Matthias Kaiser is Professor Emeritus at the Center for the Study of the Sciences and Humanities (SVT) at the University of Bergen, and Prof. II (10%) at the NTNU in Trondheim, having studied mathematics and philosophy (of science) at the universities of Munich, Oslo, Stanford and Frankfurt. He is also an Affiliated Fellow at the Koi Tū: Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland, and Editor-in-Chief of the Springer journal Food Ethics. Currently he is employed ca 50% at NORSUS, Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research, in connection with the EU project CHARGER. His areas of expertise include philosophy of science (Dr.phil.), ethics of science, food ethics, technology assessment and science-for-policy. His topics of interest include but are not restricted to aquaculture, seafood and food ethics, value studies, the precautionary principle, uncertainty & complexity, practical ethics, integrity in science, and public participation.

Kaiser has more than 180 publications, and Google Scholar (11.08.2024) cites him with 2957 citations, h-index of 32 and i10-index of 60. He has extensive expertise and experience in methods of practical ethics and qualitative and quantitative research methods in social science. He has documented skills in project leadership and advice for inter- and transdisciplinary research.

 

• CURRENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES (2024)

2024 – 2026         CHANGER: CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIVE CHANGES IN RESEARCH ETHICS REVIEWS; EU Horizon CSA  project # 101131683

2023 –  2024        International Coordinator of: UNESCO ICH application for recognition of Stockfish Cultural Values, Skills and Traditions in the Intangible Human Heritage list.

2020 – 2025         The AFINO Research Centre (“Ansvarlig forskning og innovasjon i Norge»), coordinated by NTNU, member of the core group and leader of WP8. (https://www.ntnu.edu/afino/about )

2020 – 2024         The ReMoDigital Project (“Resilienz-Monitoring für die Digitalisierung der Energiewende” ), coordinated by IQIB – _Institut für qualifizierende Innovationsforschung und -beratung GmbH, Wilhelmstr. 56, 53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, D; member of the working group (https://www.iqib.de/de/remodigital-resilienz-monitoring-fur-die-digitalisierung-der-energiewende.html )

2020 – 2024         Managing Ethical Norwegian Seascapes (MENSA), coordinated by Mimi E.Lam, UiB, funded by Norwegian Research Council; member of network collaboraters. (https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/#/project/NFR/303663/Sprak=en ).

 

• Projects (selection) last 10 years:

PI and coordinator: “Research integrity in Norway” (RINO), collaboration of UiB, HVL, FEK, 2016-2019. 

PI and coordinator: “Transforming Climate Knowledge with and for Society” (TRACKS), NFR. (rated #1 of 132 proposals) 

PI and Coordinator: “The Landscape and Isobars of European Values in Relation to Science and New 

Technology” (Value Isobars), EU FP7, 2009 – 2011. 

Leader of WP8: “Sustainable Ethical Aquaculture Trade” (SEAT), EU FP7, 2009 – 2013. 

 

• Selection of 5 recent peer reviewed publications:   

1. Kaiser, M. (2024a). “The idea of a theory of values and the metaphor of value-landscapes”, in: Humanities  and Social Sciences Communications, vol. 11:268; doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02749-4. 
2. Kaiser, M. (2024b). “The multi-dimensionality of value landscapes”, in: Futures, vol.158, 103345; doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2024.103345.
3. Kaiser, M. & Gluckman, P. (2023). Looking at the future of transdisciplinary research. International Science Council, April 2023. DOI: 10.24948/2023.05. Available at:
   https://council.science/publications/looking-at-the-future-of-transdisciplinary-research/
4. Kaiser, M., Drivdal, L., Hjellbrekke, J., Ingierd, H., Rekdal, O.B., (2022) “Research integrity and misconduct among Norwegian researchers”. In Journal of Science and Engineering Ethics, 28:2. Online 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-021-00351-4 .  
5. Kaiser, M., Buklijas, T., Gluckman, P. (2022). «Models and numbers: Representing the world or imposing order?». Perspectives on Science, vol. 30., no.4, htpps://doi.org/10.1162/pos_a_00373 

