Research at NOVA

NOVA´s strategic position can be characterized as follows: "A research environment with emphasis on a broad-based social science approach combined with a life-course perspective."

Research activity at NOVA is organized into six research groups:

• Child and youth welfare (Research Director: Lars B. Kristofersen)
• Youth (Research Director: Anders Bakken)
• Ageing and the life course (Research Director: Britt Slagsvold)
• Welfare governance and health behaviour (Research Director: Mia Vabø)
• Migration and transnationlity (Research Director: Ada I. Engebrigtsen)
• Comparative welfare policy (Research Director: Viggo Nordvik)

Norwegian Social Research conducts research of a good international standard and the institute is the leading national research institute on child welfare, youth, ageing and the elderly, and social security. NordForsk has awarded NOVA a Centre of Excellence in Welfare Research: Reassessing the Nordic Welfare Model, www.reassess.no.

See NOVAs involvement in international European projects and networks, 2009-2013.

The left hand menu gives you more information about our research areas, you can also use the theme selector on the right hand side. See also NOVA key figures and read more about the institute under About NOVA.

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