University and College Council leader blasts efficiency cuts
A 2021 budget proposal presented by the Norwegian government on 7 October has set out plans to increase public spending on R&D by 2.1 per cent to 40.9 billion Norwegian kroner (€3.5bn). But the proposal has received criticism for being a “weak response”.
The research and higher education minister, Henrik Asheim (pictured), said the increase was primarily sparked by the coronavirus crisis.