– It’s time for something new. We have produced fertilizers the same way for a century, says Truls Norby, who is a professor in chemistry. He explores a ground-breaking idea with great benefits for the climate.

The UiO-developed health information system DHIS2 goes from strength to strength in the global south. More than 60 countries have implemented the system, Afghanistan and Angola being the newest.

There are hundreds of different drugs against cancer, yet every cancer tumor is, in principle, unique.

Far up in the Chilean highlands, surrounded by guanaco herds and cacti, a huddle of 66 antennas much like satellite dishes is now facing the sun. 

Once a week Scholastica J. Munishi sits down to report crucial health data from the clinic she is running in rural Tanzania. And she uses the Norwegian health data system DHIS2.

Malaria is a widespread disease in the western parts of Africa and kills several hundred thousand people around the world each Year. There is a great need for new medicines, and scientists from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Oslo have found natural chemicals that can kill both the malaria parasite and the transmitting mosquitoes.

Dramatic battles, courtly intrigues and love stories - no, we are not referring to the latest fantasy novel, but to the chivalry romance Tirant lo Blanch.

Santa Claus scientists at the University of Oslo have made great strides over the past year and are now launching new theories to be tested. The most startling theory is that Donald Trump is Santa Claus.

What is the link between microevolution that occurs between generations, and macroevolution that causes species to arise or become extinct? Associate Professor Lee Hsiang Liow wants to know, and the European Research Council has funded her ground-breaking new project with nearly two million Euros.

Brand new satellite images, that UiO-scientists have access to and are working on, reveal that heavy rain and mild weather have triggered several avalanches at Svalbard recently.