2017:
| Date | Topic | Speakers |
| 19 Sep 2017 13:15– | PhD defense: Glacier dynamics in the fjords of Svalbard, inferred from submarine landforms and marine sediment cores | Anne Elina Flink |
| 19 Sep 2017 10:15–11:00 | PhD trial lecture: Current and future sea level rise in the context of past global ice dynamics and sea level histories | Anne Elina Flink |
| 12 Sep 2017 16:00–17:00 | Master thesis presentation: The heat of the glacier or should I pee in the ice cave? (more info, PDF) | Andreas Alexander |
| 6 Sep 2017 10:15–11:00 | Lunch Seminar: Microplastics Part 1: “Plastic and microplastic in the Northern Arctic; Svalbard: First results and a quest for reliable methods” Part 2: “Fibers, fish and food: the microfiber pollution problem and solution” |
Part 1: Dorte Herzke, Norwegian Institute for Air Research and Jan H. Sundet, Institute of Marine Research Part 2: Rachael Z. Miller, The Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean |
| 5 Sep 2017 19:00– | Folkemøte: Mikroplast (in Norwegian) Hvert år slippes det ut flere millioner små plastfibre gjennom avløpsvannet fra Longyearbyen. Hvordan kan vi redusere dette utslippet? Les mer om prosjektet |
Dorte Herzke, Norwegian Institute for Air Research and Jan H. Sundet, Institute of Marine Research |
| 1 Sep 2017 13:15–14:00 | Lunch Seminar: Periglacial environments in Japan: Comparison with Svalbard | Tatsuya Watanabe (Kitami Institute of Technology): Permafrost and perennial ice in Hokkaido, northern Japan Norikazu Matsuoka (University of Tsukuba): Seasonal frost and needle ice in central Japanese Mountains |
| 18 August 14:15–18:00 | Semester Opening | |
| 7–17 August 2017 | Svalbardkurset | |
| 31 July–5 August 2017 | NVP International Summer School 2017 | |
| 3 Aug 2017 18:30-19:30 | NVP Public lecture: Canadian Arctic Policy – A Careful Balance | Bob Paquin, Canadian International Arctic Centre |
| 2 Aug 2017 18:30-19:30 | NVP Public lecture: GoNorth – Geosciences in the northern Arctic – a national research initiative | Matthias Forwick University of Tromsø |
| 20 July 2017 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Human impact and the Arctic environment – using microbes as environmental engineers. Read abstract (PDF) | David Pearce |
| 14 June 2017 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: The role of permafrost and ground ice in Arctic slope processes | Graham Gilbert |
| 12–13 June 2017 | Seminar: Fremtidens energiforsyning i Longyearbyen (see programme and info here) | |
| 26 May 2017 13:15 | Master thesis presentation: Glacial history and Geomorphology of Trygghamna, western Svalbard | Nína Aradóttir |
| 22 May 2017 | SVALGREEN workshop (Svalbard–North Greenland cooperation) See programme (PDF) | |
| 5 May 2017 12:15–13:00 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Changing Arctic sea ice: implications for climate, ecosystems and society |
Sebastian Gerland |
| 5 May 2017 09:15–10:00 | Trial lecture: Glacier mass balance – methods, drivers and trends | Jakob Abermann |
| 3 May 2017 12:15-13:00 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Thermodynamics of firn layer at Lomonosovfonna (more info in PDF) |
Sergey Marchenko |
| 24 April 2017 13:15–14:00 | Trial lecture for open position in glaciology: Unlocking the secret drainage systems of Svalbard glaciers with inverse deduction | Prof. Andy Hodson |
| 31 March 2017 10:00–10:30 | Open discussion: Independant research and independant art? (Organised by Artica Svalbard) | William Nygaard, UNIS students |
| 29 March 2017 | Brown Bag Evening Seminar: Snow science and decision making (more info in PDF) | Jordy Hendrikx |
| 23 March 2017 | Open seminar: The Meaning of Life / Part Music for Double Bass by John Lely | Einar Duenger Bøhn / Michael Francis Duch |
| 21 March 2017 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Polar ice – at the edge of science and politics | Ingrid Bay-Larsen |
| 20 March 2017 12:15–13:00 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) – Turn ALL Students Into Scientists
The seminar was streamed and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/OjRz_t6FVsc |
Sehoya Cotner |
| 13 March 2017 16:30–17:30 | Open seminar: Prerequisites for further development in the north | Sturla Henriksen |
