World class Earth Sciences research
The Norwegian Research Council has carried out a nationwide evaluation of earth sciences research. The evaluation gives top grades to research groups at the University of Oslo.
Water matters
Water vapour is a strong greenhouse gas, clean drinking water is scarce in many parts of the world and the ocean is an important transport agent for heat. A changing climate may therefore influence the distribution of icecaps and glaciers as well as give rise to strong socioeconomic consequences many places. Read more about our climate research.