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VISTA Researcher Day:
Building Cross-disciplinary Collaboration for the Green Transition
By invite only
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Drammensveien 78, Oslo
Praktisk informasjon
This arrangement is part of the VISTA week, which serves as a gathering, bringing together prominent figures from research, education, industry, and politics. Its purpose is to address our society’s most critical challenge – the climate-energy issue – through engaging discussions and exchanges of ideas.
Project manager: Håkon Sandbakken
e-mail: hakon.sandbakken@dnva.no
About VISTA
The VISTA program was established in 1985 as a collaboration between Statoil (now Equinor) and The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The overarching vision was to stimulate basic research related to the exploitation and management of Norwegian petroleum resources.
During the first 35 years, approximately 25 scholarship holders and postdoctoral researchers, as well as one professorship, were funded through the program at any given time. In total, more than 300 students received funding for a degree as a result of this collaboration. In 2019, VISTA shifted its focus to centers for basic research.
The previous call for applications from the VISTA program was in 2020. By now four centers receives funding:
Centre for modeling of Coupled Subsurface Dynamics (CSD) at The University in Bergen.
Centre for Autonomous Robotic Operations Subsea (CAROS) at NTNU in Trondheim.
Centre for CO2 Storage in Volcanic-Sedimentary Systems (VICCO) at University of Oslo.
Centre for Norwegian Transformative Energy Policy Development (NOTRAP) at NTNU in Trondheim.
Read more on the VISTA website
This professional development day brings together professionals and academics from various disciplines to explore how different fields can contribute to the green transition. Participants will develop scenarios and explore concrete steps for further collaboration.
Praktisk informasjon
This arrangement is part of the VISTA week, which serves as a gathering, bringing together prominent figures from research, education, industry, and politics. Its purpose is to address our society’s most critical challenge – the climate-energy issue – through engaging discussions and exchanges of ideas.
Project manager: Håkon Sandbakken
e-mail: hakon.sandbakken@dnva.no
This day is primarily for early career scientists in existing VISTA-centers. It provides a structured and creative framework for reflecting on one´s own professional contribution, learning from other perspectives, and co-developing ideas that can strengthen cross-disiplinary cooperation in the frame of green energy transition.
The participants will develop future scenarios, identify synergies across disciplines, and explore concrete steps for further collaboration by combining individual reflection, group work, and plenary dialogue.
Program managers: Pål Isdahl Solberg, lecturer and program director at the University of South-Eastern of Norway. Anders Nordanger, who has developed cross-disiplinary and cross-sector collaboration among organizational and trade union development.
Program
Introduction
- Welcome and framing
- Short talk: Siloed organization/funding, language and understanding as barriers in the green transition
- Presentation of the workshop method
Future Scenario
- Individual: Question: In 5–10 years, what is your field’s most important contribution to the green transition? Sketch a future scenario.
- Discipline groups: Share visions within the same field. Create a joint “future picture” of the field’s role.
- Plenary: Short report-outs from each discipline group.
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration
- Individual: Reflection—How can my field contribute to another field to address green-transition challenges?
- Cross-disciplinary groups:
How can your field contribute to others?
How can we jointly develop solutions that cut across fields?
What could cross-disciplinary collaboration look like (arenas, communication)? - Plenary: Summary of synergies and potential areas for collaboration.
From Vision to Action
- Individual: What will it take to get there? Write concrete proposals.
- Groups:
What barriers exist (funding, competence, time, legal frameworks, etc.)?
What solutions and resources are needed?
Draft proposals/solutions. - Plenary: Joint summary of concrete next steps; discussion of follow-up structures.
Closing and Next Steps
Closing and Next Steps
- Each participant writes one commitment they will follow up after the workshop (individual or collective).
Brief plenary round to share commitments.
16.00: Summary and thanks.
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