University of Oslo

The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University, norwegian Det Kgl. Frederiks Universitet), modelled after the recently established University of Berlin. The university currently has about 29,000 students and employs about 4600 people. It is the largest, most prestigious and oldest university in Norway, situated in the country's capital city.

Units

Faculty of Theology

Faculty of Law

• Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL)
• Department of Criminology and the Sociology of Law
• Department of Private Law
• Department of Public and International Law
• Section for Information Technology and Administrative Systems (SITAS)
• Nordic Institute of Maritime Law
• Centre for European Law
• Norwegian Centre for Human Rights

Faculty of Medicine

• Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
• Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine
• Institute of Psychiatry
• Psychosocial Centre for refugees
• Institute of Health Management and Health Economics
• Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Faculty Division Aker University Hospital
• Faculty Division Akershus University Hospital
• Faculty Division Rikshospitalet
• Faculty Division Ullevaal University Hospital
• Faculty Division The Norwegian Radium Hospital
• The Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience

Faculty of Humanities

• Department of Archaeology, Conservation and Historical Studies
• Department of Cultural Studies and Oriental Languages
• Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas
• Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
• Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
• Department of Media and Communication
• Department of Musicology
• Unit for Digital Documentation
• The Ibsen Centre
• Centre for Viking and Medieval Studies
• The Norwegian Institute in St. Petersburg
• The Norwegian Institute in Rome
• Norwegian Centre for Research Cooperation with France

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

• Department of Biology
• Department of Molecular Biosciences
• School of Pharmacy
• Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics
• Department of Physics
• Department of Informatics
• Department of Geosciences
• Department of Biochemistry
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics
• Physics of Geological Processes
• Centre of Mathematics and Applications
• Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis
• Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology

Faculty of Dentistry

• Department of Oral Biology
• Institute of Clinical Dentistry

Faculty of Social Sciences

• Department of Sociology and Human Geography
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Social Anthropology
• Department of Economics
• Centre for technology, innovation and culture

Faculty of Education

• Department of Teacher Education and School Development
• Department of Special Needs Education
• Institute for Educational Research
• The Autism Unit
• Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in New Media and Communication Technology

University Library

• Library of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Library of Arts and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Law Library
• Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Library

Units directly under The Senate

• The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo
• Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research
• Centre for Development and the Environment
• International Summer School