The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is the world’s northernmost higher education institution, located in Longyearbyen at 78º N. We provide research-based education of the next generation of Arctic experts in biology, geology, geophysics and technology.
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To apply to UNIS courses, you must be enrolled at Bachelor, Master or PhD level at a Norwegian institution of higher education or an accredited international institution of higher education.
HOW TO APPLYAffiliated Sites
- ARCeX – Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration
- Arctic Safety Centre
- bioCEED – Centre for Excellence in Biology Education
- Birkeland Centre for Space Science
- The Fram Centre
- iEarth – Centre for Integrated Earth Science Education
- Kjell Henriksen Observatory
- LYSEF – Longyearbyen Science and Education Forum
- The Nansen Legacy
- The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research
- SIOS – Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System
- UNIS CO2 Lab
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Pulsating aurora can lead to depletion of the ozone layer
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The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
UNIS is the world’s northernmost higher education institution, located in Longyearbyen, at the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard (78º N).
UNIS offers high quality courses at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level in Arctic Biology, Arctic Geology, Arctic Geophysics and Arctic Technology.
🎉 May we introduce: DOCTOR TESEMA! 🎉
Fasil Tesema successfully defended his PhD thesis yesterday!
His thesis is about the pulsating aurora and how it can deplete the ozone layer. Here is a newly minted doctor surrounded by UNIS director Jøran Moen (left) and associate professor and main supervisor Noora Partamies.
Well done Doctor Tesema and cheers!🍾
Read more about Fasil Tesema’s research here: https://www.unis.no/pulsating-aurora-can-lead-to-depletion-of-the-ozone-layer/
Fasil Tesema successfully defended his PhD thesis yesterday!
His thesis is about the pulsating aurora and how it can deplete the ozone layer. Here is a newly minted doctor surrounded by UNIS director Jøran Moen (left) and associate professor and main supervisor Noora Partamies.
Well done Doctor Tesema and cheers!🍾
Read more about Fasil Tesema’s research here: https://www.unis.no/pulsating-aurora-can-lead-to-depletion-of-the-ozone-layer/
Longyearbyen live – 360 degree panorama
Live web camera from the roof of Svalbard Science Centre:
