The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Professional Services 72 - Scientific research and development 72.1 - Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 72.10 - Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
80 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 November 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2026
Foreseen end date
30 June 2026
Description
Norce, a Norwegian independent research institute, announced reductions equivalent to 80 full-time positions (about 10% of staff). The downsizing is driven by costs exceeding revenues and will proceed mainly through a voluntary programme offering severance packages. Management aims to protect core research activities where possible, with the restructuring to be completed in the first half of 2026. The principal measure is voluntary severance (open to selected groups and, on application, to all staff).
A union representative from Forskerforbundet at Norce called the scope “dramatic,” while local business leaders in Bergen expressed concern about loss of high-skill jobs.
Norce is among Norway’s largest independent research institutes, employing about 800 people across eight Norwegian cities and owned primarily by the universities of Bergen, Stavanger, Agder and Tromsø alongside public and private stakeholders.
Eurofound (2025), Norce, Internal restructuring in Norway, factsheet number 203679, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203679.
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