https://www.fni.no/ https://www.fni.no/news/cambridge-was-never-the-plan-fni-researcher-serafima-andreeva-receives-aker-scholarship How do you go from barely getting through high school to a fully funded PhD at the University of Cambridge? Serafima Andreeva Serafima Andreeva receives Aker Scholarship to study Russian security in the Arctic. ‘Academia needs to stop taking itself so seriously. It does not have to feel so mysterious, and you do not have to be flawless to belong there,’ she says. Photo: Anna Valberg/FNI Arctic and Ocean Politics 21 May 2026 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:03:35 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/research-what-is-politically-possible-in-climate-and-energy-policy The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) is currently recruiting two PhD candidates for the new FEASIBILITY research project. The positions offer the opportunity to work on some of the biggest questions in climate and energy policy, in a close and social research environment just outside Oslo. Siddharth Sareen Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg Welcome to a collaborative and lively research environment at Polhøgda. Photo: Bård Gudim, FNI 15 May 2026 Fri, 15 May 2026 15:17:49 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/fni-selected-for-three-mfa-framework-agreements The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) has been selected as a supplier for three framework agreements with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 2026–2030. FNI was ranked number one in international economics, and number two in both geopolitics and global commons. FNI performs strongly in the competition for framework agreements with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: Bård Gudim, FNI Arctic and Ocean Politics Climate and Energy Politics 6 May 2026 Wed, 06 May 2026 08:36:43 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/armenia-s-minister-of-the-environment-visits-the-fridtjof-nansen-institute How do you prepare to lead one of the world’s most important nature summits? That was the starting point when Armenia’s Minister of the Environment, Hambarzum Matevosyan, visited Norway, including a meeting with Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute. Pål Wilter Skedsmo Christian Prip Lars H. Gulbrandsen Iver B. Neumann Kristin Rosendal Vegard Heggelund Tørstad Armenia’s and Norway’s Ministers of the Environment visited the Fridtjof Nansen Institute. Photo: Rafayel Khachatryan Global Environmental Governance 27 Apr 2026 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:36:41 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/new-research-project-on-law-and-geopolitics-in-areas-beyond-national-jurisdiction The Fridtjof Nansen Institute has launched the new research project FrontierLaw. Legal scholars and political scientists from Norway and international partner institutions will examine how areas without a single governing authority are managed, from the High Seas and the Central Arctic Ocean to Antarctica and outer space. Svein Vigeland Rottem Andreas Østhagen Geir Hønneland Christian Prip Olav Schram Stokke Davor Vidas Ida Soltvedt Hvinden Anna Valberg FrontierLaw focuses on four domains; outer space, the High Seas, Antarctica and the Central Arctic Ocean. Arctic and Ocean Politics 24 Apr 2026 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:27:20 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/siddharth-sareen-receives-the-fridtjof-nansen-prize-for-young-researchers Research Professor Siddharth Sareen at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute has been awarded the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Young Researchers 2026 in the category of humanities and social sciences. The prize is awarded by the Nansen Fund and is widely regarded as one of Norway’s most prestigious distinctions for early-career researchers. Siddharth Sareen Siddharth Sareen at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute has been awarded the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Young Researchers 2026. Photo: Jan D. Sørensen, FNI/DNVA Climate and Energy Politics 12 Mar 2026 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:14:39 +0100 https://www.fni.no/news/phd-completed-when-household-energy-use-becomes-a-question-of-class Researcher Eivind Hjort Matthiasen at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute has successfully defended his PhD at the University of Oslo. His dissertation asks a simple but uncomfortable question: are green energy practices in households equally available to everyone, or are they shaped by social class? Eivind Hjort Matthiasen Newly awarded doctor Eivind Hjort Matthiasen with supervisors and opponents. Photo: Anna Valberg / FNI Climate and Energy Politics 4 Mar 2026 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:13:09 +0100 https://www.fni.no/news/critical-minerals-research-on-governance-conflict-and-politics Critical minerals have quickly become part of everyday politics. They are linked to the green transition, industrial development, environmental pressures and rising geopolitical tension. At the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI), we examine how these issues unfold across policy, law and geopolitics. Andreas Østhagen Jon Birger Skjærseth Davor Vidas Erdem Lamazhapov Ida Soltvedt Hvinden Iselin Stensdal Gørild Merethe Heggelund Critical minerals: FNI brings together research on politics, governance and conflict. Photo: Nic Chi on Unsplash Arctic and Ocean Politics Climate and Energy Politics 3 Mar 2026 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:32:43 +0100 https://www.fni.no/news/new-master-s-students-at-polhogda-spring-2026 This spring, six master’s students join us at Polhøgda. Their research addresses key questions in Arctic governance, Indigenous participation, resource management and EU climate policy. Aslak Espelund Tuda Oussous Mathias Sivertsen Ingrid Habberstad Live Amalie Krogsrud Five of this spring’s master’s students. Emeline Fouasson joins later this semester. Photo FNI Jan D Sørensen/FNI Arctic and Ocean Politics Climate and Energy Politics Global Environmental Governance 2 Mar 2026 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:57:21 +0100 https://www.fni.no/news/new-project-to-research-what-is-feasible-in-climate-and-energy-policy How do we know what is feasible in climate and energy policy? A new research project has been awarded NOK 45 million (EUR 3.9 million) to examine what can actually be implemented in the green transition. Siddharth Sareen Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg Research Professors Siddharth Sareen and Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg are leading FNI’s role in the new FEASIBILITY project. Photo: Anna Valberg/FNI Climate and Energy Politics 20 Feb 2026 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:18:39 +0100