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- ↑ "X Norske nobelprisvinnere - NTNU" . Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ↑ "Årsrapport 2006" (PDF). Research Council of Norway. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ↑ "Dette er Akademiets nye medlemmer 2020" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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