Campus Ullevål: NGI’s New Headquarters
At Campus Ullevål, NGI brings together around 330 employees under one roof. Here, geoscience research, consulting and testing are more closely integrated, at the heart of a broader knowledge hub for climate, energy, the environment, societal security and infrastructure.
Campus Ullevål officially opened in autumn 2026 and is now NGI’s headquarters. ( Photo: Åsmund Holien Mo / Bow)
A new chapter for NGI
In summer 2026, NGI moved into Campus Ullevål at Sognsveien 72. The new headquarters is located on the same site as NGI's former building, but provides entirely new settings for how we work, meet and develop knowledge. Campus Ullevål is owned equally by NGI and Aspelin Reitan Eiendom.
For NGI, Campus Ullevål is far more than a new office address. Workspaces, meeting areas and laboratories have been designed to strengthen collaboration between our specialist communities and make it easier to work with research partners, clients and other stakeholders.
Laboratories at the heart of NGI
The close integration of laboratory work, field investigations, instrumentation and numerical modelling is a hallmark of NGI. This is why the laboratories occupy a central and highly visible position in the new headquarters.
In the laboratories, we investigate how soil, rock and other materials behave under different loads and environmental conditions. The results provide important knowledge for safer buildings and infrastructure, climate adaptation, offshore energy and natural hazard management. The new facilities improve workflows, provide modern equipment and create excellent opportunities to demonstrate geoscience in practice.
At Campus Ullevål, NGI shares premises with several leading research and knowledge organisations. ( Photo: Åsmund Holien Mo / Bow)
A research community under one roof
At Campus Ullevål, NGI is based alongside the research institutes NIVA, CICERO, NORCE and NIBIO, as well as Sykehusbygg. The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is also moving its Norwegian headquarters here. In addition, Campus Ullevål Cowork provides space for start-ups and smaller companies.
Together, the building is home to specialist communities in geoscience, climate, water, energy, natural resources, health and infrastructure. Their proximity makes it easier to share knowledge, build networks and develop projects across disciplines and organisations. For NGI, this creates new opportunities to connect geoscientific expertise with some of the greatest challenges facing society today.
The building is part of the research
Campus Ullevål is more than a setting for research and innovation. The construction project itself has also served as an arena for developing and applying new knowledge.
The building stands in an area with challenging ground conditions and quick clay, where NGI's specialist teams have helped solve geotechnical challenges. A solution has also been developed in which parts of the underground retaining structure are used to store thermal energy. Excess heat and cold can be stored in the ground and retrieved when needed, a tangible example of how geoscience can contribute to more energy-efficient buildings.
( Photo: Åsmund Holien Mo / Bow)
Oslo Science City
Campus Ullevål is part of Oslo Science City, the innovation district stretching from Majorstuen to Gaustad. Its aim is to forge closer links between research, education, business and the public sector.
Shared meeting spaces, an auditorium and events make it easier for NGI to invite the wider community in. Parts of the building are also open to the public and include several food and beverage venues. Campus Ullevål provides NGI with better conditions for fulfilling our societal mission: developing and applying geoscientific knowledge to create a safer and more sustainable society.
Øydis Ulrikke Castberg
Head of Communication Communication and recruitment oydis.castberg@ngi.no+47 948 03 152