Norwegian Social Research ( Norwegian : Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, velferd og aldring , NOVA) is a state social science research institute based in Oslo , Norway. It is part of Oslo Metropolitan University , and was formerly an independent state agency from its establishment in 1996 until 2014. Together with the Work Research Institute , the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research and the National Institute for Consumer Research , it now forms the Centre for Welfare and Labour Research at Oslo Metropolitan University. ^[1]

The institute is one of the largest social research institutes in Norway, and conducts research on different aspects of society and the welfare state . The institute has 63 employees, including 21 research professors and 10 PhD students. The director of the institute is Guro Ødegard. ^[2]

NOVA's research is centered on Norwegian society. The aim of the institute is to develop knowledge and understanding of social conditions and processes of change. They focus on issues of life-course events, level of living conditions and aspects of life-quality as well as on programmes and services provided by the welfare system. Within its fields NOVA performs research assignments commissioned by public and private sector clients.

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