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11. January 2019

Jan Christensen’s Endowment 2019

9. January 2019

Nybyen student housing evacuated

3. January 2019

2018 in snapshots

21. December 2018

Welcome to Svalbardseminaret 2019

21. December 2018

Merry Christmas from UNIS

3. December 2018

Dialogue Café: Communication between science and Longyearbyen local community

27. November 2018

Holocene glacier history of Svalbard: Retracing the style of (de-)glaciation

14. November 2018

Understanding better fundamental mechanisms of rock fracture by blasting

5. November 2018

Stories from Rijpfjorden 5: On the way in (and out) of Rijpfjorden

2. November 2018

Stories from Rijpfjorden 4: On mine kibbles, sea ice and food chains

Sea ice and snow reflect and absorb effectively up to 99% of all light, which in turn helps regulate the start and length of the algal bloom in the ocean below. This usually results in short and intense blooms when the sea ice melts.

30. October 2018

Stories from Rijpfjorden 3: Monster!

24. October 2018

Celebrating 25 years

UNIS celebrated its 25th anniversary over two days with students, staff and distinguished guests. Minister of education and integration, Jan Tore Sanner, said UNIS the last 25 years has laid a solid foundation for further development of world-class research and education.

24. October 2018

Anniversary Photo Competition

18. September 2018

Stories from Rijpfjorden 2: A time witness from a bygone era

13. September 2018

Stories from Rijpfjorden 1: A unique place of great importance to our understanding of the Arctic

11. September 2018

Increased focus on leadership within education and research

5. September 2018

Apply now for spring courses 2019

9. August 2018

Queen Sonja presented a personal Royal gift

8. August 2018

Royal visit to UNIS

9. July 2018

First record of the hydrozoan Sympagohydra tuuli in Svalbard sea ice

7. June 2018

UNIS Annual Report 2017

4. June 2018

Extended application for autumn semester courses

20. April 2018

Deglaciation of the northern Svalbard margin

21. March 2018

UNIS closed for Easter break

15. March 2018

Triassic development of the Norwegian Barents shelf

2. March 2018

Autumn courses 2018 open for application

23. January 2018

Summer/autumn courses 2018 open for application

15. January 2018

Welcome to Svalbardseminaret 2018

12. January 2018

Jan Christensen’s Endowment 2018

11. January 2018

Geological investigation of high-Arctic fjord-valleys

5. January 2018

2017 in snapshots

20. December 2017

Merry Christmas from UNIS

14. December 2017

Green light for the Nansen Legacy

13. December 2017

New merit system for quality in teaching at UNIS

12. December 2017

BioCEED Centre of Excellence in Biology Education granted status of excellence for five new years

9. November 2017

Avoiding predatory journals

8. November 2017

Learning Forum 2017

20. October 2017

Cruising Isfjorden – RV Lance’s last research cruise

28. September 2017

Two peculiar acquaintances from the Svalbard fjords

22. September 2017

Effects of sea ice on Arctic shrub growth: The importance of biotic interactions

20. September 2017

Aurora forecast in 3D!

12. September 2017

Glacier dynamics in Svalbard fjords

11. September 2017

Apply for spring courses now

25. August 2017

The snow crab has arrived!

21. July 2017

Linking plant nutrient dynamics and ecosystem processes in a warmer Arctic

29. June 2017

Funding secured for SIOS infrastructure development

9. June 2017

UNIS teachers awarded the The Joanna Renc-Roe Award

Chris Borstad, Mads Forchhammer and Tove M. Gabrielsen from UNIS was awarded The Joanna Renc-Roe Award – "For pushing the boundaries of Scholarly Teaching and Learning (SoTL)" at the 2nd EuroSoTL conference, 8-9 June 2017, in Lund, Sweden.