VID Specialized University educates professionals and leaders to serve in the health and social sector, the education sector and the church by offering higher education, conducting research, development and innovation, and disseminate knowledge at a high international level within the fields of health and social sciences, pedagogy, culture and social sciences, management, diakonia and theology.

We have around 338 employees in academic positions and 91 PhD candidates in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Sandnes and Tromsø. Our researchers are engaged in topics like human rights, value-based leadership and volunteering, children and families in vulnerable situations, marginalization and reconciliation work.

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Research news

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A selection of VID's researchers with a high level of community involvement

Humanistic care research:

Human rights and inclusive development; concretization of international diakonia:

Disability research, citizenship, CRPD, universal design, ethics, research ethics, diakonal research, public health and rehabilitation:

Valuebased leadership, volunteering, organization and innovation:

Drug and drug policy:

Sustainability and intercultural pedagogy:

Bible interpretation, theology, church life and mission:

Preventive health work aimed at families, children and young people (e.g. postpartum depression, obesity), health station and school health services. New families - home visit program for new parents:

Sexual abuse in the church context, understanding of power, settlement and reconciliation work:

Bible interpretation, the bible in culture, gender, disability and marginalization:

Aftercare in the child welfare service and cooperation between the child welfare service and NAV: