NORFACE has decided to grant funding to twelve projects in its research programme on "Migration in Europe - Social, Economic, Cultural and Policy Dynamics". The funded projects will start late 2009 and have a maximum duration of four years. The funding granted to the transnational projects ranges between 500.000 € and 3.8 million €. Altogether 240 outline proposals were received to the research programme call. Of these 45 were invited to submit a Full Proposal. More information about the funded projects can be found here.

List of funded projects
List of reviewers used NORFACE organized its second Conference 17th September 2009 in Brussels. The Conference brought together some 70 representatives of the NORFACE funding organisations, universities and the European Commission. Read more The NORFACE research programme on Re-emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe? organized its Conference 22nd - 23rd April 2009 at the Goldsmiths College in London. The Conference brought together members of the ten projects funded from the programme to share their work and to debate the issue of social force. The funded projects look at the significance of religion in contemporary social life and explore the social and cultural impacts of recent religious growth points, such as Pentecostalism and Islam. The NORFACE programme on Religion was launched in March 2007 and will continue through 2010.

More information on the projects funded from the NORFACE research programme on Religion on the Relemerge website.

NORFACE has nominated Professor Christian Dustmann from University College London ... read more