Nord Arctic

Advancing Arctic research, Nord Arctic connects disciplines and stakeholders to address pressing social and environmental challenges

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Nord Arctic is a cross-faculty platform at Nord University dedicated to advancing Arctic-relevant research and fostering collaboration across scientific disciplines, and networks involving government, businesses, and communities in the circumpolar Arctic and Norway’s High North. Nord Arctic is the portal to the collective research infrastructure at Nord University to promote investment in connection with Arctic challenges.

Nord Arctic drives scientific excellence in research by integrating social sciences across the university, promoting research that is tailored to meet societal needs. Through this interdisciplinary approach, Nord Arctic generates impactful research that works for solving the needs of today and developing innovations for the future.

As a relationship and capacity-building research infrastructure, Nord Arctic contributes to addressing complex Arctic challenges by uniting researchers, educators, policymakers, and Arctic rightsholders and stakeholders. Through this we provide expertise, and develop innovations that enhance the resilience, security, and sustainability of Arctic communities and environment.