Department of Information Science and Media Studies

The Department of Information Science and Media Studies offers theoretical and practical studies in media, technology and information science, and has research and development projects funded by, among others, European Research Council, the Research Council of Norway and industry partners.

The department also hosts

Artificial intelligence

Barbara Wasson, Marija Slavkovik, Andreas Opdahl

Three Infomedia initiatives in the final for national AI center

We are delighted to announce that three initiatives affiliated with our department are among the 19 selected initiatives across the country that have advanced to the final round in the competition to become national research centers for artificial intelligence. 鈥淭his is great news,鈥� says Andreas...

Nyhet

Marija Slavkovik ved Institutt for Informasjons- og medievitenskap

Socially Empowered AI Research 鈥� SEAIR expands the AI research horizon

鈥漇ince so much of AI research is driven by commercial forces, societal impact often becomes an afterthought, rather than something that has to be studied on a fundamental level鈥�

Artificial Intelligence

Can artificial intelligence strengthen local democracy? Yes, claims professor and seeks support from the Research Council of Norway

Professor Andreas Opdahl, one of Norway's leading experts in artificial intelligence (AI), is spearheading an ambitious initiative: Insight, a research center focused on AI in local democratic ecosystems. With a clear objective to develop technology that enhances local democracy, researchers and...

Award

Emilija Gagrcin is awarded DKNVS' prize for young researchers

The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters' awards are given to young researchers in Norway who have documented outstanding talent, originality and effort, and who have achieved exceptionally good results within their field.

Research funding

1.5 million for research on children's media use and algorithms in the family

Researchers Hallvard Moe, Emilija Gagrcin and Andreas Roaldsnes receive over 1.5 million from the Norwegian Media Authority for the projects MedBarn and "The family as a source of media literacy"