OsloMets awards for research, innovation, dissemination and societal impact

The prize is awarded to individual researchers or a group of researchers who have distinguished themselves through research or development work of particularly high quality.

In addition to high scientific quality, the following are emphasized:

• Societal relevance
• Recognition in national and international research environments
• Contribution to the development of their own scientific community.
• Collaboration with external parties

The prize is to be distributed to employees in recruitment positions (scholarship holders and post-doctoral fellows) as well as academic staff who have defended their doctoral thesis within the last five years. The candidate must, at the time of allocation, be employed in a main position at OsloMet. The five-year requirement can be waived due to statutory leave, completed military service, or continuous sick leave equivalent to at least eight weeks of full-time absence. In this case, documentation must be provided.

A jury is appointed to decide the winner of the prize. The jury is appointed by the Research and Development Committee at OsloMet. Members of the jury cannot be nominated or nominate candidates for the prize. The jury should consist of the committee chair, an external representative and two to three internal representatives.

The prize winner must have their main position at OsloMet.

The prize must be entirely used for R&D activities or other initiatives that are suitable for strengthening the prize winner's scientific community in accordance with the prize winner's wishes. Possible initiatives could include workshops, travel expenses for networking, purchase of software or research equipment that benefits the community, remuneration of scientific assistants for a temporary period, or a publishing fund.

The prize money cannot be used for ordinary salary expenses. The award of the prize should not result in any form of reduction in the allocation of operating funds, equipment grants, or other benefits that the prize winner is ordinarily entitled to.

The prize is awarded to individual researchers or a group of researchers who have distinguished themselves through research or development work of particularly high quality.

In selecting the prize winners, emphasis is placed on the candidates being leaders in their respective fields nationally and/or internationally.

In addition, the following are emphasized:

• Societal relevance
• Recognition in national and international research environments
• Contribution to the development of their own scientific community.
• Collaboration with external parties

A jury is appointed to decide the winner of the prize. The jury is appointed by the Research and Development Committee at OsloMet. Members of the jury cannot be nominated or nominate candidates for the prize. The jury should consist of the committee chair, an external representative, and two to three internal representatives.

The prize winner must have their main position at OsloMet.

The prize must be entirely used for R&D activities or other initiatives that are suitable for strengthening the prize winner's scientific community in accordance with the prize winner's wishes. Possible initiatives could include workshops, travel expenses for networking, the purchase of software or research equipment that benefits the community, remuneration of scientific assistants for a temporary period, or a publishing fund.

The prize money cannot be used for ordinary salary expenses. The award of the prize should not result in any form of reduction in the allocation of operating funds, equipment grants, or other benefits that the prize winner is ordinarily entitled to.

The prize is awarded to individual researchers or a group of researchers who have distinguished themselves through innovation work of exceptionally high quality.

The following factors are emphasized:

• Utilization of research and development results in society
• Societal relevance
• Recognition in national and international professional communities
• Contribution to the development of their own professional community
• Collaboration with external parties

The Innovation Prize encompasses a broad definition of innovation, and is based on the concept that anything new is both useful and can be utilized.

A jury is appointed to decide the winner of the prize. The jury is appointed by the Societal Improvement Committee at OsloMet. Members of the jury cannot be nominated or nominate candidates for the prize. The jury should consist of the committee chair, an external representative, and two to three internal representatives.

The prize winner must have their main position at OsloMet.

The prize should be entirely used for initiatives that can help strengthen the environment's contribution to innovation in accordance with the prize winner's wishes.

Potential initiatives could include workshops, travel expenses for networking, the purchase of software or equipment that benefits the community, remuneration of scientific assistants for a temporary period, technology transfer costs, patenting, or communication expenses.

The prize money cannot be used for ordinary salary expenses. The award of the prize should not result in any form of reduction in the allocation of operating funds, equipment grants, or other benefits that the prize winner is ordinarily entitled to.

The prize is awarded to individual researchers or a group of researchers who have distinguished themselves through high-quality dissemination work aimed at society and the labor market.

