This is what UiT contributes to the Arctic Circle conference

Arctic Circle Assembly, held in Reykjavík on October 17-19, is the world's largest annual international conference on the Arctic. It gathers 2000 participants from 70 countries, and hosts 200 debates and events.

The conference is an important meeting place for actors at an international level, within politics, business, organizational life, and academia. The debates during the conference focus on the challenges faced by the Arctic region.

A delegation from UiT will be present in Reykjavik. UiT contributes as a knowledge provider to the Arctic Council, with the environmental monitoring programme COAT, and as a partner in the university alliance Arctic Five and a member of the international network UArctic.

The delegation will present UiT's participation in projects and research programmes such as One Ocean Expedition, The International Polar Year, and Polhavet 2050.

In several panel debates, UiT will also highlight how students and fellows from UiT have contributed to international projects like The Arctic Academy for Social and Environmental Leadership (ARCADE) and International Graduate Student Research Cohort (IGSRC).

During the conference, UArctic will present the recipient The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award, for which Associate Professor at UiT, Alexander Tøsdal Tveit, is nominated.

Participants in the UiT-delegation:

Jan-Gunnar Winther, Pro-rector for research and development, UiT
Dag Rune Olsen, Rector, UiT
Jeanette Hammer Andersen, Professor, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science and CEO and Co-Founder, Kinsea Lead Discovery AS
Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Professor of Northern Studies & Barents Chair in Politics
Claudia Cheng, PhD Research Fellow, Arctic Centre for Sustainable Energy (ARC)
Aileen Aseron Espiritu, researcher, The Barents Institute
Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, Professor, UiT Centre for Peace Studies
Peter Haugseth, Assistant Professor/Ph.D candidate, HSL Faculty / Project Arctic 2030
Tone Huse, Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology
Per-Kåre Jacobsen, Assistant Professor, School of Business and Economics / Project Arctic 2030
Laurien de Korte, PhD candidate, Department of Technology and Safety / ARCADE
Berit Kristoffersen, Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences
Marc Lanteigne, Professor, Department of Social Sciences
Lea Lipphardt, master student (IGSRC)
Ekaterina Mikhailova, Associate Professor, The Barents Institute
Larry Ibrahim Mohammed, PhD candidate, Department of Social Sciences
Maria Das Neves, Associate Professor, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea
Yara Nieuwenhuis, Student (International Graduate Student Research Cohort)
Torjer Olsen, Professor, Centre for Sami Studies
Katrine Opheim, Master student ( ARCADE)
Malgorzata Smieszek-Rice, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Alexander Tøsdal Tveit, Associate Professor, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology (Leader of the CECO lab)

Thematic overview of sessions involving UiT researchers:

NB: You can find more details about who is participating in specific panel debates in the programme.

17 October

09:00 – 09:55: New Arctic Frontiers of speculation, extractivism and justice

18 October

09:35 - 10:30: Towards the international polar year: What new knowledge is needed for Arctic security and governance?

09:35-10:30: The European Union and the world in 2024: New input for the EU’s Arctic policy.

14:50 - 15:45: Advancing Arctic research cooperation and diplomacy through the ICARP IV

16:00 – 16:55: Arcade: New solutions to social and environmental challenges in the Arctic

17:10 – 18:05: Gender and security in a divided Arctic

18:20 – 19:15: Behind the scenes of the Arctic climate impact assessment (ACIA) success story.

18:20 – 19:15: Diversified in unity: optimizing observer engagement in the Arctic Council

18:20 – 19:15: The finalists of the Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award.

20:15 – 21:10: Gender in Arctic Ocean Spaces: The need for visibility

19 October

09:00 – 09:55: Arctic military insecurities: critical reflections

09:00 – 09:55: Adapting Arctic research: Responding to geopolitical and technological shifts

10:05 – 11:00: For the community and the world: Lessons from Arctic energy transition projects.

10:05 – 11:00: Truth and reconciliation in the Arctic: The role of research and knowledge.

11:20 – 12:15: The poles, and interdisciplinary tool for advanced training in science diplomacy.

11:20 – 12:15: Education partnerships: Engage and prepare the next generation.

11:20 – 12:15: Canadian perspectives on Arctic security

Kortnytt fra International Cooperation Section

Bredesen, Kim kim.bredesen@uit.no Rådgiver