25 March 2026 | 13:45 - 18:00 CET / UTC+1
26 March 2026 | 09:00 - 15:30 CET / UTC+1
Open Session - ON-SITE ONLY
Room: Stakladen
Organiser: Thomas Plesner (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Session Description:
The workshop will be examining the options for a Danish Arctic Research Strategy: How do we strengthen the research in key subjects in a world with a fast-changing climate and enhance the thereby needed cooperation across disciplines and countries, also considering other Arctic research strategies? How do we work with direction for the Danish Kingdom's Arctic Research collaboration, maybe into an IPY5 2032-33 framework.
Inspirational presentations along with world café group discussions at mixed tables.
Target group: Researchers, managers, defense, authorities, etc.
Tentative program:
25 March 2026
(12.45-13.45 Opening Ceremony of ASSW 2026)
14.45-14.00 Official opening of Danish Kingdom’s Arctic Workshop
Magni Mohr, Annemette Nyborg Lauritsen (TBC), Ole Hertel
14.15-15.00 Framing the workshop
- The geopolitical role of research in the Arctic (Lin Alexandra Mortensgaard, DIIS)
- Inuit Circumpolar Council (TBC)
- IPY5 and the Danish Kingdom research collaboration (TBC)
- Very large-scale research priorities in Norway (TBC)
15.00-15.30 Workshop start-up
- Short framing by facilitator (TBC)
- Workshop according to the café method (e.g. World café | Toolbox of smart participatory methods), the elements are defined and discussed in groups and presented in plenum. Six people per group, forced mixed groups by draw, different universities, countries as differentiator.
15.30-16.00 Integrated coffee break
16.00-18.00 Workshop: Strengthening Arctic science in the Danish Kingdom
World café workshop
- First round: Where are we today?
- Second round: How do we collaborate better?
- Third theme: What do we need to build?
19.00-21.30 Dinner at ARoS (access from 18.00)
18.00 Participants can arrive and explore the museum before dinner
18.30/19.00 Conference dinner at level 8
21.00/21.30 Thank you for tonight – ARoS close
26 March 2026
9.00-10.00 Bringing Arctic strengths together
- 15 min talk – where are we going? (TBC)
- Participants are encouraged to walk around in the room and look at the papers and submit keyword or short sentences that respond to each of the three above questions via Mentimeter à This could be focused on strategic directions and priorities for IPY5, but also cross cutting values.
- Discussion in plenary and in groups
10.00-10.30 Integrated coffee break
10.30-12.00 Aligning strategies across the Danish Kingdom
Short framing by facilitator, then panel pitches and panel discussion (panel TBC)
- What are the most relevant strategic components for a Danish Arctic Research Strategy, ensuring alignment with Greenland and Faroe Islands with attention to Indigenous rights and priorities?
- How do we build strong cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional collaborations that respect multiple knowledge systems, including Indigenous knowledge?
- How do we ensure equitable partnerships with Greenlandic and Faroese communities and institutions?
- How can we coordinate across institutions and countries?
- What mechanisms are needed to support community involvement, co-development of research questions, and meaningful return of findings?
- How can the upcoming IPY5 serve as a platform for strengthening and showcasing the Arctic research strategies across the Danish Kingdom?
Group discussions, summing up for subsequent work in the writing group
12.00-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.30 Future funding opportunities
- Short framing by facilitator
- Inspirational talk by scientist on concrete funding
- Informative talks from DFF, IFD, AVJ (TBC)
14.30-15.00 Rounding up talks, end of workshop
15.00-15.30 Meet the funders