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Have you enjoyed reading and looking at the nicely illustrated Nansen Legacy fact sheets? Now we have five new ready to be explored.

In the last week of May, two new Nansen Legacy PhD students, Dr. Snorre Flo (UNIS/UiT) and Dr. Cheshtaa Chitkara (UNIS/UiA), successfully defended their PhD theses at UNIS.

The Nansen Legacy project (2018-2024) has been the largest research project in Norway, and the final reports are now approved by the Research Council of Norway. New knowledge of relevance for science and society is built, new tools are provided, and improved collaboration have demonstrated the strength and potential in collaborations of this kind.

A proper understanding of the Barents Sea food webs is essential to evaluate how changes in community composition and production of the many species living there will cascade and impact our harvestable resources.

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.