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The Research Council’s roles

• Adviser to the government • Research funding

• Support basic research• Implement national thematic

priorities• Support private R&D

• Networking and dissemination

• Internationalisation

The Research Council of Norway

Division for

Administrative Affairs

Division for

Science

Division for

Innovation

Division for Society and Health

Director General

Staff

Division for Energy, Resources and the Environment

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Funding received from the ministries (2011)

Trade and Industry

Petroleum and energy

Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

Agriculture and Food

Environment

Education and Research

Administration

The Research

Fund

Total NOK 7250 mill. administration incl.

Health and Care Services

Foreign Affairs Misc.

The Council distributes about 30 % of public expenditures on R&D in Norway

Publicfunding

of R&D inNorway

42%

Industry

Institutes

OtherMinistries

Highereducation

sector

Ministry of Educationand Research

The ResearchCouncil

Mass experiment 2010Norwegian Science Week

Earth worms:Study on species and geographic spread

• Mass experiments arranged in Norway since 2003

The Earth Worm map of Norway before and after the mass experiment• Before: 106 registrations• Now: 544 registered geographic

worm “hits”

Results