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Research news
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When drought strikes: What can we learn from Norwegian media about the consequences?
Large parts of Northern Europe experienced extreme drought in 2018. Hydrologists at University of Oslo have searched the Norwegian media for drought impact reports from 2000 to 2018 in order to better understand its consequences.
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From Bursts to Creep: Giant mud volcano flows grow slowly, not in single eruptions
A new study explains how kilometre-scale mud flows form at some of the world’s largest mud volcanoes. Evidence from the Lokbatan mud volcano in Azerbaijan shows that massive mud flows do not necessarily originate from single catastrophic eruptions, but instead grow gradually through repeated slow creep triggered by smaller eruptive events.
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Magmatic pressure can fold solid rock in less than one day
The consequences of volcanic eruptions can be severe. Now researchers at the University of Oslo have made a surprising discovery: magma pressure can fold solid rock in less than a single day. They found the evidence on a mountainside.
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Mainland Europe’s largest glacier may be halved by 2100
A new study presents projections for Jostedalsbreen in a future warmer climate. Scientists used an advanced computer model to simulate the glacier's melting and dynamics across various scenarios.
ERC financed research
ERC Starting Grant:
- Mixed-phase clouds and climate (MC2)
- Actively learning experimental design in terrestrial climate science (ACTIVATE)
- Exploring the impact of anisotropic viscosity on the interplay between ice and mantle dynamics (DYNAMICE)
ERC Consolidator Grant:
- Untangling Ediacaran Paleomagnetism to Contextualize Immense Global Change (EPIC)
- STate-dEPendent Cloud feedbacks: enHANcing understanding and assessing Global Effects (STEP-CHANGE)
Other projects:
Completed EU projects
- ERC Advanced Grant:
- ERC Starting Grant:
- Other:
Strategic research initiatives
Research centres
PHAB – Centre for Planetary Habitability, a SFF at Dept of Geosciences
CEED – Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, a SFF at Dept of Geosciences (2013-23)
VICCO – VISTA Centre for CO2 Storage in Volcanic-Sedimentary Systems, a VISTA Centre at Dept of Geosciences (2025-29)
We take part in:
iEarth – Integrated Earth System Education
gigaCCS – Norwegian Research Centre of Excellence for Carbon Capture and Storage
Services from laboratories
The Department of Geosciences has advanced laboratory and workshop facilities, a wide range of field equipment, and drone systems in our Drone Infrastructure Lab. Some of our facilities provide services to external clients. For details about available services, equipment, and conditions, please see the individual laboratory presentations.
New publications
Overview of new publications from researchers at Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, registered in NVA.
NVA – Norsk Vitenarkiv, UiO (login via FEIDE)