CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S AND GENDER RESEARCH (SKK)

UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ (THE ARCTIC UNIVERSITY OF NORWAY-UIT), NORWAY

Management and equipment. Structure

  • Managing director
  • Professors and researchers
  • The Council for the Center for Women’s and Gender Research

Objectives

  • To conduct critical women’s and gender research of high quality.
  • To develop cutting-edge expertise in feminist theories and methods.
  • To develop and maintain good networks in national and international gender research.
  • To be a resource for UiT The Arctic University of Norway in its efforts to promote and support women’s and gender perspectives in research.
  • To create an inspiring and inclusive research environment at the center.

Ongoing projects

Group: ConGender. Contemporary Gender Research (Ann Therese). Projects:

  • Gender in Sápmi (2021-2024).
  • Prestige Project – Gender Balance in Research Leadership (2018-2023).
  • Artful Dementia Research Lab – A Citizen Science Research Lab (since 2016).
  • FemArc – About exploring feminist theories (since 2017).
  • Transformative Pedagogies – Doing Democracy in Academia.
  • Intersectional Gender Equality in Academia in the Arctic North. Exploring sustainable futures (Mervi Heikkinen, 2022-2023).
  • Voices of Women (VOW).