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UiS post-doctoral researcher Daniel Bowman writes about John Joseph Mathews’s 1934-novel Sundown, and the use of automobiles as signifiers of national identity.
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Ruth A. Morgan discusses her book Climate Change and International History: Negotiating Science, Global Change, and Environmental Justice
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Charlotte Wrigley attends 'Thinking Through Permafrost' workshop
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Chatterjee elected on the Executive Committee of the International Committee for the History of Technology
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Greenhouse Research Talk Series panel discussion by Magne Drangeid, University of Stavanger, Marion G. Stavsøien NTNU in Trondheim, and Per Esben Svelstad, NTNU in Trondheim.. Hybrid event.
Hulda Garborgs hus and online
"A plague of weasels and ticks: animal introduction, ecological disaster, and the balance of nature in Jamaica, 1870–1900" by Matthew Holmes.
"Earth Ice Bone Blood" by Charlotte Wrigley.
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A new service that makes it easier for anyone to find and read Norwegian research related to the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) has been launched.
Carlos Eduardo Lopes da Silva has compared the two oil cities Stavanger and Macaé in Brazil.
The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities can help you develop your project.
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Professor Dolly Jørgensen has won funding to research the links between cultural heritage and petrocultures and their connections to green transitions.
Use of histopathology to identify changes in marine species in response to contaminants is a long-known practice.
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The artist Hans Baumann has received a Fulbright-scholarship to spend four months at the University of Stavanger working on his film project "Carbon Permanence". The project examines the complex ethics of Norway’s energy transition, with a particular emphasis on the role of oil in shaping a post-fossil fuel future.
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Environmental changes from generation to generation aren’t always visible. A new research project exploring natural resources on our coasts aims to open our eyes to what we are losing.
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PhD students doing research in sustainability and green transition can also now contribute to the interdisciplinary Green Transition PhD community. The community is a lively platform for young researchers who want to expand their network beyond disciplinary boundaries, and work on their transferable skills. Recently a retreat was organized in Sogndalstrand.
Reflections from the Green Transitions Fellows at The Greenhouse 2022
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The Greenhouse was established as a research group in 2017 and quickly distinguished itself worldwide as a leading professional environment for environmental humanities. On its fifth anniversary, The Greenhouse is moving on, now as a research centre at UiS.
Heating and cooling in buildings and industry are responsible for half of energy consumption in Europe. They have also put a severe pressure on the Norwegian electricity grid. There is a lot of waste heat released from data centres and other industrial processes in Norway, which is poorly mapped and utilized.