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  • Tide, mountains in the background, photography

    Research reveals major gaps in tidal knowledge that frequently lead to a risk to life for coastal visitors.

  • Taubanebukker Longyearbyen. Foto: Frank Andreassen / nordnorge.com

    The permafrost in Longyearbyen is thawing faster than expected, threatening infrastructure and cultural heritage. A new research project aims to develop tools to address these challenges.

  • Seaside

    The 8th of January 2025 marks the launch of a new Ocean Literacy Strategy in Wales, the first national strategy of its kind in the UK. This milestone is not just a win for Wales. It reflects how important it is to enhance ocean literacy and foster stronger connections between people and the sea.

  • Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 logo

    The Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 will gather over a thousand participants in Bodø, Norway, from 29 May to 3 June 2024. The local planning committee is working on programming the conference to the last detail.

  • Kai Bischof, professor of Marine Botany at the University of Bremen, Germany, and scientific coordinator of the project and NRI’s Research Professor Grete Hovelsrud at the FACE-IT annual meeting in Bodø.

    Close to 40 scientists from Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, Greenland and Canada met in Bodø for the third annual FACE-IT project meeting and general assembly.

  • Klemen Gostič og Vita Kontić Bezjak. Foto: Thoralf Fagertun

    A delegation from Ljubljana recently visited Bodø and Lofoten, to see our solutions for passenger traffic and hopefully take some ideas home with them.