Chris Dunn is a Fulbright scholar with an NSF Arctic Research Grant focused on his project, "Applying the Environmental Humanities to Conservation Management and Policy in Iceland." A key aspect of this investigation is the ongoing conflict between conservation and renewable energy development in Iceland's Central Highland.

As always, members of SAI staff attended the Arctic Circle Assembly 2023.

Ambassador Carrin F. Patman and her entourage visited Borgir on October 2, 2023. She met with representatives of institutes that work on Arctic matters in Borgir who introduced their work to her.