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.
​Visit the researchers’ booths to exchange ideas, try interactive displays, and explore the exciting research taking place in Greenland - from field instruments to models, maps, and photos.
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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!
The event will take place in Greenlandic, English, and Danish.
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It’s free and open to everyone.
Qaagitsi talks
Friday, November 14
10-18
Katuaq, Lillesalen
10.00–10.20
New ways to study our ocean and ice to secure our future
Sarah Bohndiek, ARIA
10.25–10.45
FOREL: A scientific sailing vessel connecting people, science, and the Arctic Ocean
Anne-Claire Bihan-Poudec, Forel Heritage Association
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
Changing world, changing climate: lessons to be learned from Greenland
Jean-Paul Vanderlinden, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines / Paris-Saclay
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
TUNUMI SILASIORFIIT: 5 nye vejrstationer på Østkysten
Anders Læsøe, Asiaq
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
Workshops
Friday, November 14, kl. 11.30-18.00
Katuaq, Venskabssalen
Maluginiaruk Qaagitsimi pisussat kalaallisut nutserneqarumaartut
kl. 11.30-13.00
Social sciences for local communities in Greenland: Sharing films and experiences 2015-2025 (KAL/ENG)
Franskit ilisimatuut naapinnerat – Qaagitsi! (Please come all and meet the french research touch)
Join us for a 90-minute journey through stories, films and conversations about life, change and persistence in Greenland. This open workshop invites everyone — Greenlandic and non-Greenlandic participants alike — to reflect together on how communities, scientists, teachers and young people are engaging with the changing environment.
Through a series of short films and shared experiences, we will explore how knowledge, memory and care intertwine in everyday responses to climate and social change.
Read more here.
Workshop hosts: Jean-Paul Vanderlinden, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines / Paris-Saclay and Jean-Michel Huctin with the exceptional presence of filmmaker Peter Jensen
14.30-16.00
Qilakitsormiut – Menneskene fra stedet hvor himlen er lav (KAL/DK)
Kl. 14.30-15.30
Hvad betyder det at vi forsker i vores forfædre?
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Kom til workshop om mumierne fra Qilakitsoq! Hør om livet for inuit i 1400-tallet, fortalt gennem fortællinger om de seks kvinder og to børn fundet ved Qilakitsoq, nær Uummannaq.
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Del din mening! Hvad betyder det for dig at der forskes i menneskelevn (skeletter og mumier)?
Kl. 15.30-16
Samtale mellem Ikimaliq Pikilak Ancestral Knowledgekeeper og Traditional Practitioner af inuit-markeringer, museumsinspektør i immaterial kulturarv Randi Sørensen Johansen, arkæolog og biologisk antropolog Sara Næss Elleskov, samt deltagere.
Læs mere her. Workshop værter: Sara Næss Eleskov og Randi Sørensen Johansen
Kl. 16.40 - 18.00
Vand, sanitet og sundhed i Grønland (DK)​