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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The Ministry of Research and Higher Education honored Young CAS Fellows
‘Young CAS Fellow obviously plays an important role for young researchers who need time to develop new projects and establish networks’, said political adviser to the Minister of Research and Higher Education, Kjartan Almenning (Liberal Party), when the Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) honored the two Young CAS Fellows 2019/20
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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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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).
