Organization news Christmas gift goes to persecuted researchers and students NTNU has a tradition of giving a Christmas gift to a good cause. This year, the Christmas gift is NOK 200,000 and will be used to help persecuted students and researchers around the world by supporting the work with Students at Risk (STAR) and Scholars at Risk (SAR). Research A new generation of Outstanding Academic Fellows at NTNU The fifth generation of the Outstanding Academic Fellows Programme is now in place, featuring 29 researchers—the largest number of fellows in the programme’s history. Norwegian SciTech News Research News from NTNU and SINTEF Research COP29: Equitable South-North partnerships in sustainable energy research, innovation, and higher education Organization news Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Formal Foreign Language Education: A Collaborative Initiative Researchers from NTNU and Univerzita Hradec Králové joined forced at a workshop on Artificial Intelligence in formal foreign language education. Among other things, they tested the usability of the latest technologies and had demonstrated some VR-based language learning tools and educational programs that are currently under development News A special Lars Onsager lecture Emmanuelle Charpentier’s Onsager lecture was delayed in 2020 due to the pandemic and the time table became significantly busier after she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. News The two first laboratories in the Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre are now open “This is the place where green talk becomes green reality,” said Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Marianne Sivertsen Næss during the opening of the first two laboratories at the Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre. News Njord Challenge: Why the development of autonomous vessels is important “Autonomous vessels will make shipping more efficient and greener, which is exactly what we need in today’s world,” says Daniel Qvale, project manager for the international student championship Njord – the Autonomous Ship Challenge, which was held last week. News For the first time: Women in all roles at a PhD defense in Marine Technology “Women are still underrepresented both as researchers and PhD candidates in engineering fields and in the marine industries. Therefore, it’s a milestone to have a PhD defense where all roles are held by women,” says Erin Bachynski-Polić. Innovation The race is on to make the shipping sector fossil-free In the race towards zero-emission shipping, flexible battery packs for small and medium-sized ships must be developed. Blog How long does high-level radioactive waste remain radioactive? For all practical purposes, high-level radioactive waste will remain radioactive forever. To understand what high-level radioactive waste is, first it is necessary to review some concepts of radioprotection. Blog Beyond the horizon: Robots collaborate on remote sampling of zooplankton In the first week of summer, a dynamic team of robots, researchers, students, and engineers in SFI Harvest and AUR-Lab embarked on a mission to sample zooplankton off the coast of Mausund, Norway.
