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9. June 2022

The new UNIS boat is baptized

On World’s Ocean Day 8 June, UNIS’ new research boat, Hanna Resvoll, was baptized in Longyearbyen. The boat is named after the first female researcher on Svalbard, Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, Norway’s first environmentalist.

8. June 2022

The ocean’s role in a warming Arctic

When meteorologists report fine weather on Svalbard, it is the air temperature that is being talked about. But when it comes to global warming, ocean temperature is the big joker.

18. May 2022

Monitoring the snow cornices on Gruvefjellet

Researchers have used drones to inspect the snow cornices on Gruvefjellet. This helps us understand and assess the risks of cornice-triggered avalanches in Longyearbyen.

11. May 2022

Extended application deadline for autumn courses

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

6. May 2022

NASA Rocket to Measure Earth’s Life-Supporting Secret: A Weak Electric Field

Why does Earth support life, while Venus and Mars – and for all we know, any other planet in the universe – do not?

4. May 2022

Robotic mapping of Svalbard’s marine forest

With the novel use of unmanned surface vehicles (USV), it has become safer and easier to collect data from glacier fronts. Master student Milan Beck is one of the first who utilised this sustainable way of monitoring the pristine and vulnerable Arctic nature for his thesis.

2. May 2022

Student blogs – study in Svalbard

From August to December 2018, Daan van den Broek studied geophysics at UNIS. He's written three blogs where he explains how he went about applying for a semester at UNIS, and how it all went down.

22. April 2022

Royal interest in Arctic science

HRH Crown Prince Haakon and HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visited the University Centre in Svalbard today. Students informed the royal couple about their field work and emphasized the importance of safety in the field.

10. April 2022

Jump straight into it – a year at UNIS

8. April 2022

Q&A about Arctic Safety studies

4. April 2022

“UNIS is a fantastic innovation”

Morten Wedege had dreamed of studying and working in the tropics, when a small advertisement on a student board made him aware of Svalbard. It became the start of the career path, that would bring him to every corner of Spitsbergen over two decades.

30. March 2022

Svalbard as testing ground

28. March 2022

Kongsfjorden’s Wingman

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!

21. March 2022

Look to Longyearbyen for climate adaptation

17. March 2022

Student in the 90’s: Career-changing studies

With only 35 fellow students at the entire university centre, Katrine Borgå attended the first biology course at UNIS in 1994-95. She tells of a camaraderie that’s still strong after nearly three decades, and an introduction to a career path that she excels at today.

15. March 2022

Svalbard will be a showcase for renewable energy solutions in the Arctic

10. March 2022

Apply for autumn courses 2022

8. March 2022

Our Arctic heritage is threatened by climate change

24. February 2022

Night at the Observatory

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.