Currently our Coastal and Marine Managment students are taking the course Pollution in the Coastal Arctic. A part of the course is an excursion made to the beach of the neighbouring town of Bolungarvík where creativity bloomed. Beach litter was collected, weighed and sorted, and a field snowwoman – sporting a wig made of seaweed - was made. Now the students will write a report based on the field data!

The Pollution in the Coastal Arctic course is the first coure after the holiday break It is taught by Pernilla Carlsson a post-doctoral researcher. Pernilla holds a PhD degree from the University Centre in Svalbard/UiT. The title of her PhD thesis is Selective uptake processes of environmental pollutants induced by climate changes. Pernilla lived in Svalbard for five years, where, apart from PhD studies and teaching, she ran an arctic diving service and trained sled-dogs.

After the pollution course the course Evaluating Sustainable Fisheries is next up for our students.