National Research School in Gender Research, Norway

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The National Research School in interdisciplinary gender research has the following goals:

• To offer a high quality programme to PhD students in gender research as well as to other students who have a gender perspective in their dissertations
• To collectively provide a broader research environment for students and advisers
• To strengthen national collaborations
• To strengthen international collaborations through joint initiatives
• To contribute to the continuation of a Nordic Research School in Gender Research

Target group

Interdisciplinary gender research is both an established and an expanding area of research. There is a need to strengthen the research training of two groups of students: those doing an interdisciplinary PhD using gender theory as their most important framework, and those for whom gender is an important part of their analysis and who are doing their PhD degree in a different field. The collaboration around a National Research School will contribute to the development of gender research, strengthen gender research networks, and further the visibility of – and recruitment to – gender research.

Three year plans

The Norwegian University of Technology and Science will lead the Research School for the first three years. In accordance with the plans for the Research School, the Academic Director must ensure that at least one PhD course is arranged each year between 2011-2013, and must also coordinate the information about the courses with the other member institutions. The courses can be arranged collaboratively, for instance in conjunction with other Nordic Research Schools.

Previous Research Schools

In 1997 the centres for Women’s Studies and Gender Research at the universities in Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø, and at The Norwegian University of Technology and Science started collaborating to offer national PhD courses in gender research. These were offered in 1998, 1999 and 2001 (the Vatnahalsen courses). The courses were in demand, and course evaluations were very positive. Later the research training was integrated into The Nordic Research School in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, financed by NorFa (now NordForsk) from 2004 to 2009. The Norwegian centres have participated as co-organisers and advisers. Continuing the Nordic research training collaboration is an important goal.