Research and academic activity

At BI, we prioritise excellent research that enhances business practices, addresses societal challenges, and contributes to the global knowledge base. Teaching should be research-based, practically relevant to students and of high quality. BI's academic activities are organised in nine departments and eight research centres representing spearheads in our research. 

Our researchers deliver high-quality research at an international level, and BI is a partner in several research projects. Research from BI is published in renowned scientific journals. At the same time, our research community contributes to BI's ability to deliver high-quality research-based education. 

• Publication points for BI in 2024 were 524, a slight decrease compared to the record year 2023 with 535 points.
• The total number of publications decreased from 409 in 2023 to 372 in 2024, while the number of publications in top journals reached its highest level ever.
• BI received MNOK 42.2 in externally funded research projects in 2024.
• In 2024, 63% of externally funded research projects had a project owner. 

Through long-term collaborations, we maintain close connections with society and business. Experience and expertise from business provide important transfer value to BI, including the ability to provide practically relevant teaching to our students. At the same time, our research and teaching must reflect business needs.

BI's academics contribute their expertise to society in various ways, for example, by participating in councils and committees, through involvement in significant research projects, or by excelling in other capacities. Some examples from last year:

• Associate Professor Anton Gollwitzer was named the Young Research Talent of the Year at BI.

• Four of BI's researchers were successful in their applications to the Financial Markets Fund. With this, BI won four out of six awards from the fund for research projects in 2025 (article in Norwegian).

• Professor Anne-Britt Gran and BI received 12 MNOK for a research project on AI in the cultural sector.

• Professor Fabian Harang was the first BI researcher to be appointed to the prestigious Academy for Young Researchers.

• Professor Andreas Moxnes received the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant of 26 MNOK. The project will investigate how the division of labour within and between countries affects wages, growth, specialisation and inequality.

• Postdoctoral fellow Ingrid Hjort at the Department of Economics at BI was appointed as the head of a government-appointed expert committee on climate change. She was also appointed as a member of two other committees appointed by The Ministry of Health and Care Services (article in Norwegian).

• Law Professor Morten Kinander was appointed as a member of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

• Associate Professor Mark Brown won BI's Best Teacher Award for his passion for teaching and his unique ability to make students feel welcome and included in the classroom.

• Professor Tore Bråthen at the Department of Law and Governance received the President's Honorary Award for his extraordinary efforts and role in the development of BI's legal academic community (article in Norwegian).

• Associate Professor Thomas Hoholm and Professor Bjørn Erik Mørk received BI's Connected Award for their contributions to the development of Norway's health and care sector (article in Norwegian).

• Karen Gorissen and Sahizer Samuk Carignani were awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, with BI as the host institution. The scholarships are awarded based on the merits of both the researcher, the supervisor, and the host institution.

• Associate Professor Linzhuo Wang was honoured by the Project Management Institute as part of the next generation of leaders paving the way in project management.

• The International Centre for Pension Management awarded Associate Professor Sven Klinger a prize for his study on pension funds.

• Associate Professor Alexander Buhmann and Professor Christian Fieseler received a prestigious award for their research on responsible artificial intelligence. The Outstanding Article of the Year Award was presented by the Society for Business Ethics and the "ABS4" journal Business Ethics Quarterly.

• Associate Professor at BI Tristano Sainati won the Association for Project Management's (APM) 2024 Paper of the Year award for his contribution to the article "Digging in the megaproject's graveyard: Why do megaprojects die, and how to check their health?"

• The Project Management Institute awarded research funding to Associate Professor Linzhuo Wang's research project on sustainability in megaprojects.

• PhD candidate Maximilan Schröder won the prestigious Richard T. Baillie Prize in Time Series Modeling for his innovative paper on measuring macroeconomic uncertainty.

• PhD student Morten Grindaker won Norges Bank's prize for the year's best doctoral thesis in macroeconomics for his thesis "Empirical Essays in Labour Economics and Housing Search."

• The Finnish Association for Purchasing and Logistics (LOGY) awards BI President Karen Spens the 2023 Logistics Professional of the Year prize.