Welcome to the Norwegian Research School on

Digitalization,

Culture and Society

Supported by the Research Council of Norway and coordinated at the Oslo Metropolitan University, DIGIT offers a comprehensive two-year program designed for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows enrolled at Norwegian universities. Our program includes a blend of joint seminars, specialized academic courses, interactive workshops, secondments, and extensive networking opportunities. The school represents a collaborative effort among seven Norwegian universities, one research institute, and six partners from both the public and private sectors.

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PhD-Level Courses Offered by Partner Universities

Members of DIGIT are eligible for financial assistance to participate in relevant courses conducted by our partner universities. The selection of courses includes, but is not limited to:

New knowledge on digitalisation,
culture and society


“The objective is to produce critical and theory-sensitive knowledge on the relationship between digitalization and societal changes.”

- Marit Haldar, Professor and director of The Research Centre for Digitalization of Public Services and Citizenship (CEDIC) at OsloMet.

The research school aims to provide theoretical frameworks on the role of technology in society such as science and technology studies (STS), posthumanism, philosophies of science, and frameworks on the politics of technologies. The Research School will build capacity on new digital methodologies, such as digital ethnography, visual ethnography, digital narratives, and big data analysis.

Meet the Participants 2023-2025

Training & Research


DIGIT's two-year program consists of joint seminars, academic courses, writing workshops, communication and management training, as well as networking and secondment opportunities. The academic training is structured around four thematic clusters: Digitalization and Working Life; Digitalization, Security and Privacy; Digitalization, Service Provision and Public Administration; and, Digitalization, Governance and Democracy

Digitalization and Working Life

How digitalization and technological developments change job demand, job quality, and working life itself.

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Digitalization, Security and Privacy

How machine learning and analytical tools reshape social and political processes, and their integration with predictive politics and risk assessment strategies.

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Digitalization, Service Provision and Public Administration

How digital tools are creating new kinds of services and changing who uses them.

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Digitalization, Governance and Democracy

How the digitization of the public sphere transform the production and dissemination of information.

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Facilitating Dialogue and Collaboration

DIGIT consists of seven Norwegian universities, one research institute, and six external partners from outside the research sector. These academic partners have extensive expertise in their respective research domains. Together, stakeholders collaborate to pinpoint research questions and knowledge gaps, engage in dialogue over explanations and interpretations, and devise innovative courses and methodologies. The Research School is hosted by the Centre for Digitalization of Public Services and Citizenship (CEDIC) at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet).

Our Partners

Interested in Joining the School?


The Norwegian Research School on Digitalization, Culture, and Society (DIGIT) annually selects a limited number of highly qualified PhD students and postdoctoral fellows from Norwegian institutions, continuing this tradition until 2028.

You can meet the class of 2022 here and the class of 2023 here.

We are currently welcoming applications for the 2024 cohort!

DIGIT offers an enriching two-year program that includes joint seminars, academic courses, writing workshops, as well as communication and management training, alongside networking and secondment opportunities, all at no cost to the participants.