Norway sacks its research council’s board over financial mismanagement

By Rebecca Trager2022-05-26T13:36:00

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Norwegian research funding agency faces massive deficits, leading the government to freeze new research awards and launch an investigation

Norway’s Ministry of Education and Research has sacked the entire 12-member board of its research council over serious financial mismanagement allegations.

The agency, Forskningsrådet, which funds the nation’s research projects, has also been ordered to stop awarding grants for now in areas that are likely to decline. The board has been replaced with a new chair and just four other members who will oversee the agency until the end year.