To feature as commentator at COEVOLVERS Nature Based Solutions symposium August 27th

On August 27th I will take part as a commentator in the online symposium "The significance of semiotics in NBS co-creation", which is held by researchers involved in the ERC-funded research project "Coevolutionary approach to unlock the transformative potential of nature-based solutions for more inclusive and resilient communities (COEVOLVERS)". 

The symposium, which takes place 1-3 p.m. CET, features the following three presentations, with comments/questions from me:

• Juha Hiedanpää – Co-creating multispecies significance: Some lessons for spatial planning and decision-making 
• Beáta Pántya – Art-based Multisensory Methods for Healing Garden Co-Design 
• Lona Päll – How to Discover Interspecies Relations with Semiotic Methods?

To register, see the event webpage.

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.

Post.doc. project review done

I have recently reviewed a post.doc. project application for the Estonian Research Council.

Supervisor for prospective post.doc. project

Jesper Lundsfryd has been accepted to the University of Stavanger MSCA PF Support Program 2021, with me involved as prospective mentor/supervisor in relation to his post.doc. application.

4 meetings

Today I have attended 4 meetings. This included a start-up meeting for a project at the department in extension of an existing research project.

Total number of scheduled meetings for the week: 14 - plus a training/course session.

A meeting

Today I have attended a start-up meeting for a new research project at our department, related to domestic violence prevention in Poland, with EEA funding.

A second Norwegian-Baltic research application rejected; a third (SEMIOPOLIS) submitted

Our second application in the Baltic Research Programme, in the Lithuanian call, was not funded.

A third application in the Baltic Research Programme, in the Latvian call, was submitted in October. The project title is "Semiotic policy analysis facilitating socio-ecological change" (SEMIOPOLIS). In addition to me, Kathrine Skoland and Ingvil Hellstrand are involved in the Norwegian research group. Sergei Kruks is tentative project leader.

Norwegian-Baltic research application OPINION submitted

Today our Norwegian-Baltic research application "One planet: Inclusion and environmental awareness" (OPINION) was submitted, after intense preparations the last few days and weeks. I take part in two work packages, came up with the project title and acronym, and have recruited two external experts, among other things. Kathrine Skoland is designated Norwegian Project Leader, with me and Ingvil Hellstrand also being involved researchers. If funded 15% of my work time will be devoted to this project for 3 years. Kaunas University of Technology would run the project, with partners in Stavanger, Riga (Riga Stradins University) and Tartu.

Project proposal reviewed for Czech Science Foundation

Last autumn I reviewed a research project proposal for the Czech Science Foundation. Seems like I forgot to request payment in time.

Evaluation of Baltic-Norwegian research application

Our Baltic-Norwegian application received a positive evaluation, scoring 13,5 out of 15 possible points, I have been informed. However, to get funded, it would need 14,5 points or more, as only 7 of 130 applications were funded.

No Norwegian-Baltic funding

I have been notified that our research application to the Baltic research programme (Estonian call) scheme was not funded.

See also:

baltic-Norwegian research application submitted (February 1st)

Grade C on ERC Consolidator application

I have received feedback from ERC panel and 5 reviewers for my ERC Consolidator application "Assessing human and animal welfare in the Anthropocene" (AHAWELL). The overall grade was C. I was deemed to be everything from "non-competitive" to "good" and "excellent" (though mostly non-competitive).

Project extension requested (wolf interview material)

I have just submitted another status report for the research subproject "Representations (both problematic and romanticizing) of large mammals, especially wolves" to NSD/Personvernombudet, requesting an extension of the project until the end of 2020.

ERC CoG application AHAWELL rejected

I have been notified that my ERC Consolidator Grant application "Assessing human and animal welfare in the Anthropocene" (AHAWELL) has been rejected by not continuing to step 2 of the evaluation process.

Project proposal feedback

Today I attended a meeting with a researcher from UiS´ Research and Innovation Department getting some feedback on my RCN project proposal "Assessing human and animal welfare in the Anthropocene" (AHAWELL).

RCN proposal writing day

Today I have had my second-ish writing day for the Research Council of Norway FRIPRO-version of my research project application "Assessing human and animal welfare in the Anthropocene" (first submitted to the ERC Consolidator Grant scheme, in February). 

UiS workshop on ERC grants attended; preliminary ERC project title

Today I have attended a half-day workshop on applying for ERC grants organized by the program area for research "The Greenhouse" with assistance from the University of Stavanger research and innovation unit.

The preliminary title for my ERC Consolidator Grant application is "Assessing human and animal wellbeing in the Anthropocene".

Field work summary on wolves soon online

Today I have entered University of Stavanger´s web publishing tool, CorePublish, for the first time for a couple of years or so, and uploaded a popular science summary of field work (in Norwegian) carried out as part of the research project "Animals in changing environments" (to Norwegian-version website only), specifically as part of the subproject "Representations (both Problematic and Romanticizing) of Large Mammals, especially Wolves".

See also:

EMP151 field work summary composed and distributed (June 2017)

Project extension for wolf study

Project end for the research (sub)project "Representations both Problematic and Romanticizing of Large Mammals especially Wolves" has been extended to June 30th 2019. The remaining two articles will likely only be completed next Spring.

The Greenhouse gets funding for SAMKUL project

A project headed by University of Stavanger´s Dolly Jørgensen, "Beyond Dodos & Dinosaurs: Displaying Extinction & Recovery in Museums" has been given funding from the Research Council of Norway as a SAMKUL project, as one of eight projects nationally (all sorting under the theme "man and nature"). The project is to be carried out as part of "The Greenhouse: An environmental humanities initiative at University of Stavanger". I am a member of the Greenhouse, but not directly involved in Dolly´s project.

Dolly also got funding fot establishing an environmental humanities network called "In the clouds".