research Foundation Starting Grant
Þóra Pétursdóttir, who spent the 2016/17 academic year at CAS, will use the grant to continue her work researching nature and cultural heritage.
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Call for applications: CAS Projects 2021/22
The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) invites researchers to pursue excellent, fundamental, curiosity-driven research during a year in Oslo.
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Former CAS project leader wins ICIAM Su Buchin Prize
Giulia Di Nunno, who led a CAS project during the 2014/15 academic year, is recognised for supporting career development opportunities for mathematics scholars in Africa.
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Meet the Project: 'The Demise of Religions'
The 2018/19 CAS project in the humanities will examine how different religions decline and ultimately die.
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Meet the Project: 'Homotopy Type Theory and Univalent Foundations'
The 2018/19 CAS project in the natural sciences aims to push a new mathematical theory forward.
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Meet the Project: 'In Sync: How Synchronisation and Mediation Produce Collective Times, Then and Now'
The 2018/19 CAS project in the social sciences will explore how different forms of media help create shared experiences and times.
Call for Applications to CAS
Pursue excellent, fundamental, curiosity-driven research during a year in Oslo.
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).
