Noragric is an important centre for research on key topics in international geography, according to RCN evaluation

Joanna Boddens-Hosang

This is the conclusion of an independent Nordic review team in an evaluation of research in geography in Norway for the Research Council of Norway (RCN). The intention of the evaluation is to contribute to the further development of geography research in Norway.

The reviewers state that "Noragric is a strong, internationally recognised research environment that plays an important role in the broader field of geography research in Norway. Noragric is a strikingly multidisciplinary research environment from which some of the most promising research for the renewal of (political) geography in Norway has recently been launched.

"Studies of natural resource management with a focus on land and water in tropical areas and with a clear social science perspective are well represented in Norwegian geography. The most important research environment for such studies is the interdisciplinary Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric, at the University of Life Sciences (UMB)".

"It will be a challenge for Norwegian geography to better integrate the work being carried out at UMB into the broader geography research arena".

Summarizing and quoting from the report, The Research Council of Norway writes that research at Noragric is focused and of high quality. "This is a research environment that other Norwegian geography environments should look to".

The report can be downloaded on RCN's website.

Published: 17.02.11
Updated: 18.02.11
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