SINTEF Technology and Society

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SINTEF Technology and Society is a multidisciplinary research institute that operates in the fields of science and technology, and the social sciences.

Our strategy is to build social science into the national technology projects.

The unit has seven departments and about 260 employees.

News

New skills needed to avoid major disasters
Regulations and procedures in themselves are not enough to ensure safety during oil-drilling operations, conclude SINTEF researchers who have studied the accident investigation reports from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Contact: Ranveig Kviseth Tinmannsvik

Cost of cancer in the Nordic countries
A comparative study of health care costs and public income loss compensation payments related to cancer in the Nordic countries in 2007.
Contact: Jorid Kalseth

A week of sick-leave costs 13,000 kroner
Industry has estimated that a week of sick-leave costs.
Contact: Karl-Gerhard Hem

Award for Design Excellence for a sleeping bag for women
Our Work Physiology Laboratory has contributed to the development of the innovative product.
Contact: Mariann Sandsund

Still lack of knowledge about fatigue diseases
Few municipalities offer services sufficient for the needs of patients with CFS/ME.
Contact: Jan Wilhelm Lippestad

SINTEF on the World Cup team
SINTEF is research partner to Swix for the development of the new racing suit.
Contact: Hilde Færevik

Possible to reduce absenteeism and increase job presence by focusing on work environment, management and local cooperation.
It is still too much focus on repair rather than prevention, a new study on inclusive employment in municipalities.
Contact: Solveig Osborg Ose

New FME - "energy team" with a social perspective
SINTEF Technology and Society is a partner in one of three new national centers for sustainable energy (FME).
Contact: Arne Magne Stokka

Products and services

In addition to being a powerful supplier of technology to commerce and industry, we also provide solutions to social challenges in the sectors of health, welfare and sustainable working life, industrial management, the transport sector, as well as in the environmental and safety sectors.

SINTEF Technology and Society develops new knowledge and technology to add value on company and society level. This is done through a wide range of scientific methods, analyses, tests/simulations and development of products and services.

We have extensive research collaborations, both nationally, in Europe and several countries in the world.

Research centers

CenSES (NTNU, IFE, NHH, SNF, UiO, HSF)
GassMat (NTNU, industry)
National Center for 3D Ultrasound in Surgery (St. Olavs, NTNU, industry)
Medical Action (NTNU, St Olavs, UiO)
NorMit (St. Olavs, NTNU, UiO, Oslo US)
SFI Norman (NTNU, industry)
SMARTLOG (NTNU)

You will find more detailed information in the departments menu.

SINTEF Technology and Society
PO Box 4760 Sluppen
N 7465 Trondheim
Phone: +47 73 59 03 00
Fax: +47 73 59 03 30
E-mail:

Executive Vice President
Tonje Hamar