{"id":53256,"date":"2026-02-16T07:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T06:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/?post_type=nyhet&p=53256"},"modified":"2026-02-16T07:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T06:44:52","slug":"norwegian-polar-institute-joins-the-european-polar-board","status":"publish","type":"nyhet","link":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/newsarticle\/norwegian-polar-institute-joins-the-european-polar-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian Polar Institute joins the European Polar Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Polar Board (EPB) <\/a>brings together leading research institutions, research councils, logistic operators, funding agencies, and government ministries  from across Europe that work in the Arctic and Antarctic. The organisation serves as a strategic hub for cooperation on polar research, facilitates multilateral collaboration among the Members and serves as a single point of contact for the European polar research community in its interactions with international partners. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Norwegian Polar Institute has long participated in the EPB through the Research Council of Norway, but will now have an autonomous voice in the work shaping Europe\u2019s polar strategy. The membership brings Norwegian priorities, infrastructures and research programmes closer to European cooperation at a time when the polar regions are changing rapidly and the need for coordinated knowledge gathering is greater than ever.<\/p>\n

Strengthening Norway as a polar nation<\/h2>\n

\u201cBecoming a full member marks an important new chapter for us,\u201d says Camilla Brekke, Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cInternational cooperation is essential for understanding the rapid changes taking place in the Arctic and Antarctic. Through this membership, we can contribute more directly with our experience, infrastructure and expertise \u2013 while also strengthening Norway\u2019s role as a polar nation,\u201d she adds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute, Camilla Brekke, together with Chair of EPB, Peter Sk\u00f6ld, during the Arctic Frontiers conference in Troms\u00f8 in February this year. Photo: Karine Nigar Aarskog \/ Norwegian Polar Institute<\/p><\/div>\n

As a directorate responsible for polar research and environmental monitoring, the institute brings substantial capacity to the EPB. NPI leads the research station in Ny-\u00c5lesund, operates the Troll Station in Antarctica and owns the research icebreaker Kronprins Haakon. The institute is also a key partner in major ongoing initiatives such as the Troll Observation Network in Antarctica and the planning of the Fifth International Polar Year (IPY 5)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A stronger voice<\/h2>\n

EPB Chair Peter Sk\u00f6ld says that welcoming the Norwegian Polar Institute as a full member is highly significant:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EPB greatly values NPI\u2019s membership. It gives the organisation a stronger European voice in polar research,\u201d Sk\u00f6ld says.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He believes the strengthening of the EPB will contribute to better coordination and deeper cooperation among Europe\u2019s polar actors, and enhance the organisation\u2019s ability to bring key institutions together within a common framework.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis gives us better opportunities to build a strong European voice and foster closer collaboration across disciplines, countries and infrastructures. The EPB has significant capacity and an important responsibility to strengthen polar research and ensure that it remains a priority for the EU and national research funders,\u201d Sk\u00f6ld says.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":53257,"template":"","tags":[],"emne":[95,96,101,102,108,109,113,432,433,471,479,480,487,491],"horinger":[],"class_list":["post-53256","nyhet","type-nyhet","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","emne-antarctic","emne-arctic","emne-scientific-research","emne-environmental-management","emne-climate","emne-kronprins-haakon-en","emne-oceanography","emne-arctic-ocean","emne-antarctic-2","emne-tone-en","emne-sverdrup-en","emne-troll-en","emne-svalbard-en","emne-ny-alesund-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nyhet\/53256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nyhet"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/nyhet"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nyhet\/53256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53286,"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nyhet\/53256\/revisions\/53286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53256"},{"taxonomy":"emne","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emne?post=53256"},{"taxonomy":"horinger","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/horinger?post=53256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}