Expert list: Greenland and the Arctic

Greenland and the Arctic are entering a defining moment, shaped by melting ice, rising geopolitical tension and accelerating global interest. This expert list brings together Aalborg University researchers who offer sharp insight into the social, economic and cultural developments transforming the region today
Expert list: Greenland and the Arctic
Greenland and the Arctic are entering a defining moment, shaped by melting ice, rising geopolitical tension and accelerating global interest. This expert list brings together Aalborg University researchers who offer sharp insight into the social, economic and cultural developments transforming the region today

Laust Høgedahl
Greenland's economy and labor markets in the context of the transformative impacts of climate change and increased international attention; the functions and dynamics of Greenland's labor economy; challenges related to melting ice and internationalization
Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Society
Email: hogedahl@dps.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8178
Research profile
Jesper Willaing Zeuthen
China-Greenland relations, Greenland's natural resources, security policy concerning China-Denmark-Greenland-USA relations
Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Society
Email: zeuthen@dps.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9202
Research profile
Carina Ren
Greenland, Nordic Arctic, Arctic tourism, innovation and entrepreneurship, climate change, Indigenous peoples in the Arctic, sustainable development in the Arctic
Associate Professor, Department of Culture and Learning
Email: ren@ikl.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8445, +45 3028 2797
Research profile
Mette Simonsen Abildgaard
Culture, technology, infrastructure, telecommunications, technological history, media history
Associate Professor, Department of Culture and Learning
Email: msab@ikl.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9955
Research profile
Julia Zhukova Klausen
Arctic affairs and relations, national identity, intercultural relations, discourse, media and social media, political communication
Associate Professor, Department of Culture and Learning
Email: juliazk@ikl.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9802
Research profile
Anne Merrild Hansen
Extractive industries, social and environmental impact assessments
Professor and Head of Department, Department of Sustainability and Planning
Email: merrild@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 3737
Research profile
Robert C. Thomsen
Politics, Culture, and Social Issues in Greenland, National Identity, Inuit, and Independence Movements in Greenland and Canada, Arctic Winter Games
Associate Professor at the Department of Culture and Learning
Email: thomsen@ikl.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9131
Research profile
Birgit Feldtmann
Greenlandic criminal law, law enforcement in Greenlandic waters
Professor, Department of Law
Email: bfe@law.aau.dk
Phone: +45 2437 7806
Research profile
Rikke Becker Jacobsen
Sustainability policy, fisheries, climate change, coastal communities, Greenland and Arctic studies
Associate Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning
Email: rbj@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9356 2348
Research profile
Mette Rømer
Social work
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Work
Email: romer@socsci.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8125
Research profile
Lars Stig Andersen
Health and well-being among the Greenlandic population
Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine
Email: stiga@dcm.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9766 4182, +45 2720 6016
Research profile
Poul Alberg Østergaard
Renewable energy planning
Professor, Department of Sustainability and Planning
Email: poul@plan.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8424, +45 9356 2370
Research profile
Simon Bahrndorff
Biology, physiology, ecology, adaptation, global change biology
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience
Email: sba@bio.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 3615
Research profile
Astrid Oberborbeck Andersen
Climate change, sustainability, resource use and management, human-environment relations, Greenlandic culture and society (including technology and infrastructure)
Associate Professor, Department of Culture and Learning
Email: aoan@ikl.aau.dk
Phone: +45 6196 7282, +45 9940 7440
Research profile
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