The following factors are emphasized:

• User-oriented and general public communication in various channels
• Societal relevance
• Recognition in national and international professional communities
• Contribution to the development of their own professional community
• Collaboration with external parties

A jury is appointed to decide the winner of the prize. The jury is appointed by the Societal Improvement Committee at OsloMet. Members of the jury cannot be nominated or nominate candidates for the prize. The jury should consist of the committee chair, an external representative, and two to three internal representatives.

The prize winner must have their main position at OsloMet.

The prize should be entirely used for initiatives that can contribute to enhancing the community's profile and communication activities in accordance with the prize winner's wishes.

Potential initiatives could include workshops, travel expenses for networking, the purchase of software or research equipment that benefits the community, remuneration of scientific assistants for a temporary period, or a publishing fund.

The prize money cannot be used for regular salary expenses. The award of the prize should not result in any form of reduction in the allocation of operating funds, equipment grants, or other benefits that the prize winner is ordinarily entitled to.

The prize is awarded to an employee or student or a group of employees/students who have distinguished themselves through their social improvement work of exceptionally high quality.

The following factors are emphasized:

• Initiatives that contribute to societal improvements that are not a natural part of research or teaching. For example, practice cooperation with partners, voluntary work, interaction with the local community.
• Societal relevance and impact. What has the work led to?
• Collaboration with external parties. For example, the business sector, public sector, cultural sector, and voluntary sector.

A jury is appointed to decide the winner of the prize. The jury is appointed by the Societal Improvement Committee at OsloMet. Members of the jury cannot be nominated or nominate candidates for the prize. The jury should consist of the committee chair, three external representatives, and three internal representatives.

The prize winner must have their main position at OsloMet or be a student at OsloMet. The prize should be entirely used for initiatives that can contribute to strengthening the social improvement work.

Potential initiatives could include workshops, travel expenses for networking, the purchase of software or equipment that benefits the work, remuneration of scientific/student assistants for a temporary period. The prize money cannot be used for regular salary expenses. The award of the prize should not result in any form of reduction in the allocation of operating funds, equipment grants, or other benefits that the prize winner is ordinarily entitled to.

2023

• The R&D award went to Sezer Kisa (oslomet.no) at Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences.
• The prize for promising researchers was awarded to Lars E. F. Johannessen (oslomet.no) at Centre for the Study of Professions.
• The Innovation award went to Even Haug Larsen (oslomet.no) at Oslo Business School, Faculty of Social Sciences.
• The dissemination award went to The Ukraine research community (oslomet.no) at Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research NIBR, Centre for Welfare and Labour Research

The prizes were awarded during the Research and Innovation Day on 23 November.

2022

• The R&D award went to Robert Buch at Oslo Business School, Faculty of Social Sciences
• The prize for promising researchers was awarded to Semih Gonen at Department of Civil Engineering and Energy Technology, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
• The Innovation award went to Gustavo Borges Moreno e Mello, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
• The dissemination award went to Kristin Skare Orgeret, Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.

2021

• The R&D award went to Sølvi Mausethagen at Centre for the Study of Professions.
• The innovation award went Global Risk Journalism Hub and Maria Konow Lund at Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.
• The dissemination award went to Erling Røed Larsen and Housing Lab at the Centre for Welfare and Labour Research.

The OsloMet Research Day 2021 (Youtube.com)

2020

• The R&D award went to Leif Hernes at the Department of Early Childhood Education at the Faculty of Education and International Studies.
• The innovation award went to the TRALL project at the Department of Early Childhood Education at the Faculty of Education and International Studies
• The dissemination award went to Svenn-Erik Mamelund from the Work Research Institute AFI at the Centre for Welfare and Labour Research

The OsloMet R&D day 2020 (Youtube.com)

2019

• The R&D award went to Marit Haldar at the interdisciplinary research group WATT at the Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
• The dissemination award went to the research group Public Health Nutrition at the Department of Nursing and Health Promotion at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

2018

• The R&D award went to Karl Joachim Breunig at the research group DISKO at the Oslo Business School at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
• The innovation award went to the researchers behind the Cozin project led by Anthony Giannoumis from the Department of Computer Science at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
• The dissemination prize went to the Ungdata center at the Norwegian Social Research NOVA at the Centre for Welfare and Labour Research