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Årsrapport 2014 Årsmelding 2014-1_DNVA 28.05.15 16.39 Side 1 Innhold Preses Nils Chr. Stenseth: Et aktivt Akademi-år ................................................................................ 2 Medlemsoversikt ................................................................................................................................ 4 Styret .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Gruppeledere ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Alminnelige opplysninger .................................................................................................................. 6 Beretning om virksomheten ............................................................................................................... 7 Årsmøtet 2014 .................................................................................................................................. 25 Nye medlemmer 2014 ...................................................................................................................... 26 Abelprisen ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Kavliprisen ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Nansen minneforelesning ................................................................................................................. 39 Birkelandforelesningen .................................................................................................................... 40 Akademiforelesningen i humaniora og samfunnsfag ....................................................................... 41 Møter og symposier ......................................................................................................................... 42 Akademiets utvalg og komiteer ....................................................................................................... 44 Akademiets randsone ....................................................................................................................... 45 Akademiets priser ............................................................................................................................ 46 Fond og legater ................................................................................................................................. 49 Stiftelsen Sørnesset .......................................................................................................................... 50 Stiftelsen Tømte ............................................................................................................................... 51 Økonomi ........................................................................................................................................... 52 Årsmelding 2014-1_DNVA 28.05.15 16.39 Side 2 Et aktivt Akademi-år Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi er blant landets støtte den grunnleggende og langsiktige forsk- viktigste akademiske institusjoner, ikke minst et- ningen i Norge trenger. tersom Akademiet og dets medlemmer represente- Året 2014 har bidratt til alle disse fasettene av rer det beste vi har av norske forskningsmiljøer. hva slags akademi vi skal være. Vi har hatt flere Med sin uavhengighet, sin brede grunnforsknings- gode forskningspolitiske møter og vært godt syn- kompetanse og sitt internasjonale forskernettverk, lige i det åpne rom. Abelprisen og Kavliprisene ble er Akademiet en viktig premissleverandør for ut- delt ut. Det har vært avholdt mange gode interne – formingen av landets politikk for den grunnleg- men åpne – arrangement. Det har i det hele vært et gende og langsiktige forskningen – for vitenska- godt akademiår i et meget vitalt Akademi. Jeg vil pen. framheve syv aktiviteter: Vitenskap er en sentral del av vår kultur. Kunn- skap frembragt gjennom vitenskapelig nysgjerrig- 1 Prisene våre – både de nasjonale og de interna- het har en verdi i seg selv – og har vært avgjørende sjonale – er meget viktige for å framheve det ar- for utviklingen av det samfunnet vi er en del av. beid enkeltpersoner og grupper av personer gjør, Akademiet spiller en viktig rolle i denne sammen- og for å sette lys på viktigheten av den solide, heng. Vi skal bidra til å legge forholdene til rette grunnleggende og langsiktige forskningen. Ikke for landets vitenskapelige aktiviteter – et arbeid minst er de store internasjonale prisene våre, som må gjøres både internt og eksternt. I tillegg til Abelprisen og Kavliprisene, viktige for å sette sin forskningspolitiske og faglige rolle, skal Aka- denne type forskning på den forskningspolitiske demiet også være en møteplass der diskusjoner av agendaen. Nytt av året er Fylkesakerprisen for felles interesse kan føres: Akademiet skal være et humanistisk forskning, som deles ut første gang hjem for alle våre fagdisipliner. For at vi skal kunne i 2015. Det er mitt håp at denne prisen får den ha den tyngden vi bør ha, må Akademiet være syn- oppmerksomhet den bør få, ikke minst fordi den lig utad, samt være et faglig hjem innad. Utad er vi kan bidra til å sette humaniora og dens viktighet en klar forskningspolitisk stemme og innad gir vi på det forskningspolitiske kartet. rom for aktivitet for alle fag – både små og store. 