Norwegian Research Centre
AbbreviationNORCE
Formation2017
TypeGovernment-owned research institute
Location
FieldsEnergy, technology, climate science, natural resources, environmental research, health research, social sciences
CEO
Kristin Wallevik
Parent organization
University of Bergen
Staff (2018)
Ca. 800
Websitewww.norceresearch.no

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

NORCE was founded in 2017 through the merger of several university-owned research institutes and has around 900 employees. At the time of establishment the institute was fully owned by three state universities, the University of Bergen, the University of Stavanger and the University of Agder.[4] A few other shareholders, notably including the University of Tromsø, have joined the consortium. According to the Brønnøysund Register Centre NORCE 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.

NORCE 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. 1 2 "Norwegian Research Centre". Brønnøysund Register Centre. Archived from the original on 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. 1 2 Norce: 900 tilsette får same arbeidsgivar, Khrono
  3. 1 2 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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