Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), SINTEF Building and
Infrastructure, and University College of Lillehammer (HiL) succeeded together in obtaining
funding for the current research project on asylum seeker reception centres by Norwegian
Research Council’s research program FRIPRO for 2012-2015: “What Buildings Do - The
Effect of the Physical Environment on Quality of Life of Asylum Seekers”. The project is
furthermore supported financially by The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) as
well as internally funded by NTNU, HiL and SINTEF Building and Infrastructure.
Facing the many complexities and challenges of conducting the project, we have had
invaluable input and support from our Advisory Board including academic experts in the field,
representatives from actual NGOs, UDI, organisations that run asylum-seeker reception
centres, and prior residents. Ultimately, the research team extends grateful appreciation to the
many employees and residents of asylum-seeker reception centres for their willingness and
generous collaboration that have allowed us to pursue the aims of this project. Any faults or
mischievements rest on the research team alone.
The writing of this report was headed by Anne Sigfrid Grønseth (HiL) in co-authorship with
Eli Støa (project leader, NTNU), Ragne Thorshaug (NTNU), Åshild Lappegard Hauge
(SINTEF), while also drawing on valuable comments from team-researchers Einar Strumse
(HiL) and Karine Denizou (SINTEF). Svein Åge Kjøs Johnsen (HiL) has undertaken a quality
assessment
