Who, where, when?
- The program begins at 10:00 on the 11th therefore it is recommended to arrive on the 10th.
- The program ends at noon on the 15th; departures should thus be planned in the afternoon.
📍 The summer school will be held in Oslo at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
It is open to PhD students or candidates in Norway, Sweden and Finland in all disciplines.
The summer school is free of charge. Costs of travel to and from Oslo, and accommodation costs will be reimbursed.
Summer 2025 Program
The PhD summer school will focus on developing scenario analyses, risk and resilience management strategies and climate change adaptation regarding extreme climate change-related hazards and their impacts on critical infrastructure. No prior knowledge on these specific topics is required though some familiarity is beneficial.
The summer school will focus on a mix of theory and case studies for the first days and then involve interactive group work with the development and presentation of a policy brief as the culmination of the program.
Lectures will span an array of topics from climate hazards and risks to preparedness to legal and rights perspectives to urban planning and security in the Nordics. Through hands-on approaches, participants will learn to work with scenario analyses, policy briefs, and with interdisciplinary collaboration. Participants will learn from experts in academia and policymaking.
There will be a possibility for continued collaboration in the groups for the development of a white paper or poster presentation. ECTS credits will not be given.
2024 Program
Last summer, 12 PhD students from the Nordics met in Oslo to explore the connection between critical infrastructure and climate change through the lenses of risk management, law, and governance.
In groups with professors from across the region, the students developed policy briefs in the week they spent together. After the summer school, the teams worked to develop research posters which were presented at the Arctic Frontiers 2025: Beyond Borders conference in January 2025.
