Campus and city
Most academic life centres on the leafy Blindern campus in northwest Oslo, with law, theology and parts of the humanities downtown near the historic Domus complex. Student welfare runs through SiO (Studentsamskipnaden SiO): subsidised housing, health services, sport and cafés. Oslo offers an exceptionally high quality of life — safe, green, walkable, with fjord and forest access — but it is one of Europe's costliest cities, and long, dark winters take adjustment. Student culture is democratic, informal and politically engaged.