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Research at the University of Oslo

UiO is a leading European university that moves the boundaries of knowledge. Long-term basic research is our strength.

Explore the breadth of research at our faculties and museums

PhD at UiO

With a broad range of subject areas and strong research environments, UiO offers research training of a high international standard. We offer eight PhD programmes.

Centres of excellence

UiO's foremost research centres deliver ground-breaking knowledge across a variety of diciplines.

EU-funded research

UiO boasts a comprehensive EU research portfolio, including 105 ERC projects.

Interdisciplinary knowledge

UiO researchers gather across diciplines to work on some of the greatest challenges of our time.

Knowledge in use

Our research is transformed into solutions with significant value for society.

Work and collaboration

Academic positions

We offer our scientific employees academic challenges in a dynamic and an international-oriented environment.

International collaboration

We give high priority to long-term international research collaborations world-wide.

Research history

How UiO changed Norway

From a welfare state to artificial fertiliser: stories about UiO's contribution to society through 200 years.

Nobel Prize Laureates at UiO

Five Nobel Prize winners have been employed at the University of Oslo.