The Nordic research centre QUINT has embarked on some groundbreaking efforts relating to the sharing of video data for the benefit of researchers throughout the Nordic Region.
A research project tackles the challenge of balancing good crop yield and sustainable agriculture in the Nordic and Baltic countries. The project has developed innovative technologies with promising results.
The narwhal’s spiral tusk has annual rings, and they can reveal changes in the climate. Researchers have just discovered that there also appear to be rings within the annual rings, which can provide even more details about living conditions in the Arctic.
In Copenhagen’s Urbanplanen housing development, green spaces play an important role as a venue for socialising, where residents form bonds. These are the results from the SMARTer Greener Cities research project, which has involved residents in the study.
Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland have welcomed many Ukrainian refugees since Russia invaded the country two and a half years ago. But as the war drags on, governments are starting to change course.
First joint database with data from official plant breeding trials across the Nordic and Baltic region is soon ready to launch. The data helps map where the genes for future crop variations can be found.
The world is in turmoil, and the Nordic countries have moved closer together. But if we do not succeed in strengthening co-operation in areas such as research and seize the opportunity now that it presents itself, when will we do so? asks Johan Strang, Professor of Nordic Studies at the University of Helsinki.
As demand for critical minerals grows, the Arctic is drawing global attention. But with mineral extraction comes a responsibility that stretches far beyond the lifetime of any mine: how to restore the land after the digging stops.
