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The finance industry and UiS build a unique community
(19.10.2007) The finance industry of the Stavanger region jointly supports the progress of their community in contributing a minimum of NOK 20 million to develop research and study programs in applied economics at UiS.
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The Golden Zone Theory simplifies oil and gas exploration
(19.10.2007) Researchers have developed a theory which can be important for future oil and gas exploration. The Golden Zone is about to become a key concept in the petroleum and gas industry.
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Challenging dyslexia research
(19.10.2007) There is disturbingly little discussion and reflection around basic concepts in dyslexia research, says associate professor Per Henning Uppstad at the Center for Reading Research at the University of Stavanger.
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Action against bullying
(05.09.2007) The fight against bullying has to be won every day, says Professor Erling Roland at the Center for Behavioral Research at UiS. Together with internationally recognized colleagues he now asks the world to confront the problem.
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Increased social responsibility among businesses
(23.08.2007) As consumers we are constantly reminded of the possibility that everyday items like clothes, shoes, and wood products can be made under substandard working conditions in remote parts of the world. They may be produced by children or from material in the rain forests without our knowing it. From a consumer’s point of view it appears to be impossible to guard oneself against this situation.
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Kielland – an ideological paragon in the GDR
(10.07.2007) Alexander L. Kielland’s books were sold as dime novels in the former East Germany. Together with Ibsen, Bjørnson and Lie he constituted a part of the ideological education of the people in the GDR
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Antagonism among Scandinavian Emigrants
(10.07.2007) The bitter struggle about the dissolution of the union had its reverberations on the other side of the Atlantic. In a new article Olav Tysdal at UiS tells about the struggle which led to hatred and suspicion among immigrant Swedes and Norwegians in the USA.
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Bullying in order to win friends
(09.07.2007) New research shows that immigrant boys in Norway bully because they want to belong to a group. Therefore they seem to have a different motive for bullying than ethic Norwegian boys have.
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A Meal is More than Just Food
(28.03.2007) All sense impressions influence the experience of a meal when we go to a restaurant. Research carried out by associate professor Kai Victor Hansen at the University of Stavanger shows that dirty menus and waiting for the check may harm the enjoyment.
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Joining forces over northern oil
(21.12.2006) A collaboration agreement relating to petroleum operations in the far north has been concluded by the University of Stavanger, Norway, with the University of Tromsø (UiT) and two research institutes.
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