Academic article

• Theogene Habumugisha; Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen; Inger Elisabeth Måren et al. (2023). Reducing meat and/or dairy consumption in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effects on protein intake, anthropometric values, and body composition. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser; Andrew Tzer-Yeu Chen; Peter Gluckman (2021). Should policy makers trust composite indices? A commentary on the pitfalls of inappropriate indices for policy formation. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser; Laura Drivdal; Johannes Hjellbrekke et al. (2022). Questionable Research Practices and Misconduct Among Norwegian Researchers. (external link)
• Ellen-Marie Forsberg; Frank Otto Anthun; Sharon Bailey et al. (2018). Working with research integrity—Guidance for research performing organisations: The Bonn PRINTEGER Statement. (external link)
• Theogene Habumugisha; Inger Elisabeth Måren; Eric Matsiko et al. (2024). Older adults' perceptions about meat consumption: a qualitative study in Gasabo district, Kigali, Rwanda. (external link)
• Andrea Saltelli; Lorenzo Benini; Silvio Oscar Funtowicz et al. (2020). The technique is never neutral. How methodological choices condition the generation of narratives for sustainability. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser; Peter Gluckman (2025). Are scientific assessments and academic culture impeding transformative science?. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser; Anne Algers (2016). Food ethics: a Wide Field in Need of Dialogue. (external link)
• Anne Blanchard; Kjellrun Hiis Hauge; Gisle Andersen et al. (2014). Harmful routines? Uncertainty in science and conflicting views on routine petroleum operations in Norway. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2024). The idea of a theory of values and the metaphor of value-landscapes. (external link)
• Scott Bremer; Mathew Alexander Stiller-Reeve; Anne Bremer et al. (2018). Co-producing "post-normal" climate knowledge with communities in northeast Bangladesh. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser; Tatjana Buklijas; Peter Gluckman (2021). Model s and Numbers: Representing the World or Imposing Order?. (external link)
• Ole Torrissen; Kevin Glover; tore Haug et al. (2012). Good ethics or political and cultural censoring in science?. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser; Anne Algers (2017). Trust in Food and Trust in Science. (external link)
• Theogene Habumugisha; Eric Matsiko; Inger Elisabeth Måren et al. (2025). Protein intake and muscle mass of community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study in Kigali, Rwanda. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser; Stephen Goldson; Tatjana Buklijas et al. (2021). Towards Post-Pandemic Sustainable and Ethical Food Systems. (external link)
• Kate Millar; Erik Thorstensen; Sandy Tomkins et al. (2007). Developing the Ethical Delphi. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2014). The integrity of science - Lost in translation?. (external link)
• Martin Krøyer Rasmussen; Julie Gold; Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser et al. (2024). Critical review of cultivated meat from a Nordic perspective. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2024). The multi-dimensionality of value landscapes. (external link)
• Theogene Habumugisha; Anna Stubbendorff; Penias Tembo et al. (2025). Adherence to the EAT-lancet dietary pattern among older adults in Rwanda and its association with micronutrient intake. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser; Kate Millar; Erik Thorstensen et al. (2007). Developing the ethical matrix as a decision support framework: GM fish as a case study. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser; Penilla Gunther; Ellen-Marie Forsberg et al. (2024). Is Europe ready for xenotransplantation?. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2012). “Commentary: Looking for conflict and finding none?”. (external link)
• Mimi Elizabeth Lam; Tony J. Pitcher; Szymon Surma et al. (2019). Value- And ecosystem-based management approach- And Pacific herring fishery conflict. (external link)
• Scott Bremer; Mohammad Mahfujul Haque; Arne Sveinson Haugen et al. (2016). Inclusive governance of aquaculture value-chains: Co-producing sustainability standards for Bangladeshi shrimp and prawns. (external link)
• Arne Sveinson Haugen; Scott Bremer; Matthias Kaiser (2016). Weaknesses in the ethical framework of aquaculture related standards. (external link)
• Scott Bremer; Kate Millar; Nick Wright et al. (2015). Responsible techno-innovation in aquaculture: Employing ethical engagement to explore attitudes to GM salmon in Northern Europe. (external link)

