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Congratulations to Andreas Østhagen – Polhøgda’s Newest Research Professor

'Becoming a research professor before turning 40 was a goal,' grins the newly promoted Research Professor.
How can legal frameworks protect the Arctic? FNI joins major nordic research project

Climate change and mass tourism threaten fragile ecosystems and Sámi ways of life in the Arctic. A new research project will investigate how legal frameworks can help protect both nature and culture.
New PhD: Mari Lie Larsen on Salmon Aquaculture and Management

Her dissertation, written at FNI, examines how salmon management policies address the challenges of salmon lice and wild salmon conservation. During the defense, she was praised for her valuable contribution to the international debate.

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Hvorfor energiomstilling må fremme offentlig byrom og få slutt på bilavhengigheten (Energy Transition Must End Car Dependency)

Siddharth Sareen

Altinget Klima og Energi, April 2, 2025. In Norwegian.
The limitations of the one-stop-shop approach: How local experiences shaped opposition to the Norwegian wind power permitting system

Lars H. Gulbrandsen

Energy Research & Social Science, Vol 123, article 104048, 27.03.2025, 10 p.
Hva slags USA bygger Trump-regimet? (What Kind of America Is Trump Building?)

Iver B. Neumann

Aftenposten, March 30, 2025. In Norwegian.
Russia’s policy of presence in Svalbard

Arild Moe and Anne-Kristin Jørgensen

Polar Record, published online 31.03.2025, 12 p. DOI:10.1017/S003224742500004X
Analysing policy directions for utility‑ and small‑scale solar installations in Norway

Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg and Gustav Opsahl

Sustainability Science, Published online 28.03.2025. DOI: 10.1007/s11625-025-01669-9
Konfliktspiral og stormaktsrivalisering i nordområdene ('Conflict spiral and great power rivalry in the High North')

Andreas Østhagen

In Øyvind Svendsen and Kristin Haugevik (eds), Dilemmaer i norsk utenrikspolitikk. Cappelen Damm Akademist, 2025, pp. 297-322. In Norwegian.
Trump has misunderstood the importance of Greenland

Andreas Østhagen

The Arctic Institute, March 29, 2025.

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Latest books

Knausgaard in Context

Iver B. Neumann (ed)

Scandinavian University Press, 2025, 206 p.
China-Russia Relations in the Arctic: Friends in the Cold?

Iselin Stensdal and Gørild Heggelund (eds)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, 257 p.
The Sun Also Rises in Portugal: Ambitions of Just Solar Energy Transitions

Siddharth Sareen

Bristol University Press, 2024, 168 p.

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In focus

Polhøgda in springtime. Foto: Jan D. Sørenssen/FNI

FNI seeks Master's students (information in Norwegian)

Siddharth Sareen wins the prestigious Nils Klim Prize 2024

Super Researcher Wins Prize and Joins the FNI

Siddharth Sareen, known for his productivity and high-quality work, is set to join the FNI team. Moreover, it has just been announced that he is the winner of the prestigious Nils Klim Prize 2024 for outstanding contributions from younger researchers.

FNI Director Iver B. Neumann and Deputy Director Lars H. Gulbrandsen are among the top two percent researchers world-wide. Photo: Jan D. Sørensen/FNI

FNI has world-class researchers

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