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Tuesday, 5 May 2026

The Crown Prince of Norway is briefed by PRIO researchers on global migration and the impact of conflict on children. Photo: PRIO/Helle Moos

The Crown Prince of Norway visits the Peace Research Institute Oslo

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited PRIO today for a series of briefings on pressing global challenges, including developments in the Middle East, emerging technologies, migration and the human consequences of war.

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Monday, 4 May 2026

Summer School 2024. Photo: PRIO / Øyun Baklid

High demand for PRIO Peace Research Course at Oslo International Summer School

The PRIO Peace Research course, part of the University of Oslo's International Summer School since 1969, is experiencing peaked interest in 2026.

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Thursday, 30 Apr 2026

Nobel Peace Center. Photo: Johannes Granseth / Nobel Peace Center

PRIO participates in 5-year exhibition on peace at the Nobel Peace Centre

PRIO’s Cindy Horst and Greta Glas are on the advisory board for the 5-year exhibition series on peace at the Nobel Peace Centre. The first exhibition opened on 23 April and is called Paths to Peace.

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Thursday, 30 Apr 2026

Nina Græger steps down as Director of PRIO

The PRIO Board and Nina Græger have agreed that she will step down as Director of PRIO as of 30 April.

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Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026

Jenny Hedström, Siri Aas Rustad, Patrick Nyheim Schjølberg, Hilary Matfess, Erika Forsberg, Meredith Loken, Juan Diego Duque Salazar, Louise Olsson, and Paola Vesco. . Photo: Louise Olsson

Evidence, Data, and Empowerment - Research supporting women's agency and gender equal reforms post war

Women’s Empowerment in Peace Processes (EMPOW) and Women’s Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) research teams met for a workshop on the role of data in promoting gender-equal peace.

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Thursday, 23 Apr 2026

Discussion between the panellists. Photo: Nabiiha Ahmed, PRIO

Seminar on rethinking aid and lessons from refugee-led responses

A seminar on localization efforts and refugee-led assistance was held on 23 April at Vega Scene.

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Thursday, 23 Apr 2026

The AsiaTech Team gathered in Oslo in April 2026. Photo: Ilaria Carrozza

The AsiaTech project launches

AsiaTech investigates how AI stabilizes autocracies and destabilizes democracies, exploring how state and non-state actors manipulate public opinion, conduct surveillance, and suppress dissent.

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Thursday, 23 Apr 2026

Rest in Peace Lorna

Today we mourn the loss of our dear colleague, Chief Accountant Lorna Quilario Sandberg, who passed away 15 April 2026.

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Tuesday, 21 Apr 2026

Applications open for the 2026 Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East

The Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East is a joint initiative co-organized by IBEI, Catalonia International and IEMed.

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Monday, 13 Apr 2026

PRIO Research Professor Hilde Henriksen Waage. Photo: © Ilja C. Hendel for Fritt Ord

PRIO researcher Hilde Henriksen Waage awarded the 2026 Fritt Ord Prize

Historian and PRIO Research Professor Hilde Henriksen Waage has been awarded the 2026 Freedom of Expression Prize by the Fritt Ord Foundation, in recognition of her decades-long commitment to critical, research-based inquiry and public debate.

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Monday, 30 Mar 2026

Team of resource persons during Ceasefire Monitoring Workshop in Oslo, March 2026. . Photo: PRIO

Workshop on civil society's roles in ceasefire monitoring

On 24-26 March the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security organised a workshop on 'Civil Society’s Role in Monitoring Ceasefire Agreements and other Conflict-Related Agreements'.

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Wednesday, 18 Mar 2026

Nobel Peace Prize 2026: PRIO Director’s list announced

Today PRIO's Director announced her list for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Friday, 13 Mar 2026

Fieldwork in Ghana, MIGNEX project. . Photo: Jørgen Carling

Linking aid and migration policies is worse than misguided

PRIO-led research backs up warning to the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM)

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Thursday, 12 Mar 2026

Patients evacuated from Khan Yunis to Rafah crossing. Photo: Abdallah Anadolu/ Getty Images

Research shows Gaza death toll higher than reported

A new study published in The Lancet journal, co-authored by PRIO Research Professor Håvard Hegre, finds that the human cost of the conflict in the Gaza Strip was significantly higher than previously recorded by local health authorities.

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Wednesday, 11 Mar 2026

Figure 1 and Figure 3 from the award-winning article. Illustration: JPR/Authors

Journal of Peace Research: 2025 Visualization Award goes to Justin V Hastings and David Ubilava

Justin V Hastings and David Ubilava have been awarded the Journal of Peace Research 'Best Visualization Award' for their journal article entitled 'Agricultural roots of social conflict in Southeast Asia'.

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Wednesday, 11 Mar 2026

JPR NPG Article of the Year Award illustration. Illustration: PRIO

JPR Article of the Year 2025 awarded to Jason Hartwig

Jason Hartwig has been awarded the Nils Petter Gleditsch Article of the Year Award for his journal article entitled 'The end of rebel rule: Biased peacekeeping interventions and social order'.

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Saturday, 7 Mar 2026

Unio Breakfast Seminar. Photo: Photo: Jon Fredrik Braadland-Konstali

Preparedness from women's perspective - How are women included in the Total Defence Year 2026

On Friday 6 March PRIO GPS Centre director Torunn L. Tryggestad was invited to speak at a breakfast seminar organised by Unio (The Confederation of Unions for Professionals) marking International Women's Day.

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Thursday, 5 Mar 2026

Totalforsvarøvelse under Joint Viking i Bjerkvik. Her jobbet HV-16 sammen med politi, ambulanse, sivilforsvaret, brannvesenet, Lotteforbundet, UNN, Narvik kommune, statsforvalteren, norsk luftambulanse og brigadens sanitetsbataljon. Photo: Kristian Berg / Forsvaret. Photo: Kristian Berg / Forsvaret

PRIO supports Norwegian Ministry of Defense efforts on Women, Peace and Security in Total Defense

In line with Norway’s Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the Ministry of Defense organized an internal seminar on WPS and gender equality in total defense on 28 January. PRIO's Louise Olsson presented her research.

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Saturday, 28 Feb 2026

Anders Sætra (Plan International Norge), Andreas Kravik (Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Louise Olsson (PRIO) and Maria Qureshi (Arbeiderpartiet). Photo: Louise Olsson

Integrating gender equality in Total Defence: Linking international, national, and local efforts to protect and promote women’s rights

How should we concretely understand the relationship between gender equality and total defence, and how can we better connect the international, national, and local levels to effectively protect and promote women’s rights?

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Tuesday, 24 Feb 2026

Vacancy: Inviting applications for a new Doctoral Researcher position at PRIO

PRIO invites applications for a three-year, full-time position as Doctoral Researcher.