Dr Birgit Pauksztat, a senior researcher at the Nordland Research Institute, is embarking on two important research projects to improve seafarers' working conditions.

New research suggests that understanding people’s deep connection with the ocean—their “marine identity”—can help us reset society’s relationship with the seas.

André Wallann Larsen, aged 47, has been appointed as the new managing director of Nordland Research Institute (NRI). He will assume office on January 1, 2025.