First "Live better" article submitted; credited as co-author

I am credited as a co-author of an article that has just been submitted and is the first to draw on data gathering in more than 60 countries that I have taken part in, as part of the project "Live better: The culturally sensitive study into folk theories of societal development and into ideal types of well-being".

Preliminary reference:

 — in review, 2024, with Arkadiusz Wasiel et al. Understanding the Connection of Position-Based Power to Social Status across Seventy Cultures. British Journal of Social Psychology.

International survey and project ""Live better - The culturally sensitive study on "folk theories of societal development" and on "ideal types of well-being"" joined

I have agreed to join the research consortium behind the research project "Live better - The culturally sensitive study on "folk theories of societal development" and on "ideal types of well-being", led by Kuba Krys, who is based at the Institute of Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

A meeting and then some

Today I have attended another work meeting related to the soon to be established arrangement for research groups at our faculty. I have also had a work lunch with a colleague to explore potential for research collaboration.

Two meetings and then some

Today I have attended a meeting as Vice-Dean of Research with representatives from the Norwegian and Polish Departments of Justice and UiS researchers concerning possible collaboration. I have also met with two colleagues to transfer experiences from my coordination of field visits for MUNDUS students the two last years.  

Joint research application

I´ve recently met with a researcher from IRIS - International Research Institute of Stavanger to discuss the possibility of a joint research application. We agreed to continue the process and meet again soon.

Aarhus University research study conducted at UiS

This week I have met again with Njord Solberg, and for the first time with his collaborator Karl Møller, both Aarhus University, in connection with their linguistic/cognitive study conducted at University of Stavanger's Department of health studies February 15-20. Some 40 participants have taken part in their study, which will be detailed in a forthcoming journal article.

See also:

Research cooperation with Aarhus University