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14. October 2021Blog post

The role of Filipino nurses in battling the Covid-19 pandemic in Norway

Sallie Ria D. Malayan reflects on the crucial role Filipino nurses working in Norway have played during the COVID pandemic.

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13. July 202120. September 2021Blog post

Pandemic and the WELLMIG Research Team

The WELLMIG team members are reflecting on the effects of the pandemic on our own lives as researchers.

8. July 20218. July 2021Publications

New video abstract

A new video abstract from the Wellmig project.

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14. June 202113. July 2021Blog post

Does nurse migration lead to deskilling?

Marta Bivand Erdal and Lubomiła Korzeniewska reflect on the effects of the pandemic on migrant nurses and deskilling.

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28. May 202128. May 2021Blog post

Researching Uncertainties and Futures in the Pandemic

Drawing on new theoretical insights into futures research, Marek Pawlak writes about researching uncertainties during the pandemic in the context of caring for elderly patients.

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19. April 202119. April 2021Blog post

“It was such a coincidence”

Elżbieta M. Goździak writes about the role serendipity played in Polish nurses’ search for employment in Norway.

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19. February 20215. March 2021Blog post

Moving out, moving up, moving down: migration and mobility

What happens to a nurse’s social position if they move physically? What happens to their social position back in the country of origin, and in Norway, if they migrate here for work?

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8. January 202111. January 2021Book corner - What are we reading?

Our favourite reads in 2020

The New Year is a time for taking stock, reflecting, and looking ahead. The researchers in the WELLMIG team took stock of our readings in 2020.

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6. January 202119. February 2021Blog post

Our first video abstract is here!

In the video abstract, we explain how we developed the idea for our article, “Waiting: Migrant nurses in Norway,” and touch on the main findings.

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4. December 20204. December 2020Blog post

Nurses in Poland, migration and the pandemic

Izabella Main reports about the situation of nurses in Poland during the Covid-19 pandemic, the increasing shortage of nurses, and possible solutions through migration of nurses.

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PROJECT DETAILS

Title: WELLMIG – Migration for welfare: nurses within three regimes of immigration and integration into the Norwegian welfare state

Project leader: Marie Louise Seeberg, NOVA, OsloMet

Contact information:
mlsee@oslomet.no

Funding: FRIPRO, Research Council of Norway

Project period: 09.01.16 – 11.2.21

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