| 13 March 2017 13:15–14:00 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: When is all the sea ice gone? | Dirk Notz |
| 7 March 2017 12:15–13:00 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: PhD learning hurdles in STEM disciplines
The seminar was streamed and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/7zynQ9wNXMU |
Anders Ahlberg |
| 2 March 2017 09:00–12:30 | Dialogue meeting: New strategy for research and higher education in Svalbard | Norwegian Research Council |
| 28 Feb 2017 15:30–18:30 | PhD defense: “A study of dayside open/closed field line boundary dynamics using simultaneous ground-based optical and HF radar observations“ | Xiangcai Chen |
| 28 Feb 2017 14:30–15:15 | Trial lecture: “Challenges in radio wave communication and navigation at auroral latitudes” | Xiangcai Chen |
| 25 Feb 2017 16:00–17:35 | Longyearbyen sykehus 100 år: Populærvitenskapelige foredrag | Kristin Furu Grøtting, Ulf Aasebø, Mads Gilbert, Tore Dahlberg |
| 6–20 Feb 2017 | General course: AGF-216 The Stormy Sun and the Northern Lights | Pål Brekke |
| 16 Feb 2017 18:30–21:30 | Polar bear safety: Practical training on the shooting range Download programme (PDF) |
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| 15 Feb 2017 19:00–22:00 | Public seminar: Parasitic and viral diseases in Svalbard Download programme (PDF) |
Mads Forchhammer, Eva Fuglei and Torill Mørk |
| 14 Feb 2017 19:00–22:00 |
Public seminar: Polar bears and safety Download programme (PDF) |
Jon Aars and Magnus Andersen, the Norwegian Polar Institute / The Governor of Svalbard |
| 7 Feb 2017 19:00–22:00 | Public seminar: Avalanche awareness – a seminar on how to avoid avalanche risk Download programme (PDF) |
Martin Indreiten and Holt Hancock |
| 23 Jan–6 Feb 2017 | General course: SH-201 The History of Svalbard | Thor Bjørn Arlov |
| 1 Feb 2017 14:15–15:00 |
Lunch Seminar: Higher Education for Sustainable Development (more info, PDF) | Astrid T. Sinnes, associate professor in science education, NMBU |
| 31 Jan 2017 19:00–21:00 | Svalbardseminaret (see PDF of full programme) Fangstmenn og fangstkvinner / Andrée-ekspedisjonen: Å løse en gåte |
Per Kyrre Reymert og Tora Hultgreen/ Bea Uusma |
| 27 Jan 2017 14:00–14:45 | Lunch Seminar: A View from Space |
Kevin A. Ford, former NASA astronaut and former commandor of the International Space Station |
| 26 Jan 2017 19:00-21:00 | Svalbardseminaret (see PDF of full programme) Imagining the Arctic (presentation in English) / Lyden av Arktis |
Jérémie McGowan / Cathrina Roos Bilsbak og Lasse Thoresen |
| 24 Jan 2017 19:00–21:00 | Svalbardseminaret (see PDF of full programme) Polish Polar Station Hornsund (presentation in English) / Geodesistasjonen i Ny-Ålesund |
Adam Nawrot / Per Erik Opseth |
| 19 Jan 2017 19:00–21:00 | Svalbardseminaret (see PDF of full programme) Tragedien i Svenskhuset / En rotur i historisk kjølvann |
Kjell Kjær og Ulf Aasebø /
Tommy Sjöö Frantzen |
| 17 Jan 2017 19:00–21:00 | Svalbardseminaret (see PDF of full programme) Om hval og hvalforskning på Svalbard Servering av mat og salg av drikke i UNIS-kantina |
Christian Lydersen |
| 12 Jan 2017 10:15–11:00 | Trial lecture: “Oil and Gas in the Arctic: Past, Present and Future – Technological challenges with respect to fixed versus floating structures” | Renat Yulmetov |
| 12 Jan 2017 13:15 | PhD defense: “Observations and Numerical Simulations of Icebergs in Broken Ice” | Renat Yulmetov |
| 9 Jan 2017 09:00–11:00 |
Semester opening See programme (PDF) |
2016:
| 19 Dec 2016 10:15–11:00 | Trial lecture, Arctic Geophysics: “From PMSE to PMWE, related phenomena or not? Our current understanding” | Silje Eriksen Holmen |
| 19 Dec 2016 12:30 | PhD defense, Arctic Geophysics: “Trends and variability in polar mesopause region temperatures attributed to atmospheric dynamics and solar variability” | Silje Eriksen Holmen |
| 14 Dec 2016 10:15–11:00 | Trial lecture, Arctic Biology: “What are the forces that form seasonality in the marine organisms?” | Eike Stübner |
| 14 Dec 2016 13:15 | PhD defense, Arctic Biology: “Seasonality of Meroplankton in Svalbard Waters” | Eike Stübner |
| 6 Dec 2016 20:00–22:00 | Operafjellulykken | Tore Dahlberg and Erik Nygaard |
| 23 Nov 2016 12:15–13:00 |
