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Tuesday, 27 Oct 2026

PRIO research cited in UN Secretary-General's Report on women, peace and security

PRIO's report on Women Exposed to Armed Conflict, 1990-2025, is cited in the UN Secretary-General's progress report to the UN Security Council on Women, Peace and Security.

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Tuesday, 27 Oct 2026

Asbjørn Eide. Photo: Norwegian Centre for Human Rights/UiO

Asbjørn Eide, 1933-2026

Asbjørn Eide was born on 11 February 1933 and passed away on 14 October 2026.

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Thursday, 22 Oct 2026

PRIO researcher Hilde Henriksen Waage awarded Norwegian transparency prize

Historian and PRIO Research Professor Hilde Henriksen Waage has been awarded the prestigious Norwegian transparency prize ‘Åpenhetsprisen'.

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Thursday, 22 Oct 2026

PRIO building. Julie Lunde Lillesæter/PRIO

PRIO researchers among the world’s most cited scientists

Several PRIO researchers feature in the 2026 edition of the Stanford / loannidis Author Ranking, a widely used global index identifying the most-cited researchers across scientific disciplines.

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Wednesday, 21 Oct 2026

PRIO seeks new Director to lead institute

PRIO is seeking a new Director to lead the institute. We are looking for an engaged and unifying leader who will contribute to strengthening peace research nationally and internationally.

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Friday, 9 Oct 2026

PRIO Director statement on the Nobel Peace Prize

"Today’s Nobel Peace Prize award to Navi Pillay is a solid and timely choice by the Nobel Committee. It highlights how a stable and legal world order is necessary to promote peace, and puts accountability at the centre of peace processes.

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Tuesday, 6 Oct 2026

Oscarsborg Fortress provided a seriousness of framing that allowed for Nordic exchange of knowledge, conversations, and new collaborations. Photo: PRIO/Cendi Frydenlund

The 2026 Oscarsborg Symposium Strengthens Nordic Business-State Networks in Defence and Preparedness

The 2026 Oscarsborg Symposium gathered leaders and experts from business, government, and research to examine the critical roles and conditions of businesses in defense and preparedness.

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Tuesday, 6 Oct 2026

Håvard Hegre. Photo: PRIO / Teuta Kukleci

PRIO awarded funding for new research on the future of peaceful politics

PRIO Research Professor Håvard Hegre has been awarded a prestigious Hernes-CAS Mobility Grant to develop a new research project exploring whether the long-term global trend towards more peaceful politics is continuing or beginning to reverse.

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Monday, 28 Sep 2026

Oscarsborg Fortress. Photo: Festningshotellene

PRIO gathers Nordic leaders and experts at Oscarsborg Fortress to discuss the role of business in defence and preparedness

Leading decision-makers, business representatives, experts and researchers from across the Nordic region will gather at Oscarsborg Fortress on 1-2 October 2026 for the second annual Oscarsborg Symposium on Nordic Security. Hosted by PRIO.

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Friday, 25 Sep 2026

PRIO’s GPS Center contributes input to EU’s WPS Action Plan

Senior Researcher Louise Olsson participated in a workshop organized by European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, September 21-23. The workshop concluded with concrete suggestions for the upcoming revision of the EU’s WPS Action Plan to the EEAS.

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Wednesday, 23 Sep 2026

European Defence And Security Summit Held In Brussels. Photo: Omar Havana

PRIO researchers publish in new special issue on European rearmament

Europe is not just rearming; it is redefining the role of defence industries in security innovation and European cooperation.

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Wednesday, 23 Sep 2026

Ole Magnus Gaalaas-Hansen, new MA. Photo: @PRIO

Gløbius Award for 2026 goes to Ole Magnus Gaalaas-Hansen

Ole Magnus Gaalaas-Hansen has won the 2026 Gløbius Award for his Master's thesis in Political Science, titled Foreign Experts in Autocratic Media: A Study of Modern Russian Propaganda Strategies.

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Tuesday, 22 Sep 2026

Nobel Peace Prize 2026: PRIO Director’s updated list announced

PRIO Acting Director Haakon Gjerløw published his updated list for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, which includes Save the Children and the International Space Station.

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Tuesday, 22 Sep 2026

CENTREPEACE academic skills course. Photo: PRIO

Academic skills course on integrating quantitative data into qualitative research

The PRIO Research School on Peace and Conflict hosted researchers from Masaryk University and the University of Helsinki for an academic skills course.

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Monday, 21 Sep 2026

PRIO-GRID 3.0 beta launches: A new generation of spatial data infrastructure

Today, the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) released the beta version of PRIO-GRID 3.0, a major redevelopment of its widely used infrastructure for integrating and analyzing spatial data.

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Friday, 4 Sep 2026

Lynn Nygaard presents at BalanseHub centre event at PRIO. Photo: PRIO

Advancing institutional change through collaboration on diversity and inclusion

PRIO recently hosted a national network gathering that brought together people from more than 20 Balanse+ projects from universities, colleges and research institutes across Norway.

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Thursday, 3 Sep 2026

BRIDGE project pioneers new way to connect conflict data

PRIO Senior Researcher Jonas Vestby has been awarded funding from the European Research Council(ERC) for a groundbreaking study on how artificial intelligence and knowledge graphs can transform the way peace and conflict data is connected, understood and used.

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Friday, 28 Aug 2026

King Harald V of Norway. Photo: Getty Images

PRIO Acting Director’s statement on the passing of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway

Statement from Haakon Gjerløw, Acting Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).

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Tuesday, 25 Aug 2026

Russian military on parade. Photo: Getty Images

Russian employers less likely to hire veterans who volunteered for Ukraine war, study finds

Russian job applicants who disclose they voluntarily served Ukraine war are significantly less likely to hear back from employers than men who completed routine military conscription, according to a new article published in the Journal of Peace Research.

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Tuesday, 18 Aug 2026

Navigating Gender Equality in Maritime Defence: A leadership perspective

In August, PRIO Senior Researcher Louise Olsson contributed to a seminar for senior leaders in the Norwegian Navy.