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Information and useful links to scientific and subject-relevant sources for research and studies in media and social sciences. The library gives you access to resources in sociology, political science, change management, media studies, documentary production and energy, environment, and society.
The reseach group on AI, ethics and law focuses on legal and ethical implications of development, deployment and use of AI systems.
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A unique type of Viking Age sword with spectacular ornamentation has been found in Stavanger. The closest parallel is a sword from the island Eigg in Scotland found in a grave from the 800s.
The project will investigate beacons or warning fires that were lit during attacks on the country in the Viking Age and the Middle Ages. We will uncover the deeper social organisations at work when a society is facing recurrent threats and explore how war and fear-driven reactions affects and institutionalises societies.
The project investigates how Norway’s digital infrastructures enable an open and inclusive public sphere.
COVCOM aims to develop effective, evidence-based video communication for translating complex but important health messages about infectious diseases and pandemics.
UiS Business School is an arena for dialogue and collaboration between academia, business, industry, and decision-makers. We have multiple seminars and conferences in economics and law.
The research group aims to understand how socio-political practices and processes work in interaction and changes.
Colab is a group of researchers exploring challenges related to poor mental health among criminals and prison inmates, something that might affect social security and the risk of new crimes.
Digital Society is an interdisciplinary and multi-methodological research group focused on the digital transformation and its social and political implications.
A paved road from the Viking Age was found during an archaeological excavation at Madla in Stavanger. The road dates all the way back to 850 AD.
The Scandinavian media model is under pressure. Investigating these pressures across the region provides new insight into the structural framework conditions that change people’s everyday media use.
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Dr. Kristoffer Svendsen started as an associate professor in law at UiS Business School earlier this year. He is a lawyer educated in Australia, Russia, USA and Norway.