Lunch Seminar: Life on Glaciers |
Alexandre Anesio |
| 23 Nov 2016 19:00 | Informasjonsmøte: Skred | NVE, Sysselmannen, Longyearbyen Lokalstyre |
| 15–17 Nov 2016 | Learning Forum | |
| 15–16 Nov 2016 | Forskning.no seminar | |
| 9 Nov 2016 12:15–13:00 |
Lunch Seminar: Genome protection in a stressful environment – from sea urchins to fish |
Helena Reinardy |
| 28 Sep 2016 | PhD Trial lecture: Feedback loops in the ice sheet-climate interaction and associated time scales |
Thomas Gölles |
| 22 Sep 2016 |
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| 21 Sep 2016 | Lunch seminar: Innovation Norway in Svalbard | Marit Karlsen Brandal |
| 20 Sep 2016 | Guest lecture: Beyond bases: Scaling up conservation in the polar regions | Tom Hart |
| 12 Sep 2016 | Lunch seminar: The Russian Scientific Center, Barentsburg (see PDF of presentation) | Anna Nikulina |
| 9 Sep 2016 | Semester opening (see programme in PDF) | |
| 8 Sep 2016 | Discussion forum: Marine litter around Svalbard (more info in PDF) | Jannike Falk-Andersson |
| 5–7 Sep 2016 | AECO Tourism Conference | |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Lunch seminar: Rewilding is the new Pandora’s box in conservation | David Nogués-Bravo |
| 30 Jul–9 Aug 2016 | Svalbardkurset | |
| 4 Jul 2016 09:15-10:00 | Trial lecture for open position in Boundary Layer Meteorology: Aspects of modeling the atmospheric boundary layer in polar regions: from turbulent flux measurements to operational weather forecasting | Teresa Valkonen |
| 22 Jun 2016 09:15–10:00 | Trial lecture for open position in Boundary Layer Meteorology: “Eddy covariance measurements over the ocean: results from ship- and UAV-based systems, and their potential role in future ACSI research” |
Dr. David Tupman |
| 21 Jun 2016 08:45–12:00 | EPOS (European Plate Observing System) Norway Seminar See programme (PDF) |
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| 21 Jun 2016 09:15–10:00 | Trial lecture for open position in Boundary Layer Meteorology:
“Measuring turbulent fluxes in the atmospheric surface layer: basics of the eddy covariance technique” |
Dr. Ivan Mammarella |
| 9–15 Jun 2016 | UiT Outreach 2016 Cruise | |
| 26 May 14:00–14:45 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Acclimation, adaptation and sensitivity to global change in marine invertebrates |
Piero Calosi, Professor, Département de biologie, chimie et géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada |
| 24 May 2016 12:15–13:00 |
Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: How to put monetary values on marine and coastal ecosystem services and biodiversity? Valuing environmental damage costs from marine oil spills. |
Ståle Navrud, Professor, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) |
| 4 May 2016 12:15-13:00 |
Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Svalbard Science Destination – Science tourism starting up |
Eivind Trondsen and Håvard Tjora |
| 2 May 10:30–12:30 |
Campus development plan: Open meeting | Statsbygg/Juul Frost Architects |
| 25 Apr 13:15–14:00 | Trial lecture: How water flow on top of glaciers impacts their climate sensitivity | Carl E. Bøggild |
| 20 Apr 12:15–13:00 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: NORMAP (Norwegian Satellite Earth Observation Database for Marine and Polar Research) |
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center |
| 20 Apr 13:15–14:00 | Trial lecture: The analogue revolution – future direction for Svalbard glacier research? | Dr. Thomas Schuler |
| 20 Apr 17:30–21:30 | Open day: Kjell Henriksen Observatory and EISCAT | LySEF – Longyearbyen Science and Education Forum |
| 19 Apr 12:15-13:00 |
Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: The hidden life in the Arctic sea ice: Algae, animals and many challenges |
Rolf Gradinger, Professor in Arctic and marine biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway |
| 14 Apr 19:00 |
Seminar: Exploration of the Arctic Ocean (seminar in Norwegian) | Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center & The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research |
| 12 Apr | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Oil and gas in Arctic – Challenges and opportunities (Pdf) |
