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Ministerial visit to UNIS

Utlysning: Jan Christensens legat

Summer fieldwork for memory books

New UNIS weather station at Fritham

Toxic atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds measured in Svalbard

Extended application for spring semester courses

Q & A @ C

SCOPE 2021: First student-led conference at UNIS

Risk assessment in the Arctic

A to Z student guide to Longyearbyen

New student housing in Longyearbyen

ARCT-RISK meeting in Longyearbyen

Collaboration with USN

New kids on the rock

Arctic Mass Rescue Operation shows good cooperation in the North

– We were wrong about how fast Svalbard glaciers are melting  

Drilling the mid-Norwegian volcanic margin

Apply for spring courses 2022

Refining knowledge about snow avalanches

From your home to the lab: household items in the life of a marine scientist

Dramatic temperature rises in the Arctic hits vital sea ice algae

Into the deep unknown central Arctic Basin

Major biological changes on the shoreline of Svalbard

When fieldwork doesn’t go as planned 

When fieldwork doesn’t go as planned 

Aliens in the Arctic? The outer-worldly life that resides within sea ice

Drone-based reindeer counting in Svalbard

Fjord ice in Svalbard – an important kindergarten for seafloor animal babies

Successful summer course

Have you checked Yr.no?

It is one of the most common phrases in the Norwegian language, nevertheless, also a common source of frustration. Because who has not looked at a promising weather forecast, and made big plans for a visit to the beach, a summer party, or an outdoor gathering? Then only to wake up the next morning to overcast, rain in the air and cancelled plans?

Super local weather forecast in Longyearbyen

Strengthens competence building within geosciences in polar areas

Digital learning arena for Arctic biology

Let’s talk dirty

Arunima Sen is a postdoc in the Benthic Ecology group at Nord University and soon-to-be associate professor at UNIS. She has two primary research agendas : sub-Arctic fjord ecology, and carbon and nutrient cycling in the high Arctic. She is also a part of the Nansen Legacy research project, and this blog is from a cruise in spring 2021.

Pulsating aurora can lead to depletion of the ozone layer

UNIS Annual Report 2020

Teamwork makes dream work 

Hidden biodiversity inside of Svalbard’s sea ice

Continuous avalanche danger around Longyearbyen

Climate change “squeezing” Arctic animals and plants: new circumpolar report

Required fire drills in Svalbard pollute Arctic waters

High impact of snowmobile pollution in Svalbard

Back when the dinosaurs were ash-stranded

Polar bear conflicts in Svalbard – how dangerous are our Arctic icons?  

Great opportunities for solar energy in the Arctic

Jan Christensen’s Endowment 2021

Small classes, big learning opportunities 

Study opportunities in the Arctic

Microfossils from the Circum-Arctic

Ready, biip, green – have a safe trip!

Nansen Legacy project blog: Tiny Arctic wildlife matters

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.