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This column provides an overview of recent dissemination and fieldwork activities at SAI.

In June, researchers from the Stefansson Arctic Institute—Joan Nymand Larsen, Jón Haukur Ingimundarson, and Helga Númadóttir—travelled to Nanortalik, the southernmost town of Greenland, to conduct fieldwork as part of the WAGE Circumpolar Partnership project.

In May and June, the ICEBERG project returned to Northeast Iceland and South Greenland for its second fieldwork period.

The international and multidisciplinary research project ICEBERG returns to Akureyri and Húsavík for the second fieldwork period from May 25 to 31.

At the beginning of 2025, the Stefansson Arctic Institute merged with the University of Akureyri. The merger took effect on January 1, 2025.

On October 27, Joan Nymand Larsen and Helga Númadóttir from the Stefansson Arctic Institute traveled to Ilulissat, West-Greenland, where they joined fellow researchers for a productive week of fieldwork as part of the ILLUQ project.

The Stefansson Arctic Insitute is honoured to welcome Professor Jules Pretty OBE, Emeritus Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex and Director of the Centre for Public and Policy Engagement, as a new Senior Associate Scientist

During 21-26 August, the first field season of the Arctic ICEBERG EU Horizon project had a successful kick-off in Northeast Iceland, one of the project’s three field sites.

On March 14, we had the pleasure of receiving a group of students participating in the Arctic Forum course as part of the EnCHiL Nordic MSc programme.