In Focus
This category contains articles that include news about our researchers and their activities, as well as the Center's activities.
To read more in depth aricles about the scholars and their research, see In Depth.
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Announcing the 2021/22 CAS projects
Archaeology, medieval law, and chemical physics. CAS is excited to announce the projects for the academic year of 2021/22.
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CAS Alumnus Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay receives prestigious ERC stipend: ‘CAS helped me prepare to be prepared’
Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay is one of seven researchers in Norway receiving the prestigious ERC Starting Grant. He says that CAS freed up time and offered an environment that prepared him for what would be the toughest interview he ever faced.
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Alumni Spotlight: Nils Christian Stenseth
The renowned biologist argues that universities have a lot to learn from CAS.
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Are you a researcher under the age of 40? Apply for Young CAS Fellow!
The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) is now accepting applications for Young CAS Fellow 2020/21.
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Alumni Spotlight: Inger Nordal about species and Arctic collaboration
The UN's alarming report about how one million animal and plant species face extinction because of the way humans live forms the backdrop of this month's Alumni Spotlight.
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CAS strengthens concluded projects
Bjørn Ian Dundas and Marc Bezem are two of the first recipients of the CAS Alumni Fellowship Grant.
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Alumni Spotlight: Øystein Kravdal about the associations between family situation and health
This month's CAS Alumni lead the project Changing Family Patterns in Norway and other Industrialized Countries: Determinants, Consequences and Projected Trends, together with Nico Willem Keilman back in 2006/07.
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Former CAS project leader awarded the Fridtjof Nansen Award for outstanding research
Trygve Ulf Helgaker is awarded the prestigious price for his research excellence in theoretical chemistry.
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Alumni Spotlight: Berit Stensønes about her role model Karen Uhlenbeck
'It is difficult to discuss gender in academia today', says Berit Stensønes. She is the alumna of the month for March 2019.
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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
