Head of Research at Nordic institute for studies in research, innovation and education, NIFU
Espen Solberg is Head of Research at Nordic institute for studies in research, innovation and education (NIFU). He has 15 years of experience as a researcher and analyst in the field of research and innovation policy. His expertise includes a range of studies of R&D funding systems, evaluations of research programmes and institutions as well as a series of studies on the role of research institutes. Mr. Solberg also has more than 10 years of experience as policy maker in the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, i.a. as secretary to the Norwegian government cabinet board for research policy and as science and innovation counsellor at the permanent delegation of Norway to the OECD. Currently, Solberg is leading a project studying trends and patterns in contract research in the Norwegian R&D system.