Editorial/Leader article

• Matthias Kaiser (2022). A Personal Editorial from the Editor-in-Chief: Food Ethics in Times of War. (external link)

Academic book chapter

• Matthias Kaiser (2017). Franken-food or techno-fix? – Ethical issues of GMOs in Europe. (external link)
• Scott Bremer; Matthias Kaiser (2016). Sustainable aquaculture governance: challenges to participatory standard setting. (external link)
• Michaela Stith; Robert W. Corell; Rosa-Máren Magga et al. (2022). Ethics of Knowledge Production in Times of Environmental Change. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2018). Vitenskapelig kunnskap vokser frem. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2012). Why German consumers need to reconsider their preferences: the ethical argument for aquaculture. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2023). About Value-Landscapes for Politics. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2013). Precaution or prudent vigilance as guiding the path to global food security?. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser; F Arion (2015). Preface in Know your food Food ethics and innovation Edition: 1. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2012). Dilemmas for Ethical Guidelines for the Sciences. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2025). From value-freedom to responsible research and innovation? Post-normal and transdisciplinary pathways. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2024). Should there be an Intergovernmental Panel on Food Security and Sustainability?. (external link)
• Scott Bremer; Arne Sveinson Haugen; Matthias Kaiser (2012). Mapping core values and ethical principles for livelihoods in Asia. (external link)
• Elin Merethe Oftedal; Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser; Tatiana Aleksandrovna Iakovleva (2024). Back to the future: Reflection on healthcare’s past to understand its future. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2015). Ethics of Science and a New Social Contract for Knowledge. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2012). The Ethics and Sustainability of Aquaculture. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2015). Aquaculture and the precautionary principle in the New Zealand Supreme Court. (external link)
• Scott Bremer; Arne Sveinson Haugen; Matthias Kaiser (2013). Whose sustainability counts? Engaging with debates on the sustainability of Bangladeshi shrimp. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2016). Method in practical ethics: a call for a paradigm change.. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2022). Taking value-landscapes seriously. (external link)
• Elin Merethe Oftedal; Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser; Tatiana Aleksandrovna Iakovleva (2025). Do you value responsible innovation?. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser (2021). What is wrong with the EAT Lancet report?. (external link)
• Scott Bremer; Janne Cecilie Johansen; Simen Andersen Øyen et al. (2013). Mapping the ethical terrain of Chinese aquaculture. (external link)
• Roger Strand; Matthias Kaiser (2017). Ethical issues raised by emerging sciences and technologies. (external link)
• Scott Bremer; Anne Blanchard; Matthias Kaiser (2015). Challenges to Evaluating Coastal Management in the Twenty-First Century: Lessons from the Lofoten Archipelago. (external link)

Research report

• Ellen-Marie Forsberg; Bjørn Morten Hofmann; Matthias Kaiser et al. (2019). Veileder for operasjonalisering av vurderingskriteriet etikk i genteknologiloven. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser; Peter Gluckman (2023). Looking at the future of transdisciplinary research. (external link)
• Johannes Hjellbrekke; Helene Ingierd; Matthias Kaiser (2019). Diskutabel forskningspraksis: holdninger og handlinger.. (external link)
• Bjørn Kåre Myskja; Lars Øystein Ursin; Ellen-Marie Forsberg et al. (2019). Vurderingskriteriet etikk. Veileder for operasjonalisering av vurderingskriteriet etikk i genteknologiloven. (external link)
• Johannes Hjellbrekke; Laura Elisabet Drivdal; Helene Ingierd et al. (2018). Etikk og integritet i forskning - resultater fra en landsomfattende undersøkelse.. (external link)
• Laura Elisabet Drivdal; Matthias Kaiser; Johannes Hjellbrekke et al. (2019). Forskningsintegritet i kontekst: resultater fra en kvalitativ studie.. (external link)

