Register for the NORDLOCH Oslo Conference 2026
OCRights is pleased to host the NORDLOCH Oslo Conference 2026 at OsloMet, 26–28 October 2026.
The conference brings together researchers, doctoral candidates, policymakers, practitioners, and public-sector actors working with child welfare, child protection, children’s rights, register-based research, and longitudinal analysis across the Nordic region.
The conference will focus on how longitudinal child welfare research can strengthen comparative Nordic learning, improve methodological quality, and contribute to rights-based public-sector development for children at risk. A central concern is how research can support better decision-making, stronger accountability, and more rights-sensitive welfare services.
The programme includes a PhD forum, a policy-maker symposium, plenary discussions, and paper sessions with dedicated discussants. The conference is organised as an open, research-led meeting place for serious scholarly exchange on child welfare, child protection, governance, and institutional learning.
The conference is hosted by Oslo Centre of Children’s Rights at the Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy, OsloMet.
Dates: 26–28 October 2026
Venue: OsloMet, Pilestredet Campus, Oslo
Registration: Register for the NORDLOCH Oslo Conference 2026
We warmly invite colleagues across the Nordic region and beyond to participate in this conference and contribute to the further development of longitudinal, comparative, and rights-oriented child welfare research.