Considerable increase in Norway’s R&D

The Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education, NIFU, is responsible for the statistics on the Higher education sector and the Institute sector, while

Compared to 2003 the social sciences had the largest increase – considering the higher education sector and the institute sector as a total – with 8.3 per cent in constant 2003

NIFU is responsible for collecting, processing and disseminating statistics and indicators regarding the Institute sector (see classification on page four) and the higher

These figures indicate that about half of government R&D funding in Norway is allocated to non-targeted research in the higher education sector; one quarter is

NIFU is responsible for the higher education sector and the institute sector (the Norwegian institute sector includes government sector and non-profit research

The table below shows all units in the institute sector that both reported energy R&D and a substantial share of social science. The table also includes some large

In international R&D statistics, university hospitals are included in the higher education sector, while other hospitals are included in the government

For health trusts, which in the R&D statistical context are included in the higher education sector (university hospitals) and in the institute sector (other health