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Thor Olav Iversen successfully defended his at the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) in June 2023 and is currently a guest reseacher here. He assists in the teaching in the interfacultary and in the at the Faculty of Psychology.

His doctoral project sought to develop a critical framework for assessing food security quantification. Food insecurity and hunger is still endemic in developing countries. According to the most used food security indicator, 768 million people remain undernourished globally, up 135 million from two decades ago. Such estimates however depend on the methodology used to quantify food security. Measurement methods also impact the form, targeting, scale and timing of an aid response.

You can read more about the project .

Mentions

As one of three researchers, Thor Olav was mentioned by the Dean, Camilla Brautaset, in her presentation of the Faculty of Humanities at the university board meeting 2 February 2022. She highlighted his research as an example of the insights that can be found in humanities-based projects. Thor Olav's research on the methods used in food security quantification is important, since it can impact policies for reducing hunger.

Media

Khrono

(interview about PhD project)

ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ articles

Rethinking Economics Norway (articles in Norwegian)

Klassekampen (articles in Norwegian)

(behind paywall)

Morgenbladet (articles in Norwegian)

(behind paywall)

Bergens Tidende (articles in Norwegian)

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Røyst (article in Norwegian)

Samviten (student magazine for the Faculty of Social Science at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´)

Interviewed in the article (From "garbage" to art)

Universitetsavisa

Mentioned as one of the founders of the new (2023) association for early-career researchers Organisasjonen Ferske Forskere: . 25.05.23

Events

Bergen Global (CMI/ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´)

• Event moderator for events (2021-)
• In conversation with Cecilie Hellestveit (): (February 2023)
• In conversation with Julia Marinaccio (ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´) and Harald Bøckman (UiO:
• In conversation with Morten Bøås (Nupi) about (August 2022)
• Moderator for (Four conflicts explained - Ethiopia, Sudan, Mosambique and Afghanistan). Organized by Bergen Global in collaboration with National Science Week (September 2021)
• Podcast conversation with Silvio Funtowicz: (November 2019)
• Chaired lecture with Silvio Funtowicz: (November 2019)

SAIH

Panelist at SAIH Bergen event (October 2022)

Youth Atlantic Treaty Association Norway

- 23.-24.10.2021. Presentation: Food security and indicators for the sustainability goals. Thor Olav speaks about his doctoral project about quantification of food security.

Centre on Law & Social Transformation

- 10.02.2020