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13. October 2023

Fostering Academic Excellence: An Interview with Merle Scheiner in SCOPE

We had the privilege of speaking with Merle Scheiner, one of the organizers behind a student-led conference. SCOPE has grown over the years and provides a platform for students to showcase their research and presentation skills while fostering a strong sense of community and support.

2. October 2023

Apply for spring courses 2024

The deadline for spring semester courses is approaching. For 30 years we have been educating the next Arctic experts. Are you one of them? Apply by October 15, 2023.

19. June 2023

Arctic technology joins a new project for renewable energy

Last week, Anna Sjöblom and the Arctic Technology department hosted two days kick-off meeting for the new ZEESA project, funded for four years by the Research Council of Norway and industrial partners such as Store Norske and Statkraft.

27. April 2023

Pool of science

It was neither a new tourist venture nor the jacuzzi of MS Nordstjernen that drifted on shore. The pool on the ice below SSU was a student project in Arctic technology led by Prof. Alexey Marchenko.

26. January 2023

Apply for autumn courses 2023

Apply now for UNIS autumn semester courses! The application deadline is 15 April 2023.

19. January 2023

Local wind in the search for renewable energy

As the coal mining industry in Svalbard comes to an end, there is an urgent need to evaluate new energy sources.

17. June 2022

Sveinung Løset Awarded Clarkson University Honorary Degree

Sveinung Løset, professor of Arctic marine technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and UNIS, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree at Clarkson University’s spring 2022 Commencement.

11. May 2022

Extended application deadline for spring courses

Would you like to study in Svalbard in the spring? We have extended application deadline for some courses. Apply now – first come, first serve!

30. March 2022

Svalbard as testing ground

23. March 2022

A summer with underwater robots and Arctic glaciers

Last year, while Europe was tanning in the sun and experiencing its warmest summer on record, I was able to escape the heat and spend 5 weeks on Svalbard!

10. March 2022

Apply for autumn courses 2022

8. March 2022

Our Arctic heritage is threatened by climate change

21. February 2022

New FRAM initiative: Research in the Arctic, for those who live there

The Fram Centre has launched five new research programs with a total budget of 250 million NOK over five years. UNIS is involved in three of the new research programs.

4. February 2022

Introducing the UArctic Chair Roland Kallenborn

22. November 2021

Toxic atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds measured in Svalbard

6. September 2021

Apply for spring courses 2022

24. June 2021

Strengthens competence building within geosciences in polar areas

28. May 2021

UNIS Annual Report 2020

10. May 2021

Required fire drills in Svalbard pollute Arctic waters

21. April 2021

Great opportunities for solar energy in the Arctic

12. April 2021

Study opportunities in the Arctic

24. March 2021

Finding new inspiration 2000 kilometres from home

Celine Marie Solberg had never thought about going on exchange. But after half a year with limitations in a Covid-stricken Oslo she decided upon a semester in Svalbard. The studies has challenged her to broaden her field.