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Apply for Arctic Tectonics and Volcanism course at UNIS, Svalbard

"Arctic Tectonics and Volcanism" Masters and PhD course at The University Centre in Svalbard, April 15 - June 2, 2024. 

Wed, Sep 27, 2023

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Job call: Associate Professor in Arctic marine biology

The department of Arctic Biology at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) seeks a candidate for a full-time, permanent position as Associate Professor in...

Tue, Sep 19, 2023

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Alaska Geology Field Excursion, September 2023

A group of 25 international staff and students from several universities undertook a 2 week field excursion from the south to north of Alaska, from Homer to...

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

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Developing a permafrost internship service – strengthening the link between higher education and working-life

During the Sixth European Conference on Permafrost held 18-22 June in Puigcerdà Spain, the UArctic Thematic Network on Permafrost (TNP) hosted a UArctic netw...

Wed, Jul 26, 2023

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2023 UArctic Project Call Results for Networking Activities on UArctic Research and Education

UiT - The Arctic University of Norway received 19 applications for the 2023 Norwegian project Call for Networking Activities on Arctic Research and Education...

Tue, Jun 20, 2023

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North2north coordinators gather in Alta, Norway

National and university coordinators are meeting at the UiT – The Arctic University of Norway campus in Alta to discuss logistics, challenges, and updates to...

Wed, Jun 14, 2023

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Building the best response system for landsliding in Svalbard

We live in Longyearbyen, Svalbard’s main settlement, located in a narrow valley with steep slopes.

Tue, Jun 13, 2023

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The annual UArctic Chairs meeting held at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

The UArctic Chairs met in Quebec for their annual meeting on 23 May 2023, in conjunction with the UArctic Assembly hosted by Université Laval.

Mon, May 29, 2023

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SUDARCO: Sustainable development of the Arctic Ocean

A new research programme is led by the Norwegian Polar Institute with UiT The Arctic University of Norway and UNIS The University Centre in Svalbard.

Wed, May 10, 2023

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Work on the shared arctic variable on permafrost – living on frozen ground continues

Ilkka Matero from Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) presented Arctic PASSION’s progress on co-development of the Shared Arctic Variabl...

Mon, Apr 03, 2023

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Interdisciplinary permafrost workshop in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Report on the two-day workshop "Longyearbyen permafrost activities" held at The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) on 15-16 March, 2023.

Tue, Mar 21, 2023

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Call for Applications: NVP International Summer School in Svalbard 2023

The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research (NVP), in cooperation with the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), is pleased to announce that the call...

Mon, Feb 27, 2023

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