Sustainability
One of the goals at OsloMet is that our research and education shall contribute to sustainable development. We have research, study programmes and campus operations that support all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Featured research
Major investment in sustainable energy launched
OsloMet has taken a step toward a greener future with the opening of the Green Energy Lab – a platform for research, innovation, and education in sustainable energy technology.
- Health and social work
Mothers of disabled children work less, take more sick leave, and often leave the workforce entirely
“There are schemes designed to alleviate the burden on mothers, but evidence suggests they are not effective,” says NOVA researcher Kaja Larsen Østerud.
- Consumption, climate and environment
Our way of life threatens future generations
If current trends continue, today’s six-year-olds are expected to face twice as many wildfires and five times as many droughts during their lifetimes compared to today’s adults.
- Consumption, climate and environment
Sustainable fashion or plastic pollution? A closer look at industry strategies
The fashion industry bears responsibility for the waste generated by synthetic clothing – even though the blame is often directed at consumers, according to researchers.
- Consumption, climate and environment
Imagining tomorrow: How fiction shapes our vision of a sustainable future
Technology in one form or another is part of all our ideas about the future. However, there are also alternative ways to envision life in 30 years.
- Working life, society and welfare
The cost of Norway’s housing
Norway’s social housing system is too small and complicated to care for the country’s most vulnerable.
- Working life, society and welfare
Norway’s hidden gender inequality
Norway is a gender equal and diverse country, but disparities in parenting roles persist with detrimental economic implications.
- Working life, society and welfare
- Consumption, climate and environment
– We need to imagine a more sustainable future for Norway’s welfare state
If Norway wants its welfare state to support future generations, and today’s population, research says it will need to imagine its place in a more sustainable global system.
- Consumption, climate and environment
- Journalism, media and communication
Green shifting the news cycle
By covering the "green shift", journalists can drive the news cycle.
OsloMet invites you to the SDG Conference 2026
The annual sustainability conference in the higher education sector will take place in Oslo on February 2–3, 2026.
