Olav Sigurd Kjesbu (born 13 June 1956) is a Norwegian fisheries biologist/Chief Scientist at the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen. He is the director of the Hjort Centre for Marine Ecosystem Dynamics. Bergen is one of the largest marine knowledge hubs in the world and the Hjort Centre is a central part of this research cluster. In addition he also holds a position as adjunct professor at Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, Oslo. Kjesbu got his PhD in 1988 and became principal scientist in 1996. His research expertise falls within reproductive biology and recruitment dynamics of marine fish. He is an expert on Northeast Atlantic cod, currently the largest cod stock in the world. Kjesbu has been active in or leading development co-operation projects, especially with Centro Investigaciones Pesqueras (CIP), Havana through the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).
Kjesbu was selected as one out four "Norwegian leading experts on arctic-related marine research" in the mobile European exhibition of the University of Oslo The legacy of Fridtjof Nansen (150th birthday), where he represented the field of marine biology.
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and co-founded the Fatherland League.
The University of Bergen is a public research university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university has over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 based on several older scientific institutions dating back to 1825, and is Norway's second-oldest university. It is considered one of Norway's four "established universities" and has faculties and programmes in all the fields of a classical university including fields that are traditionally reserved by law for established universities, including medicine and law. It is also one of Norway's leading universities in many natural sciences, including marine research and climate research. It is consistently ranked in the top one percentage among the world's universities, usually among the best 200 universities and among the best 10 or 50 universities worldwide in some fields such as earth and marine sciences. It is part of the Coimbra Group and of the U5 group of Norway's oldest and highest ranked universities.
The University of Oslo is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the oldest university in Norway and consistently considered the country's leading university and one of the highest ranked universities in the Nordic countries. Originally named the Royal Frederick University, the university was established in 1811 as the de facto Norwegian continuation of Denmark-Norway's common university, the University of Copenhagen, with which it shares many traditions. It was named for King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway, and received its current name in 1939. The university was commonly nicknamed "The Royal Frederick's" before the name change, and informally also referred to simply as Universitetet.
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research is a national consultative research institute which is owned by the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. The institute performs research and provides advisory services in the fields of marine ecosystems and aquaculture.
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (22 October 1870 – 30 September 1943) was a Norwegian statesman, shipping magnate and philanthropist. He served as the 16th prime minister of Norway during three separate terms.
Prof Georg Ossian Sars HFRSE was a Norwegian marine and freshwater biologist.
Kristine Elisabet Heuch Bonnevie was a Norwegian biologist. She was the first woman to graduate with a science doctorate in Norway, Norway's first woman professor, a women's rights activist, and a politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party. Her fields of research were cytology, genetics, and embryology. She was among the first women to be elected to political office in Norway. She suggested the epic voyage of her graduate student Thor Heyerdahl on the raft Kon-tiki, a voyage memorialized in the Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo.
The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) is an independent research foundation specializing in research on international environmental, energy and resource management issues, including political and legal aspects.
Johan Hjort was a Norwegian fisheries scientist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer. He was among the most prominent and influential marine zoologists of his time.
Nils Christian Stenseth is a Norwegian biologist with a focus on ecology and evolution. He is the director of the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES) at the University of Oslo, CEES was given Centre of Excellence status by the Research Council of Norway in December 2006. He is also the Chief Scientist at the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research in Norway, and Honorary Professor of Tsinghua University.
Henrik Mohn was a Norwegian astronomer and meteorologist. Although he enrolled in theology studies after finishing school, he is credited with founding meteorological research in Norway, being a professor at the Royal Frederick University and director of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute from 1866 to 1913.
Events in the year 1930 in Norway.
Haaken Hasberg Gran was a Norwegian botanist.
Tim Greve was a Norwegian historian, biographer, civil servant, diplomat and newspaper editor.
Jan-Gunnar Winther is Pro-rector for research and development at UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Specialist Director at the Norwegian Polar Institute located in Tromsø. He served as Director of the Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic from 2018-2023, first affiliated with Nofima later at UiT.
Sjur Olsnes was a Norwegian biochemist.
Even Hovdhaugen was a Norwegian linguist. He became a professor of general linguistics at the University of Oslo in 1974. He was an expert in Polynesian languages.
The Research Council of Norway's Award for Excellence in Communication of Science is awarded annually by the Research Council of Norway, a Norwegian government body. According to its bylaws, the prize is to be given in order to "reward and stimulate the dissemination of research to a broad audience. The dissemination must be of high quality in both form and content." The price is worth 500000 kr.
The Fram Committee Nansen Award is a Norwegian academic award for polar research named after Fridtjof Nansen. The award has been given out since 1961 by the University of Oslo. It can be awarded to Norwegian researchers who, through a dissertation or otherwise, have made significant contributions to the exploration of the polar areas in biology, geography, geophysics, geology, or oceanography. The award is conferred on Nansen's birthday, October 10.
Jonas Ekman Fjeldstad was a prize-winning Norwegian oceanographer and mathematician.
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