Norwegian Research Centre

The Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) is a Norwegian government-owned[1] research institute. It is one of the largest research organisations of Norway.[2][3]

Norwegian Research Centre
AbbreviationNORCE
Formation2017
TypeGovernment-owned research institute
Location
FieldsEnergy, technology, climate science, natural resources, environmental research, health research, social sciences
Director
Elisabeth Maråk Støle
Parent organization
Staff (2018)
Ca. 900
Websitewww.norceresearch.no

It was founded in 2017 through the merger of several university-owned research institutes and has around 900 employees. At the time of its establishment it was fully owned by three state universities, the University of Bergen, the University of Stavanger and the University of Agder.[4] Later some other shareholders, notably including the University of Tromsø, have joined the consortium. According to the Brønnøysund Register Centre it is a government-owned limited company (Norwegian: statlig eide aksjeselskaper).[1] NORCE includes research institutes that were part of the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen, the University of Tromsø, the University of Stavanger and the University of Agder.

It conducts both basic and applied research and is active in the fields of energy research, technological research, especially maritime technology, climate science, natural resources and environmental research, health research, and the social sciences. The company operates in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Tromsø, Kristiansand, Grimstad, Alta, Bardu and Svalbard.[2][3]

References
  1. "Norwegian Research Centre". Brønnøysund Register Centre. Archived from the original on 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. Norce: 900 tilsette får same arbeidsgivar, Khrono
  3. Åpnet nytt forskningssenter på vestlandet og i hovedstaden, Universitetsavisa
  4. "Norce Norwegian Research Centre AS". Aksjonærregisteret (via Proff). Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
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