Permafrost Summer Field School was held in Svalbard, Norway, June 2015
UArctic's Thematic Network on Permafrost arranged an international bachelor summer field school in Svalbard, in June 2015. The field school aimed to provide the students with an overview of the many different research topics related to permafrost, ranging from geoscience, engineering and bioscience to social science.
During three weeks of June 2015, the International Bachelor Permafrost Summer Field School gathered altogether 19 students from 11 different countries to the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Norway. During the field course, participants focussed on using the Svalbard landscape for studying different landforms and field techniques related to permafrost.
The field school was a part of the activities of the Thematic Network on Permafrost, funded by the Norwegian UArctic funding. From 2016 onwards, the University Centre of Svalbard will take over the responsibility to continue the field school as a true legacy of the Thematic Network on Permafrost Norwegian activities.
For more information, pictures and a video from the field school, please visit the University Centre in Svalbard's Department of Arctic Geology Facebook page.