UArctic x LRF Research Fellows are excited to share their ongoing projects through an interactive panel.
Is the Arctic cruise industry becoming too big to be safe? Are Arctic shipping routes entering entirely new environmental regimes? During the UArctic Congress 2026, the UArctic × Lloyd’s Register Foundation Research Fellows will explore the changing realities of Arctic maritime safety, climate impacts, and human–environment interactions.
Is the Arctic cruise industry becoming too big to be safe? What is the value of analyzing historical Arctic shipping practices? Are Arctic shipping routes becoming more accessible, or are they entering entirely new environmental regimes?
If any of these questions interest you, please join us at the panel on Arctic Maritime Safety, Climate Impacts, and Human–Environment Interactions (past and present); session 140 on Ocean Day of the UArctic Congress. Together the UArctic x Lloyd’s Register Foundation Research Fellows will provide some answers.
This panel brings together the five UArctic x Lloyd’s Register Foundation Research Fellowship projects for a discussion of their preliminary results and future plans. The six Fellows integrate expertise as diverse as physical oceanography, maritime engineering, maritime history and policy studies, and sustainable tourism management.
Overall, the panelists (and their research) seek to better understand the changing Arctic and to inform sustainable and safe maritime futures, working from cross-disciplinary and community-engaged contexts.
The UArctic x Lloyd’s Register Foundation Research Fellowship was launched in 2024 and lasts for two years. The inaugural call sought to highlight three interlinked topics: 1) Ice histories; 2) Safely navigating new Arctic Sea routes; and 3) Cruise ships in the cold.
