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MSc in Marine Biology Christine Gawinski at UiT The Arctic University of Norway will hold a trial lecture and defend her dissertation for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (Ph.D.) in Natural Science in a public defense on Thursday October 31st 2024.

The Barents Sea, as well as Norway’s expansive coastline, is facing increasing pressures from human activity and climate change. Continuous and detailed monitoring to manage impacts and preserve its biodiversity effectively is therefore necessary.

How tightly are the realms of the open water and the sea floor connected in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic, and what does it mean for sea floor communities?

MSc in Marine Biology Yasemin Bodur at AMB will hold a trial lecture and defend her dissertation for the degree of Philosophiae doctor (Ph.D.) in Natural Science in a public defense on Friday, June 28, 2024, in the Large Auditorium (E-101), NFH building.

Natalie Summers left deep-sea coral research outside Hawaii to investigate the life of algae in the Arctic polar night for her PhD. She grew up with archaeologist parents in Turkey and was a budding researcher from an early age.

PhD candidate Siv Nam Khang Hoff at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis ‘Elucidating genome-wide divergence and prevalence of chromosomal rearrangements in keystone Arctic teleosts’ for the degree of PhD.

Researchers involved in the Nansen Legacy project have identified the first-ever loriciferan in Norwegian waters. This find was made in the Barents Sea at coordinates 81.53N and 30.96E, at a depth of 806 meters.