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09.05.2012
Addiction - a growing menace
Addiction is on the rise in Europe. An increasing number of young people are unable to control their use of drugs, alcohol, sex, computer games, technology, shopping, dieting or exercise.
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07.05.2012Taking innovations to market – opportunities and challenges
The seminar is arranged by Centre for Innovation Research and will present findings from the study of three newly established firms striving to commercialize their highly innovative products into a competitive market.
18.04.2012Carrot but no stick for a healthy child
Obesity among children has long been a rising problem in large parts of the world. Parents play a crucial role in shaping good childhood eating habits, according to new research from the University of Stavanger.
02.04.2012Seeking to answer the really big question
Creating a mathematical model which can explain why the universe expands the way it does is the ambition of maths professor Sigbjørn Hervik at the University of Stavanger (UiS).
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01.04.2012Leading the field
Research output from the University of Stavanger (UiS) is rising year by year. Official figures now show that one of its units is the most productive in Norway.
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29.03.2012Making a game of research
Tablet computers are being adopted by behavioural scientists at Norway’s University of Stavanger (UiS) as a more efficient way of obtaining information from young children.
19.03.2012Poor verbal skills hamper play
Children with language difficulties often end up excluded from games and social interaction. That can harm their development, work at the University of Stavanger (UiS) indicates.
24.01.2012The war on drugs is lost
Youth are in danger of choosing drugs rather than tackling life, state professor Jan Erik Karlsen at the Department of Media, Culture and Social Sciences at University of Stavanger and Maurice B. Mittelmark, head of Department of Health Promotion and Development at the University of Bergen.
19.01.2012Sitting it out
Youngsters in Norway today are not as fit as earlier generations, and even the best perform less well. Researchers now warn that a wave of inactivity could have a major long-term health impact.
18.01.2012Weighing up the causes of obesity
Stress can make you fat – and being obese can create stress. A new hypothesis seeks to explain how.
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The University of Stavanger has strengthened its research activities in recent years. Read more Annual Research Report 2010.
