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Research Square

about body and mind


Meet brain scientists, look inside the body with VR goggles, learn about heart research, diet, prosthetic production and how sustainability and health are connected. Welcome to the research square for the whole family!

  • Research square with many stands with simulations and experiments that you can try yourself
  • To meet researchers and students who answer all your questions about the body, health and research.

The Research Square at the festival is organized as part of the Research Days, and admission is free. We would like to point out that filming and photography may occur during the event. Welcome!

Overview of stands

  • Organ donation, how does it work?
  • Medical photography
  • Cancer: PRIMA develops new types of immunotherapy so we can attack cancer cells more precisely and effectively
  • Bacteria that can create energy
  • The effect of light on medicines and other substances
  • Heart research
  • The intestines and celiac disease
  • Emergency medicine and first aid. Test yourself with our students!
  • The brain changes throughout life
  • The mouth – more than just teeth
  • Food and health - what do nutrition scientists actually do?
  • Cortisol research: Stress is a natural thing for all of us, but what happens if you get TOO stressed?
  • 25th anniversary of the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Survey (MoBa) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Anatomy model of the inside of a body
Photo: Kristin Ellefsen, University of Oslo

September 21, 2024
10:00 AM–3:00 PM


Admission to the Research Square is free. If you want to visit the museum's exhibitions, you must purchase a separate ticket.


Organizers

The Research Square is organized by The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychology, the Department of Pharmacy, the Faculty of Dentistry, and the Research Days.

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