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Join us in Katuaq on Friday, November 14, for a full day of knowledge exchange, science talks, workshops, and more!
Qaagitsi is a one-day public science festival in Nuuk — and everyone is invited!
Join us for a full day of knowledge sharing, science talks, hands-on workshops, and fun activities. ​​
This is your chance to discover what kind of research is being done in Greenland and to meet the people behind it.
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No background in science is needed, just bring your curiosity!
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The event will take place in Greenlandic, English, and Danish.
It’s free and open to everyone.
Qaagitsi talks
Friday, November 14
10-18
Katuaq, Lillesalen
10.00–10.20
TUNUMI SILASIORFIIT: 5 nye vejrstationer på Østkysten
Anders Læsøe, Asiaq
10.25–10.45
Changing world, changing climate: lessons to be learned from Greenland
Jean-Paul Vanderlinden
10.50–11.10
Space-Based Economic Risk Mapping for Resilient Development in Arctic Greenland
Ahmad Usman, Blue Trajectory
11.15–11.35
Siku. Imarpissuit. Silap pissusaa. AWI qiviapallalaarlugu
Ice. Oceans. Climate. The AWI at a glance
Angelika Humbert & Maurits Halbach, Alfred Wegener Institut
11.40–12.00
FOREL: A scientific sailing vessel connecting people, science, and the Arctic Ocean
Anne-Claire Bihan-Poudec, Forel Heritage Association
12.05–12.25
Working together to explore local changes from climate
Margie Turrin, Columbia University & Karl Zinglersen, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
12.30–12.50
Greenland Maps Lupines
Ida Bomholt Dyrholm Jacobsen, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
12.55–13.15
Greenland ice cores tell about past climate and sea level changes
Christine S. Hvidberg, University of Copenhagen
13.20–13.40
​From Islands to Digital Landscapes: Faroese ASR Innovations, Data Initiatives, and their Potential for Greenland
Dávid í Lág, University of the Faroe Islands
13.45–14.05
Animals and people of East Greenland
Sara De Clerk & Fernando Ugarte, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
14.10–14.30
Exploration and Palaeoclimate Research in Caves in North Greenland
Gina Moseley, University of Innsbruck
14.35–14.55
French research in Greenland: past, present and future collaborations
Jean-Michel Huctin, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines / Paris-Saclay
15.00–15.20
CSI: Microbes — How We Study Microorganisms
Ana Karina Hernandez Garcia, University of Southern Denmark
15.25–15.45
New ways to study our ocean and ice to secure our future
Jessica Humphreys, ARIA
15.50–16.10
How can we measure water flow from Greenland to the surrounding oceans?
Kirsty Langley, Asiaq
16.15–16.35
Water, sanitation and health in Greenland
Pernille Erland Jensen, DTU
16.40–17.00
Modelling climate futures, impacts and adaptation options for Inuit communities in Greenland
Sanola Sandiford, University of Leeds
17.05–17.25
Discovering Greenland’s Hidden Warm Springs
Eva Sofie Bendix Nielsen & Thomas Varming, GEUS
17.30–17.55
Why are microscopic algae the key for a productive Ocean?
Tobias Vonnahme, Greenland Climate Research Center
10.00–11.30
Titel coming soon
Workshop host: Edythe Weeks
11.30-13.00
Titel coming soon
Workshop host: Jean Michel Huctin
13.00-14.30
Titel coming soon
Workshop host: Pernille Erland Jensen
14.30-16.00
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Workshop host: Sara Næss Eleskov
16.00-17.30
Titel coming soon
Workshop host: Diana Krawczyk
Workshops
Friday, November 14
10-17.30
Katuaq, Venskabssalen
Qaagitsi is organized by Arctic Hub as a part of Greenland Science Week.
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