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The seabed is being mapped

09.01.2015
The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources together with other science institutions from Iceland, Faroe Islands, Norway, Russia, Canada and the US have been granted funds to develop a proposal on a seabed wildlife and condition surveillance program. The goal is to set minimal standards for monitoring of the sea-bed in the northern Atlantic.

New student network and more field options

14.11.2014
The annual Arctic Science Partnership (ASP) meeting was the start of a new network of students and young researchers from Canada, Denmark and Greenland. The network will be a forum creating opportunities for cross-border field work and scientific discussions.

2015 ASP Field School - Now accepting applications!

15.10.2014

The University of Manitoba, in collaboration with the Greenland Institute for Natural Resources and Aarhus University in Denmark, has established the Arctic Science Partnership.

Arctic collaboration is strengthened

02.10.2014
The stage is set for a significant strengthening of Danish efforts in Arctic research and education following the two-day conference held at Hindsgavl Manor in Middelfart, which was attended by eighty researchers and representatives from authorities in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The aim was to kickstart the Arctic Initiative, which is the most comprehensive venture in Denmark to date regarding the management of the major challenges in the Arctic region.

Killer whales on the Greenland menu – a cause of concern

30.09.2014
More and more killer whales search for food along the Greenland east coast, and the local inhabitants now hunt whales that serve both as food for their families and as dog food. Researchers believe, however, that killer whales can have the highest concentrations of pollutants in the Arctic area.

Changes at the top of the world

29.09.2014
With the interdisciplinary Arctic Research Centre and a wide-ranging international collaboration, Aarhus University plays a central role in investigating the major environmental changes taking place in the Arctic.

Workshop kickstarts new Arctic initiative

25.09.2014
At the end of September, researchers from institutions in Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland will meet with authorities connected with the Arctic region. The meeting is the start of joint Danish efforts in Arctic research and education initiated by the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University.

Call for Abstracts Arctic Change 2014

04.09.2014

The ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada and its national and international partners are welcoming the international Arctic research community to Ottawa for the International Arctic Change 2014 Conferenc

Carbon dynamics of the Arctic ocean – an element of the 2014 ArcticNet science expedition!

21.08.2014

Leg 1a of this year’s scientific cruise aboard CCGS Amundsen officially came to a close on July 24th with a science personnel swap in Resolute.

DNA analyses map arctic food webs

19.08.2014
Gene sequences are now used to describe the interactions between plants and animals in the arctic ecosystem and the role played by climate change.

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