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UK-Arctic Trade and Investment Observatory

Greenwich Park, with the City of London in the background. Project Lead: Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes Project Team: Mikhail Radkevitch, Helena Roberts,

Coronavirus Observatory: Tracking the Pandemic in the Arctic and the Antarctic

Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg discusses the COVID-19 pandemic at the Norwegian Government’s press conference for children, 16 March 2020.

Mining in Greenland – Down, but not out

Mikkel Schøler On November 9, the ruling coalition in Greenland consisting of IA and Naleraq passed legislation banning not only

A Radioactive Limit – What is next for Greenlandic mineral extraction?

Setting up a U.S. Consulate in Greenland, Again

Sung W. Choi, pictured, who has served as Consul at the U.S. Consulate Nuuk from June 2020 to June 2021,

Russia’s Proposed Extended Continental Shelf in the Arctic Ocean: Science Setting the Stage for Law

Prof Kamrul Hossain On 31 March 2021, Russia lodged two submissions with the United Nations Commission on the Limits of

A RARE Opportunity: How Greenland came to be central to the Biden Presidency

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Greenlandic Minister of Foreign Affairs, Business, Trade, and Climate Pele Broberg; Faroese Minister of

Nearly 500 news outlets feature PRPI’s Five Eyes-Greenland Report and Election Coverage

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PRPI in the News
14 March 2021

Over the course of March and April 2021, the Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) report The Case for a

Launch of Report: The Case for a Five Eyes Critical Minerals Alliance focusing on Greenland

New report by PRPI Director Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes calls on the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to

The Arctic Circle Road: The Road to Freedom?

The construction of the Arctic Circle Road, connecting Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut, commenced in 2020. © Dwayne Menezes Justin Barnes On

10: Niels Henriksen: Mapping the Caledonian Fold Belt – the Alps of East Greenland

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
18 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear more from Niels Henriksen, emeritus senior scientist at the Geological Survey of Denmark

08: Brian Upton – Beginnings of understanding plate tectonics, “a hell of an exciting time!”

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
15 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear more from Brian Upton, Professor at the University of Edinburgh, about his early

07: Niels Henriksen – Lifting the ‘iron curtain’ on geological mapping Northeast Greenland

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
14 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear more from Niels Henriksen, emeritus senior scientist at the Geological Survey of Denmark

06: Kent Brooks – The Plane Crash

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
12 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear from Kent Brooks, Emeritus Professor at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen, about a

05: Brian Upton – Mapping the unusual alkaline rocks of the Gardar Province

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
11 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode of Polar Podcasts, we hear more from Brian Upton, Emeritus Professor of Geology at the

04: Bjørn Thomassen – ‘Taken in’ – Beginnings that led to 42 summers exploring Greenland

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
10 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear from Bjørn Thomassen, Emeritus senior scientist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and

03: Kent Brooks – The kindling of a 50-year career studying East Greenland

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
09 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear from Kent Brooks, Emeritus Professor from the Geological Museum in Copenhagen, about how

02: Brian Upton – “Ilimaussaq is magic” – Beginnings of a lifelong passion for alkaline rocks

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
08 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear from Brian Upton, Emeritus Professor of Geology at the University of Edinburgh, about

01: Niels Henriksen – The beginnings of a more than half-century career mapping Greenland

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
07 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear from Niels Henriksen, known to many as Oscar, Emeritus senior scientist with the

Polar Podcasts: Stories from Greenland’s Geologists

Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) is delighted to partner with Julie Hollis in bringing you Polar Podcasts, a new

UK-Arctic Trade and Investment Observatory

Coronavirus Observatory: Tracking the Pandemic in the Arctic and the Antarctic

Mining in Greenland – Down, but not out

A Radioactive Limit – What is next for Greenlandic mineral extraction?

Setting up a U.S. Consulate in Greenland, Again

Russia’s Proposed Extended Continental Shelf in the Arctic Ocean: Science Setting the Stage for Law

A RARE Opportunity: How Greenland came to be central to the Biden Presidency

Nearly 500 news outlets feature PRPI’s Five Eyes-Greenland Report and Election Coverage

Launch of Report: The Case for a Five Eyes Critical Minerals Alliance focusing on Greenland

The Arctic Circle Road: The Road to Freedom?

10: Niels Henriksen: Mapping the Caledonian Fold Belt – the Alps of East Greenland

08: Brian Upton – Beginnings of understanding plate tectonics, “a hell of an exciting time!”

07: Niels Henriksen – Lifting the ‘iron curtain’ on geological mapping Northeast Greenland

06: Kent Brooks – The Plane Crash

05: Brian Upton – Mapping the unusual alkaline rocks of the Gardar Province

04: Bjørn Thomassen – ‘Taken in’ – Beginnings that led to 42 summers exploring Greenland

03: Kent Brooks – The kindling of a 50-year career studying East Greenland

02: Brian Upton – “Ilimaussaq is magic” – Beginnings of a lifelong passion for alkaline rocks

01: Niels Henriksen – The beginnings of a more than half-century career mapping Greenland

Polar Podcasts: Stories from Greenland’s Geologists

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