15.01.2010Zero vision, zero results?
The zero vision has had its day. Ten years after the Norwegian authorities launched its zero casualties objective for road safety, statistics have not improved
27.11.2008In the hour of need
Researcher Kristin Scharffscher at the University of Stavanger has studied international crises at close range. During the Boxing Day tsunami, the local population in Sri Lanka was pushed aside by foreign aid workers
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27.11.2008Finds peace in the mass graves
Archaeologist and research fellow in risk management and societal safety at the University of Stavanger, Kirsten Juhl, has dug out bodies from mass graves in the former Yugoslavia. That way, those who mourn can bring their dead home, and war criminals such as Radovan Karadzic can be tried. Now she is researching how peace can finally take hold.
28.10.2008Looking for dangerous drivers
Young drivers, elderly drivers and motorcyclists are stigmatised by society, thinks associate professor Ove Njå at the University of Stavanger. He's researching who the dangerous drivers really are.
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20.10.2008From Blitz to bombs – The Norwegian authorities' understanding of terror
Our understanding of terrorism has changed radically over the last 15 years. The terrorist has gone from being a political window breaker to a ruthless mass murderer.
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31.03.2008Airy safety
When you travel from a European airport, be it London Heathrow or little Røst Airfield, you and your baggage must pass the same security check. A group of researchers at the University of Stavanger and the international Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO) will now take a new and critical look at the security measures.
04.01.2007Big activity ahead of ESREL 2007
The European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL), the continent’s most important meeting in its field, will be hosted in 2007 by the University of Stavanger. Papers are already pouring in from all over the world.
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04.01.2007Funds from the Petromaks programme
The University of Stavanger and the International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) have received substantial funding for a project on regularity and deliverability in the Norwegian gas transport system.
SEROS is a multidiciplinary research centre at the University of Stavanger.
Our research and education activities focus on theoretical and methodological premises for societal safety, security and welfare.
