Follow us

For the latest news & event updates, follow us:

Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter

Greenland in the news: Richard Powell interviewed live on LBC

Professor Richard Powell was interviewed live on LBC News radio this morning, 8 January 2026. The unprecedented global interest in Greenland has mean that it has been a busy couple of days for SPRI social scientists, with interview requests from media outlets from Delhi to Brussels to disseminate our research and expertise. Richard stressed the role of Greenlanders' self-rule agreement within the Kingdom of Denmark, and was asked to speculate on the likely outcomes for the US, Europe and NATO.

Beyond the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration: Mohammad Abu Al Hasan reflects on Antarctic legacies in the museum landscape

As a recipient of the Cambridge-Leibniz Museum and Collection Fellowship,Mohammad Abu Al Hasan worked at the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) for two weeks in September/October 2025. His research at the German Maritime Museum (DSM) focuses on Protecting and Managing Antarctic Heritage, so this fellowship research investigated how far-reaching heritages are communicated in a museum space.

'Beyond the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration: Navigating the Past at the Polar Museum', is Mohammad Abu Al Hasan reflections on Antarctic legacies in the museum landscape.

Michael Bravo delivers the opening keynote address for Greenland Science Week

"All Eyes on Greenland" is the theme ofGreenland Science Week (2025) being hosted by the city of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, with events taking place across Greenland.Professor Michael Bravo will deliver the opening keynote address in this public celebration of science that brings together the international Arctic scientific community with northern stakeholders. Michael's focus is on the theme of 'how people listen' in Arctic research, drawing on more than 40 years of experience working collaboratively with northern peoples.

New book explores future of the Arctic

Anew book co-written by Mia Bennett, former SPRI MPhil student and Gates Cambridge Scholar, is out today and explores the future of the Arctic.

Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic, examines the state of the Arctic today, showing how the region is becoming a space of experimentation for everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies. It highlights how growing geopolitical competition is accompanying environmental disruption, with countries including Russia, China and the United States investing in the Arctic and consolidating their interests in strategic access, resource exploitation and alliance-building.