NORSAR is establishing a new position as Business Controller. Also to ease the administrative burden for the researchers.

NORSAR is one of 18 research institutes and universities participating in Norway's largest research project ever. POLAR SEA 2050 with kick-off Thursday 5th February!

It goes without saying that Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide is extremely busy these days. We at NORSAR are very grateful that he nevertheless prioritized visiting us yesterday, directly after a week at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Read the press release from the Government here

NORSAR's IT manager Nils K Schøyen is in place and the installation is progressing quickly. The focus is now on the installation of the power station.

NORSAR's Morten og Ravn have completed a new milestone, the container with framework is built, and we are ready to start the installation of power generation.

NORSAR is one of 18 universities and research institutions that make up a consortium called the Arctic Ocean 2050. In the 2026 state budget, the Government has committed to funding research in the Arctic Ocean with NOK 1 billion over the next ten years.

NORSAR's engineers Ravn (26) and Morten (38) have travelled to Antarctica and Troll. They are going to establish a new station where NORSAR listens to the earth.

On Saturday, Ravn and Morten were able to start work on site for the new NORSAR station, approximately 50 minutes from Troll in Antarctica.

Ravn and Morten arrived at Troll yesterday. It was minus eight degrees, clear skies and little wind.

NORSAR's engineers Ravn (26) and Morten (38) are now travelling to Antarctica and Troll. They are going to establish a new station where NORSAR listens to the Earth.

This week, Marouchka Froment, Quentin Brissaud, Sven Peter Näsholm and Johannes Schweitzer published the first demonstration of a seismic inversion using signals recorded by balloons.

NORSAR's Kjølv Egeland comments on President Trump's statement about possible nuclear testing.

Last week, NORSAR participated at Girl Tech Fest in Lillestrøm.

Dr Kjølv Egeland from NORSAR gave a presentation during the OSCE's ‘Structured Dialogue’ on 21 October.

NORSAR Director Birger Steen attended an international conference in Kazakhstan, where experts discussed future opportunities for nuclear safety and cooperation.

Today, 9 October 2025, marks 19 years since North Korea conducted its first nuclear test explosion.

NORSAR was present at IMAGE 2025 in Houston.

NORSAR was present at this year's Science & Technology conference in Vienna.

NORSAR's Kjølv Egeland participated in a panel discussion on Norwegian security policy at Eidsvoll.

This week, NORSAR is attending Working Group B (WGB65) in Vienna, one of the technical working groups of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO).

Today, July 16, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon – the event known as the Trinity test.

We congratulate Federica Ghione, seismologist at NORSAR, for successfully defending her thesis on seismic hazard and risk assessment for Oslo at the Department of Geosciences, at UiO.

NORSAR is now marketing its research station at Løten both nationally and internationally to attract researchers in seismology, geophysics, environmental monitoring and advanced sensor technology.

In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, our efforts to research and monitor the Earth’s movements for a safer society are more important than ever. In this report we highlight key events and achievements in 2024 and share some news from the first quarter of 2025.

Oslo, 18 March 2025: The independent research foundation NORSAR and Northern Lights JV have signed an agreement to monitor the CO₂ storage reservoir in the North Sea. This initiative will enhance commercial opportunities for Northern Lights and Norway while marking the beginning of international exports of both storage capacity and Norwegian-developed technology.

Oslo, 12 March 2025: The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and NORSAR, both Norway-based research foundations, today announced a joint effort to use cutting-edge sensor technology for uncovering and analysing war crimes in Ukraine.

NORSAR has demonstrated how seismic and infrasound technology can track explosions and monitor threats to critical infrastructure in real time in Ukraine.

On February 11th, the United Nations celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day dedicated to recognizing the achievements of women in science and inspiring the next generation of female scientists.