Mar 22, 2024: InfraNorth Presentations at ASSW 2024
Olga Povoroznyuk, Alexandra Meyer, and Peter Schweitzer will represent InfraNorth at the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2024 in Edinburgh, participating as part of the IASC Social and Human Working Group (SHWG). Their presentations are scheduled to take place during the SHWG open session on March 22, 2024, from 10:30 to 15:30 GMT at St Leonard’s Hall (St Trinnean’s Room) of the Pollock Estate, University of Edinburgh.
Olga Povoroznyuk will present the results of the IASC-funded RATIC community workshop “Towards Sustainable Infrastructure: Environmental, Social and Technological Aspects of Development in the Arctic,” which she co-convened with Howard Epstein (University of Virginia) during ASSW 2023 in Vienna. The workshop featured presentations from natural and social scientists, architects, and engineers who shared recent progress in projects around the Arctic that are addressing the impacts of infrastructure and climate on lands and people in the Far North.
Additionally, Alexandra Meyer, Olga Povoroznyuk, and Peter Schweitzer will present the InfraNorth project as part of a session dedicated to member presentations of SHWG-related activities.
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Apr 10, 2024: Talk by Alexandra Meyer at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
In Svalbard, the environment, society, and policy are changing rapidly. On April 10, 2024, a lunch seminar at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) discussed what these changes mean for people in Longyearbyen, and the dilemmas associated with using and protecting the environment. The seminar featured Alexandra Meyer from InfraNorth, who gave a […]
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Mar 22, 2024: InfraNorth Presentations at ASSW 2024
Olga Povoroznyuk, Alexandra Meyer, and Peter Schweitzer will represent InfraNorth at the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2024 in Edinburgh, participating as part of the IASC Social and Human Working Group (SHWG). Their presentations are scheduled to take place during the SHWG open session on March 22, 2024, from 10:30 to 15:30 GMT at St […]
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Mar 19, 2024: Social Scientist with a Focus on GIS, Cartography, and Mixed Methods (Pre-/Post-Doctoral)
The InfraNorth project, funded by the European Research Council, is seeking a social scientist with expertise in GIS, cartography, and mixed methods for a pre-doctoral or post-doctoral position (20 hours per week, starting as soon as possible, limited until March 31, 2025), based in the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna. The […]