NordForsk 2013 contents
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Gunnel Gustafsson Bright future for Nordic research cooperation
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Pierre Lafolie Searching for gold
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Lars Kullerud In the Nordic countries we all live in the Arctic
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Tine Pars New phase in Greenland’s internationalisation
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Joakim Palme Welfare does not come cheap Christer Hyggen Tackling youth unemployment
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Cecilie Kyrø Research career rocketing Gunilla Holm Learning from our differences Lars Börjesson Added value in Nordic research infrastructure
Birgitta Evengård Climate change affects public health
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Torben R. Christensen We don’t know what we’re doing And we know it Morten Wied Top-level research’s critical friend Britt Bohlin/Jan-Erik Enestam Not satisfied until a Nordic research group receives the Nobel Prize Bengt Sundelius New solutions for better societal security is needed Ritta Mustonen Together towards the ERA Dagfinn Høybråten Open Access Niels Stern Nordic Council of Ministers is promoting Open Access Morten Østergaard The bridge t o curiosity
Editor: Head of Communications Anne Riiser Editorial staff: Lisa H. Ekli, Anne Berit Heieraas and Linn Hoff Jensen Translation team: Carol B. Eckmann, Victoria Coleman, Connie Stultz, Darren McKellep and Glenn Wells Coverphoto: Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen Graphic Design: Jan 1 Neste Design Print: 07-Group/Norway 3000x ISSN 1890-0429
Miljømerket Svanen ble etablert i 1989 av Nordisk ministerråd