Bengt Lie Hansen, NLH Energy Consulting and The High North Center, Nord University |
| 5 Apr 12:15–13:00 |
Information meeting, University of Stavanger: Studies and student life in Svalbard |
UNIS students/staff |
| 4 Apr 14:15–15:00 |
Information meeting, University of Agder: Studies and student life in Svalbard |
UNIS students/staff |
| 31 Mar 17:00–18:30 |
Information meeting, University of Oslo: Studies and student life in Svalbard |
UNIS students/staff |
| 3 Mar 09:00–10:00 |
Horizon2020 and funding opportunities | Janicke Giæver, Norwegian Research Council |
| 18 Feb 12:15–13:00 | Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Geoscience Atlas of Svalbard – some highlights |
Winfried Dallmann, UNIS |
| 8–17 Feb | Exhibition: Longyearbyen as a place and Svalbard as a fluid territory |
Oslo School of Architecture and Design & Tromsø Academy of Landscape and Territorial Studies |
| 8–17 Feb | Open course: The Stormy Sun and the Northern Lights |
Pål Brekke |
| 17 Feb | Lunch seminar: The Disaster of Franklin: 19th Century Exploration in the 21st Century Arctic |
Adriana Craciun, Professor of English, UC Riverside, USA |
| 11 Feb 20:00–22:00 | Svalbard Seminar Series (presentations in Norwegian): 1) Snøskredvarsel på Svalbard 2) Reiselivets gjesteundersøkelse 2014–2015 |
1) NVE/UNIS 2) Visit Svalbard |
| 9 Feb 20:00–22:00 | Svalbard Seminar Series (presentation in Norwegian): Operafjellulykken |
Erik Nygaard (former sergeant, The Governor of Svalbard) and Tore Dahlberg, former senior medical consultant, Longyearbyen hospital |
| 5 Feb 16:15–18:00 |
SH-201 The History of Svalbard: The development of permanent settlement and the local history of Longyearbyen |
Thor Bjørn Arlov, NTNU/UNIS |
| 4 Feb | SH-201 The History of Svalbard: Svalbard in national and international politics: problems of strategy and sovereignty |
Thor Bjørn Arlov, NTNU/UNIS |
| 3 Feb | SH-201 The History of Svalbard: The development of governance and environmental protection |
Thor Bjørn Arlov, NTNU/UNIS |
| 2 Feb | SH-201 The History of Svalbard: The industrialization of Svalbard: Exploration and mining from Søren Zakariassen to Svea Nord |
Thor Bjørn Arlov, NTNU/UNIS |
| 2 Feb | Svalbard Seminar Series (presentations in Norwegian): 1) FRAM-2014/15 – en helårs isdrift i det 21. århundre 2) Jordens eldste isbjørn – et geologisk drama (See presentation on SlideShare) |
1) Yngve Kristoffersen, Professor emeritus, University of Bergen |
| 1 Feb | SH-201 The History of Svalbard: The great (and not so great) polar expeditions from Svalbard |
Thor Bjørn Arlov, NTNU/UNIS |
| 29 Jan | SH-201 The History of Svalbard: The scientific exploration of Svalbard and modern polar research |
Thor Bjørn Arlov, NTNU/UNIS |
| 28 Jan | Svalbard Seminar Series (presentations in Norwegian): 1) Norwegian Young sea ICE cruise (N-ICE2015) (See presentation on SlideShare) 2) Store Norske, Staten og Svalbard (See presentation on SlideShare) |
1) Harald Steen, Norwegian Polar Institute |
| 26 Jan | Svalbard Seminar Series (presentations in Norwegian): 1) Miljøgifter på Svalbard (See presentation on SlideShare) 2) Plast på Svalbard (See presentation on SlideShare) |
1) Solvår Reiten, Adviser, The Governor of Svalbard 2) Geir Wing Gabrielsen, Norwegian Polar Institute |
| 21 Jan | Svalbard Seminar Series (presentation in Norwegian): Sjøfugler på Svalbard (See presentation on SlideShare) |
Hallvard Strøm, Norwegian Polar Institute |
| 11 Jan | Spring semester opening | See programme here |
2015:
| 17 Dec 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
1) Warming-induced tree expansion in the Arctic – mycorrhizal effects on N cycling and C sequestration 2) Conservation of EM fungi in boreal forests – the value of retention forestry and Red Lists |
1) Karina Clemmensen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 2) Anders Dahlberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| 16 Dec 2015 | Disputation: | Sunil Mundra, UNIS/UiO |
| 23 Nov 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Observing aurora with a radio telescope |
Derek McKay, PhD student |
| 16 Nov 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Conjugate hemisphere observations of auroral sunstorms |
