Fulbright at Arctic Circle 2025

Fulbright was prominent at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik in October, with many grantees and alums of the program presenting in a wide variety of sessions. As usual, Fulbright Iceland held a breakout session where our Arctic grantees presented their research. This year, Fulbright Arctic Initiative IV scholars organized an additional two sessions at the conference.

In the Fulbright Iceland session two fellows and six scholars talked about topics as diverse as the impact of cruise ships on coastal communities in the Arctic, distributional shifts of the Icelandic godwit, policies on substance use disorders in the high-north and the effects of glacier retreat on volcanic activities, to name a few. Following brief introduction of their projects, each grantee had a roundtable where they interacted with audience members, allowing for in-depth and interactive discussions.