
Video abstracts
In this selection of video abstracts, we provide a glimpse into exciting and important research...

Children’s experiences of smells and scents
Odors change as the weather changes. Rain or sunshine, there are interesting smells, both outside...

New team for Reading Research Quarterly
Four editors representing four countries to helm flagship journal.

Externally funded projects
FILIORUM - Center for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care leads and participates in a...

Young children creating animated movies
A creative process with digital technology is a complex process consisting of traditional non...

Research articles from the Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment
A selection of research articles from the Centre. Use the DOI-link to read abstract.

New report: Nordic Approaches to Evaluation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education and Care
Is there a common Nordic model or a characteristic Nordic approach to evaluation and assessment of...

DiCoTe: Increasing professional Digital Competence in ECTE with focus on enriching and supporting children’s play with coding toys
The DiCoTe project aims to increase digital competence in Norwegian kindergartens by developing...

Children's digital books
To read books together with young children is a common activity – both in early childhood settings...

Sensory books – Coming back to our senses to transform children’s digital reading
This cutting-edge project researches the power of smells and scents to transform children’s reading.

International EADP Conference on bullying starts Friday 17th
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioural Research in Education and University of...

SELMA - Social and Emotional Learning & Life Mastery in Early Childhood Education and Care
In SELMA, researchers and employees in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centers...

Analysis finds that digital picture books may harm young children’s learning
A comprehensive meta-analysis of prior research has found, overall, that children ages 1 to 8 were...

Transforming Education - towards a sustainable future
The research community Transforming Education – towards a sustainable future brings together...

Synapse Lab researchers receive double research funding
Synapse Lab researchers have received funding for two projects as part of the Norwegian Research...

Looking into the Nordic approaches
in early childhood education and care
FILIORUM-The Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care at the University of...

Award to UiS-professor in a strong international competition
Professor Natalia Kucirkova from the Centre for Learning Environment is awarded the Jacobs...

Impact case: The Agder Project
UiS researchers have developed and tested a structured play-based curriculum for children at their...

Towards a More Intentional Practice in Norwegian Preschool Groups
Aiming to help preschool teachers develop a more intentional and systematic practice stimulating...

Playful learning
The researchers in this project aim to create a scientifically based playful learning curriculum for...