VISTA supports young researchers and professorships
VISTA is a basic research programme funded by Statoil, conducted in close collaboration with The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. VISTA was established in 1985 to promote the co-operation between Statoil and academia in Norway and to strengthen the capacity and quality of science in areas of particular interest in the oil and gas industry.
VISTA supports at any time approximately 20 projects on PhD and Post Doc level, in addition to VISTA Professorships, within the research areas listed below. Close to NOK 20 million will be allocated to VISTA projects in 2013. Jan M. Nordbotten, professor of mathematics at the University of Bergen, is the new VISTA-professor.
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and Statoil signed on the 19th of November a new 5-year agreement that provides VISTA with 20 million per year from 2014. The agreement was signed by Bård Krokan, Vice President, Statoil and the Secretary General of the Academy, Øivind Andersen (left).
The two VISTA scholars Sissel Slettemark Mundal and Lars Løseth tell their stories:
Produced and directed by Olav Høgetveit
VISTA opens up for applications within the following areas:
VISTA-day 2013: Energy Landscapes and New Energy Sources
When we change the energy landscape towards a low carbon system, what will be the consequences for research, education and industry? Experts will approach this question from different angles through lectures and a concluding panel discussion during the VISTA-day on the 19th of November.
(21.10.2013) MoreTwo annual deadlines for applying for VISTA funding
Deadlines in 2014 will be 1 February and 15 August.
VISTA opens up for applications within the following areas:
Exploration
Improved recovery
Oil- and gas processing
Environment
Biotechnology
Energy and energy politics in today's turbulent Europe
Do we have enough energy? Is it the consumers or the politicians who are most influential when it comes to energy consumption? To what degree does energy politics influence the general development in Europe? Is CO2 capture and storage a wrong track or will it contribute towards reducing the carbon dioxide emissions? These are some of the questions that will be debated during the VISTA-day at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters on the 20th of November.
(23.10.2012) MoreNew breakthrough for VISTA scholar Zarah Forsberg
PhD-student Zarah Forsberg has published her first article in the magazine Protein Science. - She has in her research come up with results that been noticed internationally, says Vincent Eijsink who is her VISTA project manager at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Zarah Forsberg is a VISTA scholar (2010 - 2013) in the research area Biotechnology lead by Hans Kristian Kotlar.
(10.09.2011) MoreThe VISTA board visited Svalbard
The VISTA-board visited Svalbard during their annual board trip. The objective was to get an overview of Norwegian and foreign research activities at Svalbard, especially related to geosciences and environmental sciences.
(09.09.2011) More