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is an international conference that brings together academia, industry, politicians and representatives from local and Indigenous communities to discuss the Arctic region from a holistic perspective. In 2026 the conference includes, among other things, a panel with the foreign ministers of Norway, the EU and Greenland, as well as a range of scientific sessions and side events.

ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ is one of two universities that serve as senior partners in Arctic Frontiers and will participate this year with several side events and academic contributions to the programme.Ìý

– Interest in the Arctic is high and what is happening in the region is highly topical. But research on the Arctic and the High North has always been an important part of ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊԴ’s work. Arctic Frontiers is an important arena for highlighting the extensive research at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ that is relevant to the Arctic. This is more than a scientific conference – it is a place to meet across disciplines, with politicians, industry and citizens in a field that will become even more important in the years ahead, says Rector Margareth Hagen, who is also participating in this year’s conference.

ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊԴ’s activities during Arctic Frontiers 2026:

Side event organised by ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´
Participants from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Knut Rio (chair), Margareth Hagen, Lise ØvreÃ¥s
Time: Monday 2 February, 09:00–10:30
Location: Margarinfabrikken 2, Clarion Hotel The Edge
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Ocean Observational PyramidÌý

Participants from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Ingvar Henne (committee chair) and HÃ¥kon Sandven
Time: Monday 2 February, 11:00–12:30
Location: Margarinfabrikken 3, Clarion Hotel The Edge

Side event organised by ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´
Participants from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Steffen Leth Jørgensen (chair), Margareth Hagen, Eoghan P. Reeves, Ida Helene Steen, Mari Heggernes Eilertsen, Pedro A. Ribeiro
Time: Monday 2 February, 13:30–15:00
Location: Arbeidskontoret 1, Clarion Hotel The Edge
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High Tide for Arctic PreparednessÌý

Participants from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Christoph Trattner (committee member), Ole R. Øvretveit
Time: Monday 2 February, 11:00–12:30
Location: Margarinfabrikken 1, Clarion Hotel The Edge

Seabed Minerals - Where Are We Today?

Side event organised by Akvaplan-niva in collaboration with Adepth and ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´
Participant from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Endre Tvinnereim
Time: Tuesday 3 February, 09:00–10:30
Location: Importkompaniet, Clarion Hotel The Edge

Side event organised by ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´
Participants from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Tor Eldevik, Lise ØvreÃ¥s
Time: Tuesday 3 February, 15:30–17:00
Location: Margarinfabrikken, Clarion Hotel The Edge
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Open event organised by ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´
Participants from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Ole R. Øvretveit, Kerim Nisancioglu
Time: Tuesday 3 February, 19:00–20:00
Location: Direksjonen, Mack Brewery, Storgata 4

Open event organised by ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´
Participants from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Tor Eldevik, Endre Tvinnereim
Time: Wednesday 4 February, 18:00–19:30
Location: Amtmandens Eftf.

Arctic Ocean 2050

Side event organised by the Polhavet 2050 consortium
Participants from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Jakob Dörr, Tor Eldevik
Time: Thursday 5 February, 11:00–12:30
Location: Margarinfabrikken, Clarion Hotel The Edge

BIG PICTURE: Stories from the Coast

Participant from ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´: Jakob Dörr
Time: Thursday 5 February, 13:30–14:45
Location: Margarinfabrikken, Clarion Hotel The Edge

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