Read more about Forskerforbundet and the role of trade unions in Norway. Also, meet some of our international members.

Working in Norway

• We represent our members in all kinds of wage negotiations; at the national level as well as at the local workplace.
• Our members can get free legal assistance in matters regarding their wages or working conditions.
• Forskerforbundet’s local branch at your workplace provides a professional and a social network.
• We offer various courses, conferences and seminars for members, free of charge.
• Our members are offered competitively priced insurance and banking services.
• Our members receive the monthly magazine Forskerforum for free.

Read more about our membership benefits

Forskerforbundet organises students and employees in scientific, technical-administrative or other professional positions that normally require a tertiary qualification, and who work in

• research and development
• higher education
• museums and cultural heritage management
• public administration related to research and higher education

Are you not sure whether you can become a member?

See our guidelines for membership

Thinking of joining a union? Forskerforbundet is the natural choice if you are in research training; taking a PhD degree or employed as a postdoctoral research fellow.

Read more about our work for PhD candidates

For 2022, our membership fees are:

• Ordinary fee: NOK 513 a month (full time employee).
• Reduced fee: NOK 270 a month (part time employee; 50 % or less).
• PhD candidate, existing member: NOK 278 a month.
• PhD candidate, new member: NOK 128 a month during the first year of membership, then NOK 257 a month for the following years of your PhD period.
• Student: NOK 250 (lump sum).

Membership fees

Do you want to stand alongside many others in a union which is fighting for better education, wages and working conditions? Are you interested in affordable insurance policies and favorable banking services? Join Forskerforbundet as a student member! Student members pay a fee of NOK 250 (lump sum).

Student membership

We have double membership agreements with a number of Norwegian associations for professionals. With double membership, you can be a member of both organisations without paying double fees.

Read more about double membership

We have reciprocal membership agreements with sister organisations in the Nordic countries, Ireland, Great Britain, Canada and the USA. If you are a member of our sister organisation in one of these countries, you can join Forskerforbundet for free as a guest member.

Read more about guest membership

If you change your address or your employment, take a leave of absence, or retire, you must inform our Central Office. Log on to your personal membership page: "Min side" to update your membership information. It is also possible to terminate your membership via "Min side".

Log on to "Min side" (in Norwegian only)