The NERC Arctic Research Station has supported many projects over the years, supporting a very broad range of science in and around Ny-Ålesund and Kongsfjorden.
Blogs:
In this section, we aim to give a taste of some of the projects that have been supported, with articles from BIOPOLE, SUNSPEARS and a project that looks at melt effects in snow, collaborating with colleagues from across Europe. We also hear from Kevin Newsham, British Antarctic Survey, the PI for the soil warming experiment ‘REMUS‘, and Abigail Waring, based within the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) at the University of Leicester has also written an excellent blog about her research up in Ny-Ålesund. In 2025, the Station supported ‘SCOOP – Sources and Cycling Of Organic matter along glacial-proglacial-fjord flow Paths’ which was funded through the EU funded POLARIN project. You can now read the ‘scoop on the project SCOOP‘, led by Dr Eva Doting from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research.
In July 2023, the Station was very pleased to host the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage and you can read more about his visit here.
Films:
A short film by Dr Iain Rudkin, BAS Arctic Operations Manager, giving an overview of the NERC Arctic Research Station, highlighting some of the equipment that researchers can use whilst up on Station and some of the locations that can be accessed. This short 3 minute video is must watch! (January 2026)
What it’s like arriving at the UK Arctic Station in the Spring!
Take a Look inside the UK Arctic Research Station with Iain Rudkin, the BAS Operations Manager:
Happy 30th Birthday NERC Arctic Research Station from Sir Michael Palin (September 2021)
Sir Michael Palin KCMG CBE FRGS FRSGS wishes the NERC Arctic Research Station a very happy 30th birthday. Michael Palin visited the Station back in 1992 soon after it first opened!
Happy 30th Birthday NERC Arctic Research Station
Wishing the Arctic Station a very Happy 30th Birthday, marking three decades since the establishment of the Station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Over that time it has delivered over 16,750 scientist days, partnered with researchers from 40 countries and become an integral part of the international science community in Svalbard.