News from the Polar Academy
Call for Applications: Nansen Professorship in Arctic Studies 2024/2025
The University of Akureyri is accepting applications for the Nansen visiting professorship or Nansen Research fellowship based on a
cooperation between the governments of Iceland and Norway.
Experts Gather at the KVA-NVP Symposium in Oslo to Discuss Security and Preparedness in The Changing North
On 23-24 March 2023, NVP and Swedish KVA organised a symposium at DNVA in Oslo on the topic of “Security and Preparedness in the Changing North”.
A look back at the NVP Summer School 2022
After a long wait, which included a pandemic, we could finally again invite students to the NVP International Summer School in Longyearbyen on 17–26 June.
NVP’s Comments on the Proposed Amendments to the Environmental Regulations in Svalbard
The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research (NVP) has given a written consultation statement to the proposed amendments to the environmental regulations in Svalbard.
Perspective Article: Population increase impacts the climate, using the sensitive Arctic as an example
The Perspective Article by Ola M. Johannessen and Elena V. Shalina was recently publiched in the journal Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters.
The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research Statement on Ukraine
NVP aligns with the International Science Council in expressing concern regarding the current military offensive in Ukraine.
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.
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.