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The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is the world's northernmost higher education institution, located in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen at 78°N. UNIS offers high quality courses at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level in Arctic Biology, Arctic Geology, Arctic Geophysics and Arctic Technology.
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Svalbard reindeer. Photo: Anja Carlsson

Svalbard reindeer in good physical condition

 12.03.10

 

Despite the harsh winter, the population of Svalbard reindeer seems to be in relatively good condition, at least compared to the catastrophic winter of 2007-08, according to fieldwork observations in February.

 

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Photo: Tor Brekke

NECC 2010 opens today

 02.03.10

The Nordic Environmental Chemistry Conference (NECC) opens today at UNIS. About 140 delegates will convene to explore and develop networks among environmental scientists within the Nordic countries. It is the first time this conference is taking place in Svalbard.

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Weather and climate 90 km above Svalbard

 23.02.10

Observations of airglow and meteors above Svalbard reveal important information about the weather- and climate changes in the upper part of the atmosphere, according to Margit Dyrland’s Ph.D. research. Dyrland will defend her thesis at UNIS on Thursday February 25.
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SIOS
Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS).
LONGYEARBYEN CO2 LAB

INT'L POLAR YEAR
IPY is a special international research program on the Arctic and Antarctic and takes place in 2007-2009
IPY Field School 2010
Field School blog

WEATHER
 Realtime weather data and downloadable historical data.

EUCOP 2010

NECC 2010

VACANT POSITIONS
PhD and PostDoc positions within geology.

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

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