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See this year’s research projects in Greenland on a new interactive map

March 3, 2025 | Written by Nicoline Larsen
Written by Nicoline Larsen

Researchers from around the world have shared their plans for research in Greenland during an online workshop. Now you can get an overview of all the projects on an interactive map.

If you’re in Uummannaq this summer, you might meet a researcher studying perceptions of the mummies from Qilakitsoq. If instead, you are walking around Narsaq and spot a sailboat, it could be researchers from the Protero-litho2 project conducting geological surveys. In both cases, you can look them up on a new interactive map published by arctic hub.

Click here to view the map.

Record number of participants this year

The information for the map was collected during the annual online workshop Arctic Hub Connect, organized by Arctic Hub. This year, 132 researchers from all over the world registered to share their research plans for Greenland.

“This year, we had a record number of participants in Arctic Hub Connect. We think that’s fantastic because it shows a genuine interest in conducting research in a way that also benefits Greenland,” says Daniel Lyberth Hauptmann, acting head of the Arctic Hub secretariat, which is based in Nuuk.

“At Arctic Hub, we work to create a better overview of the research taking place in Greenland. At the same time, we also want the research being conducted to be firmly rooted in the country. These are the two key goals of Arctic Hub Connect. Fortunately, both are moving in the right direction – something we also see reflected in the strong participation in the event,” says Daniel Lyberth Hauptmann.

Researchers from around the world gathered at Arctic Hub Connect and shared their planned activities in Greenland with each other.

“Nothing About Us, Without Us” also applies to research

This year, Arctic Hub Connect focused on a topic that is high on Greenland’s research agenda – how Greenland can gain greater ownership of the research conducted in the country. This was addressed through the panel debate “Nothing About Us, Without Us – How can this principle be applied in research?”

The panel included Sara Olsvig, International President of ICC; Lorenz Meire, Senior Researcher at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources; and Aka Simonsen, UNESCO Site Manager.

The main message from the panel was that external research projects should include local partners—for example, by collaborating with Greenlandic research institutions and by hiring local staff as part of the project.

“We were very pleased to have this panel debate as part of this year’s program at Arctic Hub Connect. It is important that external researchers are part of the conversation about how we achieve a higher degree of ownership and involvement in research in Greenland, as they must be part of the change,” says Daniel Lyberth Hauptmann, acting head of Arctic Hub.