James Weygand, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 6 Nov 2015 | Disputation:
“Geological controls on fluid flow and seepage in western Svalbard fjords” |
Srikumar Roy, UNIS/UiB |
| 4 Nov 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
The mysteries of Research in Svalbard (the RiS database) |
Thorbjørn Gilberg, Senior Adviser, Svalbard Science Forum |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Svalbard to the Himalayas – Improving glacial lake outburst flood prediction |
Sarah Thompson, Postdoc, UNIS |
| 14 Oct 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Transitioning from coal – an invitation to use Svea as a base for research and academic work (download PDF of presentation) |
Aleksander Askeland, Director of Sales & Business Development, Store Norske (SNSK) |
| 13 Oct 2015 | Disputation: | Heïdi Sevestre, UNIS/UiO |
| 7 Oct 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Regional auroral forecasts – Why is it so difficult to predict the aurora? |
Noora Partamies, Associate Professor in Middle Atmospheric Physics, UNIS |
| 18–24 Sep 2015 | Interdisciplinary Polar Studies in Svalbard (IPSiS) meeting | |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Reclamation processes at the largest surface coal mine in USA (North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Wyoming). Reclamation principles, rules, and processes occurring at the mine on a daily basis. |
Anna Krzyszowska Waitkus, Environmental consultant, Laramie, Wyoming, USA |
| 27 Aug–1 Sep 2015 | 2nd Boreal Triassic Conference 2015 | |
| 27 Aug 2015 | Disputation:
“Late Quaternary paleoceanography of the northern continental margin of Svalbard” |
Teena Chauhan, UNIS/UiT |
| 9 Jul 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Zoonotic parasites in Arctic wildlife. Is there a lot of parasites in “terrestrial” wildlife (mainly carnivores) in Svalbard? Running research on parasites that could have zoonotic potential in Svalbard. |
Eva Myšková, PhD student at Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Polar Ecology Courses under the auspices of the Czech Arctic Research Infrastructure. |
Jakub Ondruch, PhD candidate, Department of Geography at Masaryk University, Czech Republic |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
The history of the Institute of Marine Research/ |
Erlend Moksness/Ole Torrissen
Institute of Marine Research, Norway |
| 20 May 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Effects of terrain movements in ice-rich permafrost landscape |
Jaroslav Obu, PhD Candidate, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany |
| 15 May 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Does Atlantic mackerel visit Svalbard for pleasure or out of need? |
Leif Nøttestad, Institute of Marine Research, Norway |
| 13 May 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Develop your research career with a Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowship |
Thorbjørn Gilberg, Senior adviser at Svalbard Science Forum and former national contact point for Marie Curie Actions |
| 20 Apr 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Avalanche Forecasting |
Greg Johnson, Avalanche Safety Consultant and snowboard guide, Canada |
| 23 Mar 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
National Parks: The International Perspective |
Bill Youngs, Professor of History, Eastern Washington University |
| 11 Mar 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Unconventional Proteomics. The use of proteomic methods in biological and environmental research. |
Radovan Hynek, Ass. Prof., Dep. of Biochemistry/ Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 11 Feb 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Nutrition in plankton ecology in coastal Norwegian waters – a brief review |
Yngvar Olsen, Professor in marine biology, NTNU |
| 4 Feb 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Sea Ice Meiofauna and the Benthic Connection |
Kyle Dilliplaine, University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 30 Jan 2015 | Lunch Seminar:
Assessing mining impacts from dust and black carbon on Arctic snow in Svalbard |
Alia Khan, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA |
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