Research strategy at the Department for Health Promotion and Development

Our research strategy sets out how the department will advance excellent and societally relevant research on health, environment, and equity. The strategy is aligned with the strategies of the Faculty of Psychology, the Alrek Helseklynge, and the University of Bergen (UiB).

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Vision:

The Department of Health Promotion and Development (HEMIL) shall generate knowledge that promotes positive childhood and living conditions and social justice, both locally and globally.

Research Areas:

  1. Vulnerable children and young people
  2. Health promotion and public health
  3. Migration, gender, and global societal challenges

Primary Goal

Through a resource-oriented, holistic, and critical approach, HEMIL contributes excellent and societally relevant research that can strengthen public policy development, education, and practice.

Strategic Objectives

  1. Recruit research talents by:
    • prioritizing postdoctoral positions in research funding applications
    • apply for strategic funding from various sources to support the career development of early-career researchers
    • involving master's students in our research projects
  2. Develop research projects across the department's academic environments by:
    • fostering a strong grant application culture and applying for research funding across the department's research areas
    • strengthening internal collaboration and promoting a culture of sharing
  3. Ensure continuous time for research by:
    • facilitating a healthy balance between teaching and research through long-term planning of teaching activities
    • ensuring effective meeting planning through designated meeting days
  4. Collaborate with external stakeholders and end users by:
    • further developing expertise in participatory research methods
    • maintaining and expanding research collaborations with the Alrek Helseklynge, municipal and governmental sectors, interest organizations, and other relevant stakeholders
  5. Strengthen and develop existing and new national and international research networks by:
    • initiating research projects involving multiple collaborators and facilitating researcher mobility
    • organizing academic meeting places and networking events
    • participating in the academic forums of the Alrek Helseklynge
  6. Be visible and accessible by:
    • disseminating research in academic forums as well as to the wider public
    • establishing procedures to ensure the publication and communication of research activities online and through social media channels
Last updated: 01.09.2026