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As always, members of SAI staff attended the Arctic Circle Assembly 2023.

Ambassador Carrin F. Patman and her entourage visited Borgir on October 2, 2023. She met with representatives of institutes that work on Arctic matters in Borgir who introduced their work to her.

A group of from Polar Raid came to learn about the Stefansson Institute and the Arctic.

Changing human relationships with whales on BBC Radio 4  (24.11.2015)Dr Níels Einarsson, director of the Stefansson Arctic Institute, appeared on a BBC Radio 4 programme contributing with research findings on whale watching, changes in Arcti...

President of Iceland to open the Arctic Biodiversity “Through the Lens” photography exhibit in advance of the Arctic Circle Assembly  (12.10.2015)Mr Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, president of Iceland, will open an outdoor photography exhibiti...

Icelandic Greenlandic Arctic Science Days in Greenland (17.09.2012) The Icelandic Greenlandic Arctic Science Days will be held in Ilimmarfik, University of Greenland’s campus building in Nuuk, 21-22 September 2012. Proposed by The Icelandic Joi...

ICASS VII: Interviews   (16.01.2012) The secretariat of IASSA which has been located at the Stefansson Arctic Institute for the last three years has now been transferred to the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Prince Geo...

ICASS VII featured on National Geographic (01.07.2011) David Braun from National Geographic News attended the ICASS VII conference in Akureyri, Iceland where he interviewed scientists and reported from the event.  Here he interviews Joan...