Mission

Purpose

Our purpose governs our activity. The Foundation’s statute-defined purpose is, on an ideal and socially beneficial basis, to:

Function as the national competence and operations centre for Norway in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Conduct research and development in related technologies (geophysical methods, infrasound, radionuclide) and geoscientific software solutions
Work towards the application of the results of this research both domestically and internationally to promote Norwegian business and society
Contribute to the acquisition and development of expertise within NORSAR’s field of research, including the education of professionals
Engage in other activities related to the above, including collaboration, participation, and ownership in other companies and organizations

The Foundation is not for profit and does not pay dividends.

Research and monitor the Earth’s movements for a safer society.

Be focused - listen to the Earth

Monitor compliance of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban as a leading National Data Centre
Take a leading position in seismic event detection and its application to carbon storage monitoring
Be innovators in using machine learning for automatic event detection
Become leaders in fibre-optic sensing for event detection

Be attractive - foster a great work environment

Be trusted: provide an independent perspective