Vision for the strategy period 2021 – 2025
Department of Geosciences shall conduct research, teaching, outreach and innovation of high quality in geosciences. Our vision is to increase our knowledge of the dynamic Earth and planetary systems and to pass it on to future generations. Our ambition is to be among the top five geoscience departments in Europe.
Our enterprise and work
The primary tasks of the Department of Geosciences at the University of Oslo (UiO) are to conduct research, education, dissemination and innovation in the field of geosciences. The Department covers a wide breadth of the geosciences; from mantle and lithosphere dynamics on the Earth and other planets, via surface processes in the boundary layers between the Earth’s surface and the air, to the dynamics and interactions of the hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. This broad knowledge base is recognised nationally and internationally.
The University of Oslo, Department of Geosciences`s primary tasks are to conduct research, education and dissemination.
About the strategy
The departments`s strategy contains our vision for how Department of Geosciences shall develop in the years to come.
The strategy is organized according to the structure of UiO's 'Strategy 2030: Knowledge - responsibility - commitment: For a sustainable world', and the strategy of The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MN) – 'Knowledge Development for a Changing World - Science and Technology towards 2030'.
Department of Geosciences`s 'Strategy 2021-2025 – The Dynamic Earth' is decided on of the Department Board at Department December 2020, and is available in full version as a PDF-file.
More strategies
Univ. of Oslo, UiO: Strategy 2030
MN-Faculty, UiO: Knowledge development in a changing world – Science and technology towards 2030.
Dept. of Geosciences (archives): Strategi 2014 – 2020 (in Norwegian)
Annual reports
Over several years, we have prepared annual reports for our department. The annual reports are only available in Norwegian.