Forskerforbundet has taken the initiative to meet with the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) to address the situation of foreign researchers who are denied residence permits after grading assignments or other external assignments.
Last week, the Higher Education and Research Standing Committee (HERSC) met online to discuss how unions can shape the future of European Higher Education and Research.
Forskerforbundet have received several inquiries regarding problems with residency applications after grading assignments.
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The Brain Power Award is given to one or more members of Forskerforbundet who, through their knowledge-based work, have made significant contributions to society. The deadline for nominating candidates is September 8, 2025.
Statistics Norway (SSB) is now sending out a time use survey to all academic staff in the university and university college sector. – We encourage our members to respond to this, says Steinar A. Sæther, president of Forskerforbundet.
– We went into the negotiations demanding real wage growth and everything distributed locally, and that's what we got, summarizes Unio state leader Steinar A. Sæther.
Forskerforbundet's Chief Advisor Jorunn Dahl Norgård takes over the position of Chair of HERSC, a European collaboration committee for trade unions in research and higher education.
Academic freedom has contributed to the extraordinary resilience of democracy in the Nordic countries, success in technological and societal innovation, and a high Nordic quality of life. But this legacy is now at risk, a fresh report from Nordic academic unions shows.
We express full support and solidarity with our colleagues in American research and higher education institutions in their fight against Trump’s anti-knowledge policies.
Monday, January 27 we sent an e-mail to all active members of the union who work in non-state sectors, with the questionnaire for our annual salary statistics per December 2024.
On November 20, the National Wages Board ruled that Unio and Akademikerne will keep their basic collective agreement in the state sector. This collective agreement was negotiated between Unio, Akademikerne and the state in 2022, and will now be valid until April 30, 2026.
Five Nordic trade unions have taken a joint initiative to strengthen academic freedom. They are challenging the politicians who have gathered this week for the Nordic Council in Iceland.
The National Wages Board will process the wage settlement for Unio’s members in the state sector on Thursday 7 November. – I have faith that it will go our way, says Unio's negotiator Guro Elisabeth Lind.
When a strike may cause danger to life and health, the government can demand that the strike be stopped and that the collective bargaining settlement be processed and decided by the National Wages Board. What does that actually mean?
– We note that the government has shown no willingness to meet our demands. The whole process from the time we started the salary negotiations, through the strike and until now, has been characterized by the fact that the government has wanted nothing more than to push us into place, says Guro Lind, head of negotiations in Unio stat.
PhD candidates are now entitled to an extension also for short-term sick leave. – This is really good news. We have been working on this for a long time, and it is important for many PhD candidates and postdocs, says Guro Lind.
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