Studies
Master's programmes
- Ibsen studies
- Linguistics
- Multilingualism
- Viking and Medieval Norse Studies
- Viking and Medieval Studies
Doctoral degree
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Norwegian language courses
Research
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10 years of outstanding research on multilingualism
The work of MultiLing – Center for Multilingualism in Society has brought the research frontier forward. Results include a better basis for treatment of language disorders in multilingual persons with aphasia and dementia, and a better understanding of children’s language development.
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Did the author Knut Hamsun ever feel guilt after World War II?
A recent doctoral thesis from the University of Oslo raises the question of whether Hamsun acknowledged guilt after World War II had ended.
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Instagram has helped popularise poems, but makes it hard for poets to be innovative
In particular, there is one reason why Instagram poems often lack some of the literary quality of other poetry, according to a professor of literature at the University of Oslo, Norway.
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Runes were just as advanced as Roman alphabet writing
In the Middle Ages, the Roman alphabet and runes lived side by side. A new doctoral thesis challenges the notion that runes represent more of an oral and less of a learned form of written language.
Centre for Ibsen Studies
The Centre for Ibsen Studies engages in multidisciplinary research and education on the nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
MultiLing
The Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan (MultiLing) is a research center financed by the Research Council of Norway as a Center of Excellence.