SEAL Research School highlighted at international arctic seminar
Sweden’s first national polar research school, SEAL, was presented to an international audience at the UK-Nordic Arctic Research Seminar held at the Swedish Embassy in London on June 4. The seminar brought together researchers, policymakers, and funders to discuss the future of Arctic research and international collaboration.
The seminar, “The State of the Arctic: New Frontiers for Innovative Research,” focused on how new technology can contribute to research in the Arctic, how successful research collaborations can be developed, and how Nordic-British partnerships can be strengthened. The event was jointly organized by the Nordic embassies and the British Antarctic Survey.
“The fact that our research school was selected to be presented at the seminar demonstrates the interest in interdisciplinary initiatives within polar research. I received several positive comments afterward, and there is interest in similar activities in our Nordic neighboring countries,” says Hans Linderholm, director of SEAL and professor of physical geography at the University of Gothenburg.
The graduate school, which is funded by the Swedish Research Council, will launch this fall and is led by the University of Gothenburg in collaboration with four other Swedish universities. The goal of SEAL is to strengthen the supply of expertise in Swedish polar research through an interdisciplinary approach.
“It would be fantastic if we could establish a collaboration with Nordic countries and the UK in polar-focused graduate education. Within SEAL, we will work to strengthen our international collaboration so that the graduate school can become a long-term and sustainable initiative,” says Hans Linderholm.
Other speakers at the seminar included several leading international researchers and experts, such as Professor Dame Jane Francis, Director of the British Antarctic Survey; Lars Kullerud from the University of the Arctic; and Professor Jukka Tuhkuri from Aalto University.
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Hans Linderholm, Director, Professor of Physical Geography, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg
