Matthew Davidson

Writer & Editor

Norway

Stories are best when they are shared and I’m here to help you do that.

Together we will figure out what excites you about your work and put that energy into powerful communication strategies so you can get back to doing what you love.

I offer the following services:

• Writing support
• Original articles
• Editing
• Grant writing
• Background research
• Communication training workshops
• Språkvask, "language washing"

I use my background as a bioengineer and my experience as a writer and editor to help universities, entrepreneurs, and independent researchers share their stories. My goal is to bring your research breakthroughs and innovative ideas into the world through engaging articles, workshops, and reports.

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Portfolio

Original Articles

Oslomet
Oslo, the divided city

A deep socioeconomic divide splits Oslo from east to west. It will continue to deepen unless it is more widely acknowledged and addressed.

Oslomet
A holistic approach to supporting victimized children

Barnahus is an innovative model of caring for and supporting children who have been the victim of violence and sexual abuse. It provides a safe and supportive environment to meet their legal, medical, and psychological needs.

Private client
The AI that Industries Can Use Today

2023 will mark the year that AI moved to the forefront of public consciousness. In this cycle it is important to consider the how and why behind applying AI technology to solve critical problems.

Sciencenorway
09/14/2023
Screen quality matters more than screen time

How much time children and teenagers spend looking at screens is on many parents' minds. Yet researchers insist it is the quality of that time that should concern us most.

Oslomet
A holistic approach to supporting victimized children

Barnahus is an innovative model of caring for and supporting children who have been the victim of violence and sexual abuse. It provides a safe and supportive environment to meet their legal, medical, and psychological needs.

Oslomet
More than just work: How an immigrant finds belonging

"You have people coming in to the country with huge skill sets and experiences that could be used, and it's just thrown away," says Erika Gubrium. Professor Gubrium's own immigrant story is familiar to many immigrants to Norway.

Oslomet
How to make AI we can trust

Have you ever wondered how Google and Facebook always manage to show you advertisements for the thing you were just thinking about? Artificial intelligence, commonly referred to as AI, forms the backbone of the programmes that collect your data and determine what ads to show you.

Private client
06/01/2023
AI in legacy industries

A report on the investment landscape for AI in agriculture and mining

Oslomet
Finding community in extremism

Sometimes, youth feel like strangers in their own countries. In the face of real and perceived injustices, some find community in extremism.

Oslomet
An AI solution to aches and pains

The Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health (CIM), OsloMet's new Centre of Research Excellence, uses AI to develop innovative and effective interventions for musculoskeletal health.

Oslomet
Providing for the future: to use or not to use Norway's oil and gas

OsloMet research professor Marianne Takle has been looking into Norway's history of extracting and selling oil and gas. In her research, she has sought to better understand why the prevailing conversation shifted from preserving resources to building capital. As long as Norway has had oil and gas, there have been debates over how to use it.

Oslomet
To end a pandemic, consider socioeconomics

In late December 2020, a 67-year-old resident of Ellingsrudhjemmet elderly care home in Oslo became the first person in Norway to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Many in Norway took this as a sign that the pandemic was coming to an end. But what determines who gets vaccinated first?

Oslomet
Norway is lovely, so why are people leaving?

"Hardly any research has investigated how this emigration affects the Norwegian working life and welfare society, such as population ageing, availability of skills, or economic and regional inequalities" says OsloMet researcher Marianne Tønnessen. Tønnessen's EXITNORWAY project at the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) aims to understand who these emigrants are and how their absence changes Norwegian society.

Editing and Writing Assistance

DNV
Energy Transition Outlook

DNV's annual Energy Transition Outlook presents the results from our independent model of the world's energy system. It covers the period through to 2050 and forecasts the energy mix, supply and demand globally and in 10 world regions.

DNV
Transport in Transition DNV

The Transport in Transition report addresses the vast changes in electrification, fuels, and infrastructure to 2030 and to 2050. This fuel-centric forecast sets out DNV's best estimates on the availability, costs, policy drivers, and likely uptake of decarbonization options in the transport sectors.

DNV
AI Medical Device Software under the MDR DNV

The digitalization of healthcare generates a massive amount of data that exceeds the analytical capabilities of individual clinicians. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to automate the analysis of these data, carrying the promise of better and more sustainable healthcare. However, doing this requires AI medical device software to be as safe and performant as any other trustworthy medical device.

DNV
Assurance in the digital age DNV

Group Research and Development position paper Assurance in the digital age Ever-more complex and connected systems are shifting the risk challenge from a small number of high risk assets to multiple interconnected vulnerabilities.

DNV
Big data management for the precise treatment of three patient groups DNV

BigMed is an ICT Lighthouse project funded by The Research Council of Norway. The project aims to lay a foundation for implementing precision medicine and big data analytics in healthcare. Request a copy Big data management for the precise treatment of three patient groups The project aims to lay a foundation for implementing precision medicine and big data analytics in healthcare.