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Have you ever considered spending a semester in the Arctic? Check out available courses for the autumn 2023

This document presents UNIS´ Gender Equality Plan (GEP). The plan supports an environment of equitable opportunities for individuals not withstanding their gender and helps to enhance quality in research, education, and the work environment.

This fall marks 107 years since Swedish miners established Svea at the head of Van Mijenfjorden in Svalbard. From the winter 2024, research will take over and a new chapter in the history of Svea will begin. If we seize the opportunities now, Svea could become an essential showcase for UNIS.

Kim Senger and Hanne H. Christiansen have received grants totalling 800,000 NOK from the Norwegian UArctic Network funding to support their collaboration projects on Arctic climate archives and on developing closer inter-university collaboration.

On the onset of hyper-aridity in East Antarctica and the digitization of the renowned Festningen section in the outer part of Isfjorden.

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.

- My philosophy is that everyone should be able to learn geology.

What does PFAS, Arctic safety, ocean currents, science communication and FieldPass have in common? You can learn more about it in The ColdCast. As season 1 comes to an end, we have had a chat with host Maria Philippa Rossi.

A report published in Western Norway Research Institute reviews and summarizes the existing literature on climate change and ecosystem change on Svalbard, with particular focus on the consequences of rapidly changing climate and environmental conditions for tourism in the archipelago.

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

Why are there so many marine reptiles to be found on Svalbard? How old is the oldest ichthyosaur ever? And what in the world is a “krafse”?

Cecilie H. von Quillfeldt's love for the archipelago started in the mid-80s when she came as a student in marine biology. She has been hooked ever since. Almost forty years later, she still gets euphoric talking about Svalbard.

Janne Søreide is known for her constant search for innovative data collection methods and tireless work ethic. She effortlessly transitions from fieldwork to winning at Trappers trail to conducting lab experiments. As Janne turns fifty, we want to take this opportunity to honor our esteemed colleague.

In this episode we are joined by Holt Hancock, Siiri Wickström and Stig Andreas Johannessen from the Arctic Safety Centre.

Tuesday was a good day for the Arctic Biology department at Unis when Larissa Beumer and Samantha P Dwinnell received grants from Svalbard's Environmental Protection Fund.