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I am currently the North by North Research Manager at the ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE). I have always been passionate about science and the importance of research in our society. Growing up, I firmly believed that I would become a marine biologist. However, when I reached university, it became clear that this … Continue reading Alexa Reedman

I am a research fellow in cultural studies at KU Leuven with Arctic research based in Svalbard, Norway and I am a founding member of the Svalbard Social Science Initiative (SSSI https://www.svalbardsocialscience.com/) and board member since 2020. My work on Svalbard started during my PhD studies and my practice-based project, ‘Identity in Change’, based in Longyearbyen, … Continue reading Dina Brode-Roger

I grew up in Siberia, with stunning views and Indigenous people.  I received my PhD in Environmental Sciences from Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia) and a Master’s degree in International Journalism from the University of Salford (Manchester, UK). Previously, I completed an internship at the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty in Argentina and at … Continue reading Ekaterina Uryupova

I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. I am very passionate about science outreach and am currently partnered with Earth Rangers in their Northern Project to teach kids about the conservation of Arctic wildlife.   In addition to my work with Earth Rangers, I … Continue reading Emily Choy

My journey to the North started as a curious visitor from Ontario who somehow never quite got around to leaving the Yukon.  I graduated from University of Toronto (History), Yukon College (Northern Studies), and Lakehead University (History) and I am currently meandering after a PhD in Canadian Studies at Trent University (part time) while working … Continue reading Amanda Graham