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Permafrost Research and Fieldwork in Ilulissat

On October 27, Joan Nymand Larsen and Helga Númadóttir from the Stefansson Arctic Institute traveled to Ilulissat, West-Greenland, where they joined fellow researchers for a productive week of fieldwork as part of the ILLUQ project.

New Senior Associate Scientist

The Stefansson Arctic Insitute is honoured to welcome Professor Jules Pretty OBE, Emeritus Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex and Director of the Centre for Public and Policy Engagement, as a new Senior Associate Scientist

Kick-off of the Arctic ICEBERG EU Horizon fieldwork in Northeast Iceland

During 21-26 August, the first field season of the Arctic ICEBERG EU Horizon project had a successful kick-off in Northeast Iceland, one of the project’s three field sites.

Visit from Arctic Forum Students

On March 14, we had the pleasure of receiving a group of students participating in the Arctic Forum course as part of the EnCHiL Nordic MSc programme.

Former SAI staff member, Maria Wilke, defends doctoral dissertation in Planning at the Agricultural University of Iceland

Maria Wilke, a former staff member at the SAI defended her doctoral dissertation in the field of planning at the Department of Planning and Design at the Agricultural University of Iceland. Maria's dissertation is titled "Public participation in marine spatial planning in Iceland”.

Catherine Chambers and Árni Daníel Júlíusson presented at a Symposium about Icelandic Coastal Culture

Catherine Chambers gave the presentation "Coastal Culture Here and Now and the Future of Coastal Communities," and Árni Daníel Júlíusson gave a presentation on the History of coastal culture.

Webinar on the MARINE SABRES project

Catherine Chambers presented the Marine SABRES project on the webinar series Atlantic And Arctic Lighthouse Weekly Hour hosted by the BlueMission AA coordination hub. In the Webinar, Catherine and colleagues focused on the Arctic Northeast Atlantic case study.

New Research on Climate Change and Pollution Impacts, and Adaptation in Arctic Coastal Communities

New funding for fieldbased research on climate change and pollution will expand research on the human dimension of climate change at the Stefansson Arctic Institute (SAI).

A framework introduced for the merger of the Vilhjálmur Stefánsson Arctic Institute and the University of Akureyri

The Ministry of Environment, Energy, and Climate has published on the Government Consultation Portal a proposal for the Vilhjálmur Stefánsson Arctic Institute to become part of the University of Akureyri.

Impressions from the Seminar on “Arctic Cooperation in Difficult Times”

The seminar on 17 November was organized by the Stefansson Arctic Institute, the Institute of Arctic Studies in the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, and the University of Akureyri as part of the programme for the Arctic Days in Akureyri, Iceland, November 15-17, 2023. The focus for the day-long conversation was on the future of Arctic cooperation.