News from the Polar Academy
Call for NVP members’ input on the proposed amendments to the environmental regulations in Svalbard
On behalf of the Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Norwegian Environment Agency is distributing for comment the proposed amendments to the environmental regulations in Svalbard.
Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of Atmospheric and Oceanic
The international journal Atmospheris and Oceanic Science Letter (AOSL) is this year 15 years
Meet our New Board Member: Hanne Sagen
Hanne Sagen is a researcher at the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center.
Svalbardseminaret 2022
The annual seminar series Svalbardseminaret starts on Tuesday 18 January and runs twice a week until 1 February.
Call for members’ input on RCN’s revision of plans for future investments and announcements
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) is about to revise plans for its future investments and announcements.
Webinar postponed: Security and preparedness in the changing north – research perspectives
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research arrange a two-day symposium on climate change in the Arctic.
Nansen Scientific Society 15 years
The Nansen Scientific Society (NANSI) was founded as an ideal independent foundation under the slogan “Knowledge without borders”.
Seminar: Fremtidens Longyearhbyen - et utstillingsvindu for bærekraft?
I samarbeid med Universitetssenteret på Svalbard (UNIS) inviterer Akademiet til kveldsseminaret “Fremtidens Longyearbyen – et utstillingsvindu for bærekraft?”.
Daily reports from the GoNorth Expeditions
The GoNorth consortium has proposed a wide-ranging and cross-disciplinary program to acquire new and essential knowledge about the oceanic areas, from the sea floor and subsea geology, through the water column, to the surface sea ice. Education will be an important part of the program.
The reports are published in Norwegian.