About

The Norwegian Ecological Society (Norsk økologisk forening, NØF) is a contact forum for ecologists active in Norway. We aim to strengthen and develop the network of ecologists in Norway and the Nordic countries and promote ecology as a discipline with a Norwegian, Nordic and International perspective.

NØF membership 

• is  open to all ecologists, with a focus on professionals, and, especially, young generation of ecologists, including Master students (which are free* - see below).

We organize conferences

• at the national level, every second year, and  also participates actively in the Nordic conferences in the years between. We support the national conferences, and especially facilitate attendance for students.

We provide funding

• for ecologist who would like to organize courses, conferences or other activities relevant for ecologists in Norway. To apply for funding, check out this page
• for Master students interested in participating at the National or Nordic conferences. To apply for a stipend, check out this page

We communicate using

• the newly established Slack Channel Science Communication NØF, aimed at ecologist interested in science communication. Read more about the channel and how to join here 
•  our mailing list (here)
• Twitter and Facebook group.

We even archive

• all our annual reports and annual meeting reports back to 2012, as well as our statutes. Everything is available on our Archive page

*free membership for Master students

Starting in 2025, any Master's student can apply for free membership with any of the national ecological societies. To get free membership for the Norwegian Ecological Society, send your study certificate or other proof of your student status to Anders F. Opdal (chair of the NØF board), University of Bergen, anders.opdal@uib.no. When confirmed, we will grant you free membership.

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