Open Ship & Workshop: 30th & 31st July, 2025
- 30/07/2025
- 2:00 pm
- Port of Nuuk/ Hans Egede Hotel
Kalaallit Nunaat, or Greenland, has attracted scientists for over a century, notably to study the ice sheet but also its geology, land, and Peoples. However, this research has not always been inclusive of the knowledge that Indigenous Peoples hold and the collaboration has thus been one-sided. On the path towards decolonial Arctic research, students must take steps to reconsider definitions of knowledge and find ways to collaborate with reciprocal benefits.
During July 2025, 35 passionate students from Norway and Kalaallit Nunaat have sailed from the Azores to Nuuk while participating in a course led by the University of Bergen. Through this course, they have developed projects and research focused on climate change while also working as sailing trainees. The students will host an Open Ship on July 30th, 2025 from 14:00-17:00, where they will share their experiences and research from the course. Everyone is welcome to come to the ship at the Port of Nuuk and learn!
On July 31st, 2025, local experts from organizations working with Indigenous knowledge and rights holders will join the students for a workshop which aims to explore approaches to bridge the gap between Indigenous knowledge and science, and learn about the Greenland ice sheet and the effects of its retreat. First, presentations from guests will provide input and share experiences of working with Indigenous knowledge (option to join digitally below). Later, participants will discuss together how to better integrate different forms of knowledge in education so that young researchers have a better understanding of how to collaborate justly with communities. The workshop will be held at the Hans Egede Hotel.
We are in collaboration with the Association of Polar Early Caree Scientists (APECS) and the University of Bergen.
Are you a student in Nuuk and want to join the workshop? Register here and join the brainstorm!
Funding is provided by the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences – IACS and the Nordic Atlantic Cooperation – NORA. Questions may be directed to Julia Morales-Aguirre: jma@arcticfrontiers.com.
Zoom link for presentations on July 31st:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82244785917?pwd=bomY5giojPHpb1snWMZYOR8wK4bmx8.1
Meeting ID: 822 4478 5917
Passcode: 347237
Program
Statsraad Lehmkuhl ship, Port of Nuuk
Throughout 3 weeks at sea, university students from Greenland and Norway have developed research projects onboard.
Now the students will share their experience and research. Everyone is welcome to come onboard and visit! No registration required.
Hans Egede Hotel & Online
Detailed program below. Are you a student in Greenland interested in participating? Click the Register button!
A zoom link is available for those interested to listen to the presentations.
Speakers:
Sascha Schiøtt, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources | From seals to plankton: a multiscale exploration of the Ilulissat Icefjord ecosystem
Lorenz Meire, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources | Melting glaciers and their interaction with Greenland´s coast
Axel Ingemann-Jeremiassen, Inuit Circumpolar Council | Inuit Knowledge – Hunters’ and fishers’ experiences from the very far North of Kalaallit Nunaat
Juhan Nicolaus Wuolab Wolberg, Junior Sami Herder
Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82244785917?pwd=bomY5giojPHpb1snWMZYOR8wK4bmx8.1
Meeting ID: 822 4478 5917
Passcode: 347237
Students and guests will be working in small groups to explore the gaps in academic education and how to ethically and equitably engage with Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous collaborators.
Each group will present a summary of their ideas – their insights will be developed into a short report.
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