Summer/autumn courses 2020 open for application
21 January 2020
Apply now for our summer semester courses! The application deadline is 15 February 2020.
Funding for extra positions within renewable energy
29 November 2019
The Ministry of Education and Research has allocated funds for two new PhD positions within renewable energy at UNIS. – This allows us to build up a new scientific field in the Arctic Technology department, says UNIS director Harald Ellingsen.
Extended application deadline – Bachelor and Master/PhD courses spring 2020
8 November 2018
Would you like to study in Svalbard next spring? We have extended application deadline for some courses in Arctic Biology, Arctic Geophysics, and Arctic Technology. Apply now – first come, first serve!
Apply now for spring courses 2020
9 September 2019
Application is now open for UNIS spring courses. The application deadline is 15 October 2019.
Buildings are sinking more than expected
28 August 2019
Researchers began measuring how much buildings in Svalbard are moving two years ago. Already they are seeing surprising results. We’re sinking.
Summer/autumn courses 2019 open for application
25 January 2019
Apply now for our summer semester courses! The application deadline is 15 February 2019.
Dialogue Café: Communication between science and Longyearbyen local community
3 December 2018
On Thursday 6 December we invite the public to an open dialogue café where scientists and local actors discuss societal challenges and possibilities in the ongoing climate change. The dialogue café will take place in “Møysalen” at UNIS 15:30–18:00.
Understanding better fundamental mechanisms of rock fracture by blasting
14 November 2018
UNIS PhD candidate Liyuan Chi has investigated the shock compression of rock in the vicinity of an exploding charge and rock fracturing on a free surface parallel to the blast hole. Chi will defend his PhD thesis at NTNU on Wednesday 21 November at 13:15.
Apply now for spring courses 2019
5 September 2018
Application is now open for UNIS spring courses. The application deadline is 15 October 2018.