News & Press Releases
15 August 2011
Although the ice in the Arctic is slowly diminishing, regular sea transport has not begun in the area. Russians have perhaps the most interest in Arctic shipping due to the enormous resources near the Arctic Ocean, in their own backyard.
12 August 2011
Human actions have had adverse affects on the Arctic, even its deep sea ocean bed. A new report warns that better care needs to be taken of this vastly unknown area.
11 August 2011
The extent of the Arctic sea ice is extremely variable. Danish researches have come to this conclusion.
10 August 2011
Arctic adventurist Jock Wishart is trying to make history by rowing to the magnetic North Pole. A crew of six started their journey in the beginning of August and anticipates rowing around 450 miles in a race against time - their route will freeze in September.
9 August 2011
High quality oil reserve has been found in the North Sea. Statoil and its partners are responsible for the found, described as a “reservoir of excellent quality.”
5 August 2011
One person has deceased and four injured severely in a polar bear attack in Svalbard this morning. The incident happened at Von Postbreen, about 40 km from Longyearbyen.
1 August 2011
The INTERACT program under EU FP7 has Transnational Access program that offers access to 18 research stations in Northernmost Europe and Russian Federation including:
- Free access for user groups/users to research facilities and field sites, including support for travel and logistic support
- Free access to information and data in the public domain held at the infrastructures
26 July 2011
The European Commission is pleased to inform that Mrs. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research and Innovation, has announced on 21 June 2011 the new name for the future EU funding programme for research and innovation: "Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation". It will enter into force on 1st January 2014, after the end of FP7 on 31 Dec 2013.
25 July 2011
The summer edition of the IASC is available. This Progress edition covers:
- Indian Research in the Arctic: Collaborative Research on Ny-Ålesund
- From Carl Weyprecht to the Future Polar Research Institute - A Long History of Austrian Activities in the Arctic
- Czech Contributions to Polar Science
- The Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA) project, and
- ...much, much more
22 July 2011
A Radio show about the Arctic was on the China Radio International (CRI) called "Beyond Bejing". The CRI is the only overseas broadcaster in the People's Republic of China and is owned and operated by the state. The CRI is one of the "three central media organizations in China" along with China National Radio (CNR) and China Central Television (CCTV).
21 July 2011
A conference about the "Arctic in Transition" will be held 3rd and 4th of October 2011. The conference is a collaboration between the Centre Jacques Cartier (France), ArcticNet (University Laval) and the Northern Research Forum (University of the Arctic and University of Lapland).
20 July 2011
A new publication about Border Studies is now available, "The Ashgate Research Companion to Border Studies".
19 July 2011
The IPY 2012 Conference From Knowledge to Action is taking place in Montreal, Canada April 22-27, 2012 and will be one of the largest and most important scientific conferences for polar science and climate change, impacts and adaptation. The Call for Abstracts for oral and poster presentations is now open.
18 July 2011
The eight Arctic states – Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the USA – are responding to recent environmental, (geo)political and (geo)economic changes, and challenges of globalization.
8 July 2011
Registration for the 6th NRF Open Assembly is now open. The 6th NRF Open Assembly will be held at Hotel Örk in Hveragerdi,south Iceland.
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