News and Events
Summary of the latest news and events from the Faculty of Educational Sciences.
News
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– British English is "cringe", according to Norwegian 12-year olds Sep. 29, 2026 1:16 PM
American English has become the norm. – This affects how young people speak English and what they think about the English language, says researcher Ulrikke Rindal.
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The tension between Ukrainian and Russian has reached Norwegian classrooms Aug. 31, 2026 9:36 AM
The war in Ukraine is changing how translators view languages. This makes translating educational materials for Ukrainian students a difficult balancing act.
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Bonus Points Fail to Balance Natural Science Subject Difficulty Aug. 25, 2026 8:00 AM
In spring 2026, the Centre for Educational Measurement (CEMO) was asked by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research to investigate how difficult different elective subjects are in Norwegian upper-secondary school. The project, titled "Karakterulempe og kompensasjonsnivå i realfag", focused especially on elective subjects in natural science (realfag).
Events
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HELGA ENG LECTURE 2026: The Power of Talk: Grammar, Dialogic Metalinguistic Talk and the Teaching of Writing Oct. 21, 2026 2:00 PM
Professor Emerita Myhill is delivering this year's Helga Eng lecture on how grammar can be used as a resource for crafting and making meaning in writing, and how teachers can help students develop the metalinguistic understanding to make informed choices in their own writing.
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Global Education Monitoring Report Launch 2026 Oct. 23, 2026 8:30 AM
The 2026 GEM Report takes stock of education progress in access and equity. How can we understand and use the findings and recommendations globally and nationally?
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CREATE Open Seminar: Reading and Writing Foundations, and What They Tell Us About Socioeconomic Disparities in Literacy Oct. 27, 2026 12:00 PM
In this seminar, Young-Suk Kim, Professor at the School of Education, University of California at Irvine, will present research on the relationship between reading and writing, and discuss how socioeconomic status is associated with literacy development across different reading and writing skills.
