UiT The Arctic University of Norway

The University of Tromsø (UiT) is the Northern Cap's largest educational and research institution. As the world's northernmost university, it is natural for us to develop new knowledge about this region's nature, culture and society. Our main tasks are research and academic and artistic development, education and dissemination of knowledge. The University of Tromsø is a general university covering all types of subjects, and you can choose from over 100 different courses.

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The RV Lance research ship embedded in pack ice north of Svalbard. Photo: Paul Dodd/Norwegian Polar Institute.

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Seabirds

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Photo: Alf M. Sollund.

What Is the Arctic?

The Arctic is the area around the North Pole. But there is no simple definition of exactly what area the Arctic encompasses ­– rather, there are several such definitions.

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Reduced ice cover has given added urgency to determining the final unclarified boundaries in the Arctic Ocean. The rules for doing this are set by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Better Fishing through Research

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Cod off the coast of Finnmark. Photo: MAREANO.

Species on the move

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