Two new Research Directors join the management team at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, bringing long-standing experience, fresh perspectives and updated group names.

The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) has received funding from the Research Council of Norway for the large-scale research project NORBAT. The project will explore how batteries can strengthen flexibility in the Norwegian power system.

Join us in Oslo for the Arctic Security Conference 2025, and for exclusive early-career events beforehand.

FNI is launching a new visual profile. The aim is to strengthen the institute’s identity and communication, and to create a coherent expression that is clear, recognisable and easy to apply.

As Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands take over the chairship of the Arctic Council on 12 May, a new special issue of the Norwegian journal Internasjonal politikk explores what lies ahead for the Council in a time of rising geopolitical tension.

Arild Underdal was an exceptionally strong academic presence and a key figure in the development of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute over several decades.

'Becoming a research professor before turning 40 was a goal,' grins the newly promoted Research Professor.

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. ​​​​​​​

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.

The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) has received funding from NordForsk for a large new research project on critical minerals in the Arctic. 'A strong research environment and a highly relevant topic', says project leader Gørild Heggelund.

Iver B. Neumann, Director of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, has recently commented on a series of international developments related to U.S. foreign policy, its relationship with Europe, and the war in Ukraine. Through Norwegian media interviews, he has offered critical perspectives on the unfolding situation.

This week, the research center SecurEL was launched with the goal of ensuring a robust and sustainable power supply for the future. The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) is one of the partners in the center, which brings together 42 actors from research, industry, and public administration.

From January 27 to 30, Arctic Frontiers 2025 will gather leaders and decision-makers, researchers, business representatives, and organizations in Tromsø. The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) is actively involved and contributes expertise to many of the conference’s discussions.

We are delighted to welcome six new students to Polhøgda this semester. Their research spans a wide range of topics, including aquaculture regulation, digital diplomacy, Georgian identity, German energy policy, Norwegian land-use planning, and seabed mineral policies in Norway.

On January 7, 2025, Iselin Stensdal successfully defended her PhD thesis on institutional dynamics in Shanghai's climate-policy processes. Her work sheds light on key aspects of climate governance and power relations in China.

FNI researchers have in recent days been at the forefront of Norwegian media coverage, analysis of President Donald Trump's controversial interest in Greenland. 

Siddharth Sareen has received the American Energy Society’s Award for Best Edited Book.

Call for abstracts: A fully-funded Oslo workshop on the prefigurative politics of present transformation, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 15-16 April 2025