New Nordic Cooperation to Study Sami Rights and Environmental Protection in the North A new Nordic research project will explore how climate change and tourism add pressure to the nature and Indigenous ways of living in the Arctic. The project will look at how legislation and political frameworks can be utilized to ensure the sustainable management of national parks in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
Arctic Ocean Expedition 2025 Has Reached the North Pole On Tuesday, the Arctic Ocean Expedition 2025 reached the North Pole. The UiT-led expedition is to provide new knowledge about the Arctic's climate history with the help of the research vesselKronprins Haakon.
Norway's High North Strategy: NOK 1 Billion For Polar Research Tromsø, Northern Norway (High North News): Norway's biggest research project,Arctic Ocean 2050, will be fully funded over the course of ten years, promised Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre on Tuesday. "A fantastic boost for Norwegian and international polar research," responds the Rector at UiT the Arctic University of Norway.
Statsraad Lehmkuhl’s Voyage Was Poorly Planned, Says Researcher The Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl recently had to cancel a voyage through the Northwest Passage due to ice conditions. The voyage should have taken place in September, when sea ice extent is at its lowest, states a researcher. The expedition leader responds to the criticism.
Statsraad Lehmkuhl Had to Cancel Northwest Passage Voyage The Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl will not carry out the planned voyage through the Northwest Passage due to demanding ice conditions. "We never compromise on safety, particularly in Arctic waters," says the expedition leader.
Statsraad Lehmkuhl Has Set Course for the Northwest Passage On Tuesday night, the Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl set sail from Nuuk, Greenland, embarking on a historical education and research voyage through the Northwest Passage. Aboard are students and researchers from across the world.
Researcher Anka Ryall Highlights Female Voices in the Norwegian Polar History Anka Ryall's research career has been marked by a series of coincidences, but women's travel literature has remained a recurring theme throughout. In the bookPolar Women, she sheds light on the women in what is usually a very masculine representation of the Norwegian polar history.
The One Ocean Expedition Is About to Kick Off On Friday, the sailing ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl embarks on a 12-month voyage called One Ocean Expedition. In August and September, the ship will sail through the Northwest Passage, with researchers and students from UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, on board.
US Policies in the Arctic Are Changing but the Extent Remains to Be Seen The Arctic States will need to have some patience as various American policies become clearer. And in the meantime, they can task their diplomats with expressing to the U.S. their thoughts on some of these topics in the hope of influencing the formulation of U.S. positions, writes Evan Bloom at UiT in this op-ed.
Norway’s Arctic University Museum to Be Located in Tromsø City Centre "This is the starting point for a brand new museum building which will have great significance for Tromsø as a knowledge city," says Oddmund Hoel, Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education.
Canada and the US Move Forward With Negotiations on the Beaufort Sea Boundary Canada and the US will create a joint task force to undertake negotiations on the maritime boundary in the Beaufort Sea, including their overlapping continental shelf claims in the central Arctic Ocean. Law of the Sea expert Tore Henriksen comments on the US possibly determining the outer limit of its shelf without having ratified UNCLOS.
Narvik in Northern Norway Awarded the 2029 Alpine World Ski Championships Narvik in Northern Norway was recently appointed host of the Alpine World Ski Championships in 2029. "We are now looking forward to the next stage together with the FIS, the municipalities, the business sector, and many others,” says Chairman Knut-Eirik Dybdal.
NATO’s New Northern Flank: Norway’s Army Chief Expects Great Responsibility Tromsø (High North News): The bulk of Sweden and Finland's army forces are located in the south, while most of Norway’s land forces are in the north. "These conditions will likely be important in further developing our cooperation," says the Chief of the Norwegian Army, pointing to new requirements and opportunities.
Norway's MFA on All the Nordics in NATO: "The Significance Hasn't Quite Hit Us Yet" Tromsø (High North News): With the new Nordic security policy community and close defense cooperation follows great opportunities for more interaction between Norway, Finland and Sweden also in other areas of society. "We have to learn how to take advantage of this," says Norwegian MFA Espen Barth Eide.
US Department of Homeland Security on New Visit in Tromsø: Seeking Arctic Knowledge Dimitri Kusnezov at the US Department of Homeland Security was recently in Tromsø, Northern Norway, for the second time in less than a year. At UiT, he was introduced to a wide range of Arctic research. Kusnezov says the department wants insight into how the world and the Arctic region appear, as seen from Norway.
Researching Kven and Norwegian-Finnish Youth: "We Do Not Know Enough" Researchers at UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, want to reduce discrimination of Kven and Norwegian-Finnish Youth. "Young people belonging to this cultural minority must feel seen and protected," says the researcher behind the project.
Border Seminar 2022: “We Must Check for Both Pessimism and Illusions in Our Perception of Russia” Russia researcher Julie Wilhelmsen made this a point at the recent Border Seminar in Kirkenes. The seminar, framed as an attempt at understanding today's Russia, offered nuances and interesting insights into the neighboring country, according to residents of the border town.
Renewal of the Research Agreement Between Northern Norway and Iceland During the international Arctic Circle conference in Iceland, Norway and Iceland signed a renewal of the letter of intent for Arctic research collaboration that was entered into in 2012.
Over 20 Million NOK for Groundbreaking Research in the North UiT The Arctic University of Norway was granted over 10 million NOK to prove that it is possible to use commercial satellites to map space debris all the way down to the size of a few millimeters. This is one of two approved applications from UiT for the Groundbreaking research program.
