International Kongsfjorden year discussed in Fram Forum publication
A publication on year-round sampling in Kongsfjorden featuring YESSS and contributing our scientists as co-authors.
Our researcher Dr. Klara Wolf attended the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 in Glasgow
At the conference, Klara presented our early eDNA results and met with colleagues from our sister project GreenHAB
PhD student Milan Beck gave a presentation at the Überseemuseum in Bremen
As part of a cycle of lectures organized by the NWV in the winter semester 25/26, Milan presented his experience working on Svalbard
Terra X episode featuring YESSS is now online
The two-part ZDF documentary is an extensive reflection on Arctic research. A special focus on YESSS is made in the second part of the film.
Milan conducts overwintering experiment in Tromsø
Milan spent two weeks at the University of Tromsø in order to conduct an overwintering experiment similar in design to the one he already did in Ny-Ålesund. For this experiment he is gathering 𝘍𝘶𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘴 instead.
Ecologic Institute holds online input workshop on adaptive governance in the Arctic
On October 30th, 2025, a virtual workshop to gather input and contribute to building a network on environmental issues took place.
Feeding Polar cod
Our PhD student Max tells about what our Polar cod eat and how they live in the aquariums, and how this translates to the Arctic ecosystem
Fish experiments by PhD student Max Willems featured in UK climate documentary
This summer, UK broadcaster ITV visited Ny-Ålesund to film a documentary about the warming Arctic climate. The documentary features the fish experiment of our PhD student Max Willems.
Introduction to Polar cod experiments by Max
During her year on Svalbard, our PhD student Max Willems did swimming experiments with Polar cod to find out how they are affected by temperature changes.
Studying the rise of meroplanctonic larvae during phytoplankton bloom
In the Arctic, the return of the sun not only marks the end of the long polar night, but also the start of phytoplankton bloom.
