• Scientific staff ~ 650
• Turnover ~150M euro
• CIENS AS is a legal entity

• CICERO – Centre for Climate Research
• Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR)
• Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU)
• Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
• Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
• Institute for Transport Economics (TØI)
• Norwegian Meteorological Institute (Research Division)
• University of Oslo
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University of Oslo
• Founded in 1811
• Norway’s oldest and largest leading public institution of research and higher learning
• 27 000 students and 7000 employees
• Rank
– Times Higher Education World University
Rankings: 181st
– Academic Ranking of World Universities
(Shanghai): 69th
Strategic Goal for 2010-2020:
The University of Oslo will strengthen its international position as a leading research-intensive university through a close interaction across research, education, communication and innovation.

University of Oslo
•
Faculties
– Mathematics and Natural Sciences
– Theology
– Law
– Medicine
– Humanities
– Dentistry
– Social Sciences
– Education • Museums
–
Museum of Cultural History
• Historical Museum
• The Viking Ship Museum
– Natural History Museum
– Museum of University History
• University of Oslo Library
– Medical Library
– Humanities and Social Sciences
Library
– Law Library
– Science Library

Staff and Students
Administrative
Staff
Academic
Staff
PhD Students
International Staff and Students
• 17,5 % academic staff
• 26 % PhD candidates
• 13 % students
• 1500 incoming exchange students
• 1500 outgoing exchange students
Staff group
Academic Staff
PhD Positions
Support Staff
Administrative Staff
Total
Full Time
Equivalent s
1834,7
1492,9
923,9
1757,0
6008,5
%
31
25
15
29
100

Department of Geosciences – the broadest earth sciences department in Norway
• 2003: Fusion of 3 departments • Staff: 150
– Physical Geography
– Geology
– Geophysics
– 40 Professor and Associate Professor
– 40 PhD/Post. Doc students
– 30 researcher fellows
– 30 technical and administrative staff

• Physical Geography and Hydrology
• Geology and Geophysics
•
Meteorology and Oceanography
•
Physics of Geological Processes -
PGP
• Centre for Earth Evolution and
Dynamics - CEED

• 2 bachelor programmes (3 yrs)
– Geosciences: Geology, Geophysics and
Geography
– Physics, Astronomy and Meteorology
•
Master's Degree Programme (2 yrs) in
Geosciences
• PhD Programme in Natural Sciences (3 yrs)