Paper "Can welfare and environmental concerns be measured in extension of GDP?" accepted for presentation at ISQOLS 2024

I have been notified by the organizers of ISQOLS 2024 that the paper "Can welfare and environmental concerns be measured in extension of GDP?", prepared by Jan Karlstrøm and myself, has been accepted for oral presentation at the conference, which will take place in Malaysia June 25-28th. I still have to figure out whether I can get my participation funded.

Application to Nansenfondet sent in hope of conference participation funding

I have just submitted an application to Nansenfondet for funding of conference participation in 2024, for the project "Miljø og velferd" (Environment and welfare). As a result of budget cuts, the University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies, where I work, will only fund maximum one conference participation per year from now on, whereas I have been used to attending about five conferences per year.

Pedagogical development project funds granted

I am involved (though not in a major role) in a pedagogical development project which has received 125.000 NOK in funding from the University of Stavanger´s Faculty of social sciences, titled "Digitale verktøy i internasjonale masterprogram" (Digital tools in international master programs), headed by Siv Oltedal. My involvement is related to my involvement in the NORPART project "Cuban and Nordic Welfare".

NORPART application "Cuban and Nordic welfare" successful

Yesterday we got to know that our project application "Cuban and Nordic welfare" will be funded by Norwegian Partnership Programme for Global Academic Cooperation (NORPART), with some 5 million crowns, for the period 2019-2023. This is first of all a student exchange and educational collaboration project. The project involves collaboration between University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies and University of Havana´s Department of sociology.

Our project is the only one with a partner in Latin America, and one of two projects awarded to University of Stavanger.

I took active part in the application work, and am one of 12 members of the project´s "Academic Collaboration Group" (7 from Stavanger) and one of 5 members (3 from Stavanger) in the project´s Steering Committee.

Erasmus Mundus funding achieved for MFAMILY, second round

The University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies has successfully applied for Erasmus Mundus funding for Master in Social Work with Families and Children (MFAMILY) for a new round. I have been somewhat involved in the application work, in relation to revision and presentation of the course "Welfare state and welfare policy".

Reports composed for Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2015

Last week I completed the financial report of the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2015, which was to a considerable extent funded by the Fritt Ord foundation. Inger-Johanne Marheim composed the written evaluation report.

Minding Animals mentioned on Fritt Ord webpage, re Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference

Minding Animals Norway is mentioned in the news article "Bevilgninger i oktober 2015 (søknader om kr 100 000 eller mindre)" [Applications for 100.000 NOK or less], in relation to the organizing of the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2015, which got 30.000 NOK in funding from the Fritt Ord foundation.

Research application "Umwelt theory for our time" not funded

Yesterday I was informed that my research application "Umwelt Theory For Our Time" (see previous posts) was not funded by Research Council of Norway´s scheme "Unge forskertalenter" [Young research talents]. The overall assessment grade given was 5 (out of 7). 12 projects in HUMSAM - humanities and social science - were funded (17%).

Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2014 report compiled

Yesterday I finished and submitted the final report for the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2014 (Dyreetikkonferansen 2014) to Dag S. Stiansens stiftelse, which funded the conference via Minding Animals Norway, one of the organisers.

"Umwelt Theory For Our Time" FRIPRO application drafted

After hours on March 20th I finished a research application draft aimed at the Norwegian FRIPRO (independent projects) grant scheme. The application draft (10 pp.), or rather the project, is titled "Umwelt Theory For Our Time". I finished a draft by this date in an attempt to have it selected as one of three application drafts that are to be reviewed at a PRE-FRIPRO workshop at University of Stavanger in mid-April.

Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2014 receives funding from Dag S. Stiansen's foundation

Minding Animals Norway has upon application received 40.000 NOK (ca. 5.000 EUR) from Dag S. Stiansen's foundation designated to the organising of the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference (Dyreetikkonferansen) 2014. The theme of this year's conference, which is the third in this annual conference series, is fish welfare/happiness (Fiskelykke).

This year's Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference, which will take place in Trondheim Wednesday August 20th as part of the fair Nor-Fishing 2014, is organised by Norway's Council for Animal Ethics, University of Oslo's Centre for development and the environment (SUM, UiO), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Minding Animals Norway and Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL). The latter represents some 500 member companies.

NoSP 2013 participation funded

The routine at University of Stavanger is that one has to apply for funding of conference participation each single time. I have just been notified that my participation at the 11th meeting of the Nordic Society for Phenomenology, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 18-20, will be funded.

See also:

"Introducing Uexküllain phenomenology" presented - PPT available online

No funding for MAO - "Shared worlds"

We the organizers of the Oslo Minding Animals event "Shared Worlds" (see also our Facebook page) have applied for funding from two different Norwegian sources (Lisa Kristoffersens Minde and Lovsamlingsfondet - in June, I was involved in writing/editing applications), and have now received negative replies from both.

In all likelihood this means that we'll have to scale back the plans for the event, at least as far as additional international speakers is concerned. We'll settle this in a meeting of the organizing team this coming Friday.