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NOVA – Norwegian Social Research in Brief
NOVA – Norwegian Social Research – is a national research institute under the auspices of the
Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. The National Assembly, Stortinget, provides the
basic funding. The aim of the institute is to develop knowledge and understanding of social conditions
and processes of change. It focuses on issues of life-course events, level of living conditions and
aspects of life-quality as well as on programmes and services provided by the welfare system.
THE STAFF
NOVA has a highly competent and multidisciplinary staff. By the turn of the year the research staff
consisted of 85 researchers. Psychology and sociology are the most common disciplines among the
research staff.
RESEARCH
Within its fields NOVA performs research assignments commissioned by public and private sector clients.
The Institute also initiates research and development projects. NOVA is the leading national research
institute on child welfare, youth, ageing and the elderly, and social security.
NOVA’s key research areas are:
• Welfare of children and youth
• Youth
• Public policy and the financing and living conditions of families
• Quality of life, welfare services and health
• Social security and social policy
• Ageing and the life-course
• Migration
NOVA’s four Strategic Institute Programmes (SIPs) constitute a particular focus on selected areas:
• Welfare services undergoing change
• On the threshold of a multi-cultural society
• Childhood research
• Sources of maintenance in a life-course and generational perspective
COLLABORATION
NOVA aims to maintain and develop cooperation with national research establishments. Training of
research fellows is an important part of the collaboration with Norwegian universities and university
colleges. The Institute encourages its researchers to present papers at international conferences and to
participate in international research projects.
Key figures (as of 31.12.03)
Full time equivalent (FTEs) 81,9 NOVA publications
Staff December 31st. 2003 97 Reports 26
Research personnel 85 Occasional papers/thematic documents 9
FTEs, research personnel 72 Articles in scientific journals with referee 46
Turnover (million NOK) 65,9 Articles in books and journals 82
External funding (million NOK) 42,9
Number of R&D projects 140
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