BI's Institutional Memberships
BI is a member of several educational and research consortia. Below is a list of these memberships with more information and links.
BI's institutional memberships
The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is an independent foundation that furthers excellent, fundamental, curiosity-driven research. CAS partners with Norwegian universities, university colleges and research institutes to further fundamental research.
The European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) represents the community of Research Managers and Administrators in Europe.
NARMA (the Norwegian Association of Research Managers and Administrators) was established by Universities Norway in order to provide a forum for Research Managers and Administrators to meet, network and share their experiences. The network aims to contribute to skills development, career development and quality within research administrative services.
BI is a member of the Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium (NORA). Founded in 2018 and consisting of 15 partners from the research and higher education sectors, the NORA consortium aims to strengthen research, education and innovation within artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics.
BI is an institutional member of the Norwegian Reproducibility Network (NORRN), who work to promote and enable rigorous, robust and transparent research practices in Norway. NORRN attempts to achieve this goal by establishing appropriate training activities, designing, and evaluating research improvement efforts, disseminating best practices, and working with stakeholders to ensure coordination of efforts across the sector. BI's Local Node is the BI ReproducibiliTea open science journal club.
The Nordic Research School in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NORSI) is the research school for PhD students in the Nordic countries within the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. NORSI works to enhance and strengthen the Nordic innovation and entrepreneurship research education and community.
The Norwegian Research School in History (NRSH) organizes courses for PhD fellows in history and fellows who use historical materials and methods. Courses and workshops strengthen their intellectual range and specialist competencies and help them prepare for careers within and beyond academia.
The Peder Sather Center for Advanced Study aims to foster the development of new research collaborations and strengthen ongoing research collaborations between faculty at the University of California, Berkeley and a consortium of eight participating Norwegian academic institutions, including BI.
The Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR) facilitates inquiry in organizational social science among a transnational network of scholars. Its member institutions in Scandinavia and greater Europe support working visits and residencies at Stanford and Harvard Universities. SCANCOR also sponsors conferences, workshops, and mentoring opportunities worldwide.
Scholars At Risk protects scholars suffering grave threats to their lives, liberty and well-being by arranging temporary research and teaching positions at institutions in our network as well as by providing advisory and referral services.