Conference lecture

• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2023). Sustainable and ethical seafood: the challenge for small-scale fisheries. (external link)
• Johannes Hjellbrekke; Helene Ingierd; Matthias Kaiser (2022). Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) and Perceived Work Environment.. (external link)
• Johannes Hjellbrekke; Matthias Kaiser; Helene Ingierd (2019). The Murky Waters of QRP - Attitudes and Self-Reported Questionable Research Practices. (external link)
• Matthias Kaiser; Johs. Hjellbrekke; Laura Elisabet Drivdal et al. (2019). The perceived FFP-QRP hierarchy – results from a large-scale survey among Norwegian researchers. (external link)

Media interview

• Johannes Hjellbrekke; Matthias Kaiser; Nils Martin Silvola (2018). 60 prosent av norske forskere har liten eller ingen opplæring i forskningsetikk. (external link)
• Johannes Hjellbrekke; Matthias Kaiser (2018). Forskere mangler opplæring En av tre norske forskere oppgir at de aldri har fått opplæring i forskningsetiske retningslinjer.. (external link)
• Johannes Hjellbrekke; Matthias Kaiser; Hilde Kristin Strand (2019). 4 av 10 seier dei har gjort noko diskutabelt.. (external link)
• Johannes Hjellbrekke; Matthias Kaiser; Eivind Nicolai Lauritsen (2018). En av tre norske forskere sier de aldri har fått undervisning i forskningsetikk. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

• Kjersti Lea; Matthias Kaiser; Torjus Midtgarden et al. (2015). Intellectual Practicians: An Exploration of Professionalism among Upper Secondary School Teachers with Icelandic Mother Tongue Teachers as a Contextualized Empirical Case. (external link)
• Theogene Habumugisha; Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen; Jutta Dierkes et al. (2024). Implications of replacing animal-sourced foods in the diet of the older population, focusing on protein intake and muscle mass. (external link)

Media feature article

• Matthias Kaiser; Johannes Hjellbrekke; Ole Bjørn Rekdal et al. (2019). Forskningsetikk i Norge: Tid for handling. (external link)

Letter to the editor

• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2025). A sociology of scientific protest – or revival of scientific diplomacy? Response to K. Kastenhofer in GAIA 34/2(2025): Towards a sociology of scientific protest?. (external link)
• Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser (2025). Knowledge and action – should scientists be responsible for both? Response to K. Kastenhofer in GAIA 33/4 (2024): From a normal and a post-normal science ethos towards a survival science ethos?. (external link)

Lecture

• Jeroen P van der Sluijs; Matthias Kaiser; Laura Elisabet Drivdal (2018). Research Integrity in Norway (RINO). (external link)

Non-fiction book chapter

• Tony Pitcher; Mimi Elizabeth Lam; A White et al. (2017). Hard of Herring. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Gesche Krause; Ramón Filgueira; Nesar Ahmed et al. (2025). The Local Turn in a Global Sea: Identifying Sustainability Trade-Offs in Regionalized Marine Aquaculture Systems. (external link)
• Peter D. Gluckman; Anne Bardsley; Matthias Kaiser (2021). Brokerage at the science–policy interface: from conceptual framework to practical guidance. (external link)

Introduction

• Matthias Kaiser; Thomas Potthast (2012). Preface. (external link)

Academic monograph

• C F Gethmann; Martin Carrier; Gerd Hanekamp et al. (2015). Interdisciplinary Research and Trans-disciplinary Validity. (external link)
• Bert Droste-Franke; Martin Carrier; Matthias Kaiser et al. (2015). Improving Energy Decisions - Towards Better Scientific Policy Advice for a Safe and Secure Future Energy System. (external link)

Book anthology

• Matthias Kaiser; Marianne Elisabeth Lien (2006). Ethics and the politics of food: Preprints of the 6th Congress of the European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics. (external link)

Conference poster

• Johannes Hjellbrekke; Helene Ingierd; Matthias Kaiser (2022). Sciencists’ Background and Self-Reported Questionable Research Practices. An Exploratory Analysis.. (external link)

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