News

ICE-CAMPS 2014 - A report from the field!

05.02.2015

I joined up with the ICE-CAMPS (Ice Covered Ecosystem – CAMbridge Bay Process Studies) team in early May.

Sea-ice based atmospheric monitoring during the 2014 Amundsen Expedition

05.02.2015

My work while in the field varies year to year, but in general I look at the atmosphere and how the sea ice and the ocean influence it.

Security and Governance in the Global Arctic: Nordic and International Perspectives

14.01.2015
The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for policy-makers and academics to deliberate on how the security, resilience and sustainability of the globalized Arctic region and its peoples may be enhanced, and what instruments of governance may most suitably contribute.

Underwater drones map ice algae in Antarctica

13.01.2015
New robot technology leads Antarctic exploration into a new epoch. It is now possible to study the underside of sea ice across large distances and explore a world previously restricted to specially trained divers only.

Security and governance in the global Arctic: Nordic and international perspectives

13.01.2015
Matchpoint seminar Aarhus University, Denmark, 12-13 November, 2015

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.

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