by SSSIAdmin | Oct 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
This time congratulations goes to Dina Brode-Roger who has been selected as one of the first Grímsson Fellows. She will be heading to Iceland to work on a comparative case study between Longyearbyen and Ísafjörður. The project is called: “Impacts of embodied and...
by SSSIAdmin | Sep 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
More good news from our members! This time congratulations goes to Julia Olsen who has just become a member of The Young Academy of Norway. Julia is an environmental sociologist and researches the relations between humans and nature with a focus on climate...
by SSSIAdmin | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our member Alexandra Middleton has been appointed as the Citizen Science Ambassador for the European Citizen Science project (ECS) in Finland! The European Citizen Science project is focused on openness and diversity, inclusion and internationality, and aims at...
by SSSIAdmin | Dec 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
The SSSI wishes you a relaxing holiday season and all the best for 2023! Photo: Longyearbyen December 2022 by Elizabeth BOURNE
by SSSIAdmin | Dec 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
As part of the ongoing work of the SSSI Imaginaries Group, a workshop was held in Bielefeld from Nov 1-3. For the past year, the group has been focusing on building a collection of articles focusing on Svalbard Imaginaries. The workshop was attended by 12...
by SSSIAdmin | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
In times when the last remaining Norwegian coal mine, Mine 7 outside of Longyearbyen, is supposed to close down and be replaced by green technology – a closure that is now possible being postponed due to rising fuel prices – it is interesting to have a...
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