2 Vår interaksjon med departementene, regjering Flere av de store franske, engelske og ameri- og Storting er blitt ytterligere styrket gjennom kanske akademiene er gode forbilder. I disse lan- 2014, blant annet – men langt fra bare – gjennom dene er det kort vei mellom akademiene og den po- en rekke dialogmøter. Denne utviklingen må vi litiske ledelsen – det være seg departementene eller klart bygge videre på. de valgte politiske forsamlingene. Med sin direkte 3 VISTA-programmet – og samarbeidet – har i kontakt med departementer og som leverandør av inneværende år videreutviklet seg på en flott viktige forskningspolitiske innspill befester Det måte, ikke minst ved at det er utarbeidet en ny Norske Videnskaps-Akademi en tilsvarende stilling strategiplan. Viktigst av alt: gjennom de siste i Norge. Akademiets utdeling av Abelprisen og årene har VISTA-programmet utviklet seg fra å Kavliprisene, samt åpne møter i og utenfor Akade- være et forholdsvis lukket program til nå å være miets hus, har gjort Akademiet synlig i det offent- et åpent program alle kan søke forskningsstøtte lige rom. Vi blir sett og lyttet til, men vi kan – og fra. Her som ellers i Akademiet settes fremra- skal – bli enda bedre. genhet og faglig soliditet foran relevans; ingen Akademiet har kompetansen og viljen til å prosjekt får støtte bare ved å være relevant. bidra langt mer til rådgiving til Storting og regje- 4 Vårt internasjonale engasjement er en viktig del ring enn det vi gjør i dag. Akademiet bør framover av vårt arbeid. Dette skjøttes på en glimrende spille en enda viktigere rolle for forskningspolitikk måte av generalsekretæren og andre, inkludert og fordeling av midler enn vi gjøre i dag; ikke en rekke av våre medlemmer. Selv har jeg hatt minst innen den grunnleggende og langsiktige gleden av å delta på flere av våre internasjonale forskningen. På den måten kan vi – sammen med arenaer, ikke minst de knyttet til prisene, der Norges forskningsråd – bidra til å gi det løft og våre prisvinnere holder fagforedrag på flere kon- 2 Årsmelding 2014-1_DNVA 28.05.15 16.39 Side 3 tinenter. Det er gledelig å se hvordan vårt arbeid Helt mot slutten av året ble det bestemt at vi skal re- blir lagt merke til internasjonalt. Dette gir i neste vitalisere vårt arbeid rundt klima- og ressurspro- omgang en styrket plattform for forskningspoli- blematikken. Jeg skal selv delta i dette arbeidet, og tisk arbeid her hjemme. det er mitt håp at vi som Akademi kan være en ty- 5 Gjennom arbeidet i 2014 har vi lagt et godt delig stemme også i den debatten. Vi har mye rele- grunnlag for etableringen av et Ungt Akademi – vant kompetanse som bør komme tydelig fram i en etablering jeg ser fram til med stor forventing. mediedebatten rundt disse spørsmål. Det er min overbevisning at et slikt Ungt Aka- Dette har vært mitt siste år i presidiet. Det har demi vil styrke vårt forskningspolitiske arbeid vært 6 meget interessante og inspirerende år. Takk for å legge forholdene best mulig til rette for den for den tillit jeg er blitt vist gjennom tre valg – det solide, grunnleggende og langsiktige forsk- er mitt håp at jeg har levd opp til den. Det er med ningen i Norge. stor forventning og tillit jeg overleverer stafett- 6 Mot slutten av 2014 fikk vi – sammen med flere pinnen videre til det nye presidiet, med Kirsti andre institusjoner – på plass en finansierings- Strøm-Bull som preses og Ole M. Sejersted som vi- ordning for Norsk Nettleksikon – eller Store sepreses, samt Øivind Andersen som fortsetter som Norske Leksikon som det fortsatt skal hete. For- generalsekretær i ett år til. Lykke til – til dere og til midling av solid og grunnleggende forskning til hele Akademiet. et bredt publikum blir – i vårt kunnskapsbaserte samfunn – stadig viktigere. Jeg er glad på Aka- demiets vegne for at vi har bidratt til denne ut- viklingen. Nils Chr. Stenseth Preses Årsmelding 2014-1_DNVA 28.05.15 16.39 Side 4 Medlemsoversikt H.M. Kong Harald er Akademiets ærespreses. H.M. Dronning Sonja, H.K.H. Kronprins Haakon, H.K.H. Kronprinsesse Mette-Marit er æresmedlem- mer. Den matematisk-naturvitenskapelige
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