The University of Bergen is participating in this year's conference with a wide range of academic contributions and side events.
The University of Bergen is once again present at Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø – an international meeting place that brings together researchers, business, politicians and representatives from local and indigenous populations to discuss developments in the Arctic region. This year's conference includes a foreign policy summit with the foreign ministers of Norway, the EU and Greenland, in addition to a number of scientific sessions and side events.
UiB is one of two universities that is a senior partner in Arctic Frontiers, and will participate in 2026 with several academic presentations, panel discussions and events that demonstrate the breadth of the university's Arctic-related research.
– There is great interest in the Arctic, and what is happening in the area is highly topical. But research on the Arctic and the high north has always been an important part of UiB. Arctic Frontiers is an important arena for highlighting the extensive research at UiB with relevance to the Arctic. This is more than a professional conference – it is a place to meet across disciplines, with politicians, business and citizens within a field that will become even more important in the future, says Rector Margareth Hagen, who is also participating in this year's conference.
UiB researchers contribute throughout the program, including in the fields of climate, oceans, geopolitics, energy transition and sustainable social development. The university also organizes its own side events in collaboration with national and international partners.
Arctic Frontiers 2026 brings together participants from all over the world, and UiB actively uses the arena to strengthen collaboration, share knowledge and promote research that is crucial for understanding and addressing changes in the high north.